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Exclusive TMZ/Getty Composite It seemed inevitable, but TMZ has learned later today Joel Osteen and Kanye West will pull the plug on their big plan to throw a massive service at Yankee Stadium … at least for the time being. Sources involved in the production of the event tell us … Osteen’s people were in

Tonight (March 16), Bernie Sanders is livestreaming a digital rally featuring guest appearances by Neil Young and Daryl Hannah, as well as performances by Jim James and Anderson .Paak’s backing band the Free Nationals. Watch the event live here. The rally will also feature speeches by Senator Sanders, Nina Turner, and more. “There are so

Breaking News Getty/Alamy Dierks Bentley is shutting down his famed bar in Nashville but he’s vowing to sink $90k directly into the pockets of his hourly employees. The country superstar announced Monday he’s closing Whiskey Row in the heart of Nashville on Lower Broadway for a while. The 5-Hour Energy spokesman said his heart goes

Burna Boy has shared a new video for his track “Odogwu.” The TG Omari-directed clip portrays the Nigerian artist as a king among warriors and dancers. Watch it below. Last year, Burna Boy released the record African Giant. Since then, along with sharing “Odogwu,” he has dropped the single “Money Play” and featured on tracks

Exclusive TMZ.com Brad Pitt‘s got one hell of an appetite … for burgers and more friendly hangouts with gal pal Alia Shawkat. The “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” star and Ali were spotted at In-N-Out in L.A. the day after they both also hit up a Thundercat show at The Wiltern. Brad, seen wearing

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has announced an executive order that will go into effect Tuesday, March 17 at 9:00 a.m. The order will limit restaurants, bars, and cafes in the city to take-out and delivery service. It will also shutter all nightclubs, movie theaters, small theater houses, and concert venues. The order

TMZ.com Post Malone was anything BUT POSTponed … his show in Denver oddly went on despite everything else getting canceled amid fears of widespread of the coronavirus. The rapper’s facing tons of heat after performing Thursday night in front of a sold-out crowd at Pepsi Center … quite the opposite of social distancing. Fans ate

Pittsburgh hardcore band Code Orange has livestreamed their performance to an empty Roxian Theatre in Pittsburgh, PA via Twitch. The show was planned as their record release party for their fourth LP Underneath—out Friday, March 13 via Roadrunner—before the venue postponed all of its scheduled shows in March due to coronavirus concerns. Check out the

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Pete Wentz says people running to their local grocery stores for toilet paper and water are not just screwing themselves (and others) … they’re also not thinking ahead. The Fall Out Boy bassist gave us his take on the chaos surrounding coronavirus lately — including folks stockpiling crucial supplies and

Back in June, Soundgarden, Steve Earle, and Hole, as well as the estate of Tupac Shakur and a former wife of Tom Petty sued Universal Music Group for over $100 million in damages. The suit was in response to The New York Times Magazine’s bombshell investigation of a 2008 fire at UMG’s Hollywood warehouse that

Exclusive Getty Nicki Minaj‘s husband really wants to get back to surfing the Internet … something he’s currently barred from doing due to his pending criminal case. Kenneth Petty just submitted legal docs, obtained by TMZ, begging a California judge to allow him to use the World Wide Web. Department of Justice As you know

The Grand Ole Opry announced today (March 13) that it will suspend performances that involve a live audience until April 4 “in an effort to maintain health and safety amid current COVID-19 concerns.” The Nashville, Tennessee institution posted a statement on its website stating that “the Opry’s first priority has always been the safety of

Breaking News TMZ.com R. Kelly‘s pile of legal issues just got bigger … he’s been hit with several new charges by federal prosecutors in New York, and they include crimes against a minor. According to legal docs — obtained by TMZ — Kelly’s been hit with a new indictment related to 2 new alleged victims,

After years of waiting, Jay Electronica has finally shared his debut album. Listen to A Written Testimony—which features contributions from JAY-Z, James Blake, Travis Scott, Khruangbin, and The-Dream—below via Tidal. Production credits include Swizz Beatz, Hit-Boy, the Alchemist, No I.D., Young Guru, and AraabMuzik. The album’s credits reveal samples or interpolations of Rihanna (“Flux Capacitor”),

Exclusive Getty/The Soap Shop Composite As coronavirus fears skyrocket and the stock market plummets … Soulja Boy‘s making a whole lot of money off a pretty clean gamble. Sources close to the rapper-turned-entrepreneur tell TMZ … he’s invested in a company called The Soap Shop — which, of course, sells soap products and the like.

