Leave it to LeBron James to get Jay-Z to come outta social media hibernation! LBJ — fresh from getting crunk at Kendrick Lamar and Baby Keem‘s The Big Steppers Vancouver show — soaked up MSNBC anchor Ari Melber‘s deep dive into Jay’s highly touted verse from DJ Khaled‘s “God Did.” Listen! Then listen again to

Country music singer Luke Bell battled severe bipolar disorder for years before recently going missing and being found dead … and his manager says he’d disappeared a few times before. Luke’s business manager, Brian Buchanan, tells TMZ … the singer tried to cope with bipolar disorder, but could never find a solution that worked for

Play video content Diddy‘s “R&B is Dead” campaign has led the Bad Boy Records founder back into the studio … with the legendary Dr. Dre marking their first-ever musical meetup! Sources familiar with the session tell TMZ Hip Hop Dre was actually coaching Diddy on how to say certain words and made sure they had

Model Shannon Clermont of the Clermont twins is asking a judge to nullify her brief and secret marriage … one she claims she was manipulated into. In the legal docs, obtained by TMZ, Shannon says she married celebrity jeweler Alex Moss in New Jersey back in March after a few years of dating. The docs

Olivia Rodrigo is not too cool for school … because she was apparently in class today at USC. Ya gotta see this photo making the rounds online, showing the “good 4 u” singer seated in class at USC’s Thornton School of Music. Olivia’s peers seem surprised at taking in a lecture with a celeb …

Play video content LeBron James and his wife, Savannah, kept the birthday vibes going at the Kendrick Lamar concert on Sunday … ’cause they were straight-up grooving to the rap superstar’s music!! The King and his Queen hit up the Rogers Arena in Vancouver one day after her special day … and by the looks

Play video content Instagram / @lilpump Russ‘ announcement he’s canceling his European tour to take a mental health break prompted a lot of concern from his famous friends — but one famous foe, Lil Pump, is using it to reignite their beef. Over the weekend, Russ posted a bunch of shots of himself in Montenegro

R&B’s senior statesman Babyface has sold millions of records with Whitney Houston, Toni Braxton and on his own … but he’s crediting Verzuz for taking his career to the next level in the social media era. Babyface was a guest on “Million Dollarz Of Game” where he revealed to Gillie Da Kid and Wallo that

Mable John — Motown’s first female solo artist — has died. The singer passed away at her L.A. home Thursday, this according to her nephew, Kevin John … who spoke to The Detroit News. He said, “We loved her and she was a kind person.” A cause of death wasn’t offered. Berry Gordy signed MJ

UPDATE 4:33 PM PT — The video has now been moved to private, and she’s deleted a tweet promoting it. We watched it all though, and it’s a doozy. Time will tell if she reuploads or if portions of it were captured before the takedown. Britney Spears‘ story is worth a lot of dough —

Aries Spears took some very personal shots at Lizzo as it pertains to her weight and appearance — but the internet is on her side … rushing to her defense en masse. The comedian did an interview with “The Art of Dialogue,” and when they posted a snippet of it on Friday … all hell

Brittany Aldean is doubling down on a hot take that some are calling transphobic — publicly hitting back at a couple fellow country contemporaries who are outraged. BA — who’s Jason Aldean‘s wife — screen-grabbed responses to an IG post of hers from a few days ago, when singers Cassadee Pope and Maren Morris each

Play video content @dredog1911 Tiffany Haddish got up close and personal with Usher this weekend — receiving the serenade treatment that also teetered into touchy-feely territory. The actress/comedian was in attendance for Usher’s Vegas residency show Friday night, where she had a great seat toward the front … but which got a whole lot better

Play video content BACKGRID Ne-Yo and his estranged wife Crystal Renay are done for REAL this time… so says Crystal, who was seen with a naked ring finger shortly after filing for divorce. We got Crystal at LAX on Friday and she made a few things very clear — including the status of her relationship

Naomi Judd died from a gunshot wound to the head — confirmed by the singer’s autopsy — which also revealed she left a suicide note at the scene of her death. The medical examiner’s office in Nashville released Judd’s full autopsy report Friday, shining some light on the 76-year-old’s mental health struggles. The report states

UPDATE 2:16 PM PT — Ginuwine has responded to his viral meme moment albeit reluctantly … telling TMZ Hip Hop he considers the digital taunts to be “cyberbullying” but letting them get under his skin would be “beneath him.” Tank is feeling the love while promoting his new album, “R&B Money” … yet he’s not

