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Play video content Breaking News CNN Donald Trump says he’s not pulling strings to help Kanye West get on state ballots for the presidential election … but he’s got lots of good things to say about Ye and Kim Kardashian. Trump denied claims he’s encouraging Republicans to help Kanye get on the ballot for prez

Pennsylvania experimental artist TOBACCO has announced his next studio album Hot, Wet & Sassy. The follow-up to 2016’s Sweatbox Dynasty arrives October 30 via Ghostly International. Ahead of the new record, TOBACCO has shared new song “Babysitter,” which features Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor. Listen to the song below and scroll down for Hot, Wet

Exclusive Cardi B‘s long-awaited return to the rap game isn’t just a collab with Meg Thee Stallion — they’re getting support from a bunch of famous ladies … including Kylie Jenner. Sources familiar with MTS and Cardi’s upcoming track, “WAP,” tell TMZ that the theme of the song and accompanying music video is all about

Talib Kweli has been “permanently suspended” from Twitter after “repeated violations” of the site’s rules, according to a report from Jezebel’s Ashley Reese. Kweli’s suspension, confirmed in a statement from Twitter, follows his alleged harassment of a 24-year-old activist named Maya Moody, who claims the rapper incessantly tweeted at her, sometimes for “12 hours straight.”

Legendary singer Tony Bennett‘s made it another year around the sun, and a couple other famous voices are honoring him … with some of Tony’s own words. The “I Left My Heart in San Fransisco” crooner turned 94 Monday, and got beautiful birthday shout-outs from Stevie Wonder and Sting … who took 2 of Tony’s

The Legal Team were unable to find any corroboration whatsoever of a sexual assault at the Milwaukee venue. They request that if there is anyone with corroborating information of an event as described in the allegation to please contact them. Privacy will be respected. It was ascertained that The Killers very frequently have women working

Exclusive Kanye West‘s uphill battle to become President is getting steeper every day, but he IS ahead of Joe Biden in one way … he’s officially listed Michelle Tidball as his running mate. Kanye 2020 is having an up-and-down Monday, so far, because his campaign submitted petitions to get on the Arkansas ballot for prez

The images on the single’s artwork and in the music video of “It’s All Over Now Baby Blue” are drawn from documentation of performances between 1997-1999 by The Johnsons, featuring the groups central members, ANOHNI, Johanna Constantine, and Julia Yasuda. The Johnsons, a collective that presented surreal plays featuring underground punk/trans performers including Page Reynolds,

Exclusive Details Kanye West‘s presidential campaign just got serious, because he’s gunning to get on the Ohio ballot, and that state could be a determining factor in who occupies the White House. Kanye hired a company, Let the Voters Decide, to amass voter signatures in 3 states … Ohio, West Virginia and Arkansas. Ye needs

Taylor Swift’s folklore has debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, with over 846,000 equivalent album units sold in the first week since it was released on July 24, as Billboard reports. It replaces Juice WRLD’s posthumous album Legends Never Die as the biggest chart debut of the year. Swift’s new LP

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Tekashi 6ix9ine is fully free, having just completed house arrest, and he’s already out shooting a music video. We got this vid of Tekashi out in Brooklyn Sunday, bright and early (7:30 AM) …. alongside some super wild rides. It’s no surprise … a few security guards were patrolling the

After teasing a new collaboration, Lil Uzi Vert and Future have released a pair of new songs: “Over Your Head” and “Patek” (not to be confused with Uzi’s 2018 single “New Patek”). Check those both out below. It’s the first new music from the pair since they linked up for “All Bad,” a cut from

Adele is heaping on the ultimate praise to Beyonce, wearing the same outfit featured in her new smash hit project, ‘Black is King’ … and the internet can’t deal. The singer shouted out Bey’s new visual album Saturday on Instagram, posting a photo of herself posing in front of her TV with the flick on

Earlier this month, Jay-Z, Yo Gotti, and Team ROC helped secure legal representation for 227 inmates at Mississippi’s Parchman Prison, enabling them to file a class action lawsuit against the new Mississippi Department of Corrections Commissioner Nathan Burl Cain and prison healthcare provider Centurion, alleging subpar living conditions at Parchman. According to documents viewed by

Exclusive Details All eyez will be on Drake with his new twin Tupac Jesus pendants. Mr. OVO is the new owner of what soon will become 2 of America’s most wanted … these Tupac pendants dripping with diamonds and gold. The rapper commissioned the celeb jeweler, Jason of Beverly Hills, to pull off the twin

