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News Dave Chappelle to Host SNL Next Week with Musical Guest Black Star The comedian last hosted Saturday Night Live in 2016 after the U.S. general election By Matthew Ismael Ruiz November 6, 2022 Facebook Twitter Talib Kweli, Dave Chappell, Yasiin Bey (Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Saturday Night Live has announced Dave Chappelle will host

Play video content TMZ.com Diddy rang in his 53rd year on the planet in true Diddy fashion Friday night … Big party!! BIGGER names!! Lotsa liquor!! And dancing galore!! The legendary rap mogul threw his fancy B’Day bash at his L.A. mansion … and the stars came out mostly dressed to the nines to lap

News Animal Collective Share New Song From A24 Film Soundtrack: Listen The Inspection is based on the true story of writer and director Elegance Bratton By Madison Bloom November 4, 2022 Facebook Twitter Animal Collective, March 2022 (Kyle Gustafson / For The Washington Post via Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Animal Collective penned the original score

Play video content TMZ.com DDG is one of the most visible rappers on social media with nearly 4 million followers on TikTok alone — so, he thinks any ban of the Chinese-backed app would be a huge setback for artists worldwide. TMZ Hip Hop caught up with the “Moonwalking in Calabasas” rapper amid the FCC

News Paramore Announce 2023 Tour Dates The North American trek features support from Bloc Party, the Linda Lindas, and more By Eric Torres November 4, 2022 Facebook Twitter Paramore’s Hayley Williams, November 2022 (Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Paramore have announced a North American arena tour in support of their forthcoming album, This

Cops are trying to piece together the argument that escalated to the point of gunfire in the fatal shooting of Takeoff, and the triviality of the whole thing is just mind-boggling. Law enforcement sources tell us … angry words were exchanged between Quavo and others after he lost in a dice game at the bowling

News Paramore Perform “This Is Why” on Fallon: Watch The band’s upcoming album This Is Why is due out in February By Rob Arcand November 4, 2022 Facebook Twitter Paramore’s Hayley Williams (Photo by Todd Owyoung/NBC) Facebook Twitter Paramore stopped by the latest episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, where they performed as

Play video content TMZ.com Method Man isn’t trying to hide his frustrations … not only over Takeoff‘s death, but also over hip hop culture shouldering the blame for rap slayings. We caught up with him Thursday in NYC and asked about escalated violence taking out so many more artists … especially compared to his peak

News Watch Mickey Guyton Sing With Elmo on Sesame Street Joined also by Abby, Big Bird, Cookie Monster, and more, the country star performed a song about the importance of community By Nina Corcoran November 3, 2022 Facebook Twitter Mickey Guyton on Sesame Street, 2022 (Richard Termine) Facebook Twitter Mickey Guyton was featured on today’s

The future is bright for Future when it comes to his real estate portfolio … because he just dropped 10 figures on an island paradise. Real estate sources tell TMZ … the “Mask Off” rapper just bought a $16.3 million home on Allison Island in Miami Beach. The place is absolutely palatial … it’s 8,897

News Shygirl Announces 2023 North American Tour Dates The London musician will play a number of concerts in support of her debut album, Nymph By Rob Arcand November 2, 2022 Facebook Twitter Shygirl, photo by Jacqueline Landvik Facebook Twitter Shygirl released her debut album Nymph last month, and, now, she has announced an upcoming world

Play video content 11/1/22 TMZ.com UPDATE 5:38 PM PT — Takeoff‘s manager just broke his silence on the rapper’s shooting death, suggesting Takeoff was killed by a stray bullet. UPDATE The Migos rapper’s rep released a statement late Tuesday on social media, saying … “Senseless violence and a stray bullet has taken another life from

News Warp’s Artificial Intelligence Compilation (Aphex Twin, Autechre, More) Returning to Vinyl The landmark 1992 comp featured early music from Aphex Twin, Autechre, and more By Jazz Monroe November 1, 2022 Facebook Twitter Aphex Twin, 1996 (Martyn Goodacre/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Warp will reissue its landmark compilation Artificial Intelligence on December 9, putting the 1992

UPDATE 7:11 AM PT — In a new video you can hear Quavo on the phone, presumably with a 911 operator, and he’s asking … “What does she need to do?” A woman on the scene had said she was a nurse and was offering to help Takeoff. UPDATE Play video content TMZ.com UPDATE 6:36

News Migos’ Takeoff Shot and Killed at 28 The influential rapper was reportedly with bandmate Quavo when an altercation in a bowling alley turned violent By Jazz Monroe November 1, 2022 Facebook Twitter Kirsnick Khari Ball aka Takeoff, September 2021 (Rich Fury/Getty Images for Global Citizen) Facebook Twitter Takeoff, a rapper in the influential Atlanta

Play video content BACKGRID Tory Lanez will soon be on court-ordered house arrest, but if he’s at all sweating his new ankle bracelet, he certainly isn’t showing it. The rapper was spotted outside the Corrective Solution facility in LA Monday, the place where folks go for GPS, alcohol, and drug monitoring. You can see the

News Lavender Country’s Patrick Haggerty Dies at 78 The lifelong activist made what is widely considered to be the first openly gay country music record By Allison Hussey October 31, 2022 Facebook Twitter Lavender Country’s Patrick Haggerty, May 2019 (Jim Bennett/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Patrick Haggerty, who led the proudly queer Lavender Country, has died.

