Music

News Mavis Staples Announces Album With Levon Helm, Shares New Video: Watch Carry Me Home was recorded in Woodstock, New York in 2011 By Matthew Ismael Ruiz March 15, 2022 Facebook Twitter Levon Helm and Mavis Staples, photo by Greg McKean Facebook Twitter Mavis Staples has announced Carry Me Home, a new album of live

Play video content TMZ.com Freddie Gibbs doesn’t have much sympathy for Jussie Smollett … he says Jussie belongs behind bars for breaking the law, plain and simple. We got the rapper at Cookies on Melrose and asked about Jussie’s 5-month jail sentence, which the “Empire” star just started serving in Chicago. Freddie says Jussie should

News Dolly Parton Declines 2022 Rock Hall Nomination “Even though I am extremely flattered and grateful to be nominated for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, I don’t feel that I have earned that right. I really do not want votes to be split because of me, so I must respectfully bow out.” By

News Arcade Fire Releasing “The Lightning I, II,” First New Song in 5 Years The band’s first piece of original music since 2017 arrives on Thursday, March 17 By Madison Bloom March 14, 2022 Facebook Twitter Arcade Fire, February 2020 (Erika Goldring/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Arcade Fire have announced “The Lightning I, II,” their first

News Pearl Jam Announce 2022 North American Tour Dates Former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Josh Klinghoffer will play with the band for the rescheduled concerts in support of Gigaton By Madison Bloom March 14, 2022 Facebook Twitter Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder, June 2019 (Jim Bennett/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter In March 2020, Pearl Jam were

News Mike Announces Tour, Shares Video for New Song “Makeda”: Watch Dates with Freddie Gibbs, Na-Kel Smith, and Mercury By Evan Minsker March 14, 2022 Facebook Twitter Mike, photo by Ryosuke Tanzawa Facebook Twitter Mike has released a new song called “Makeda,” which arrives alongside the announcement of a forthcoming tour. He’s got dates with

News Charli XCX Shares New Song “Every Rule”: Listen The latest single from Charli’s next LP Crash was produced by A. G. Cook and Oneohtrix Point Never By Allison Hussey March 14, 2022 Facebook Twitter Charli XCX (Photo by Jeff Spicer/BFC/Getty Images for BFC). Facebook Twitter Charli XCX has shared the final single ahead of

News Jack White Urges Major Labels to Launch Their Own Pressing Plants in New Video Message: Watch White addresses Sony, Universal, and Warner in a new statement, claiming that additional plants will help “accommodate the insane growing demand for vinyl product” By Madison Bloom March 14, 2022 Facebook Twitter Jack White at Third Man Records

News Does Machine Gun Kelly’s New Album Cover Look Like Japanese Breakfast’s Jubilee? Michelle Zauner Doesn’t Think So. “I don’t actually think it looks anything like my album cover at all,” she said in response to fans and journalists’ claim that MGK’s Mainstream Sellout artwork looks similar to the art for her Grammy-nominated LP. By

Play video content Omeretta The Great may be done with “Love & Hip Hop Atlanta,” but she’s not giving up on love … in fact, she’s looking forward to happily ever after with her boo, who is currently serving a 27-year sentence in prison. The Atlanta-bred rapper sat down on the “It’s Tricky with Raquel

News New York Court Rules Against Kesha’s Anti-SLAPP Defense in Dr. Luke Defamation Lawsuit The Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court reversed a judge’s decision that recently expanded legislation applied retroactively to the suit By Allison Hussey March 11, 2022 Facebook Twitter Kesha, July 2021 (Photo by Frazer Harrison/FilmMagic) Facebook Twitter A New

Travis Scott‘s announcement about his new charitable project is a blatant attempt to clean up his image after the Astroworld tragedy … at least according to some of the plaintiffs, who want the judge to stop him from tooting his own horn. Family member of Ezra Blount, the 9-year-old killed in the Astroworld crush, are

News Megan Thee Stallion and Dua Lipa Share Video for New Song “Sweetest Pie”: Watch The two stars’ collaboration comes with a new visual directed by Dave Meyers By Allison Hussey March 11, 2022 Facebook Twitter Megan Thee Stallion and Dua Lipa in “The Sweetest Pie” video (dir. Dave Meyers) Facebook Twitter Dua Lipa and

