Exclusive A Hilton hotel thinks it’s smarter than a bunch of 5th graders — its allegedly trying to rip off a Florida class, but their school is fighting back with its allies … Kodak Black and his attorney. Here’s what happened … 5th grade students from Pinewood Elementary School in Florida raised $17k by selling

Exclusive Jay-Z, Meek Mill and others over at Roc Nation are speaking out publicly to demand justice for the slaying of Ahmaud Arbery — asking for a speedy trial and conviction of his killers. Jigga, Meek and other Roc Nation artists — including Alicia Keys and Yo Gotti — have signed an open letter they’re

Exclusive Taylor Swift‘s not going full Elon Musk — as in, selling off all of her possessions — but she IS a little lighter in the private jet department. TMZ’s learned the famous singer’s sold one of her 2 jets — a Dassault Falcon 50 she originally bought back in 2012 — reducing her personal

Exclusive Rich the Kid can rap all he wants about how “Money Talks” but one celeb jeweler’s wondering why the Kid’s gone radio silent when it comes to unpaid jewelry bills … according to a new lawsuit. Peter Marco from Extraordinary Jewels of Beverly Hills is suing the “Plug Walk” rapper claiming he owes a

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Chaka Khan and Luenell have had it with mothers in their community continuing to lose their children — so, in their honor, they held a peaceful protest on an important holiday. The singer and comedian got together in L.A. Sunday with a bunch of other women of color — who

Breaking News Betty Wright, a supremely talented R&B singer who popularized the phrase, “No pain, no gain,” has died. Calling all my #PrayWarriors | My beloved sister, Betty Wright @MsBettyWright, is now in need of all your prays. “Que Sera, Sera | Whatever Will Be, Will Be”In Jesus Name We Pray for Sister Betty All

Exclusive Billie Eilish is scared for herself and her family because an obsessed fan keeps showing up at her home this week, and he never practiced social distancing and most of the time, never wore a mask. Billie filed legal docs, with the help of the law firm McPherson LLP, claiming Prenell Rousseau began showing

Exclusive Chris Cornell‘s widow, Vicky, is threatening members of her late husband’s band, accusing them of making a fortune off Chris’ back and then viciously attacking her and her kids and screwing them out of what’s rightly theirs. Vicky’s lawyer, legal pit bull Marty Singer, fired off a blistering letter to the remaining members of

Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber finally teamed up on a song, and made it worth the wait by dropping a new quarantine-friendly music video featuring fans, famous folks, and their significant others. The pop duet premiered early Friday, and the theme of the music vid for “Stuck with U” is people everywhere making the most

Exclusive Queens of the Stone Age front man Josh Homme is flipping the script on his estranged wife, whom he claims has been trying to get him busted for allegedly violating a restraining order. Now the rock singer’s filed for a restraining order against her. In the docs, obtained by TMZ, Josh claims Brody Dalle-Homme

Exclusive R. Kelly is offering an odd bit of reassurance … informing the judge there’s no danger of him harassing his accusers if he gets out of jail, because it’s impossible for him to communicate with them. Kelly’s legal team fired off a letter that’s basically a follow-up to their latest motion requesting Kelly be

Breaking News Meek Mill believes there’s only one thing Tekashi 6ix9ine should be doing on Instagram Live … saying sorry for being a snitch and to all the people he harmed along the way. The hip-hop star slammed his fellow rapper on Twitter Friday morning … ahead of 69’s first live social media appearance since

Exclusive 2 Chainz couldn’t hold off any longer, he’s reopened his Atlanta restaurants for dine-in service … and while he’s trying to keep patrons safe, most don’t seem too concerned. After waffling the past 2 weeks, both of the rapper’s Escobar Restaurant and Tapas locations fully opened back up Tuesday … and 2 Chainz dropped

Meek Mill will always remember his 33rd birthday — ’cause it’s the day his new baby boy was born. Can’t top that gift!!! The rapper ecstatically announced Wednesday his Philly fashion designer GF, Milano Harris, gave birth to their first child together. Meek said, “Milano dropped me off a king on my birthday! #thebestgift ❤️.”

