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News Kris Wu, Chinese Canadian Pop Star, Detained in China on Suspicion of Rape The actor and singer has been dropped by prominent brands following recent allegations of sexual misconduct By Noah Yoo July 31, 2021 Facebook Twitter Wu Yifan aka Kris Wu, May 2021 (VCG/VCG via Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Chinese Canadian pop star

Country star Jake Owen is going to have to hit pause on celebrating the success of his hit song, “Made For You” … he’s being sued for allegedly stealing it. Alexander Cardinale and Morgan Reid filed legal docs in Nashville claiming Jake’s version lifts the lyrics and melody directly from their 2014 track with the

News Watch Billie Eilish’s New “Happier Than Ever” Video A self-directed, two-part visual to accompany the release of Eilish’s new album Happier Than Ever By Matthew Strauss July 30, 2021 Facebook Twitter Billie Eilish in “Happier Than Ever,” directed by Billie Eilish Facebook Twitter Two years ago, Billie Eilish shared her great “Bad Guy” music

Kanye West is hosting another listening party for his upcoming “Donda” album at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta … but he’s still brainstorming on how to make the event unique to fill new seats. Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ … Yeezy and his production team locked down Aug. 5 at MBS for another “Donda” listening

News See Lady Gaga as Patrizia Reggiani in Poster for New Movie House of Gucci Ridley Scott’s film, also starring Adam Driver, Jared Leto, Al Pacino, and Salma Hayek, hits U.S. theaters on November 24 By Matthew Strauss July 29, 2021 Facebook Twitter Lady Gaga as Patrizia Reggiani (© 2021 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc. All Rights

Play video content TMZ.com Leslie Jordan says ignorant, uninformed comments about HIV/AIDS from people like DaBaby are exactly why some gay people aren’t comfortable being themselves … so Leslie’s slamming the rapper’s homophobic rant as stupid and clueless. We got Leslie outside Kings Road Cafe in L.A. Wednesday and he laid into DaBaby … grousing

News ZZ Top Bassist Dusty Hill Dies at 72 Joined by guitarist Billy Gibbons and drummer Frank Beard, Hill performed with the iconic blues rock outfit for over 50 years By Evan Minsker July 28, 2021 Facebook Twitter Joseph Michael “Dusty” Hill of ZZ Top, March 2014 (Mat Hayward/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter ZZ Top bassist

DaBaby‘s controversial Rolling Loud performance continues to stir up trouble — not just for him, but also for his surprise special guest … Tory Lanez. ICYMI, DaBaby went out of his way to do a big reveal of Lanez Saturday night during his set at the hip hop festival in Miami, but a lot of

News U.S. Government Sells Martin Shkreli’s Wu-Tang Clan Album to Unknown Buyer Once Upon a Time in Shaolin, seized from Shkreli in 2018, was sold to fulfill a forfeiture money judgment in the disgraced pharma exec’s ongoing securities fraud case By Noah Yoo July 27, 2021 Facebook Twitter Martin Shkreli, July 2017 (Peter Foley/Bloomberg via

Play video content BACKGRID Britney Spears‘ mother is staying pretty tight-lipped about her daughter, which is interesting … because she said a lot in new legal docs about removing Britney’s dad from her conservatorship. Lynne Spears was at LAX Sunday with Britney’s brother, Bryan, but neither had much to say about the ongoing “Free Britney”

News Kanye West’s New Album Donda Will Be Released August 6, A Rep Confirms West premiered the album at a livestreamed event in Atlanta. The songs he played featured JAY-Z, Pop Smoke, Pusha T, Travis Scott, Lil Baby, and more. By Madison Bloom and Matthew Strauss July 26, 2021 Facebook Twitter Kanye West, July 2021

Chris Brown‘s a magnetic kinda guy … or at least his mouth is, after he dropped a fortune to get some unique dental work done. The singer’s got some shiny new gold grills — 24 karat gold covering all 28 teeth according to his celeb dentist Thomas Connelly — but that’s not what makes ’em

News Obongjayar and Sarz Release New EP Sweetness: Listen Plus, check out the music video for the Nigerian artists’ “Gone Girl” By Matthew Strauss July 23, 2021 Facebook Twitter Obongjayar (Zach Apo Tsang), Sarz (TSE) Facebook Twitter Nigerian artists Obongjayar and Sarz have come together for a new four-track EP called Sweetness. The musicians have

Ex-Bad Wolves frontman Tommy Vext wasn’t “black enough” to be part of the band due to his political stances and support for Donald Trump … so he claims in a new lawsuit against his ex-manager, who allegedly openly dropped N-bombs. Vext’s suing Allen Kovac claiming that, in response to major political differences between them, Kovac

News Liz Phair Cancels Tour Dates with Alanis Morissette and Garbage Cat Power will step in for Phair, who cited “unforseen circumstances” for the departure By Allison Hussey July 23, 2021 Facebook Twitter Liz Phair, May 2019 (Photo by Scott Legato/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Liz Phair has canceled her appearance on an upcoming summer tour

Word to the wise … whenever Travis Scott gets behind the wheel expect a large crowd of devoted fans, and expect ’em to go wild. The rapper had Miami in sicko mode Friday as he promoted his spiked seltzer, CACTI Agave. Travis is primarily in the 305 for his headlining performance at the Rolling Loud