Rapper Tray Savage, a member of Chief Keef‘s record label, is dead … TMZ has learned. Tray was shot and killed Friday on the South Side of Chicago … according to sources. We’re told the rapper was driving in the Chatham neighborhood around 11 AM when someone opened fire, striking Tray in the shoulder and
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On May 26, the day after George Floyd was killed, 12-year-old Keedron Bryant shared a powerful video where he sang a cappella, “I’m a young Black man/Doing all that I can/To stand.” The song’s lyrics were written by Keedron’s mother Johnetta Bryant. Sharing the video, Bryant wrote, “Just singing what’s on my heart… hope this
Exclusive Danielle Bregoli — AKA Bhad Bhabie — is returning to her regularly scheduled program in the music biz, ’cause she’s out of rehab and ready to get back to work. Sources close to Bhad Bhabie tell TMZ … the 17-year-old rapper was released Wednesday after completing a 30-day rehab program. We’re told she feels
D.C. rapper Shy Glizzy has teamed up with Lil Uzi Vert for his latest single “Right or Wrong.” It marks Shy’s second single of the year, following “Lonely Vibes.” Listen to “Right or Wrong” below. “‘Right or Wrong’ is about spending a bunch of money, having girls, and acting up,” Shy said in a press
Machine Gun Kelly and Megan Fox have reached the sleepover stage of their relationship … which continues to move at warp speed. The actress was leaving the “Bloody Valentine” rapper’s Los Angeles house Wednesday, and they looked super comfortable with each other — almost like an old married couple — as he walked her out
The organizers of Woodstock 50 have filed suit in the Supreme Court of the State of New York against Dentsu, a Japanese firm that had agreed to finance the doomed festival scheduled for August 2019 but officially canceled in July, Variety reports. The festival alleges that Dentsu Group, Dentsu Aegis Network, and MKTG conspired with
Exclusive 2 Chainz‘s got more drama over his ATL joint, and this time it’s beef with the keepers of Pablo Escobar’s name … who are suing the rapper over the restaurant’s name. Pablo Escobar‘s family company, Escobar Inc., is suing 2 Chainz for at least $10 million … claiming his Escobar Restaurant and Tapas —
Lil Uzi Vert has joined rising Alabama rap star NoCap on a new song called “Count a Million.” It’s the first new track from NoCap’s forthcoming mixtape Steel Human, and his first piece of new music since 2019’s The Hood Dictionary. It’s also NoCap’s first release since being released from jail; back in September, he
Exclusive One of Jay-Z and Beyonce‘s songs, “Black Effect,” leans heavily on a Jamaican artist, who claims she was never given proper credit or compensation … despite being the leading voice on the track. Dr. L’Antoinette Stines says she’s renowned in Jamaica for “her artistry and wisdom” — and to that point, she says the
Chicago’s Riot Fest has announced that the 2020 edition of the festival has been officially canceled. The festival also revealed the dates and initial lineup for its 2021 festival, set for September 16-19. It includes My Chemical Romance, Smashing Pumpkins, Run the Jewels, Pixies, and Taking Back Sunday. Check out the full announcement below. Last
Exclusive Ray J and Princess Love are pinching pennies when it comes to their once lost, but now found pooch … this according to a new lawsuit. The estranged couple is being sued by Eddie Macione, who claims he found their lost dog, Boogati, but hasn’t seen a dime of the $20,000 reward he says
Randy Newman stopped by the latest remote edition of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, where he performed “Mr. President (Have Pity on the Working Man)” from his 1974 album Good Old Boys. “This is a song I wrote back in the Pleistocene era,” Newman joked. “But it’s become relevant again.” Watch Newman’s performance below.
