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Breaking News Taylor Swift is lending a much-needed hand to a couple of mothers struggling financially due to the coronavirus pandemic … just in time for the holidays. The singer donated $13,000 apiece to 2 moms who have fallen on hard times, and whose stories were featured in a recent article about the millions of

This past Saturday, December 5, a livestream version of the annual Seattle Children’s Hospital benefit show SMooCH took place. It featured special performances from numerous musicians, including a collaboration between Kim Gordon, J Mascis, and Fred Armisen, as Stereogum points out. They performed what appeared to be a new song, seemingly called “Abstract Blues”. Watch

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Rick Ross says he’s been exactly where millions of Americans are today — avoiding doctor visits due to lack of healthcare — which is why he’s backing an affordable new option. Da Boss and healthcare vet/entrepreneur Tommy Duncan joined us on “TMZ Live” to discuss their telehealth app, Jetdoc …

The International Olympic Committee has officially added Breakdancing to the medal events program at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. It will be called breaking, as it was originally dubbed by the dancers at hip-hop’s first parties in the Bronx in the 1970s. First proposed by Paris organizers after trials at the 2018 Youth Olympics in

Exclusive Spectacular Blue Smith won’t be having a spectacular time, or any kinda time, inside Disney World — the mouse folk are pissed the rapper allegedly socked one of its employees. Sources with direct knowledge of the situation tell TMZ … the Pretty Ricky member is now prohibited from entering all of the Walt Disney

Bad Bunny’s EL ÚLTIMO TOUR DEL MUNDO is the No. 1 album in America this week, which means that for the first time in the Billboard album chart’s 62-year history, the No. 1 LP is an entirely Spanish-language album. It debuted with 116,000 equivalent album units, Billboard reports. Miley Cyrus’ Plastic Hearts debuted at No.

Chance the Rapper is a study in redundancy … this according to none other than Dionne Warwick, and her words sent Chance into orbit!!! Dionne tweeted Saturday night, “If you are very obviously a rapper why did you put it in your stage name? I cannot stop thinking about this.” Solid point, Dionne. Chance flipped

Rema has released the new single “Peace of Mind.” He explained in a statement, “In the song, I talked about how much I yearn for peace because of the thoughts and voices in my head due to what I’m facing personally and what my people are facing as well.” Rema continued, “So many bad things

Exclusive Jeremih has beat COVID!!! He’s been released from the hospital and is at home recovering … TMZ has learned. Jeremih tells TMZ, “First and foremost, I would like to thank God and the incredible team of doctors and nurses at Northwestern Memorial Hospital for saving my life. I will be forever grateful.” The R&B

Jeremih has been released from the hospital after a stay for severe complications from COVID-19, as TMZ reports. In comments given to the outlet, the singer said:  First and foremost, I would like to thank God and the incredible team of doctors and nurses at Northwestern Memorial Hospital for saving my life. I will be

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Morgan Wallen has a plan to make sure he’s not booted from his second crack at ‘SNL’ … but his strategy already has some gaping holes of his own doing. We got the country music star in New York City Friday and our photog asked him how he’s planning to

VERZUZ has announced that Ashanti and Keyshia Cole are set to face off in the latest edition of the livestreamed battle program on December 12 at 8PM ET. Check out the full details below.  Earlier this year, Ashanti appeared with Megan Thee Stallion on DaBaby’s “Nasty” from his album Blame It on Baby; her last

Boosie Badazz is taking his beef with Mark Zuckerberg to court … he says Instagram banned his account because he’s Black, so now he’s suing over it. The Louisiana rapper claims he was the victim of racial discrimination when IG put him in social media timeout back in August, and he says he’s suing the

Zola Jesus has shared a cover of the Armenian folk song “Krunk.” Proceeds from the Bandcamp exclusive single will go toward the Armenia Fund, which provides humanitarian aid during the ongoing conflict with Azerbaijan. Listen to “Krunk” below. “I first heard the song ‘Krunk’ (Crane) while listening to a collection of songs sung by Lousine

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Smokey Robinson‘s going to bat for the American Red Cross … with a moving new rendition of a classic he calls one of the best songs ever written. The Motown icon joined “TMZ Live” Thursday and, in true Smokey fashion, beautifully and meticulously explained why he and other stars joined

