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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

News Man Arrested at Washington Festival, Police Believe Arrest Prevented a Potential Mass Shooting Jonathan R. Moody was detained outside of Bass Canyon at the Gorge Amphitheatre on Friday night, after witnesses saw him loading two 9mm pistols By Madison Bloom August 21, 2022 Facebook Twitter A crowd taking in the Watershed Country Music Festival

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

News Lorde Releases New “Oceanic Feeling” Video: Watch The latest beachside Solar Power visual By Matthew Strauss August 19, 2022 Facebook Twitter Lorde in “Oceanic Feeling,” directed by Joel Kefali and Ella Yelich-O’Connor Facebook Twitter Lorde has released another beachside video for a Solar Power song. This time, she’s shared the clip for “Ocean Feeling.”

Play video content BACKGRID UPDATE 10:37 AM PT — A rep for Quando tells TMZ … “Quando was present during a shooting yesterday evening which resulted in the untimely death of another young man’s life.” UPDATE The rep continued … “He himself didn’t sustain any injuries during the shooting and is safe. We ask that

News Lindsey Buckingham Announces Fall 2022 Tour Dates U.S. shows in support of 2021’s Lindsey Buckingham take place in October and November By Matthew Strauss August 19, 2022 Facebook Twitter Lindsey Buckingham, photo by Lauren Dukoff Facebook Twitter Lindsey Buckingham has announced more tour dates in support of his 2021 self-titled album. After a handful

Dr. Dre‘s January 2021 brain aneurysm was a lot scarier than he initially revealed — his family actually gathered in his hospital room to say their final goodbyes. The legendary producer’s podcast interview with Dolvett Quince continues to leak across social media and he painted the eerie picture rather vividly. Waiting for your permission to

News Watch Nardwuar Interview Harry Styles at Coachella 2022 Nardwuar gifted Styles vinyl LPs and a guitar pedal as the two men discussed parsnips, Joni Mitchell, Fleetwood Mac, and more By Madison Bloom August 19, 2022 Facebook Twitter Harry Styles, Nardwuar (Still from interview footage). Facebook Twitter When he wasn’t performing a headlining slot at

R. Kelly‘s former goddaughter says the singer had sex with her hundreds of times before she turned 18 years old … testifying she was only 15 when they first had sexual intercourse. The disgraced singer’s alleged victim took the stand Thursday in Kelly’s federal trial in Chicago, telling the jury she had sex with Kelly

News Watch Angel Olsen Perform “All the Good Times” on Fallon She was joined by her backing band, the Big Time Band By Nina Corcoran August 18, 2022 Facebook Twitter Angel Olsen (Todd Owyoung/NBC) Facebook Twitter Angel Olsen was the musical guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Wednesday night (August 17). She

The Cleveland Browns grounds crew rushed to plant new grass right after Machine Gun Kelly‘s homecoming concert at FirstEnergy Stadium on Saturday … but it wasn’t because the show got too rowdy — TMZ Sports is told it was all part of the plan. The Cleveland native played in front of a packed crowd this

News Rick Ross Fined for Labor Law Violations at Mississippi Wingstop Locations The Department of Labor found the rapper’s company violated minimum wage, overtime, and child labor regulations By Matthew Ismael Ruiz August 17, 2022 Facebook Twitter Rick Ross at the register at a Wingstop location in Newnan, Georgia, October 9, 2016. (Photo by Thaddaeus

Rick Ross and his family are under fire in Mississippi for allegedly skimming money from the wages of their Wingstop workers — and now they’ve been hit with fines. The U.S. Department of Labor says they hit Boss Wings Enterprises LLC — Rick Ross’s company — with a $114,427 fine for back wages and other

News Olivia Rodrigo to Induct Alanis Morissette into Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame The 2022 class includes Bryan Adams and David Foster By Matthew Ismael Ruiz August 15, 2022 Facebook Twitter Olivia Rodrigo and Alanis Morissette (Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Olivia Rodrigo is set to present Alanis Morissette at her induction into the Canadian Songwriters

New date, new place, same fights — the Austin McBroom vs. AnEsonGib boxing match has officially been rescheduled for September 10 at Banc of California Stadium, TMZ Sports has learned. As we previously reported, the Social Gloves event — which was originally set to happen at Crypto.com Arena on July 30 — was pushed back

News Fleet Foxes and Blood Orange Cover the Strokes’ “Under Control”: Watch Both performed the track live at their respective headlining shows in New York City this weekend By Nina Corcoran August 14, 2022 Facebook Twitter Fleet Foxes (Jim Bennett/Getty Images) and Blood Orange (Tim Mosenfelder/WireImage) Facebook Twitter Over the weekend, both Fleet Foxes and

Wack 100 is accusing Nipsey Hussle’s brother Blacc Sam of removing a posthumous verse from The Game’s new album at crunch time … a claim we’re told is farfetched considering the song’s verses were never discussed prior to the album’s release. Sources close to Nipsey’s family tell TMZ …  Nipsey’s music handlers were confused by

News One Dead, Dozens Injured After Spain’s Medusa Festival Stage Collapses High winds exceeding 51 mph damaged the EDM festival’s infrastructure By Nina Corcoran August 13, 2022 Facebook Twitter Medusa Festival, photo by Pablo Gallardo Sanchez/Redferns Facebook Twitter High winds exceeding 51 mph caused part of the main stage at Medusa Festival in Valencia, Spain