Queen’s catalog is about to change hands, and it’ll be an expensive acquisition — ’cause Sony’s acquiring the rights to the band’s music … spending 10 figures to lock it down. The massive transaction — valued at about $1.27 billion — involves Queens’ royalties for recorded music rights in the United States and Canada, plus

Play video content TMZ.com Tommy Richman‘s breakout hit “Million Dollar Baby” isn’t winning over Funkmaster Flex — one of NYC’s biggest DJs and gatekeepers — but, luckily, Tommy has more than one song, and holds no grudges! TMZ Hip Hop caught up with the buzzing Virginia-born artist and his creative director Josh Belvedere Tuesday as

Play video content Podcrushed Ariana Grande is clapping back at folks dragging her online for switching up her speaking voice mid-interview — she says it’s intentional, and necessary to protect the golden goose … that voice of hers. Here’s the deal … a clip from Ariana’s recent appearance on Penn Badgley‘s “Podcrushed” podcast is making

Play video content Storyful Morgan Wallen isn’t the only person facing criminal charges for throwing chairs off buildings … ’cause a guy in New York is accused of doing the same thing, which was caught on video. Video of a wooden chair being thrown off a New York City high rise last week is making

Young Thug feels he can’t have a fair trial until the judge presiding over his case is promptly removed … and he just filed the necessary paperwork to make it happen, officially. TMZ Hip Hop obtained new court docs filed by Young Thug’s lawyers on Monday — calling for the outright disqualification and/or recusal of

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez‘s mega-mansion sale is sparking debate in L.A.’s luxury real estate market … and TMZ’s got insight from both sides on whether it’s worth the price tag. As we first told you … Ben and Jen are looking to offload their $60 million Bev Hills home for a cool $65 mil

Calling all music enthusiasts … got deep pockets? If so, a signed copy of John Lennon and Yoko Ono‘s “Double Fantasy” album is up for grabs. MomentsinTime.com has listed this rare gem from a private collector — and it can be all yours for $54,000. Fun fact: Yoko’s signature doesn’t really affect the price. Her

Taylor Swift got all emotional during her final show in Liverpool, England – but stayed mum about Joe Alwyn just hours after he made his first public remarks about their break-up. The pop superstar was seated at her piano Saturday night … onstage at Anfield stadium when the packed crowd went wild with applause, causing

Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker spent their first Father’s Day since welcoming baby Rocky to the world at The Most Magical Place on Earth — Disney World! Check out the pics obtained by TMZ of the couple at Magic Kingdom Park in Florida Sunday decked out in goth chic … Kourtney in an all-black sports

Diddy‘s given back a major honor … returning New York’s Key to the City after Mayor Eric Adams requested it back in a letter, citing the Cassie assault video. TMZ has obtained two letters — one to Combs Entertainment LLC’s office in New York and the other to his L.A. office — addressed to Diddy

Angela Bofill – the R&B vocalist best known for her songs, “I Try” and “Angel of the Night,” has died. Bofill passed away at her daughter’s home in Vallejo, California. Her cause of death was not disclosed, but she had previous health issues. In 2006 and 2007, Bofill suffered two strokes, causing paralysis on the

Olivia Newton-John‘s Instagram account’s under fire after posting a pic of the late star in support of Pride … with commenters rushing to blast the post’s intention. The actress — who passed away back in 2022 — still has an active social media account, and the IG admin decided to share a snap of ONJ

Play video content TMZ.com Bay Swag‘s summer is scorching like the desert — “Fisherrr,” his hit with Cash Cobain, is one of the hottest songs, and had the Summer Jam crowd rockin’ with their performance!!! TMZ Hip Hop recently linked with Bay in NYC, and got his reaction to Method Man leaving the stage to

Rubi Rose has no shame in her game … she’s openly admitting all her raps are ghostwritten and she doesn’t plan on changing the operation!!! Play video content Joe Budden Podcast The former XXL Freshman made the blunt admission on the latest Joe Budden Podcast episode, and her brutal honesty earned her a healthy round

Tony Bennett‘s kids appear ready to engage in a legal war — his daughters are accusing their older brother of not being forthcoming on where all their dad’s dough has gone. Antonia and Johanna Bennett just filed legal docs claiming their sibling, Danny Bennett, hasn’t been straight with them over questions about the finances of

Grammy Award-winning, South African-born singer, Tyla finds herself at the crossroads of a bubbling race controversy — it all came to a head on “The Breakfast Club,” but she opted to plead the 5th. This is Tyla and this video is from 3 years ago if not 4 and I am pretty sure many of

Bebe Rexha is NOT interested in working with G-Eazy again … blasting him as an “ungrateful loser” in a since-deleted social media post. The singer posted, then deleted a text message from a member of her team asking if Bebe had any interest shooting social content with G-Eazy during an upcoming trip to New York.

