Ricky Martin‘s former business manager claims the pop star shorted him millions of dollars, and now she’s filed a lawsuit trying to get a piece of his pie … which she believes is rightfully hers. In legal docs, obtained by TMZ, Rebecca Drucker says she originally represented the singer from 2014-2018, but after a 2-year

Calvin Harris is looking to dominate the Summer ’22 party waves with his “Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 2” album, and he’s enlisting several superstar rappers to get it done. Waiting for your permission to load the Instagram Media. On Wednesday, the legendary DJ dropped a ‘Funk Wav’ teaser video, along with the A-list guest list

Ludacris‘ manager, Chaka Zulu, was scared for his life, and actually fired back, allegedly in self-defense, during the Atlanta shooting that’s left the music honcho in critical condition. We’ve spoken with multiple sources who have viewed surveillance footage recorded Sunday outside the APT 4B restaurant. We’re told Chaka, his daughter and another friend were leaving

UPDATE 5:14 PM PT — Travis’ medical emergency is starting to sound more serious … because his daughter is asking for prayers. UPDATE Alabama Barker took to social media after her dad was hospitalized and asked folks to send prayers to Travis. Unfortunately, the “in sickness” part of Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker‘s vows is

Play video content TMZ.com Jack Harlow‘s squashed his beef with Brandy, but now he’s got PETA on his ass … and his manager, DJ Drama‘s speaking up for him, saying the org has the wrong idea about what went down on Jack’s music vid shoot. We caught up with Jack’s Generation Now boss at LAX,

UPDATE 5:54 PM PT — TMZ has learned … 5 Seconds of Summer has given all fans at last night’s concert a refund after it ended early due to Ashton’s medical incident. 5 Seconds of Summer fans are wondering why the band’s concert came to a screeching halt Sunday night, and TMZ has learned it’s

Play video content TMZ.com Diddy had a lot to celebrate following the 2022 BET Awards, but turned his celebration into work as well — shooting a project with Mary J. Blige and Yung Miami. TMZ Hip Hop obtained video from inside the after party — at Diddy’s L.A. mansion — where he appeared to be

Britney Spears nearly came face-to-face with her ex-husband when he attempted to crash her wedding and got inside her home … so says one of her fired security guards. Jason Alexander is in court Monday for a preliminary hearing, and witnesses are testifying about what went down the day Britney was getting married to Sam

Rapper Shyne is jumping back into the music scene in a big way … he’s set to join a ton of artists at the BET Awards to honor one of the biggest names in the game. The Belizean rapper-turned-politician is gearing up to take the stage for Sunday night’s ceremony … in recognition of Diddy‘s

Move over Hollywood Vampires … there’s an even bigger band on the run. Paul McCartney performed at the Glastonbury Festival Saturday in the UK, and brought out some musicians you may have heard of … Bruce Springsteen and Dave Grohl. It was a closing-of-the-book type concert — at least that’s the hope — it’s the

The BET Awards are going off tonight, but what TV cameras can’t show you is how hyped the celebs are behind the scenes. The audience is full of big names at the Microsoft Theater in LA Sunday night … Lena Waithe, Cynthia Erivo, Billy Porter, Janelle Monáe, Ari Lennox, Ella Mai, and Lucky Daye —

Play video content BBC Olivia Rodrigo used her festival set in England to take a shot at the Supreme Court Justices who overturned Roe v. Wade … saying they couldn’t care less about women’s freedom. Olivia brought out Lily Allen to sing her famous song “F*** You” and dedicated it to five members of SCOTUS

Roddy Ricch is shaking off the sophomore slump of his last album with a new EP titled “The Big 3” — and has plenty of wild stories to share about making it. During a new interview with DJ Hed and Chuck Dizzle for HomeGrownRadio, Roddy discussed making up with Kanye after he had the cojones

Lizzo isn’t on board with SCOTUS reversing Roe v. Wade and opening the door for states to ban abortions … so, the “Grrls” rapper put her money — a lot of it — where her emotions are. In a passionate round of tweets, Lizzo revealed she’s taking $500,000 of her upcoming Special Tour money and

Play video content TMZ.com Eric Trump must be feeling the vice tightening around his famous family as the Jan. 6th hearings roll on … but on the surface, he seems unbothered, because he was livin’ it up in Vegas. Former President Trump‘s son — along with his wife, Lara — were in Sin City Wednesday

