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Play video content BACKGRID DaBaby is facing criminal charges for a beatdown a man claims he suffered for trying to stop the rapper’s entourage from shooting a music video on his property. The rapper has been charged with felony battery by the L.A. County District Attorney’s Office … over an incident from early December last

Play video content TMZ.com Travis Scott has another fellow artist supporting his decision to resume his music career following the Astroworld tragedy that left 10 people dead. TMZ Hip Hop caught up with Tinashe at LAX, and the R&B starlet feels it’s prime time for Cactus Jack’s comeback. While she acknowledged the festival was indeed

Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker have a thing for making out near bodies of water … this time sucking face at Lake Como!!! Kourtney and Travis are on yet another romantic Italian getaway, where she slipped into a black bikini and climbed on top of her man on the shores of the country’s most famous

A$AP Rocky got good news and bad news … LAPD sources tell TMZ, the guns they found at the rapper’s home did not match the gun used in the shooting … now for the bad news. Our LAPD sources say they have video of the shooting in their possession … presumably from a surveillance camera.

Fresh off saving the day for Coachella by filling its headliner vacancy when Ye dropped out, The Weeknd is cashing in with his longtime label. Universal Music Group (UMG) announced Thursday … Abel and his XO imprint entered a long-term deal that will allow him to remain the big market fixture and globally renowned star

Play video content Talk TV Sharon Osbourne is just 3 days into her new TV show, but a family health emergency has forced her to put things on hold … Ozzy has COVID-19. In a tearful interview with Talk TV — the new network Sharon’s joined — she says Ozzy was only recently diagnosed, but

The search at A$AP Rocky‘s home turned up guns, multiple guns, but what’s unclear … did cops seize the gun that was used to shoot a man during an argument in Hollywood? Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … detectives will run ballistic tests on the weapons … to determine if Rocky was the triggerman. We’re

Post Malone has the perfect way to celebrate the 4-year anniversary of his breakout “Beerbongs & Bentleys” album — announce a NEW friggin’ album!!! On Wednesday, Posty let loose the official release date of June 3 for his upcoming “Twelve Carat Toothache” album. The project’s loaded with star power from the likes of The Weeknd,

Travis Scott is officially hitting the big stage once again … headlining his first music festival since the Astroworld tragedy where he will perform in front of more than 100,000 people. The Primavera Sound festival will span across Brazil, Chile and Argentina and will feature names like Travis, Lorde, Arctic Monkeys and Jack White. It’s

DaBaby‘s legal team says folks are wrong for jumping to conclusions over a recently surfaced video of the rapper shooting and killing a man at a Walmart … they say it actually supports the rapper’s defense. Here’s the deal … Rolling Stone published surveillance footage Sunday from the 2018 fatal shooting in North Carolina, and

Tekashi 6ix9ine is back to trolling Lil Durk after telling TMZ he doesn’t instigate matters when it comes to these things. The rainbow-haired rapper — who just targeted the late King Von in his latest music video ‘GINÉ‘ — decided to up the ante on Tuesday when he found his way in the vicinity of

Madonna appears to be hanging on for dear life to her youth … dropping a series of raunchy photos for all to see/remember. The pop star posted a bunch of photos on Instagram Monday …  posing in fishnet tights with her legs spread open while grabbing her crotch. This is just the latest from the

Play video content TMZ.com Ne-Yo and his wife, Crystal Renay, are as serious as they can be about giving their marriage another go — TMZ’s learned, they just walked down the aisle again, and they did it up big!!! Witnesses tell TMZ … Ne-Yo and the former reality star got re-hitched Sunday night on a

It looks like people came to Coachella ready to party and break the law even more so on the second go-around this year — because cops slapped on way more cuffs than Week 1. The second-weekend data is out … and according to Indio Police, officers made a total of 133 arrests from Friday through

One of DaBaby‘s first major legal cases is being discussed anew after a video capturing him fatally shooting someone surfaced online — sparking a fierce debate about self-defense. Rolling Stone published surveillance footage Sunday depicting a 2018 confrontation DaBaby was involved in at a Walmart out in his native North Carolina — before he was

