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President Biden‘s decision to pardon all federal prisoners convicted of simple marijuana possession is sitting very well with rappers like Wiz Khalifa … who tells us he hopes it’s just the first step towards more pro-weed legislation. Referring to Biden’s announcement, Wiz tells TMZ Hip Hop … “It’s awesome to see things are moving in

News Austin City Limits 2022 Hulu Livestream Schedule & Details Announced Sets from Jazmine Sullivan, the War on Drugs, Paramore, Japanese Breakfast, Cassandra Jenkins, Dehd, Spoon, Kevin Morby, Muna, Big Boi, the Chicks, and more will stream this weekend By Jazz Monroe October 7, 2022 Facebook Twitter Austin City Limits Music Festival 2016 (Jim Bennett/FilmMagic)

Play video content Fox News Kanye West thinks there’s an evil plan behind the attacks on Lizzo‘s weight … he says it’s a way to kill Black people. Ye says he notices whenever Lizzo, who works with his trainer, posts on social media about losing weight she is immediately attacked by bot accounts. The reasoning

News Kanye West’s Adidas Partnership Is “Under Review” The review comes after the rapper terminated a different partnership with Gap By Matthew Strauss October 6, 2022 Facebook Twitter Kanye West, June 2016 (Jonathan Leibson/Getty Images for ADIDAS) Facebook Twitter Kanye West’s partnership with Adidas is under review, CNBC and Hypebeast report. In a statement, the

Kanye West‘s “White Lives Matter” shirt is generating tons of attention — mostly negative — but now it’s spawning fakes … meaning the controversial shirts will pop up in public, even if Ye doesn’t decide to sell ’em. We’ve discovered several eBay listings where the long-sleeve shirts are found under listings like “Lives Matter-Kanye West-Candace

News Paramore Address Apparent Assault at Utah Concert: “Paramore Does Not Condone Violence” “To make things as clear as possible: Paramore shows are meant to be a safe place for people. If you can’t respect that, do not come.” By Madison Bloom October 5, 2022 Facebook Twitter Paramore’s Hayley Williams, May 2018 (Taylor Hill/Getty Images

Johnny Depp is still super close with the lawyers who helped him defeat Amber Heard in court … he made sure they were treated like royalty at his first U.S. concert since the trial. Johnny kicked off his nationwide tour with Jeff Beck Tuesday at The Anthem in Washington D.C. with his attorneys Camille Vasquez

News Watch Wu-Tang Clan, Lil Kim, Fat Joe, More Pay Tribute to Loud Records at BET Awards 2022 Remy Ma, David Banner, Lil’ Flip, Mobb Deep’s Havoc, Dead Prez, M.O.P., Project Pat and Three 6 Mafia also performed By Matthew Ismael Ruiz October 5, 2022 Facebook Twitter Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA onstage during at Cellairis Amphitheatre

Miguel‘s marriage is no longer a sure thing … because his model wife just filed for divorce. The “Sure Thing” singer’s high school sweetheart, Nazanin Mandi, beelined it to court Tuesday and filed to divorce Miguel after nearly 3 years of marriage. According to the documents, obtained by TMZ, Miguel’s wife is citing irreconcilable differences

News Rage Against the Machine Cancel 2023 North American Tour Zack de la Rocha explained that his leg injury has made it impossible for him to play more reunion shows By Matthew Strauss October 4, 2022 Facebook Twitter Rage Against the Machine’s Zack de la Rocha, August 2022 (Astrida Valigorsky/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Rage Against

Coolio had a lot of things in the works before his sudden passing last week — including the fact he was about to headline his first ever Vegas residency this month … TMZ has learned. Shortly before he died, Coolio was actually in talks with a production company called Fan Rebellion — which produces an

News Tyler, the Creator’s Camp Flog Gnaw Isn’t Happening in 2022, Set to Return Next Year The last incarnation of the festival took place in 2019 By Evan Minsker October 3, 2022 Facebook Twitter Tyler the Creator at Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival 2017 (Kevin Winter/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Tyler, the Creator’s Camp Flog Gnaw festival

Ringo Starr‘s sudden weekend illness was actually the beginning stages of COVID — and now, the former Beatle has been forced to hit the pause button on performing. The announcement came Monday from The Canada Life Centre — where Ringo and his band were scheduled to perform this week — writing … “Ringo Starr and

