Justin Bieber needs to vacate the Prince of Pop throne immediately, because his replacement’s ready to take a seat — and that person would be … The Weeknd. Abel just hit a new milestone that places him a notch above JB — at least as far as Spotify numbers are concerned. The Weeknd has become

Play video content Forbidden Fruits with Julia Fox and Niki Takesh Julia Fox is scoffing at folks who think she’s a clout chaser for dating Kanye West, saying she’s so not in it for the fame. Julia addressed the doubters on her “Forbidden Fruits” podcast Friday, saying she couldn’t care less about the attention she’s

Meat Loaf — the singer with some monstrous hits — has died at the age of 74. The singer’s manager, Michael Greene, confirmed Meat Loaf died Thursday night. Sources with knowledge tell TMZ … he was supposed to attend a business dinner earlier this week for a show he’s working on — “I’d Do Anything

The Super Bowl is still a few weeks away, but you can start losing your minds for the halftime show now … ’cause the official trailer for the big event just dropped — and it’s awesome!! Dr. Dre, Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige and Kendrick Lamar are set to share the stage on February

Play video content @adele / Twitter Adele says she’s tried everything possible, but the show will NOT go on, as they say — COVID has forced her to cancel her upcoming Vegas residency. Adele apologized to fans Thursday for having to cancel at the last minute. She says she tried hard to make sure her

Bobby Shmurda will be stickin’ to music because basketball ain’t it … the Brooklyn rapper botched an easy alley-oop dunk — and it was hilarious! The epic fail was caught on video … the 27-year-old went to the famed CoolKicks store in Los Angeles for a sneaker shopping sesh on Wednesday. There’s a basketball hoop

Chris Daughtry‘s daughter Hannah Price died from suicide by hanging, while under the influence of narcotics… this according to her family. TMZ broke the story … Hannah was found dead in her home back in November, although the cause of death was uncertain at the time. The Daughtry family now says Hannah took her own

Cardi B is stepping up to help those rocked by tragedy in her native New York City, paying for the funeral and burial costs of those killed in a building fire that killed 17. Cardi tells us, “I cannot begin to imagine the pain and anguish that the families of the victims are experiencing, but

And just like that … the truce between Britney Spears and Jamie Lynn Spears is over, ’cause Brit’s now openly wishing she’d slapped some sense into her sister and their mom when she had the chance. Jamie Lynn’s new book, interviews and social media posts continue to trigger angry reactions from Britney — and in

Jamie Lynn Spears is disturbed by Britney‘s behavior on social media … and she’s taking it as a sign her older sister is spiraling out of control. Sources close to Jamie Lynn tell TMZ … Britney’s Instagram post harkening back to a moment she wanted to slap her 12-year-old sister over a milkshake is “terrible”

Britney Spears has already taken the gloves off when it comes to her dad, but she’s now ready for war as Wednesday’s hearing approaches because she’s saying Jamie Spears lined his pockets with millions of dollars she earned and claims it was all blatant self-interest … and that’s just a small fraction of what Britney

Vic Mensa‘s having a bad trip — back from Africa, that is — because U.S. Customs Agents have him in custody for allegedly returning with a stash of mushrooms … TMZ has learned. The rapper was taken into custody Saturday at Dulles International Airport outside D.C. … where he’d just returned from Ghana. According to

Play video content Discovery You might say Jim Belushi‘s hitting some high notes for the return of his marijuana farm docuseries … in fact, ya might say the guy’s got the blues over all his green!!! “Growing Belushi” is coming back for a second season, starting Wednesday on Discovery, as Jim and fellow cannabis farmers

Morgan Wallen made an unsurprising appearance Saturday night in Nashville, hopping on stage with Lil Durk … and the crowd loved it. Durk and Wallen performed their song, “Broadway Girls,” and it was all part of the Martin Luther King Freedom Fest … a concert celebrating MLK Day. Before Wallen came out, Durk told fans

Kanye West‘s Kardashian drama has folks eyeing something Amber Rose said years ago … but she’s here to speak for herself on the issue, instead of letting the past do the talking. Ye’s ex took to Instagram Sunday after a 2015 tweet of hers resurfaced this weekend and went viral … one in which she

