Phil Spector, the “wall of sound” producer famous for his work in 1960s pop and rock music, has died, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has confirmed. In a post on their website, the CDCR wrote that Spector “was pronounced deceased of natural causes” yesterday (January 16), at an outside hospital. His official cause
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Exclusive Details Latin singer Chesca — an artist who was supposed to perform at Joe Biden‘s MLK Day celebration — just announced she caught the coronavirus … but the show will still go on, with her in the mix no less. Chesca took to IG to break the news Saturday, writing in Spanish that she
The War on Drugs beamed into the Late Show with Stephen Colbert to perform “Arms Like Boulders,” the opening track to their 2008 debut Wagonwheel Blues. The remote performance sees the band in an atypical configuration, with each member playing guitar or mandolin. Check out their latest late-night TV appearance below. In November 2020, the
Play video content Bow Wow‘s catching heat for performing at a packed club this weekend, but more than him … the people who put their lives at risk here who are catching major heat. The rapper was one of a handful of artists who showed up Friday night to Cle Houston for a bash celebrating
Sheer Mag has shared a new song called “Crushed Velvet.” The song appears on the soundtrack for Hulu’s forthcoming original film The Ultimate Playlist of Noise, which is out tomorrow (January 15). Check out “Crushed Velvet” below. Sheer Mag’s last LP was 2019’s A Distant Call. Later that year Vermont Senator—and then presidential candidate—Bernie Sanders
Exclusive Details Dr. Dre will finally get to sleep in his own bed tonight — he’s been discharged from the hospital after suffering a brain aneurysm, but doctors are still watching him closely. Sources close to Dre tell TMZ … he went home Friday and while he’s on the road to recovery, he still needs
Sen Morimoto has covered Mitski’s Be The Cowboy track “Washing Machine Heart” in a new video for KEXP. The Chicago artist’s rendition also includes an interpolation of Daft Punk’s “Something About Us,” from the 2001 album Discovery. The rest of the set features Morimoto’s songs “Woof,” “Deep Down” (featuring KAINA), the NNAMDÏ collab “Wrecked,” and
Los Angeles local Hope Sandoval burst onto the scene in the mid-’90s as the melancholy singer and founder of the indie dream pop band Mazzy Star … they released their sophomore album So Tonight That I Might See on Capitol Records in 1993 and their track “Fade Into You” landed on the Billboard Hot 100
New York Dolls guitarist Sylvain Sylvain died on Wednesday of cancer. The news was confirmed on his official Facebook page with a tribute penned by Lenny Kaye. He was 69. In April 2019, Sylvain revealed that he had been battling cancer for the past year. He launched a GoFundMe campaign in the hopes to cover
Exclusive The 911 call that led to the felony murder warrant for YFN Lucci‘s arrest is disturbing … a woman describing a man clinging to a moving SUV before he was left for dead. TMZ’s obtained audio of the 911 call a woman made in Atlanta last month when she saw a white SUV speeding
The 43rd annual Kennedy Center Honors recipients have been announced. Joan Baez, Garth Brooks, Dick Van Dyke, artist, choreographer, and actress Debbie Allen, and violinist Midori are the honorees for 2020. Typically held in December, last year’s ceremony was postponed until May 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “The Kennedy Center Honors serves as a
Exclusive Post Malone is making sure hospital workers working on the pandemic frontlines are comfortable while spending hours on their feet by gifting thousands of pairs of his custom Crocs. The Post Malone x Crocs Duet Max Clog II are still sold out after hitting the market last month, but Posty is pulling strings to
Issa Rae’s Insecure will return to HBO for a fifth and final season, as the network has announced. The popular Emmy Award-winning series aired its fourth season in 2020; a premiere date for its last season has yet to be revealed. “Issa has turned insecurity into an iconic form of comedy,” HBO executive vice president
Breaking News YFN Lucci is a wanted man in Atlanta — because cops suspect he’s involved in the shooting death of a man. Atlanta PD’s homicide unit tells us they’re looking to bring in 29-year-old Rayshawn Bennett — Lucci’s real name — on multiple charges … including felony murder, aggravated assault, participation in criminal street
Note: This article discusses alleged abuse. Polyvinyl Records has announced that it has begun the process of pulling Beach Slang and Quiet Slang releases from distribution. In a statement to Billboard, the label claimed that it “stands in solidarity with those who have come forward about their experiences with James Alex of Beach Slang.” “We