Former MTV ‘Making The Band’ star Chopper has been busted for sex trafficking … with law enforcement accusing him of being a pimp. Chopper was arrested earlier this month in Maryland and he’s being extradited to Las Vegas to face sex trafficking charges in Sin City. According to new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, an

Play video content CBS Megan Thee Stallion is doing her first sit-down interview to talk about what happened with Tory Lanez — and so far, it sounds like an emotional story. The rapper is going to get in the weeds about what she claims happened Monday morning with Gayle King, and on Sunday … CBS

A$AP Rocky has resurfaced for the first time following his arrest, and Rihanna was right by his side. The expecting parents hit up RiRi’s favorite joint Saturday night — Georgio Baldi in Santa Monica. The dinner reportedly was a baby shower of sorts with fam and friends. It looks like a combo of casual and

Iggy Azalea claims American Airlines stranded her and her baby, but that might not be the whole truth … at least, according to airport staff. Airline sources tell TMZ … the “Fancy” rapper showed up at the airport at 5:30 PM for a 6:00 PM flight. We’re told, she was able to check her bags

DaBaby appears to be at it again — a video making the rounds purports to show the guy sucker-swinging on a man in a hallway … and it’s apparently his own artist. The clip, which has since gone viral, was shot Friday somewhere backstage at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, SC — where DB and

Play video content TMZ.com Harry Styles did not disappoint during the kickoff of Coachella, Week 2 … because his surprise guest made the crowd go crazy … Lizzo! Harry headlined Friday night in the desert, and one of the songs he and Lizzo chose is a tried-and-true anthem — Gloria Gaynor‘s “I Will Survive.” They

Play video content TMZ.com DMC doesn’t get the big fuss over Jack Harlow‘s success … because good music is always gonna do well on the charts, no matter who you are. We talked to DMC leaving NBC Studios in New York, and the 57-year-old rapper sounds a bit confused, no doubt due to all the

Play video content TMZ.com There’s a new entry into the debate about whether Jack Harlow benefits from hip hop’s version of affirmative action — and David Banner says there’s not much of a debate!!! TMZ Hip Hop pulled up on the “Cadillac On 22’s” rapper Friday at LAX, and picked his scholarly brain regarding the

Play video content BACKGRID Kevin Federline is not too pleased about Britney Spears‘ latest salvo — that he wouldn’t see her when she was pregnant — and his lawyer has delivered a not-so-veiled threat, saying her account is false. Attorney, Mark Vincent Kaplan, was leaving Craig’s Thursday night, when a photog asked about Brit’s most

Play video content Playitbyear___ The Weeknd isn’t about to lose his groove for weekend two of Coachella … hopping onstage Wednesday night to DJ and sing at a big Hollywood bash. Check out the video … T.W.’s clearly feeling it, dancing around as he DJs. At one point, he jumps onstage and sings with Kaytranada

Snoop Dogg is arguably the most recognizable rapper on the planet, and he says that translates to cold hard cash — lots of it — if you want him on your song. The Doggfather stopped by the Nelk Boys’ ‘Full Send Podcast’ to discuss all things smoke, Super Bowl and superstar material when they brought

Joel Embiid walked the walk against Drake‘s beloved Raptors … and then he talked the talk to the rapper — hilariously clowning the guy after hitting the game-winner in Philly’s victory over Toronto on Wednesday. Embiid — who’s the favorite to win the NBA’s MVP award this season — gave Drake the earful following his

A$AP Rocky was totally blindsided by cops when they showed up at a private, LAX terminal and put him in handcuffs … all while a pregnant and equally shocked Rihanna looked on. Law enforcement sources tell us … cops chose not to give Rocky or his team a heads up. In fact, we’re told the

Rapper Pooh Shiesty is going away for a 5-plus year stretch for shooting a nightclub security guard — and, considering what he could have gotten, he’s actually happy with that number. Pooh, whose real name is Lontrell Williams, was facing more than 8 years in prison, if prosecutors got their way — but his attorney,

A$AP Rocky was taken into custody as he flew into LAX Wednesday morning. Eyewitnesses at the airport tell TMZ the rapper flew in to Los Angeles from Barbados on a private jet, where he was met by cops at the terminal and taken away in handcuffs. According to NBC News, the arrest stems from a