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Nigerian highlife musician Victor Olaiya has died, the Nigerian newspaper Punch reports. He passed on February 12 in Lagos, Nigeria. He was 89. Olaiya, aka Dr. Victor Abimbola Olaiya OON, was a trumpeter known as “The Evil Genius of Highlife,” a Ghanian genre that fuses traditional Akan melodies with Western instruments. He first broke out

Exclusive Details TMZ/Elliot Eliantte City Girls rapper JT says she “spent a car” on Yung Miami‘s birthday gift, but clearly she was being modest — it’s easily the price of a house!!! Or maybe she drives really pricey cars. JT surprised her partner with some shiny bling for her 26th birthday Tuesday … leaving YM305

Migos, Travis Scott, and Young Thug are releasing their collaborative new song “GNF.” Check out the artwork below. The song got its live debut at Scott’s Astroworld Festival last year. Watch a clip of their performance below. While it’s been two years since the release of Culture II, Migos have released a string of singles

Play video content Exclusive TMZSports.com NBA teams in need of a 5’10” point guard need to look no further … ’cause Quavo says he’s available and ready to make a jump to the Association, telling TMZ Sports he’s the next Master P!! Of course, the Migos rapper balled out with Justin Bieber, Sheck Wes, Drake

The Strokes played a set at Bernie Sanders’ rally in Durham, New Hampshire tonight (February 10). During their performance, the band played a brand new song called “Bad Decisions,” premiered a video for a new song called “At the Door,” and at the end, Julian Casablancas said, “Album’s coming out April 10.” Presumably, it’s called

Exclusive TMZ.com Aerosmith is ready to bring their original drummer back into the fold — Joey Kramer‘s set to take the stage with his bandmates, and even crazier … NO AUDITION NECESSARY! Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ … Joey’s being brought on to play drums Monday night with Steven Tyler, Joe Perry and the

At the 2020 Oscars tonight, Bong Joon-ho’s film Parasite picked up the Oscar for Best Picture. The film won over Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman, Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood, Greta Gerwig’s Little Women, Noah Baumbach’s Marriage Story, 1917, Jojo Rabbit, and Joker. Parasite is a satire about a struggling working-class family

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Sean Kingston was detained Saturday night after cops suspected he might be illegally packing heat, but he wasn’t. It went down at 8:15 PM at Dino’s Chicken & Burgers. LAPD tells us … officers got a call a male was brandishing a gun, and that’s all it took to light

The Strokes have teased something called The New Abnormal. Earlier today (February 7), the band posted a silent video featuring artwork for the new project on their social media accounts. Find that below. The Strokes’ last studio album was 2013’s Comedown Machine. In 2016, the Strokes released the EP Future Present Past. More recently, they

TMZ.com Tekashi 6ix9ine is being sued by a guy who says the rapper jacked his vocals to hype up a track right from the 0:01 mark … and the proof seems to be online right now. An artist named Yung Gordon filed suit against T69, his label 10K Projects and others claiming he recorded a

Swae Lee has shared a new song. It’s called “Back 2 Back Maybach,” and it was made in collaboration with D_JAy Sremm and produced by JAXX. Give it a listen below. In August of last year, Swae Lee linked up with Drake for their joint single “Won’t Be Late.” Lee is currently on a massive

Mega Jennifer Aniston‘s keeping her friends close and her exes damn near as close these days … this time it’s John Mayer. “The Morning Show” star dined out Thursday night at the Sunset Tower Hotel in Hollywood, where she likely crossed paths with her old flame. They were spotted leaving the popular restaurant just moments

Phantogram have announced their next studio album. It’s called Ceremony and it arrives March 6 via Republic. The duo of Sarah Barthel and Josh Carter have also released a new song called “Pedestal,” their first since last year’s “Into Happiness.” Listen to that below. Ceremony marks Phantogram’s first album since Three, which was released in

Play video content Breaking News It’s good to be the CHAMPS … just ask Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and the rest of the Chiefs who all got the super-VIP treatment at the Post Malone concert. Post — a HUGE football fan — invited the Super Bowl champs to his Kansas City show at the Sprint

Lil Wayne performed his song “Dreams” on the Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon with some assistance from the Roots. Check it out below. Last week, Wayne released his latest album Funeral, with features from Big Sean, Lil Baby, Jay Rock, the-Dream, Adam Levine, and more. He was also revealed to be “The Robot” on the