Drake‘s highly coveted Hidden Hills estate is seeing huge interest after being put on the market Monday … and it’s drawing big celeb eyes, namely Britney Spears! Witnesses on the property tell TMZ, the YOLO Estate was flooded with potential buyers on Tuesday — holding showings for 20-30 guests — and within that group was

News Pete Davidson to Star in New Lorne Michaels–Produced TV Show Bupkis The show is said to be in the spirit of Larry David’s HBO series Curb Your Enthusiasm By Quinn Moreland March 10, 2022 Facebook Twitter Pete Davidson, December 2021 (ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Pete Davidson is set to play a

Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker are clearly still in their newly-engaged phase … spotted on the beach with some serious PDA. Eyewitnesses tell TMZ … the make-out couple was staying at the Montage Resort in Laguna Beach. After leaving the pool Tuesday, lips locked, they hit the sand for more action … drawing attention from

News RIAA Reports Highest-Ever $15 Billion in Recorded Music Revenue The recording industry group’s annual report notes streaming revenues climbed 24 percent from 2020 By Matthew Ismael Ruiz March 9, 2022 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter The Recording Industry Association of America released its 2021 year-end revenue statistics, reporting that overall revenue for recorded music had

Travis Scott is giving back — chipping in millions for community-based initiatives that’ll help out students, aspiring creatives and even future concert-goers. The rapper is launching what he calls Project HEAL — which is a multi-tier effort that’s going to pour a ton of cash toward causes Travis sees as important. As far as the

Morgan Wallen‘s warm reception at the ACM Awards is proof country music is complicit in his use of the N-word … so says the NAACP Nashville chapter president. Sheryl Guinn — president of the Nashville chapter — tells TMZ … by welcoming him back into their community, the genre’s embrace of Wallen destroys artists’ accountability.

Love him or hate him, Jackson Mahomes had the crowd buzzing at the Justin Bieber concert on Tuesday … with fans rushing over to get a pic with the NFL superstar’s brother. The 21-year-old TikTok star showed up at Crypto.com Arena right before the “Peaches” singer took the stage for his second L.A. show this

Chris Brown is firing back at the woman who accused him of rape and sued him for $20 million — insisting voicemails and texts she sent after their encounter prove it was consensual, and now the woman’s lawyer is dropping her. The string of texts began very shortly after he and the anonymous accuser hooked

Fred Durst almost lost thousands of dollars worth of stuff to a thief who got into his yard, but thanks in part to security cameras … all that gear is back in his possession, and alleged crook’s in custody. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … a 30-year-old man walked through a gate onto Fred’s L.A.

News Superorganism Announce New Album World Wide Pop, Share Video for New Song “Teenager” The band will tour Europe, the UK, and North America at the end of 2022 By Evan Minsker March 7, 2022 Facebook Twitter Superorganism (Jack Bridgland) Facebook Twitter Superorganism have announced their new album. World Wide Pop is out July 15

The obvious tension between Kim Kardashian and Kanye West is having zero impact on Khloé Kardashian‘s wardrobe choices, as she’s still rocking a Ye concert sweatshirt in public. Khloe was leaving her daughter True‘s gymnastics class in L.A., decked out in the “Saint Pablo” black hoodie which Ye was hawking during that tour of the

News Questlove’s Summer of Soul Wins Best Documentary at 2022 Independent Spirit Awards The film is also nominated an Oscar and a Grammy this year  By Evan Minsker March 6, 2022 Facebook Twitter Questlove at the 2022 Independent Spirit Awards (Amy Sussman/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Questlove’s Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not

Britney Spears says she finally set foot in Las Vegas again after years of being away following the shuttering of her residency there — and her message is … this place is neat! The pop star revealed Sunday that she’d returned to Sin City for the first time since 2017 — when she wrapped up

News Watch Charli XCX Perform “Beg For You” on SNL She was also featured in a sketch as a singing meatball growing out of Sarah Sherman’s armpit By Allison Hussey March 6, 2022 Facebook Twitter A screencap of Charli XCX’s performance of “Beg For You” on NBC’s Saturday Night Live Facebook Twitter Charli XCX was

Play video content TMZ.com KISS’ Gene Simmons has stern words for bands still on the fence when it comes to their Russian concerts — what are you waiting for? Cancel it! We got Gene at Kings Road Cafe Thursday in Los Angeles … he says bands should stick together in solidarity and take Russia off