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Damon Dash says Jay-Z attempted to buy his share of Roc-A-Fella records for a price that was way too low — so he’s out to find a new buyer — and not even a lawsuit from the label will stop him. Damon’s firing back after getting sued by RAF for attempting to sell off Jay’s

The Fleetwood Mac “Dreams” Skateboarder is seeing his dreams come full circle — the video of him swigging juice just helped launch his own line of cranberry drink … strictly for adults. Yep, Nathan Apodaca‘s rolling out a cranberry flavored alcoholic beverage with BeatBox called Cranberry Dreams Cosmo … according to his rep, Gina Rodriguez.

News Taylor Swift Announces New Re-Recorded Album Red (Taylor’s Version) The record will be expanded to 30 songs and arrive in November By Matthew Strauss June 18, 2021 Facebook Twitter Taylor Swift, March 2021 (Francis Specker/CBS via Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Taylor Swift has confirmed that the next re-recorded album she’ll release is a new

Roc-A-Fella is knocking Damon Dash‘s hustle … the record company is suing one of its own founders in a first-of-its-kind lawsuit, claiming Dash is trying to auction off one of Jay-Z‘s debut albums as an NFT. The record company is going after Damon for allegedly trying to mint “Reasonable Doubt” as a non-fungible token (known

News Preoccupations and Metz Announce Tour The Canadian punk bands are playing North American shows together in the fall By Matthew Strauss June 18, 2021 Facebook Twitter Preoccupations, photo by Tom Roelofs Facebook Twitter Canadian punk bands Preoccupations and Metz are going on tour together later this year. The shows are scheduled to take place

Even in swim trunks, Harry Styles looks fly … it’s written all over him. The former “One Direction” singer couldn’t look more relaxed Friday while enjoying a shower right next to the beach in the Tuscany town of Porto Ercole. That name, btw, means Port Hercules — appropriate for Harry’s physique. He was flaunting his

News Special Interest Announce Tour, Share “Street Pulse Beat” Video: Watch The New Orleans punk band have signed to Rough Trade By Evan Minsker June 18, 2021 Facebook Twitter Special Interest (Jess Garten) Facebook Twitter Special Interest have signed to Rough Trade and shared a new video for their The Passion Of highlight “Street Pulse

Play video content TMZ.com Rock is not dead … at least not if Maggie Lindemann can help it, and she’s focused on pushing it back into the mainstream along with some other big names. The singer-songwriter joined “TMZ Live” Thursday to discuss the revival of the pop-punk music genre … something she’s been influencing since

News Damon & Naomi Announce Concert Stream of New Material From a forthcoming album titled A Sky Record By Allison Hussey June 17, 2021 Facebook Twitter Damon & Naomi (Photo Courtesy of the Peabody Essex Museum) Facebook Twitter Damon & Naomi have announced a forthcoming streaming performance, which they recorded at the Peabody Essex Museum’s

A notorious piece of ATL real estate is changing hands … the home where R. Kelly allegedly held women against their will has a new owner. According to new legal docs obtained by TMZ … the mansion the singer used to rent in Metro Atlanta sold June 3. Folks who work for Fulton County, where

News Diana Ross Announces First New Album in 15 Years Thank You is out in September and features collaborations with Jack Antonoff By Evan Minsker June 17, 2021 Facebook Twitter Diana Ross (Photo by Omar Vega/Getty Images). Facebook Twitter Diana Ross has announced a new album called Thank You—her first in 15 years featuring her

Play video content TMZSports.com No matter what the haters say, the Brooklyn Nets’ country singing halftime performer says he had a freakin’ blast singing DMX and Notorious B.I.G. on Tuesday … telling TMZ Sports he’s unbothered by people pissed about his nod to the rap legends. 35-year-old singer Sam James went viral on social media

News Watch Jessie Ware Perform “Remember Where You Are” on Fallon Ware stepped into her glitter gown to bring her new single to The Tonight Show By Madison Bloom June 16, 2021 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter Jessie Ware was the musical guest on the latest episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. She performed

Turns out Jay-Z CAN knock the hustle … or at least he’s trying to ’cause he claims in a new lawsuit the photographer who shot his debut album cover is making tons of dough off the rapper’s back. The music mogul is suing Jonathan Mannion and his company, Jonathan Mannion Photography LLC, claiming Mannion’s exploiting

News Feist Will Perform New Music at Summer 2021 Live Residency MULTITUDES is a series of limited-capacity live sets meant to bring people together as they emerge from lockdown By Madison Bloom June 15, 2021 Facebook Twitter Feist (Photo by Goodchild Richardson). Facebook Twitter Feist has announced a new live residency titled MULTITUDES. The production,

Nashville country icons Kix Brooks (left) and Ronnie Dunn (right) — better known as Brooks & Dunn — swept through the south and across the country in 1991 with their debut album Brand New Man … which included some serious stand-out singles including “Neon Moon,” “Brand New Man” … and of course “Boot Scootin’ Boogie.”