Play video content TMZ.com ‘Power Book: II’ stars Michael Rainey and Gianni Paolo are stoked for the upcoming season of 50 Cent‘s hit series … and his upcoming Tycoon Weekend, especially since Fiddy and Floyd Mayweather are friends again! We ran into Mike and Gianni hanging out in L.A., and they tell TMZ Hip Hop

Michelle Branch‘s criminal case has been called off by prosecutors … this coming less than 2 weeks after she got arrested for alleged domestic assault against her estranged husband, Patrick Carney. Nashville PD Michelle Branch Arrested for Domestic Assault Amid Split with Husband The disposition, obtained by TMZ, shows the case was dismissed at the

Play video content Instagram / @liltjay Lil Tjay‘s making a grand return to the ‘gram — his post on Wednesday is his first controlled appearance since being shot back in June, and he says he’s got new music on the way. The “Trench Baby” rapper was still in a neck brace as he addressed his

The voice behind Capitol Records’ very short-lived artificial intelligence rapper project is speaking out … and he’s actually thankful the label treated the contract like toilet paper. Real-life rapper Kyle The Hooligan hit Instagram following Capitol’s decision to end its FN Meka deal and says the creators — Factory New heads Anthony Martini and Brandon

Play video content TMZ.com Miami rapper Zoey Dollaz recently dropped “Dollaz” from his handle, but added a money notch to his biz profile — essentially starting a bulletproof version of Uber or Lyft. On Tuesday, Zoey hit up “TMZ Live” to discuss Aegis — the bulletproof car service he named after the Greek god Athena’s

Capitol Records is pulling the plug on its AI rapper FN Meka, and calling the unconventional and controversial signing an insensitive move on their part — in retrospect, that is. The label went public with Meka’s contract on August 12, but Tuesday it did a complete 180° … apologizing to the Black community for not

Kodak Black earned a platinum plaque for this year’s hit “Super Gremlin” — a passionate accusation of betrayal toward his former Sniper Gang artist Jackboy, but now Jackboy’s clearing the air. He’s just dropped a new track … “Renegade Freestyle (Closure),” which samples Jay-Z and Eminem’s legendary duet. Kodak and Jackboy had a public falling

Nicki Minaj‘s new song “Super Freaky Girl” is now officially historic, shooting to the top of the charts, with the most pure sales of any track released in 2022. The song makes the diamond-selling artist the first female rapper to debut at No. 1 since Lauryn Hill‘s iconic song “Doo Wop (That Thing)” hit big

DJ Drama wants all the smoke … he’s letting his feelings and frustrations be known regarding his artist Lil Uzi Vert and Jay-Z‘s Roc Nation — even as he sends some trash talk back DJ Khaled‘s way! While talking to thriving ex-Joe Budden podcasters Rory & Mal, the Gangsta Grillz creator accused Roc Nation management

Play video content TMZ.com NLE Choppa is all for innovation in the bedroom, saying he thinks there’s a part of the body that’s rarely explored that should be … the armpit!!! We caught up with NLE Friday at LAX, who’s been on a raunchy rampage since his “Slut Me Out” single dropped … and sharing

Play video content TMZ.com If you were at the Encore in Vegas Saturday, it looked like the TMZ Celebrity Tour, because The Weeknd, Travis Scott, Swedish House Mafia and Tyga all showed up in the same lobby!!! Travis was the first to show at around 4 PM … the father of Kylie Jenner‘s 2 kids

Play video content Instagram / @ab Antonio Brown‘s decided to treat himself following the success of his new song and dance by copping an insane “The Godfather” watch … that’s filled with 666 diamonds! TMZ Sports has learned the former NFL wideout hit up Jacob and Co. earlier this week to pick up the timepiece

Johnny Depp has played many roles, but never a Moonman … and that’s all going to change at the upcoming MTV Video Music Awards with a planned surprise appearance from the movie star. VMA production sources tell TMZ … Depp’s been in talks with show producers to dress up as the network’s famous Moonman —

DJ Drama‘s iconic mixtape series ‘Gangsta Grillz’ has been a fixture in hip hop music for three decades now … giving star rappers such as Lil Wayne, T.I., and Snoop Dogg a voice outside the traditional music industry agreements. Well get this, sources connected to the project tell TMZ Hip Hop there are currently more