Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Slim Thug is imploring folks in Houston — and young people everywhere — to start taking coronavirus seriously, and he hopes his diagnosis is a wake-up call. The H-town rapper joined us Wednesday on “TMZ Live” and told us too many people in his hometown are taking the pandemic lightly,
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On Friday, March 20, Paradigm Talent Agency announced to its staff that it would be conducting mass “temporary” layoffs as the live music industry stares down a year of uncertainty due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. A source close to the situation tells Pitchfork that the layoff terms do not include severance. In addition, according
Exclusive The coronavirus pandemic has brought live concerts to a total standstill, but the music industry is still set on churning out new tunes … and producers are increasingly working from home and getting super creative. Music industry sources tell TMZ … recording studios across Los Angeles and New York City have all closed due
Bill Rieflin, best known as the drummer for Ministry, King Crimson, and R.E.M., has died of cancer, according to his friend and collaborator Robert Fripp. He was 59. Rieflin was born in 1960 in Seattle, Washington. He got his start in music in the late 70s with local bands the Telepaths, Tupperwares, and the Blackouts.
Gabe Lopez is no stranger to success in the music industry with countless tours under his belt as an opening act, songs written for notable bands such as New Kids on the Block, and music in the top charts all over the US and UK. God Bless the Queens is certain to follow suit. “Firestar”
Exclusive Tekashi 6ix9nine is so desperate to escape the coronavirus he’d rather take his chances outside of prison than risk the disease killing him while he’s locked up. 6ix9ine’s attorney, Lance Lazzaro, wrote a letter to the judge Sunday night citing serious concerns for Tekashi’s wellbeing behind bars. Lazzaro says Tekashi suffers from asthma —
Tres Warren, the lead vocalist and guitarist of New York experimental group Psychic Ills, has died. The band shared the news in a post on their official Facebook page today (March 23). Warren was 41 years old. “Our hearts are broken and heavy with the news that our brother Tres has passed away,” Psychic Ills
Exclusive Ariana Grande urgently needs court-ordered protection from an obsessed fan … we’ve learned she just filed for a restraining order. The “7 Rings” singer filed legal docs Friday seeking a temporary protective order from the man who was arrested Saturday following a disturbing and scary visit to her Los Angeles home. Ariana’s mother is
The Weeknd has shared a video for “In Your Eyes,” a track off his latest record After Hours. In the Anton Tammi–directed clip, Abel Tesfaye’s crimson-suited alter ego stalks a young woman (Zaina Miuccia) with a giant knife. It doesn’t end well for him. Find the video below. After Hours is the Weeknd’s first album
President Barack Obama sent a heartfelt, admiring letter to blues legend B.B. King just a month before he died, and the unique piece of history can be yours for … for a pretty penny. The personally signed piece of White House stationery — equipped with the presidential seal on top — was sent to an
Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim have premiered their new sitcom Beef House a week early. You can watch episode one, titled “Army Buddy Brad,” on Adult Swim’s website. According to a press release, Beef House is “about five men—Tim Heidecker, Eric Wareheim, Ron Auster, Ben Hur, Tennessee Luke—and Eric’s wife Megan, living under one roof.”
Bernie Sanders needs to kill time somehow, now that all campaigns have taken a back seat to the coronavirus pandemic, so why not take in a concert with the likes of Michelle Obama, Rihanna and Mark Zuckerberg? Well, yes, that’s precisely what happened Saturday night when DJ D-Nice threw a Social Distancing Dance Party and
Country musician Kenny Rogers has died at the age of 81, as CNN reports and his publicist tells Pitchfork. The legendary singer-songwriter whose career spanned nearly six decades passed away on Friday, March 20, from natural causes. In 2018, Rogers was forced to cancel the remaining dates of his farewell tour, The Gambler’s Last Deal,
Play video content Swae Lee is continuing to give his fans what they want — and the coronavirus won’t stop him … not entirely, anyway. The Rae Sremmurd rapper hopped on Instagram Live Friday night to put on a concert of sorts — basically, it was him in a studio with a mic … and
The long-running British avant-garde music magazine The Wire has announced it has opened its online archives to the public for the next week. “We’re giving everyone one week’s FREE access to our online archive containing every issue of The Wire ever published,” a tweet reads. “That’s more than 430 issues to while away the time.”