Play video content Instagram/@comedianjustinwhitehead Boosie Badazz isn’t one to hold his tongue, and proved it again when he loudly stepped to a guy he claims was giving a woman a hard time … to the point it totally pissed off the rapper. The video was apparently shot outside a hotel, though we don’t know the

Lil Tjay still has a lot of bumps in his road to recovery after Wednesday’s shooting … TMZ Hip Hop has learned. The platinum-selling rapper still remains unconscious in the hospital … according to sources close to the situation. We’re told he’s scheduled for a CAT Scan and outside of moving his legs yesterday, he’s

Play video content TMZ.com Irv Gotti ripping Drake’s new album as the “demise of hip hop” isn’t sitting well with K Camp — an artist who’s nabbed platinum plaques with his own brand of melodic music. We bumped into the RARE Sound architect at LAX and picked his brain about the notion Drake dominating the

Britney Spears is back from where she came — Instagram!!! Britney re-activated her account Wednesday, with a post about marriage, swimming and steak. In other words … authentic Brit. For starters she shared a pic of her, wearing a bikini in her new swimming pool … the pool attached to the new house she’s sharing

Play video content TMZ.com French Montana‘s good mood dampened Wednesday morning when news broke that Lil Tjay was shot and rushed to surgery … a moment he tweeted about with passion. pray for my lil bro lil Tjay 🙏🏽 — French Montana (@FrencHMonTanA) June 22, 2022 @FrencHMonTanA We caught up with French in NYC, and

Play video content It’s Tricky with Raquel Harper Black folks are pissed off and deeply traumatized by Nipsey Hussle‘s murder, with a new wave of emotions coming back up during his alleged murderer’s trial … so says Luenell. The comedy vet chatted with Raquel Harper Tuesday on the ‘It’s Tricky’ podcast. Luenell says she lives

Play video content TMZ.com Flavor Flav is 63 years old and living a very busy life, courtesy of a very large crew of kids and grandkids — which is why his energy in this clip is pretty shocking! We caught up with the Public Enemy legend when he touched down at LAX … fresh off

D.C. rap staple No Savage is a wanted man for a shooting that occurred inside a high-profile shopping district … this according to law enforcement. Fairfax County PD believes No Savage got into a fight with another group inside VA’s Tysons Corner Center … before firing off shots and fleeing the scene in a black

Play video content Instagram / @frenchmontana French Montana says he and his mopstick are ready to clean up the rap competition this summer with his album “Montega” — an album that now has certified approval from NYC Mayor Eric Adams. French & fam were out in The Big Apple last night at Sei Less restaurant

Chris Brown wants no part of the Internet debate about whether he’s more talented than Michael Jackson — he’s shutting down the whole convo after an interview on “Big Boy’s Neighborhood.” During the opening moments, the L.A. radio host addressed the swirling controversy to which CB decided to dead things once and for all. Breezy

Father’s Day 2022 is here and so is a blowout of adorable pics of rappers with their kids! Even with a ton of money at their disposal for diamonds and diapers — being a rap dad can be tough! You’re always on the road, in the studio or on a video shoot making your time

Play video content Instagram / @iamcardib Offset got the royal treatment on Father’s Day — ’cause Cardi B and his kids were all over him as soon as he woke up … with a morning buffet that would make IHOP blush. The rapper was treated to breakfast in bed Sunday, with 4 of his 5

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West seem to be on much better terms than some might think — especially amid Pete Davidson‘s continued integration — because the exes reunited again. Check out these photos, obtained by TMZ, which we’re told were shot Friday at a multi-purpose gym facility near Thousand Oaks, CA … where their eldest

Hot girl summer has officially commenced for Megan Thee Stallion — partying it up in Ibiza on a yacht — with champagne in hand and her friends along for the ride. Meg was spotted Friday wearing a bikini and having a good time with some of her besties … her boyfriend, Pardi, also joined in

Drake laid out his plans to dominate Summer ’22 with his surprise dance album, “Honestly, Nevermind” — and while Twitter might have you believing it sucks, Drake insists the numbers will prove otherwise. His 7th studio album’s sharp departure in sound from hip hop/R&B to house music and Europop left some fans twisted … but