Play video content TMZ.com T-Pain says Travis Scott is right to get back to doing what he does best … and his first headline spot at the Primavera Sound festival is definitely the place to rebrand his career. We got T-Pain Wednesday at LAX … and he thinks Travis needed a venue like Primavera to

Chris Brown and Drake‘s mega-hit “No Guidance” is under legal fire from a pair of songwriters who claim that track ripped off one of their recordings, but they’ve cut Drake a break … dropping him from the case. Songwriters Brandon Cooper and Timothy Valentine voluntarily dismissed Drake from their lawsuit, leaving Breezy and Sony Music

Post Malone has the perfect way to celebrate the 4-year anniversary of his breakout “Beerbongs & Bentleys” album — announce a NEW friggin’ album!!! On Wednesday, Posty let loose the official release date of June 3 for his upcoming “Twelve Carat Toothache” album. The project’s loaded with star power from the likes of The Weeknd,

Drake‘s doing his homie a solid — French Montana‘s got a new track with Kodak Black, and Drake’s blowing up the Coke Boy’s comment section … letting the world know it’s got massive hit record potential. French unleashed his Kodak-featuring “Mopstick” music vid last night and the Instagram teaser alone got Drake and several other

Rick Ross is gearing up for his massive self-titled car and bike show and he has an interesting way of promoting it — talking about auto theft, or at least auto parts theft. While giving fans a tour of his extensive collection of whips, he stumbled upon his Cadillac Executive Series limousine aka his “Baby

Tekashi 6ix9ine is back to trolling Lil Durk after telling TMZ he doesn’t instigate matters when it comes to these things. The rainbow-haired rapper — who just targeted the late King Von in his latest music video ‘GINÉ‘ — decided to up the ante on Tuesday when he found his way in the vicinity of

It looks like people came to Coachella ready to party and break the law even more so on the second go-around this year — because cops slapped on way more cuffs than Week 1. The second-weekend data is out … and according to Indio Police, officers made a total of 133 arrests from Friday through

Play video content TMZSports.com Antonio Brown just dropped his newest album, but he’s already thinking about the next one — the former Tampa Bay Buccaneers wideout just revealed he only wants athletes featured on his follow-up project. Brown — who won a Super Bowl with Tom Brady in 2021 — joined “TMZ Live” to discuss

Play video content TMZ.com Megan Thee Stallion got a fan all liquored up during week 2 of Coachella, pouring booze into his mouth as she performed for a more-than-enthusiastic crowd!!! Megan performed 5 songs Saturday night at the Shein.com event at the Zenyara Estate. During the short set, a fan handed her a bottle of

Play video content CBS Megan Thee Stallion is doing her first sit-down interview to talk about what happened with Tory Lanez — and so far, it sounds like an emotional story. The rapper is going to get in the weeds about what she claims happened Monday morning with Gayle King, and on Sunday … CBS

Play video content TMZ.com Billie Eilish fell on her face Saturday night during week 2 of Coachella, making a joke of it before a crowd that was wildly impressed with every move she made. Billie, as usual, did not disappoint, as she surprised fans with Hayley Williams to perform Paramore’s “Misery Business.” At one point

DaBaby appears to be at it again — a video making the rounds purports to show the guy sucker-swinging on a man in a hallway … and it’s apparently his own artist. The clip, which has since gone viral, was shot Friday somewhere backstage at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, SC — where DB and

Travis Scott is back making music after the Astroworld tragedy. Travis collabed with Future on “Hold That Threat.” In the music vid, you see Travis, Future and producer Southside … Travis sang the chorus … “Hold that, hold that heater [aka gun].” Travis and Future also share a joint during the song. And, there’s the

Play video content TMZ.com Harry Styles did not disappoint during the kickoff of Coachella, Weekend 2 … because his surprise guest made the crowd go crazy … Lizzo! Waiting for your permission to load the Instagram Media. Harry headlined Friday night in the desert, and one of the songs he and Lizzo chose is a

Play video content TMZ.com There’s a new entry into the debate about whether Jack Harlow benefits from hip hop’s version of affirmative action — and David Banner says there’s not much of a debate!!! TMZ Hip Hop pulled up on the “Cadillac On 22’s” rapper Friday at LAX, and picked his scholarly brain regarding the