Brian Anthony Howe, the lead vocalist for Bad Company, has died … TMZ has learned. Howe passed away Wednesday at his home in Florida. One of his relatives told TMZ … Howe died from cardiac arrest … possibly on his way to the hospital. He had heart issues … the singer had a heart attack

Going to concerts in the near future might require rocking a neon spacesuit straight out of Daft Punk’s closet, if an L.A. designer’s vision comes true. It’s called the Micrashell, a prototype for a personal protective suit that would allow people to once again attend large public gatherings without having to worry about social distancing

Exclusive Tekashi 6ix9ine will be a one-man band for his upcoming music vid because of the coronavirus and, perhaps more importantly, to keep his location secret. Sources close to Tekashi tell TMZ … 6ix9ine is going to be the only one in his camera frame in the video, and he’s already shooting behind-the-scenes footage. We’re

Exclusive Ariana Grande will have a court-ordered force field around her for the next 5 years — which will hopefully deter an obsessed fan who was arrested on her property 2 months ago. A judge just signed off on a permanent restraining order for AG’s mother, Joan — which also extends to Ariana — which

Exclusive DaBaby can’t keep his hands to himself … IF you believe a driver who claims the rapper attacked him when an argument quickly turned physical. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … the driver got a call to pick up DaBaby in Vegas back in November, and the rapper and some friends hopped into his

Exclusive Tory Lanez got into it an argument with a woman, and his formerly rumored girlfriend allegedly attacked her before they made a getaway … according to a police report. The alleged victim — who TMZ’s learned is model Celina Powell — claims she was outside the rapper’s Miami condo building Friday when he confronted

Exclusive Playboi Carti‘s lesson for future dads out there — don’t sacrifice style when buying a family SUV … assuming you can drop about half a mil on a Rolls, that is. The rapper spent $400k to buy one of the most exquisite family-friendly rides you’ll ever see … a 2020 Rolls-Royce Cullinan. The new

British bassist Tony Kanal was only 25 years old when he gained fame after his band, No Doubt, dropped their 3rd album, “Tragic Kingdom” … which featured smash hits like “Don’t Speak,” “Spiderwebs,” “Just A Girl” and “Sunday Morning.” Tony Kanal was joined on stage with the epic No Doubt bandmates including the spunky drummer,

Exclusive Eminem‘s face-to-face with an alleged intruder was a long time coming … because TMZ’s learned the same guy tried to track him down last summer. Matthew David Hughes, the suspect arrested in last month’s breaking and entering case at the rapper’s Detroit-area home, was busted in June 2019 for trespassing on 2 properties as

Tommy Lee‘s putting a whole new meaning to Mötley Crüe’s hit, “Looks That Kill” … by selling a crib with killer views. The rock star drummer listed his picturesque Calabasas crib for a cool $4,599,000. The 6-bedroom, 8-bathroom house sits on a 12,000-square-foot lot. Tommy’s a rock star, so ya know it’s got the bells

If you ever wondered what 50 Cent would look like as Veep Mike Pence … well, here you go. An Australian artist created a Pence-ish looking painting using Fitty as his inspiration and it’s, well, interesting. 50 seemed to approve, saying … “This f***ing guy won’t stop, SMH. I guess i’m not wearing a mask

Play video content Exclusive There’s an old saying — “Close but no cigar” — which precisely describes what went down at Luke Bryan‘s Florida cigar bar Friday night, because patrons were super close to each other. Luke’s cigar bar, Shore Thing Cigars, is located in Watersound, Florida, and on Friday night it was the backdrop

Play video content April Love Geary is ashamed to be from Huntington Beach because of all the “white privilege” punks, as she put it, protesting SoCal beach closures. Robin Thicke‘s fiancee went off Friday on the protesters, calling them out for their utter disregard of people’s health during this coronavirus pandemic. She said “it’s the

Exclusive Eminem came face-to-face with a home intruder who slipped past his own security — which was sound asleep — and the guy made it into his living room. Police sources, as well as sources connected to Em, tell TMZ … the break-in went down earlier this month at around 4 AM at Em’s Detroit-area

Exclusive Justin Bieber riding an electric surfboard in a wetsuit just seems to scream … B-B-B-Bieber and the jets, to us, anyway. Shout-out to Elton John. The Biebs was spotted out Monday on a jet surfboard zipping around Puslinch Lake in Ontario, Canada, where he’s hanging out during this quarantine. Witnesses tell us he surfed

Beyonce‘s remix of Megan Thee Stallion‘s hit, “Savage,” has everybody feeling a bit better during the pandemic … but especially the founder of an IG Live strip club she name-checks on the track. Justin LaBoy‘s the guy who started Demon Time — a virtual stripper stage where women dance for celebs and norms alike —