This will definitely make ya wanna kiss the sky — a bunch of guitars played or owned by some of rock’s biggest legends are up for auction. The folks over at Gotta Have Rock and Roll are auctioning off a slew of famous guitars played and/or owned by the likes of Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin
The Killers have shared a new music video for their recent single “Caution.” The Sing Lee-directed visual, which follows a teenage romance, finds the band performing onstage at a school dance. Check it out below. “Caution” will appear on the Killers’ upcoming record Imploding the Mirage. The band’s sixth studio album arrives May 29 via
Exclusive Kodak Black‘s giving back to his community despite being behind bars, by donating hundreds of books and much-needed school supplies to students now learning from home. The incarcerated rapper’s attorney, Bradford Cohen, tells TMZ … Kodak’s sending out 625 reading comprehension books to 625 schoolkids in Broward Country, FL to help offset the impact
The Weeknd’s new album After Hours has arrived. It’s his follow-up to My Dear Melancholy, and Starboy. The record was led by “Blinding Lights,” “Heartless,” and “After Hours,” as well as “Scared to Live,” which the Weeknd debuted with Daniel Lopatin on SNL. Revisit the Weeknd’s “After Hours” short film, and hear the whole new
Exclusive Tekashi 6ix9ine‘s desire to get revenge on his rivals got an innocent woman shot … according to her, and she wants him to fork over $150 million for the incident. The woman, who filed a lawsuit as Jane Doe, claims the rapper’s responsible for the stray bullet striking her left foot and, therefore, shattering
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Super excited to have the pleasure of speaking with you today! Welcome. You just released a new album. Congratulations. How are you feeling now that the album is out for everyone to hear? I’m feeling so excited! I’ve been working on this album for over a year and it feels great to finally be able
Hello and Welcome Sarah! You have a current single out titled ‘Cryorhythmic’. Can you share more about the song with us? Cryorhythmic is an energetic and powerful track featuring the violin over electronic/house beats. The track borrows themes from the Vivaldi Four Seasons, “Winter” and really showcases dichotomy between old and new sound. How did
Lucinda Williams has shared a new song that she wrote for the new Netflix movie Lost Girls. Her track, produced by her husband Tom Overby and recorded at Hollywood’s Capitol Studios, is called “Lost Girl.” The song plays over the end credits of the film. Hear “Lost Girl” below. “We were very lucky with the
Exclusive Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom are on the hunt for supermarket supplies — just like most of us adjusting to life in a pandemic — but the expectant parents look super comfy doing it. Orlando and his pregnant, pop singer fiancee hit up a Whole Foods in L.A. Wednesday along with Katy’s sister, Angela,
Florida rapper-singer Rod Wave has revealed the release date of his sophomore album: Pray 4 Love is out April 3 (via Alamo/Geffen). He’s also shared the record’s title track and its music video. Watch the “Pray 4 Love” video below. Pray 4 Love is Rod Wave’s follow-up to his 2019 debut Ghetto Gospel. The new
Alex Giordani’s album “Shades of Morning Light” provides an eclectic glimpse into the Italian artist’s world of vocal-driven songwriting. Released in November of 2019, the fifteen-track album traverses a wide range of genres with a particular foundation in rock and alternative. The opening track, “Mesmerized, “features a grunge guitar riff and a ballad-style vocal which
Breaking News Shutterstock Premier The brother of the man who set off an explosion at Ariana Grande‘s Manchester Arena concert in 2017 has been found guilty of 22 murders. Hashem Abedi was found guilty Tuesday at the Justice Hall in London where prosecutors said Hashem was just as guilty of the attacks as his brother,
Thousands of people across the globe have been diagnosed with coronavirus (COVID-19). As the outbreak continues, organizers of large public gatherings (such as music festivals and concerts) are being forced to assess whether or not to hold their scheduled events as planned. Among the first big events to be canceled was South by Southwest, which
Pop singer/songwriter Destiny Malibu is having quite the year indeed. It’s only March, and the California-born temptress has issued not one but three stunning new studio cuts in “Sweet Persuasion,” Kissed by an Angel and, most recently, the Latin-flavored “Lo Siento,” which is burning up the underground like few other pop tracks are this month. “Lo Siento”