Prince and everything in his orbit at the time of his death is worth a pretty — at least according to Uncle Sam, who’s finally settled on a price tag … and it’s in the 9 digits. The IRS has come to terms with the administrator of Prince’s estate, Comerica Bank & Trust, after years

Kanye West got a lot off his chest in his new song with The Game — and most of it was aimed at his estranged wife, Kim Kardashian … not to mention his own kids. The track, “Eazy,” dropped early Saturday, and as expected … Ye laid into Pete Davidson. But that’s not even the

5:02 PM PT — Jamie Lynn has responded to Britney, asking her sister to call her and to stop airing their differences out so publicly. She also refutes the idea that she hasn’t been there for her sister, and even offers up examples of times she’s reached out on numerous occasions. Britney Spears is once

Welp, Britney Spears has seen her sister’s full “Nightline” interview, and it’s only made her more pissed off at Jamie Lynn Spears … who she’s accusing of completely fabricating a story about Britney and a knife. Britney just blasted JLS … saying, “Congrats babe you’ve stooped to a whole new level of LOW… I’ve never

Kanye West doesn’t sound too cool with Pete Davidson dating his estranged wife — and on the heels of him allegedly punching a fan, he’s got a pretty heated message for the ‘SNL’ star. Ye takes the jab at Pete on his new track with The Game called “My Life Was Never Eazy”  … a

Tennis superstar Naomi Osaka is gushing over her boyfriend Cordae‘s new album … praising the rapper for all the hard work he put into it in a mushy message of support. 24-year-old Cordae’s sophomore project, “From a Birds Eye View,” officially dropped with an album release party featuring Dave Chappelle on Thursday … and the

Play video content TMZ.com/BACKGRID Cops are investigating Kanye West for allegedly punching an autograph seeker, and TMZ has obtained this video showing the man laid out on the street as Kanye rages at people who apparently work for him. As we’ve reported, the alleged attack went down around 3 AM in DTLA, outside the Soho

Brandy Norwood is being dragged to court over a $45,000 ring she was supposed to wear at the American Music Awards … a ring that’s allegedly gone missing. Brandy and her stylist, Ashley Sean Thomas, are being sued by Elle B. Mambetov, a fashion designer and Beverly Hills store owner. In the lawsuit, obtained by

11:00 AM PT — We’ve just obtained photos of Kanye out Thursday morning, just hours after the alleged incident. Unclear who he’s out riding around with. Kanye West is a named suspect on an alleged battery early Thursday morning — allegedly punching a fan — TMZ has learned, and LAPD is investigating. Law enforcement sources

There were more than 15,000 people at the Florida Panthers game on Tuesday … but no one had as good a time as Kodak Black — who enjoyed a raunchy twerk sesh from a woman in a box suite during the action!!! The rapper hit the NHL contest in Sunrise with some killer rinkside seats

The men who cops say gunned down Young Dolph are in custody … after a manhunt which resulted in their arrests. 23-year-old Justin Johnson was taken in by U.S. Marshals Officers Tuesday in Indiana, he’s wanted on a slew of charges out of Memphis … including first-degree murder. 32-year-old Cornelius Smith was also booked on

Halsey is not letting Grizzlies player Desmond Bane get away with coming at the King … ripping the guard for being rude to LeBron James and having a “big a** f***in’ mouth.” 23-year-old Bane was clearly chirping throughout the Lakers’ home game against Memphis … and it got so heated at one point, LBJ shoved

Moniece Slaughter is being ordered to stay away from a person who claims the “Love & Hip Hop” star attacked them at a birthday bash for Cardi B. According to new legal docs obtained by TMZ … the partygoer claims Moniece went on the offensive at the event, trying to punch them before throwing a

Britney Spears may be a free woman, but that’s not the case for her ex Jason Alexander … he’s been tethered to probation after pleading guilty to stalking, TMZ has learned. According to the Franklin Police Department, Jason was arrested on Dec. 30 and taken to the Williamson County Jail in Tennessee. He was eventually

Play video content TMZ.com Josh Duhamel is lined up to be a married man once again — but he didn’t pop the question without first doing some serious work on the microphone — as evidenced in these videos. Josh and his now-fiancée Audra Mari were staying at the Bungalows Key Largo Resort in Florida last