Exclusive Diddy‘s got a big headache to ring in the new year … the L.A. home he owns where his late soulmate, Kim Porter, died was hit by burglars. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … someone pried open a side door and entered his Toluca Lake home, triggering the security system. We’re told a caretaker
Jack White has announced the release of Jack White: Live at the Masonic Temple, the 47th installment in Third Man’s Vault subscription series, with a live version of his song “Missing Pieces.” The package comprises a recording of his July 30, 2014 show at Detroit’s Masonic Temple on four colored LPs, as well as a
Play video content Breaking News The Cleveland Browns celebrated their first playoff win since 1994 the only way they knew how — by epically roasting JuJu Smith-Schuster with a locker room celebration for the ages!! Of course, the Steelers WR had some words for the AFC North rivals leading up to their Wild Card matchup
Lana Del Rey has shared the video for her new song “Chemtrails Over the Country Club,” the title track for her forthcoming album. She’s also revealed the album’s release date; it’s out March 19. Check out the video below. The new video comes one day after Del Rey shared the album’s tracklist and artwork. Alongside
Exclusive Dr. Dre is still in intensive care, one week after he was rushed to the hospital after suffering a brain aneurysm, and doctors are still trying to figure out what happened. Sources connected to Dre with direct knowledge tell TMZ … Dre’s where he’s been since last Monday — in ICU at Cedars-Sinai Medical
Lana Del Rey’s new album Chemtrails Over the Country Club has been promised since 2019, and today, she’s shared the album’s tracklist and artwork. Chemtrails includes the already released “Let Me Love You Like a Woman,” the previously teased song “Tulsa Jesus Freak,” and the title track that’s scheduled to arrive tomorrow. The album ends
Play video content TMZ.com Thousands are dying, hospitals are at capacity and Los Angeles is on lockdown … but that didn’t matter to Kaash Paige, who celebrated her bday with dozens of her maskless friends. Paige rented out a mansion in Encino Thursday night to ring in her 20th — with plenty of celebs in
Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road” featuring Billy Ray Cyrus is now the most-certified song in RIAA history. The viral rap star shared on Twitter that the single, released in 2019, had gone 14x Platinum, displacing “All of Me” by John Legend and “Despacito” by Daddy Yankee, Luis Fonsi, and Justin Bieber, which are both
The founder and lead guitarist of heavy metal band Iced Earth is popular with the FBI these days, because he’s now a wanted man. Jon Schaffer was one of the rioters who stormed the Capitol Wednesday, and it’s not like his presence was a big surprise. He’s a die-hard Trumper who warned last month during
The Mountain Goats appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to perform their song “Get Famous,” from the group’s most recent album Getting into Knives. The in-studio performance was filmed remotely; check it out below. The Mountain Goats released two albums in 2020: April’s Songs for Pierre Chuvin, which Darnielle recorded alone on his
Exclusive Katy Perry‘s alleged stalker just missed a hearing in his trespassing case, and will suffer consequences, but the scarier part for Katy is he remains on the loose. According to L.A. County Court records, William Edward Terry was charged on Wednesday with one count of trespassing for a September incident at the singer’s Beverly
Ariel Pink has been dropped by his record label Mexican Summer. The label tweeted that it has “decided to end [its] working relationship” with the artist “moving forward.” Mexican Summer had been set to release Odditties Sodomies Vol. 1, Sit n’ Spin, Odditties Sodomies Vol. 3, and Scared Famous/FF>> on January 29 as the final
Exclusive DaBaby‘s shopping spree on world-famous Rodeo Drive came to an abrupt halt when Bev Hills cops stopped him and his pals and allegedly found a gun. We got video of the rapper leaving the Moncler store Thursday. As he and 3 other men were about to drive off, multiple cop cars surrounded their vehicle.
Julien Baker was the musical guest on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert last night (January 7). Baker performed her recent song “Faith Healer” from Nashville’s Exit/In. Watch it all go down below. “Faith Healer” appears on Julien Baker’s forthcoming album Little Oblivions, which arrives February 26 via Matador. The follow-up to 2017’s Turn Out
Britney Spears‘ ex-husband — the one who isn’t Kevin Federline — had a front-row view to the attempted coup at the Capitol … because he was part of the pro-Trump protest. Jason Allen Alexander — whom you might remember for being married to Britney for 55 hours after their wild, 2004 Sin City wedding —