News Recording Academy Seeks to Close Deborah Dugan Arbitration Hearing to Public CEO Harvey Mason jr. had previously promised transparency, claiming “The Recording Academy has absolutely nothing to hide” By Matthew Ismael Ruiz June 14, 2021 Facebook Twitter Deborah Dugan and Harvey Mason, Jr. speak at the 62nd Grammy Awards Nominations in New York City,

Polo G was arrested in Miami for what cops claim was a brutal beatdown of an officer — but his mom/manager is calling BS … saying he was profiled and arrested for no reason. The Chicago-based rapper got busted early Saturday morning following what his team says was an album release party in town —

News Watch Polo G Perform “RAPSTAR” on Fallon A live cut from his latest album Hall of Fame By Matthew Ismael Ruiz June 12, 2021 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter Polo G was the musical guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last night, performing the single “RAPSTAR” from his latest LP Hall of Fame.

A good chunk of Billie Eilish‘s fandom appears to be disavowing her — all over what they perceive as queerbaiting … but, truthfully, it’s just A LOT of assumptions and expectations. If you saw the hashtag “#youlikegirls” trending Sunday evening and dove in … you probably saw a whole bunch of folks up in arms

News Lollapalooza 2021 Tickets Offered as Vaccine Incentives in Chicago June 26 is “Lolla Day” at four COVID-19 vaccination sites in the city By Evan Minsker June 13, 2021 Facebook Twitter Lollapalooza 2008 in Grant Park, Chicago (Jeff Gentner/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Chicago is giving away Lollapalooza 2021 tickets as an incentive for citizens to

New trouble keeps finding Famous Dex … even when he’s in court dealing with previous legal issues. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … the rapper was at a hearing Thursday related to the 19 charges he was hit with in March — including domestic violence and gun possession, to name just a couple — and

News Polo G Arrested Following Police Altercation in Miami The rapper’s mother and manager says a fleet of squad cars tailed the rapper and his brother following an album release party and that police “stopped them because they were driving while Black” By Noah Yoo June 12, 2021 Facebook Twitter Taurus Tremani Bartlett aka Polo

Play video content Gladys Knight is doing something she probably hasn’t done a lot of during her career — and that’s taking the backseat on a ditty … which is exactly what she did for her hubby. Check out this music video that Gladys helped produce for her husband of 20 years, William McDowell, who’s

News Rema Shares Video for New Song “Soundgasm”: Watch From the Nigerian artist’s forthcoming debut album By Matthew Strauss June 11, 2021 Facebook Twitter Rema, photo by @scrdofme Facebook Twitter Rema has shared the song “Soundgasm.” The London-produced track comes with a music video directed by Bobby Hanaford. Watch below. According to a press release,

BTS vs. The Dictator … that’s the new battlefront for Kim Jong-un, who reportedly sees the rise of K-Pop and its fans as a serious threat to North Korean socialism. Leaked documents from the North Korean government show Kim is running an anti-K-Pop campaign against what he calls the “vicious cancer” of South Korean pop

News Vince Staples Features on Emotional Oranges’ New Song “Back & Forth”: Listen From the R&B group’s new project The Juicebox, which has additional contributions from Yendry, Channel Tres, Biig Piig, and more By Matthew Strauss June 11, 2021 Facebook Twitter Vince Staples, November 2018 (Earl Gibson III/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter The R&B group Emotional

Someone has beef with Jennifer Lopez and way too much time on their hands, and it’s pissing off cops, who continue to get flooded with 911 calls to go to her L.A. home … nearly 6 months after this annoyance started. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … LAPD units are still responding to the singer’s

News Madlib Shares New Song “All Over the World” with Declaime: Listen From a forthcoming album of rarities the pair recorded in the 1990s By Allison Hussey June 10, 2021 Facebook Twitter Declaime and Madlib Facebook Twitter Madlib and Dudley Perkins—aka Declaime—have shared a new collaborative track titled “All Over the World,” the first from

Kid Rock‘s hatefulness is showing again, and he seems pretty damn proud of it — while responding to the video of him hurling a homophobic slur, he’s choosing to repeat the word and attack his critics. The singer publicly addressed the video TMZ posted of him using the epithet at a Tennessee bar last weekend