Breaking News TMZ.com 1:11 PM PT — Meek’s done with this back-and-forth cause he tweeted, “My girl is with me pregnant watching me tweet about my ex is very clownish…Ima exit” but not before making ooooooone last tweet to address one of Nicki’s more serious allegations: For clarification I don’t hit women and I won’t

Lido Pimienta has announced her new album Miss Colombia with a new song called “Eso Que Tu Haces” (“That Thing You Do”). It’s due out April 17 via ANTI-. Check out the video for “Eso Que Tu Haces” below. “Eso Que Tu Haces” is the second single from Miss Colombia; she released “No Pude” last

Exclusive TMZ/Getty Composite Chris Cornell‘s former bandmates are taking a stand against his widow … insisting she’s got the wrong idea about who owns a bunch of unreleased Soundgarden tunes. Soundgarden is responding to Vicky Cornell‘s lawsuit, filed last year … claiming ownership of 7 tracks she says she found on Chris’ laptop after his

Oakland rapper Kamaiyah has announced her latest project. Her third release Got It Made arrives February 21. She’s also shared a new track with Trina called “Set It Up.” Check out Kamaiyah’s cover art for the record, and listen to the new song below. Got It Made follows Kamaiyah’s previous two mixtapes, 2016’s A Good

Play video content Exclusive Jennifer Lopez celebrated her epic Super Bowl Halftime Show with Shakira … by boarding a yacht and conducting an informal poll — was that the best ever??? Oh, and there was cake. J Lo was hanging out Sunday night on JR and Loren Ridinger‘s yacht after the triumphant performance she and

Ivan Král—the composer, guitarist, and Patti Smith Group member—has died, as Reuters reports. He was 71 years old. Král briefly played with Blondie in the mid-’70s before beginning his long tenure with Patti Smith Group. The composer, producer, and guitarist co-wrote many songs with Smith, most notably “Dancing Barefoot,” from the 1979 album Wave. Král

Play video content Exclusive TMZSports.com E-40 has a little treat for the San Francisco 49ers after Super Bowl LIV — a bottle of his very own tequila for everyone on the staff … who he thinks are gonna kill it. We got Forty Water in Miami Sunday just hours before kickoff, and he was decked

Earlier today, it was reported that Gang of Four mastermind Andy Gill—the founding guitarist who also produced or co-produced the band’s entire discography, in addition to albums by Red Hot Chili Peppers, the Futureheads, and others—has died. Artists, musicians, and critics have begun to respond to the news of his passing. Find reactions from Tom

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Post Malone came bearing strip club-esque gifts to a regular night club ahead of Super Bowl LIV in Miami … and people were just as willing to stoop low for a taste of cheddar. The singer touched down in Miami a couple days before kickoff on Friday, and at the

Spike Lee has signed on to direct a film adaptation of David Byrne’s American Utopia, Deadline reports. The feature-length version of Byrne’s hit Broadway show is slated for a 2020 release, and will be executive produced by Participant alongside Byrne, Lee, and others. The film will be produced by Byrne’s Todomundo and Lee’s Forty Acres

Play video content Quibi Chance The Rapper is featured in the first-ever TV commercial for Quibi — a revolutionary new mobile platform — and the funny spot is hitting the airwaves during the Super Bowl. The commercial depicts a bank heist gone wrong, leaving the robbers with just 4 to 10 minutes to spare …

Megan Thee Stallion has joined the Brooklyn band Phony Ppl on a new track called “Fkn Around.” They performed the song together during their memorable “Tiny Desk Concert” performance last year. Listen to the new studio version of the song below. “Fkn Around” continues what’s already been a busy 2020 for Megan Thee Stallion. She

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Billy Porter‘s got some solid advice for Lil Nas X on the heels of Pastor Troy‘s homophobic rant … brush the dirt off that shoulder. We got the “Pose” star out Thursday morning in NYC and got his take on Pastor Troy’s hateful message directed at Lil Nas X just

Raphael Saadiq will serve as executive music producer for the new National Geographic anthology series on Aretha Franklin. As Billboard notes, Terence Blanchard will serve as composer. Genius: Aretha is set to premiere on May 25 at 9 p.m. ET. Genius: Aretha marks the third season of National Geographic’s Genius, which dramatizes the stories of

Here’s Harry Styles frolicking with sexy bikini models on a beach in Malibu for a music video shoot, and he can’t keep his hands off … the props. We know what you’re thinking, but it’s all good, clean fun. Harry’s shooting the vid for his new single, “Watermelon Sugar” … so, naturally there are plenty