News Watch Snail Mail, Soccer Mommy, Sad13, and Bully’s Alicia Bognanno Cover Pavement’s “Grounded” They played the Wowee Zowee track at NYC’s pop-up Pavement Museum By Madison Bloom October 2, 2022 Facebook Twitter Sad13, Snail Mail, Bully’s Alicia Bognanno, and Soccer Mommy (Jake Whitener) Facebook Twitter On Saturday night (October 1), Pavement took a break

Play video content TMZ.com Vanessa Bryant went to the Bad Bunny concert in L.A. this weekend — and it seems two’s all the company she needed for premier box seats. The widow of the late Kobe Bryant was seen attending the show at SoFi Stadium Saturday, and she ended up getting her own VIP suite

News Watch the Killers Bring Out Bruce Springsteen at Madison Square Garden The Boss joined the band for live renditions of “Born to Run,” “Badlands,” and their recent collaboration “Dustland” By Madison Bloom October 2, 2022 Facebook Twitter Brandon Flowers of the Killers, Bruce Springsteen (Photos via Getty Images). Facebook Twitter The Killers are currently

Play video content TMZ.com Vanilla Ice got pretty emotional, recalling the last time he had a heart-to-heart with Coolio about being a parent … adding he’s put a brief hold on his tour following the rapper’s death. Ice tried keeping it together while talking about their last convo … and it sounds like Coolio’s kids

News The Avalanches Cancel 2022 Tour Due to “Serious Illness” Their remaining eight shows in the US and Canada have been scrapped By Nina Corcoran October 1, 2022 Facebook Twitter The Avalanches, photo by Lorne Thomson/Redferns Facebook Twitter The Avalanches’ current 2022 tour of North America has been canceled “due to serious illness.” The group

There are reports Trevor Noah and Dua Lipa are “just friends.” Really? Now that we know Trevor’s plan to exit “The Daily Show,” which he announced Thursday, it seems kinda weird he’d have dinner with a casual friend the night before … there are things to discuss with your closest allies when stuff like that

News California’s Rap Lyrics Bill Becomes State Law Governor Gavin Newsom signed the Decriminalizing Artistic Expression Act in a virtual ceremony with Killer Mike, Meek Mill, E-40, and more By Allison Hussey September 30, 2022 Facebook Twitter California State Capitol Building, July 2021 (Photo by David Paul Morris/Bloomberg) Facebook Twitter California governor Gavin Newsom signed

UPDATE 5:01 PM PT — Ice Cube says other states should follow California’s lead in blocking prosecutors from using rap lyrics as evidence in criminal cases. UPDATE Play video content TMZ.com UPDATE We got Cube at LAX a couple hours after CA Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the bill into law, and he told us he

News Alex G Performs “Miracles” on Colbert: Watch The musician’s latest studio album, God Save the Animals, arrived earlier this month By Rob Arcand September 30, 2022 Facebook Twitter Alex G on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, September 2022 (Scott Kowalchyk/CBS ©2022 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.) Facebook Twitter Alex G took the

“Futurama” fans will still be able to hear Coolio featured on their favorite show — the late rapper recorded segments for the animated series before his death — giving show creatives a chance to give Coolio, and his character, a proper send-off. David X. Cohen, Executive Producer of “Futurama,” tells TMZ he was shocked to

News Phil Collins and Genesis Sell Portion of Catalogs to Concord Music Group The deal includes publishing rights, recorded music income streams, and masters By Rob Arcand September 29, 2022 Facebook Twitter Mike Rutherford, Tony Banks, and Phil Collins of Genesis, January 1991 (Paul Harris/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Phil Collins and Genesis have sold a

EMT’s frantically tried to revive Coolio after his body was found in a downtown LA. home, but after 45 minutes of CPR he was pronounced dead. TMZ broke the story … Coolio was at a friend’s home late Wednesday afternoon when he went to the bathroom. We’re told he was in there for quite a

News Coolio, “Gangsta’s Paradise” Rapper, Dies at 59 The California rapper was a mainstay on MTV in the 1990s By Nina Corcoran September 28, 2022 Facebook Twitter Coolio, photo by Des Willie/Redferns Facebook Twitter Coolio, the rapper best known for his hit “Gangsta’s Paradise,” has died, report TMZ and Rolling Stone. Citing his longtime manager,

R. Kelly‘s not just going to prison for his sex crimes in New York, but it also looks like he’ll be ordered to pay a fortune to some of his victims … including picking up the tabs to deal with their STDs and their psychological trauma in the aftermath. There was a restitution hearing in