Kanye West is on a new tear — suggesting what happened to Emmett Till is what’s happening to him as he falls from grace … this while trying to get Ari Emanuel‘s attention. New posts have been popping up on Ye’s IG page of late — ever since he was reinstated — but a string

News Taylor Swift Scores 11th No. 1 Album With Midnights, Achieving Highest Sales in Almost 7 Years Swift is now the sixth artist with more than 10 LPs to top the Billboard 200 chart, after Midnights sold well over a million copies By Jazz Monroe October 30, 2022 Facebook Twitter Taylor Swift, September 2022 (VALERIE

UPDATE 12:54 PM PT — Chrisean Rock is reversing course, taking back her claims of an attack at the hands of Blueface and now saying she was “on a bad trip” … and that he actually rescued her. UPDATE Play video content @chriseanrockbabyy UPDATE Chrisean says she blacked out and was trying to jump out

News D. H. Peligro, Dead Kennedys Drummer, Dies at 63 The longtime punk icon died from trauma to the head caused by an accidental fall By Nina Corcoran October 29, 2022 Facebook Twitter D. H. Peligro, photo by Scott Legato/Getty Images Facebook Twitter D.H. Peligro, Dead Kennedys longtime drummer, has died. The band confirmed the

Luke Bryan brought out Governor Ron DeSantis as a special guest during one of his concerts this week … and it doesn’t look like the internet is very happy about it. The country singer was performing Friday in Jacksonville, FL, and at one point in the show … he brought out RDS to join him

News Jerry Lee Lewis Dies at 87 The rock’n’roll musician soared to popularity with the hits “Great Balls of Fire” and “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On,” but fell from grace after marrying his 13-year-old cousin when he was 22 years old By Evan Minsker October 28, 2022 Facebook Twitter Jerry Lee Lewis, 1962 (Harry Hammond/V&A

Play video content TMZ.com Kanye West‘s downward spiral isn’t impacting his music on streaming platforms — not yet, anyway, and Ty Dolla $ign‘s supremely confident their “Ego Death” will be just fine. We bumped into Ty$ at Dash Radio in Hollywood, where he was all about showing off his freshly manicured nails — but we

News Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon Announces Wisconsin Get-Out-the-Vote Events “No one is more powerful than a citizenry that is empowered and together”—Justin Vernon By Matthew Strauss October 28, 2022 Facebook Twitter Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon, photo by Eric Timothy Carlson & Graham Tolbert Facebook Twitter Back in 2020, Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon launched the nonpartisan

Rock ‘n’ roll icon, Jerry Lee Lewis has died … TMZ has confirmed. The “Great Balls of Fire” singer’s team released a statement Friday, saying, “Lewis, perhaps the last true, great icon of the birth of rock ‘n’ roll, whose marriage of blues, gospel, country, honky-tonk and raw, pounding stage performances so threatened a young

News Weyes Blood Shares New Video for “Grapevine”: Watch The single from Natalie Mering’s upcoming album, And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow, was released earlier this month By Madison Bloom October 28, 2022 Facebook Twitter Weyes Blood (Still from “Grapevine” music video). Facebook Twitter Weyes Blood has released a new video for her single “Grapevine.”

Kanye West‘s school may be shut down for good … because we’ve learned educators there have been quitting in protest. Sources connected to Donda Academy tell TMZ … the main issue preventing the school from running as usual is a recent wave of staffers quitting due to Kanye’s antisemitic rants. We’re told Kanye’s hateful comments,

News Harry Styles Shares New “Music for a Sushi Restaurant” Video: Watch Styles stars as the Catch of the Day in the latest Harry’s House visual By Quinn Moreland October 27, 2022 Facebook Twitter Harry Styles in “Music for a Sushi Restaurant,” directed by Aube Perrie Facebook Twitter Harry Styles has shared a video for

Drake and 21 Savage are pushing back the release date for their highly anticipated joint album … because the producer is battling coronavirus. Champagne Papi announced the delay Wednesday, revealing on his Instagram story that his longtime producer, Noah “40” Shebib, became infected with COVID while mixing and mastering the album. Drake and 21 Savage’s