Arrow de Wilde said she was told that the incident was orchestrated by Brooks Nielsen and cost the band “a few hundred bucks,” calling it “a pretty expensive joke.” Starcrawler guitarist Henri Cash corroborated de Wilde’s story in a statement to Pitchfork. “Everything Arrow said in her statement is true,” Cash wrote. “We were locked

Exclusive Nicki Minaj‘s husband really wants to be there for the birth of the couple’s first child … a once-in-a-lifetime moment he might have to miss due to his pending criminal case. Kenneth Petty just submitted legal docs, obtained by TMZ, begging the judge to modify the terms of his pretrial release conditions so he

Mastodon have a new compilation album on the way. It’s called Medium Rarities, and it’s out September 11 via Reprise. The 16-song collection is led by Mastodon’s brand new single “Fallen Torches.” Listen to that below, and scroll down for the full tracklist. Mastodon’s last LP was 2017’s Emperor of Sand. The same year, the

Exclusive Details Tamar Braxton is opening up about her attempt to end her own life, claiming her years in the reality TV business and the “toxic, systemic bondage” that dwells there almost killed her … but now she’s healing and speaking up. Tamar says the July 16 incident was “my attempt to end my pain

Portland artist Laura Veirs has announced her next album My Echo. The LP arrives October 23 via Veirs’ label Raven Marching Band/Bella Union. Ahead of the record, Veirs has shared lead single “Burn Too Bright,” along with a lyric video created by Veirs and her sons as a dedication to the late Richard Swift. Check

Breaking News Malik B., one of the founding rappers of The Roots, has died. The hip-hop group announced Malik’s passing Wednesday with a tribute post that read, in part, “It is with heavy hearts and tearful eyes that we regretfully inform you of the passing of our beloved brother and long time Roots member Malik

L.A. post-hardcore band Touché Amoré have announced their next album. It’s titled Lament and it arrives October 9 via Epitaph. Today’s announcement comes with a new single, “Limelight,” which features Manchester Orchestra frontman Andy Hull. Take a listen to that below, and check out the album artwork and tracklist as well. Lament, produced with Ross

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Tyga wants to throw struggling restaurants and eateries a lifeline … he’s opening a virtual restaurant and his secret chicken recipe and delivery plan could help the joints survive. The rapper joined us on “TMZ Live” and unveiled his virtual restaurant concept … Tyga Bites — baked, boneless and free

Trevor Powers—the artist who formerly recorded under the name Youth Lagoon—has released a new album called Capricorn. Recorded in a cabin near the Sawtooth Mountains in Idaho, the new album is a largely instrumental ambient project; stream it below. After giving up the Youth Lagoon moniker in 2016, Powers released the first album under his

50 Cent‘s doing what he hardly ever does after one of his troll jobs — he’s saying sorry … and it’s none other than to Megan Thee Stallion, who made it clear his jokes were hurtful. Fitty hopped on the Gram Monday to issue a mea culpa following Meg’s tearful video, writing … “👀Damn I

The Chainsmokers held a charity concert in Southampton, New York on Saturday alongside Goldman Sachs executive David M. Solomon (aka DJ D-Sol). It was called Safe & Sound. Video that surfaced from the concert appeared to show attendees flouting social distancing, and now Gov. Andrew Cuomo has announced a New York Department of Health investigation

Exclusive Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are together for the first time since the disastrous campaign rally in South Carolina a week ago, and their first outing was … Wendy’s!!! Kim flew to Cody, WY Monday … this after weeks of back and forth where she was desperately trying to get Kanye to get treatment

Denise Johnson, the vocalist known for her work with A Certain Ratio and Primal Scream, has died, The Guardian and The Independent report. She was 56 years old. A cause of death has not been revealed. Born and raised in Manchester, Johnson began her career as a vocalist in the group Fifth of Heaven. She

Exclusive Britney Spears is still seeing her sons, Jayden and Sean, without any pushback from Kevin Federline amid the new wave of concern raised by the #FreeBritney folks. Sources close to the situation tell TMZ … if Kevin ever felt any concern about Britney’s state of mind, he would try to take legal steps to

Part Time, the Los Angeles rock band fronted by David Loca who released numerous albums on Burger Records, has had multiple records pulled from streaming services. The labels Mexican Summer and Plastic Response Records cited anonymous allegations of abuse as the reason for having Part Time’s music removed. Loca subsequently issued an apology statement on