Play video content TikTok/@fortinorita A Coldplay concert in Greece hit the pause button after a man draped in an Israeli flag fell while trying to rush the stage … just one of the various gestures from the pro-Israel crowd. Footage has surfaced from Coldplay’s gig in Athens this week — and it shows front man

Play video content TMZ.com L.A. rapper 310babii has 2 coveted items in hand, one of which is his high school diploma, but we’re guessing that’s getting overshadowed … by the platinum plaque he got on the same day!!! We got video of the moment Grant High School principal Rebecca McMurrin presented 310babii with the award

Play video content TMZ.com New York City drill rappers Sheff G and Sleepy Hallow are raising some eyebrows after standing side-by-side with Donald Trump at a recent rally — but their fellow Brooklyn spitter Dusty Locane understands the move … for the most part. Dusty recently linked with TMZ Hip Hop at Summer Jam, giving

Enchanting — the Texas-born female rapper who was once positioned to be the First Lady of Gucci Mane‘s 1017 Records — died suddenly this week … leaving him completely gutted. On his IG, Gucci posted a pic of Enchanting with the heartbroken caption … “So sad to have to say R.I.P to such a great

Play video content Miss Me? / BBC Billie Eilish says she’s been ghosted before — in fact, it happened recently … by some dude she says she knew for a long time, who just decided to cut her out one random day. The singer shared a recent interpersonal horror story on the BBC podcast “Miss

1:38 PM PT — At a hearing Monday, the judge presiding over this case ended up siding with Madonna‘s legal team — namely, there was clearly NO settlement that had been struck, and some kind of miscommunication occurred. He struck the settlement notice, and the case will proceed. The plaintiffs now have until July to

Funkmaster Flex doesn’t care about understanding the music generation gap — he’s calling Tommy Richman‘s hit, “Million Dollar Baby” garbage, and says the same about YOU … if you think the song is hot!!! A social media user caught wind of Flex giving an unhinged review of “Million Dollar Baby” while on the air at

Ex-Megadeth guitarist Marty Friedman is ripping Spotify CEO Daniel Ek for saying the cost of making music nowadays is practically zilch … telling us that just proves Ek is clueless about the industry. Daniel ruffled feathers among artists recently by declaring on social media, “Today, with the cost of creating content being close to zero,

Play video content TMZ.com Kanye West is showing signs of being a cuckold, at least based on the raunchy texts he allegedly sent the former employee suing him for sexual harassment … so says “Couples Therapy” star Dr. Jenn Mann. The good doc tells TMZ … Kanye’s alleged texts — which are central to the

Play video content Coldplay has figured out Greece is the word when it comes to celebs hitting up their concerts. Joe Jonas, Luke Evans, Kylie Minogue and Liam Hemsworth were among the stars who came to see Chris Martin and Co. Saturday in Athens. Jonas filmed a bunch of them during the show at the

The father of the late Kim Porter is speaking out about the now infamous Diddy–Cassie beatdown video – slamming the music mogul for his “despicable” attack on her. During a phone interview, Jake Porter told Rolling Stone mag he fought in the Vietnam War and would never treat his enemy the way Diddy viciously assaulted

Play video content Taylor Swift‘s serious about her fans’ health … straight-up refusing to sing until security could get to someone who apparently needed help — and narrating the whole situation. New video — now circulating on X — shows the singer-songwriter onstage in Edinburgh, Scotland Friday … strumming the notes to her song “Would’ve,

Megan Thee Stallion‘s performance in Florida proved more emotional than most fans probably expected … ’cause Meg barely held back tears right before playing one of her hits. The rapper took the stage at the Amalie Arena in Tampa Saturday night … and, the usually unbothered Meg was clearly going through something onstage — all