Georgia has covered Billie Eilish for her new Spotify Singles release. In addition to a rendition of her own “About Work the Dancefloor,” the London multi-instrumentalist has recorded a take on “everything i wanted,” a single that followed Eilish’s Grammy-winning debut WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?. Listen to both of those

Exclusive TMZ Composite Billie Eilish is celebrating her history-making night at the Grammys with some shiny new bling … and the piece is an ode to her sweep of the show’s top awards. The custom pendant is 14-karat gold with black diamonds and was crafted by celebrity jeweler Boodaddy Diamonds of Koosh Jewelers. As for

While on location in Australia for pre-production of the Baz Luhrmann-directed biopic about Elvis Presley, Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson were diagnosed with the coronavirus (COVID-19). Hanks, who plays Presley’s infamous manager Col. Tom Parker in the new film, confirmed the news in a statement (via Deadline). “Hello, folks. Rita and I are

Exclusive Getty Thousands of people who were stoked to attend Coachella next month aren’t only disappointed, they’re stressing out too … over getting their money back from Airbnb. As we reported … the music festival’s been postponed to October due to the coronavirus crisis, which means the folks who planned to travel to the Coachella

Reissue label Light in the Attic has announced the new Pacific Breeze 2: Japanese City Pop, AOR & Boogie 1972-1986 compilation, the sequel to 2019’s Pacific Breeze: Japanese City Pop, AOR & Boogie 1976-1986. It’s due out May 15 on digital, cassette, CD, and 2xLP vinyl formats. The compilation was curated by Vetiver’s Andy Cabic

Breaking News TMZ/Getty Composite Travis Scott, Rage Against the Machine and Frank Ocean will be legends of the fall — Coachella and its headliners are moving to October due to the coronavirus crisis. TMZ has confirmed agents for several acts booked for Coachella have been told the new dates are the consecutive weekends of Oct.

Anderson .Paak and Justin Timberlake have shared a new track from Trolls World Tour. The duo wrote and produced “Don’t Slack” with Ludwig Göransson. Hear the track below. Timberlake discussed the collaboration in a new interview with Zane Lowe for Apple Music’s Beats 1. Hear that below, too. Justin Timberlake executive produced Trolls World Tour

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Yungblud isn’t ready to hit the panic button over coronavirus and pull the plug on upcoming gigs — including a couple at Coachella — but the decision might soon be out of his hands. The British rocker was out at the L.A. Zoo Sunday for an Australian wildfire event, and

The first leg of Pearl Jam’s planned 2020 tour behind their new album Gigaton has been postponed. The band released a statement citing recent public health concerns surrounding the coronavirus outbreak. Their planned European tour dates are still on. Read their full statement below. Pitchfork has reached out to Pearl Jam’s representatives for more information.

Exclusive City Girls member JT is tasting freedom … because we’ve learned the rapper is outta federal custody after spending the last part of her sentence in a halfway house. JT was officially released Friday, the Federal Bureau of Prisons tells TMZ. Remember, she’d been in custody since June 2018 after turning herself in on

Lil Baby’s performance at Bill Harris Arena in Birmingham, Alabama last night (March 7) ended in chaos as one person was shot, The Birmingham News reports. Police have confirmed that one person was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries; there’s no suspect in custody. A video of the incident shows Lil Baby performing when an altercation appears

Play video content Exclusive Details DaBaby brutally assaulted a fan Saturday night as he made his way to the stage, and the crowd was so enraged at him the show ended before it began. The rapper was at Whiskey North in Tampa for his “Up Close N Personal” tour when a woman waved her phone

DaBaby appeared to assault a woman on his way to the stage at an afterparty at the Tampa, Florida venue Whiskey North, TMZ reports. As video of the incident circulated online last night, DaBaby shared Instagram stories alleging that the woman struck him in the eye with her phone before he struck her back. This