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Treach believes his new movie about police brutality and tensions between cops and communities can provide common ground for everyone … and even be used as a training tool in the future. The Naughty by Nature rapper and actor joined “TMZ Live” Monday to break down his new crime drama
Roy Ayers, the vibes-playing legend of jazz-funk, has joined forces with Adrian Younge and A Tribe Called Quest’s Ali Shaheed Muhammad for his first album in nine years. The record, titled Roy Ayers JID002, is out Friday (June 15), with physical copies due late July. Listen to “Synchronize Vibration” below. The record is the first
Barbra Streisand just gave George Floyd‘s young daughter a gift that’s worth its weight in gold — especially long term — in the form of stock to a behemoth of a company … Disney. 6-year-old Gianna Floyd posted about the nice gesture on her personal IG account, saying … “Thank You @barbrastreisand for my package,
Beyoncé has shared an open letter on her website to Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron. She’s seeking swift justice for Breonna Taylor, the 26-year-old emergency room technician who was killed in her home by Louisville police. The letter comes three months after Taylor’s death, and Beyoncé offers three specific calls to action: to bring criminal
Breaking News Katherine Williams-Dunning, daughter of country music icon Hank Williams, Jr., died Saturday night after losing control of her SUV. The 27-year-old was driving a Chevy Tahoe in Henry County, Tennessee when it began drifting across the median, triggering a rollover sequence. No other cars were involved. Katherine was pronounced dead and her husband,
Last month, Neil Young finally announced the release date for his long-awaited Homegrown LP, which he recorded across 1974 and 1975. The announcement was accompanied by “Try.” Now, Young has shared a second track from the album ahead of its June 19 release. Listen to “Vacancy” below. Earlier this year, Young released “Shut It Down
Exclusive Faith Evans is off the hook in her felony domestic violence case … TMZ has learned she won’t be prosecuted for allegedly attacking Stevie J. The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office tells TMZ … they are declining to prosecute the singer because the alleged victim, her husband, declined to testify against her. We
Christine and the Queens’ Héloïse Letissier appeared on last night’s (June 12) episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Letissier performed her song “I Disappear in Your Arms,” from this year’s La vita nuova EP. Her performance was shot in an empty venue; watch that below. La vita nuova EP followed Christine and the
It’s a crazy idea, but Britney Spears statues could soon replace Confederate monuments across Louisiana … if a petition signed by thousands sways politicians in her home state. Here’s the deal … one Britney fan is behind a growing petition on Change.org, asking Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards to replace Confederate statues with busts of
Taylor Swift has issued a statement advocating for the removal of statues depicting racist figures in her native state of Tennessee. “As a Tennessean, it makes me sick that there are monuments standing in our state that celebrate racist historical figures who did evil things,” she wrote. “Edward Carmack and Nathan Bedford Forrest were DESPICABLE
The country music superstars in Lady Antebellum say they’ve had their eyes opened to the “injustices, inequality and biases” black people have faced, and they’re responding by changing their name. The band is dropping Antebellum and will go by Lady A moving forward, which they say is their nickname with fans anyway. The country trio
The Flaming Lips were the musical guests on last night’s remote episode of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. Most of the time, when multiple band members do a remote performance at the same time, they’re all on different screens, like when Wilco recently debuted their new song via a multi-cam performance on Colbert. That’s
Breaking News Coachella 2020 is officially dead on the table — the music festival will NOT go on in October as previously planned … with hopes to fire it back up next year. The news came down Wednesday from Riverside County Public Health Officer Dr. Cameron Kaiser. Kaiser signed an order to cancel the October
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Play video content Breaking News Dame Dolla “As a brother with a good heart, I say ‘f*** you’ if you racist or white staying quiet, you disabling the changes.” NBA superstar Damian Lillard — AKA Dame DOLLA — is sending a strong message about police brutality and the recent peaceful protests across the country …
The Black Music Coalition is a newly formed organization comprised of Black music industry executives from the UK. Executives from Warner, Sony, Universal Music Group, BMG, Live Nation, Spotify, and the Music Managers Forum have published an open letter calling for immediate action to end systemic racism within the music industry, The Guardian reports. The
Exclusive 12:06 PM PT — A source close to Travis tells us this is nothing more than a frivolous dispute between producers and has nothing to do with Travis directly. Travis Scott‘s “Highest in the Room” has a catchy guitar melody that appears throughout — but one producer claims Travis and his team lifted it.
Robert Northern, the jazz artist, French horn master, and bandleader known as Brother Ah, has died, The New York Times reports. According to the Times, Northern died on May 31 in Washington D.C. following a year-long battle with a respiratory illness. He was 86 years old. Throughout his six-decade recording career, Northern played in-studio with