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Exclusive Kodak Black‘s not letting imprisonment stop him from putting food on the table for thousands of folks in Florida this Thanksgiving. The rapper dropped $15k to provide more than 1,000 frozen turkeys for families in Pompano Beach … according to his attorney, Bradford Cohen. We’re told Kodak arranged for the birds to be sent

In the wake of news that a coronavirus vaccine with a 90% efficacy rate on an initial trial is in development from pharmaceutical company Pfizer, Ticketmaster has announced a plan to check concertgoers’ vaccine statuses prior to attending concerts, Billboard reports. The proposed system involves using Ticketmaster’s digital ticket app, which will collect information from

Exclusive The father of the late singer Selena and Netflix are being sued by a Hollywood producer who claims they left him out in the cold when it came to producing the new TV series. Moctesuma Esparza filed docs suing Selena’s dad, Abraham Quintanilla, claiming he broke an agreement they signed in 1995 giving him

Frightened Rabbit have announced a reissue of their 2010 album The Winter of Mixed Drinks, as Rolling Stone points out. The release will celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Scottish group’s third studio LP. The band also tweeted the news yesterday. “The Winter of Mixed Drinks, now 10 years old, is a cocktail of emotions

Exclusive Britney Spears believes her father dished out hundreds of thousands of dollars to her former business manager for no good reason … and she thinks it was way too much. According to new legal docs obtained by TMZ … Tri Star Sports & Entertainment Group began repping Britney more than a decade ago, and

Bad Bunny has been cast in the third season of Netflix’s series Narcos: Mexico. According to a press release, he’ll guest star as Arturo “Kitty” Paez: “A member of Ramon Arellano Felix’s gang called the ‘Narco Juniors’—rich, well connected kids from upper society who fell in with the cartel life for the money, drugs and

There’s a limited edition Travis Scott McDonald’s action figure on the resale market … and it’s gonna cost you a lot more than his $6 signature meal. Here’s the deal … someone who scored the super-rare figurine from Travis’ collab with Mickey D’s is looking to sell the action figure on reseller marketplace StockX for

Nigerian pop artist Davido and Atlanta rapper Lil Baby have come together for the new song “So Crazy.” The track, produced by Nick Papz and Xander, arrives with a music video directed by David Wept. It was filmed in Los Angeles. Watch below. “I’ve known Lil Baby for quite a while, and I think it’s

Morgan Wallen‘s pissed Joe Biden supporters can pack in together to fill the streets in celebration during the pandemic, yet he can’t perform concerts. The country music star posted a video showing the massive group of people outside the White House celebrating President-elect Biden’s victory … with zero social distancing. Wallen wrote “Time to start

Drakeo the Ruler was released from prison on Wednesday, and tonight, he shared his first new song and video since his release. “Fights Don’t Matter” is set to appear on his upcoming project We Know the Truth. According to Jeff Weiss, the song was recorded “three hours after leaving the Compton Courthouse—from scrawled lyrics written

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com You might’ve heard “Y.M.C.A.” being played A LOT lately from both Dems and Republicans — a testament that it’s still got pull on both sides of the aisle … according to the guy who wrote it. Village People founder Victor Willis — the cop in the group — tells TMZ

Foo Fighters were the musical guests on tonight’s Dave Chappelle-hosted episode of Saturday Night Live. Their performance marked the debut of their new song “Shame Shame,” which they officially released as the episode aired. The song will appear on their just-announced album Medicine at Midnight, which is out February 5, 2021 on Roswell Records/RCA. Listen

Exclusive President Trump should have one less thing to worry about — the cop from the Village People’s giving him the thumbs up to use “Y.M.C.A.” … in hopes POTUS won’t get sued for it. Victor Willis — the founding member and lead singer of VP — says the potential lawsuit brewing over the unauthorized

Earlier this week, 26-year-old rapper King Von was killed outside of a hookah lounge in Atlanta, Georgia. Today (November 7), Atlanta police have arrested 22-year-old Timothy Leeks and charged him with the rapper’s murder, the  Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Marla Jean Rooker, a spokesperson for the Atlanta Police Department, told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that Leeks was

Play video content The only thing missing from the streets of New York Friday night was Martha Reeves and the Vandellas … because there was lots and lots of dancing in the streets, celebrating a presumed Joe Biden win. A huge crowd gathered in Washington Square Park as the crowd danced as they sang to

CHAI have released a new cover of Mariya Takeuchi’s “Plastic Love.” It follows the Japanese quartet’s recent single “Donuts Mind If I Do,” their first release for new record label Sub Pop. (The 7″ release for that song, out today, features “Plastic Love” as a B-side.) Listen to CHAI’s take on Takeuchi’s city pop classic below.