Play video content BACKGRID Kevin Federline is not too pleased about Britney Spears‘ latest salvo — that he wouldn’t see her when she was pregnant — and his lawyer has delivered a not-so-veiled threat, saying her account is false. Attorney, Mark Vincent Kaplan, was leaving Craig’s Thursday night, when a photog asked about Brit’s most

Snoop Dogg is arguably the most recognizable rapper on the planet, and he says that translates to cold hard cash — lots of it — if you want him on your song. The Doggfather stopped by the Nelk Boys’ ‘Full Send Podcast’ to discuss all things smoke, Super Bowl and superstar material when they brought

Play video content TMZ.com Coi Leray is maintaining she indeed “sets trends” … despite the heavily scrutinized first-week sales of her album, “Trendsetter.” TMZ Hip Hop caught up with the “Big Purr” rapper outside Gunna‘s 420 party for his Wunnaland cannabis strain last night in Hollywood, and considering how many rap pundits have been throwing

Rapper Pooh Shiesty is going away for a 5-plus year stretch for a South Florida shootout — and, considering what he could have gotten, he’s actually happy with that number. Pooh, whose real name is Lontrell Williams, was facing more than 8 years in prison, if prosecutors got their way — but his attorney, Bradford

Here’s A$AP Rocky leaving LAPD headquarters — surrounded by several officers — after his arrest for a 2021 shooting. The rapper posted $550k bail before he was able to walk out of police HQ Wednesday afternoon in DTLA, and directly into a waiting SUV in the rear parking lot. This was several hours after he

The infamous state prison Jay-Z, Yo Gotti and several others blasted for inhumane treatment of inmates has now been labeled unconstitutional by the federal government. The Department of Justice came down hard on Mississippi’s Parchman State Prison Wednesday in a 59-page report that calls out inadequate mental health treatment, failure to roll out sufficient suicide

A$AP Rocky and Rihanna are doing the ultimate love bird thing that an expecting couple could while on vacation — soon-to-be Mama Bear looking on as dad takes on Mother Nature. The singer/fashion mogul was taking in the sights Tuesday down in her native Barbados — notably, the sight of her baby daddy ripping and

If kids really do see ghosts, they’re gonna see the corpse of what was Kanye West and Kid Cudi‘s once-tight relationship — which Cudi is now laying to rest. For good. Cudi put the final nail in the coffin Tuesday when Pusha T‘s “It’s Almost Dry” tracklist hit the internet. While the Jay-Z-featured “Neck &

Nicki Minaj is straight up threatening her most hardcore supporters, aka the Barbz — if they don’t start watching her new video with Fivio Foreign, she might scrap any album plans! Onika unleashed the vid Tuesday for her New York drill anthem, “We Go Up,” with Fivio … and while it features plenty of “outside

Play video content TMZ.com DJ Envy has an admitted 50 Cent bias – but he’s still calling cap on Benzino‘s plans to sue the “Power” series honcho for defamation. We caught “The Breakfast Club” co-host with his wife Gia outside Fox News in NYC, and while he pledged his allegiance to 50 Cent (they came

Drake and Taylor Swift are NOT about to drop new music together … despite a social media post from Drizzy fueling rumors about a potential collab in the works. Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ … sadly there is NO collab between Drake and Taylor that is about to be released, and Champagne Papi’s Instagram

Jack Harlow‘s on top of his game and at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 Chart thanks to his new single “First Class” — but some fans, critics and industry execs wonder if race is playing a role in his success. Of course, Jack’s hit samples Fergie’s 2006 multi-platinum track, “Glamorous” … and we

Isaiah Rashad broke his silence this weekend about a sex tape that appears to out him as LGBT friendly — and he’s taking all the love and support he’s received in stride. The TDE artist — who’s had a solid and loyal fanbase for years, dating back to the 2010s — performed Saturday at Coachella

Megan Thee Stallion might be taking a page out of Tory Lanez‘s book — she seems to have addressed their legal battle/past relationship in song … and she did it at Coachella. The MC performed Saturday in Indio, and at one point during her set … she took to a moment to debut a new

Play video content TMZ.com Justin Bieber hit the Coachella stage partially clothed for his surprise performance on DAY 1. Justin Bieber and Daniel Caesar perform “Peaches” at #Coachella pic.twitter.com/lXkbUriRjc — Variety (@Variety) April 16, 2022 @Variety JB came out shirtless as he performed “Peaches” with Daniel Caesar … just as TMZ told you Friday! The