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Zayn Malik‘s tribute to Liam Payne left the crowd at his concert a mess … sharing a powerful message to his deceased One Direction bandmate — and, the sobs were audible. The singer-songwriter took the stage in Leeds, England Saturday … his first show since Liam passed away after falling from his balcony at a

Cardi B had her curves on full display Friday night … when she dazzled in New York for a friend’s birthday. The superstar rapper was snapped exiting the restaurant Sei Less … wrapping up a night of celebrations in a skin-tight denim ensemble, rockin’ beige leather highness pumps. We really don’t need to point out

Yo Gabba Gabba! is coming to Coachella next year and their creators say they are going to have some big-name surprise guests. Christian Jacobs and Scott Schultz, the guys behind the popular live-action kids show, tell TMZ … they have taken a ton of calls since the Coachella lineup was announced, inquiring about a potential

Khalid just confirmed he is gay … coming out after claiming he was outed. The R&B hitmaker posted a rainbow flag emoji on his X account Friday night and added, “there yall go. next topic please lol.” Khalid’s tweet came after another singer seemingly outed him on social media … and fans were quick to

Kendrick Lamar just disrupted the hip hop game once again for 2024 — with a surprise release of his new 12-track album “GNX” hot off the presses and straight to the DSPs!!! On Friday, Kendrick popped out of nowhere, raining on pre-announced albums from artists such as Ice Cube and Blxst … going lyrically crazy

Play video content TMZ.com Tina Knowles isn’t sweating Beyoncé‘s upcoming live performance on Netflix, despite the streamer’s past glitches … as she believes there will be a holy presence during the Christmas day production. We caught up with the Knowles matriarch outside ABC Studios in NYC this week, where we asked for her opinion about

Play video content TMZ.com Three 6 Mafia is among the many blockbuster acts at Travis Scott‘s custom-designed Coachella next year — and DJ Paul is promising nothing but the best of da Mafiaaa!!! TMZ Hip Hop linked with Mr. “King of Memphis” just as the dust settled on the lineup announcement … completely new territory

Future and Metro Boomin were named GQ’s 2024 Hitmakers of the Year … but Mr. Hendrix isn’t completely satisfied. If Kendrick Lamar, Drake and J. Cole make up the “Big 3” of rap, how’s he supposed to be called chopped liver and not take it as BEEF?!? That was the question Future floated regarding his

Play video content ABC All hail the King of Country Music … George Strait got his flowers at the Country Music Awards … with a star-studded tribute and some impressive hardware. George was honored at Wednesday’s award show at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville with the Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award … with Miranda Lambert, Lainey

Some of Hollywood’s biggest stars are descending on Nashville for this year’s Country Music Awards … and they’re dressed to the nines on their way into the big event. Kacey Musgraves, Shaboozey, Miranda Lambert and Luke Bryan are among the country music stars showing off their fashionable looks Wednesday night at Bridgestone Arena … and

Travis Scott‘s finally playing the gig that’s been 5 years in the making — he’s secured a special guest spot at Coachella 2025 … TMZ Hip Hop has learned. Sources with direct knowledge of the festival’s next lineup tell us Travis will hit the stage Saturday night for what will mark his first time back

50 Cent won’t have to pack up his G-Unit studios from Shreveport after all — the Louisiana Senate voted to keep the state’s alluring film tax credit — albeit, trimming the fat by several million!!! Things were looking bleak last week when the state House of Representatives eliminated the $150 million incentive for the 2025

Damon Dash says he’s happy to be finished with the long-running Roc-A-Fella lawsuit … now that New York state has bought his shares of Jay-Z‘s Roc-A-Fella Records at an auction this week!!! The former power music mogul laid out his side of the story in a lengthy blog on his YouTube channel … he owed

Diddy‘s sons are waging their own legal battle now, warning the man who’s hawking a Kim Porter book — allegedly based on her diary — to shut it down or face a lawsuit. Christian and Quincy Combs, fired off a cease and desist letter to a guy named Courtney Burgess and his attorney Ariel Mitchell

Before this cutie pie talkin’ on the telly turned into a pop star, she was just enjoying the beautiful outdoors of Canada … and acting in school plays like “Annie” and “Grease”. Her high school drama teacher convinced her to audition for “Canadian Idol” — where she wound up taking 3rd place — and it

Country singer Jamey Johnson‘s Sunday was far from a funday, as cops hauled him in for drug possession and speeding in Williamson County, Tennessee … TMZ has confirmed. The singer-songwriter had a deadly serious stare as cops snapped his mug shot after the Tennessee Highway Patrol made the arrest. According to News Channel 5 in

Diddy‘s legal team says the feds raided his jail cell and seized a bunch of privileged materials, including notes to his lawyers about his upcoming trial … TMZ has learned. According to new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, Diddy’s lawyer Marc Agnifilo claims they just found out Friday night that prosecutors are in possession of

Scottish-American musician David Byrne was in his early 20s when he became a founding member, principal songwriter, lead singer, and guitarist of the American new weave band Talking Heads back in 1975. Out of the eight Talking Heads albums, four hit gold status and two others were certified double-platinum. The band’s innovative and popular music