Exclusive Details Rapper King Von is dead after a violent confrontation outside an Atlanta nightclub that ended in gunfire … TMZ has learned. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … a deadly shootout broke out early Friday morning outside the Monaco Hookah Lounge in downtown Atlanta, with gunfire being exchanged between 2 groups of men who

2 Chainz has shared a new single, “Quarantine Thick,” featuring fellow Atlanta rapper Mulatto. Check out the accompanying music video, directed by Bryan Barber, below. “Quarantine Thick” will appear on 2 Chainz’s next album So Help Me God. The record had been set to arrive on September 25, but will now come out next Friday,

YNW Melly has a new problem, on top of his trial for murdering 2 of his friends … the rapper is now being sued by their estates for tens of millions of dollars. The estates of Christopher Thomas and Anthony Williams filed the wrongful death lawsuits. According to the docs, obtained by TMZ, Christopher’s estate

Kali Uchis has announced her next album. Sin Miedo (del Amor y Otros Demonios) ∞ is the full-length follow-up to her 2018 debut Isolation, and her first Spanish language LP. Her new record arrives November 18 via Interscope. Uchis announced the news on Twitter earlier today, where she also shared the album art and a

Love him or hate him, politically … Lil Pump is having a blast right now, and hung out with some exotic animals to top it off — which might add to his hate column. The Trump-loving rapper was fresh off the Trump campaign trail Wednesday when he decided to make a pit stop at the

An amphitheater in North Augusta, South Carolina will be renamed to honor late soul legend Sharon Jones, as The North Augusta Star and Rolling Stone point out. On Monday night (November 2), the North Augusta City Council passed a resolution to rename the 600-seat North Augusta Amphitheater the Sharon Jones Amphitheater. According to RS, Monday’s

Exclusive Britney Spears says her business manager quit out of the blue, but she claims her bigger issue is that her dad hired a new manager without giving her any notice. Britney’s legal team filed docs requesting Bessemer Trust Company become the sole conservator of her business affairs … as opposed to just co-conservator with

Arcade Fire were the musical guests on Stephen Colbert’s election special (which is titled Stephen Colbert’s Election Night 2020: Democracy’s Last Stand: Building Back America Great Again Better 2020). The special aired on SHOWTIME as election results took over Colbert’s usual CBS broadcast time. The band performed a new song called “Generation A,” which Colbert

Exclusive DaBaby‘s brother has died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound … according to sources with direct knowledge of the tragedy. TMZ’s learned the rapper’s older brother, Glen Johnson, took his own life Tuesday in Charlotte, North Carolina. Glen had posted a video of himself earlier in the day in a car with a gun, and

Back in August, a team of scientists conducted an experiment in the transmission of coronavirus at Quarterback Immobilien Arena in Leipzig, Germany. The Restart-19 study, which sought to collect data on various activities at large indoor gatherings—such as concerts—was performed by a team at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg led by Dr. Stefan Moritz, the head

Play video content President Trump and Joe Biden brought in some of their famous friends to close out election eve … but it was Trump who might need some reacquainting with his buddy, Lil Pimp … AKA, Lil Pump. The rapper was at DT’s final campaign stop Monday night in Grand Rapids, MI — where

Tracy Chapman made a rare television appearance on tonight’s episode of Late Night with Seth Meyers. She performed her song “Talkin’ ’Bout a Revolution” from her self-titled debut. The performance, delivered partially in silhouette, is broadcasting the night before Election Day and closes the song with a slight lyrical tweak. “Talkin’ ’bout a revolution/go vote,”

Play video content C-SPAN President Trump has a thought or two about big-name music acts who perform for Joe Biden these days — especially Jon Bon Jovi, whom he claims is a total brownnoser. POTUS rallied Monday in Avoca, PA and talked about the fact Lady Gaga is set to perform for Joe Biden at

With festivals on pause for the year, FranceTV’s Culture Box is releasing several archival performances from past editions of Pitchfork Music Festival Paris, including full sets from St. Vincent, Caribou, Nilüfer Yanya, SebastiAn, Foxygen, and Son Lux. Check all of those out below. SebastiAn and Nilüfer Yanya were shot during PMF 2019; the rest were