Todd Rundgren has announced a virtual tour. The 2021 Clearly Human virtual tour consists of 25 “geo-targeted” online shows, beginning February 14, 2021. Each performance will be filmed in a Chicago venue, but the shows will be “localized” to give fans the sense that it is occurring in their region. Indicators of location will include

Wanna live like the King of Rock and Roll? It’s possible for whoever snatches up the home where Elvis and Priscilla Presley enjoyed their honeymoon … but it’ll cost a pretty penny. The so-called Elvis Honeymoon Hideaway in Palm Springs has hit the market again for a cool $2.5 million. The crib’s famous because Elvis

Chicago rapper G Herbo is facing federal charges including aggravated identity theft and aiding and abetting a larger fraud scheme, as the Chicago Tribune reports and Pitchfork can confirm via court documents. The 14-count indictment alleges that Herbo was involved in a defrauding scheme alongside eight other defendants. Among the defendants is alleged ringleader Antonio

Breaking News 1:47 PM PT — Some eagle-eyed Taylor fans have spotted a potential hidden message in the video. In one scene, there’s a scooter next to a trash can with the number 6 spray-painted on a wall. Fans believe it signifies Braun and the 6 albums Taylor is re-recording … and given Taylor’s history

Thom Yorke, Burial, and Four Tet have released a new double-A side single, according to stalwart London record stores Phonica and Sounds of the Universe. The black label single, released via XL in an extremely limited edition, features two tracks: “Her Revolution” and “His Rope.” A representative for XL could not confirm the identity of

Breaking News BTS is so big, they just forced their government to give ’em a longer leash on when they’ll have to drop everything and enlist in the military … which is unprecedented. South Korea has long had a law called the Military Service Act — which requires every able-bodied male in the country to

The Strokes have shared a new video for their The New Abnormal track “The Adults Are Talking.” In the visual, the band faces off against a team of robots in a baseball game. The Strokes lose 56-1 but celebrate like they’ve won the World Series. Watch the Strokes’ video, directed by Roman Coppola, below. Roman

Exclusive Pitbull is climbing on board the fitness equipment train just like Jay-Z … he’s investing in the same startup and hooking up students in the process. Here’s the deal … Pitbull is the latest celeb to invest and partner with CLMBR, and he’s helping some charter school students gain access to one of the

On December 4, Father/Daughter Records and Wax Nine Records will release a new Christmas album called Simply Having a Wonderful Compilation. The 13-track record features covers and originals from KAINA, Sad13, Ohmme, Routine (the duo of Jay Som’s Melina Duterte and Chastity Belt’s Annie Truscott), illuminati hotties, Melkbelly, Johanna Warren, and others. Proceeds from Simply

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Tichina Arnold believes there’s a real catch-22 with the Grammys right now … and it may signal the end of the music industry’s biggest award having any real significance. Fresh off co-hosting the 2020 Soul Train Awards, Tichina joined us Monday on “TMZ Live” to address the fallout of some

The 2020 Soul Train Awards aired Sunday night (November 29) on BET. Hosted by Tisha Campbell and Tichina Arnold, the show featured performances from a host of soul, R&B, and hip-hop artists. Watch footage of Moses Sumney playing “Bless Me” and Jazmine Sullivan doing “Lost Ones” and “Pick Up Your Feelings” below.  “Bless Me” appears

Exclusive Details Lil Yase — an up-and-coming Bay Area rapper — was shot and killed this weekend in what amounts to a mysterious murder with no explanation thus far … TMZ has learned. Sources close to Yase tell us … he was, indeed, shot early Saturday morning — and his body was discovered somewhere in

Just about five years after sharing No Ceilings 2, Lil Wayne has released No Ceilings 3. The new tape is hosted by DJ Khaled and includes collaborations with Drake, Young Thug, and more. “BB King Freestyle” marks Drake and Wayne’s first song together since “Family Feud” in December 2017. Listen to Lil Wayne’s No Ceilings

Exclusive Lil Wayne will NOT be performing at the Mike Tyson vs. Roy Jones Jr. fight after all — even though he signed a contract saying he would … TMZ has learned. Sources tell us … organizers for the mega event this weekend had a flight booked for Weezy so he could take the stage