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Play video content TMZ.com Nicki Minaj is hooking up the mall cop who let one of her fans rap in a Zara, and it sounds like his 15 minutes of fame comes with an added bonus … some social media clout with the Barbz!!! We got the security guard, Michael, out Monday in NYC after

News Nite Jewel, City Girls, Peggy Gou, and More: This Week’s Pitchfork Selects Playlist Our weekly playlist highlights songs that our writers, editors, and contributors are listening to on repeat By Pitchfork July 19, 2021 Facebook Twitter Graphic by Derek Abella Facebook Twitter The staff of Pitchfork listens to a lot of new music. A

Play video content @nickiminaj / Instagram Nicki Minaj sure does appreciate the fan love she receives — but she loves it even more when her adoring base can worship her uninterrupted … for which one mall security guard is getting a personal shout-out from the Barbz herself. The rapper reposted a video originally shared by

News Bruce Springsteen Camp Finally Settles “Thunder Road” Lyrics Debate Does Mary’s dress “sway” or “wave?” Jon Landau weighs in. By Evan Minsker July 18, 2021 Facebook Twitter Bruce Springsteen at London’s Hammermith Odeon in 1975 (Gus Stewart/Redferns) Facebook Twitter Fans have long debated one word in the lyrics of Bruce Springsteen’s Born to Run

If you ever wanna see Britney Spears perform onstage again, then you better listen up … because she just laid her terms quite clearly (again) with a warning shot to impatient haters. It appears some of her followers have gotten under her skin over the dance videos she’s been posting in recent years … which

News Questlove, Q-Tip, Bootsy Collins, Flea, More Remember Biz Markie The New York rap icon died at 57 from complications due to Type II Diabetes By Matthew Ismael Ruiz July 16, 2021 Facebook Twitter Biz Markie, September 2015 (Mike Pont/WireImage) Facebook Twitter New York rap legend Biz Markie died today (July 16). He was 57.

Rapper Biz Markie — most famous for his iconic hit “Just a Friend” — has died after a series of complications from diabetes that he’s been fighting for more than a year … TMZ has confirmed. A family source tells us Biz passed away in a Baltimore hospital at 6:25 PM Friday night. We’re told

News Kevin Abstract Shares Video for New Song “Slugger”: Watch Slowthai and Florida rapper $not feature on the studio version of the Brockhampton leader’s new single By Allison Hussey July 16, 2021 Facebook Twitter Kevin Abstract, photo by Lucas Creighton Facebook Twitter Brockhampton’s Kevin Abstract has released a new solo single, which features guest appearances

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez like it, and they’re about to put a ring on it — a housekey ring … because the couple’s jumping to the house hunting stage of their reunion!!! Bennifer 2.0 was out and about Thursday in L.A.’s upscale Holmby Hills neighborhood, and they had a high-end realtor escorting them to

News Pop Smoke’s New Album Faith Features Kanye West, Dua Lipa, Pusha T, and More The Brooklyn rapper’s second posthumous record also has contributions from Kid Cudi, Pharrell, Future, Bizzy Banks, and others By Noah Yoo July 15, 2021 Facebook Twitter Pop Smoke, December 2019 (Scott Dudelson/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter The next posthumous album from

Britney Spears is hoping it’s “out with the old and in with the new” in her conservatorship — a new hearing in the case is going down, and her new hand-picked attorney will have the spotlight. The judge in Brit’s conservatorship will hear arguments Wednesday in downtown L.A. on several issues — the most important

News Kim Gordon Announces Pitchfork Music Festival Aftershow Presale available tomorrow (Thursday) for Pitchfork Music Festival ticket holders only By Pitchfork July 14, 2021 Facebook Twitter Kim Gordon photo by Natalia Martini Facebook Twitter Kim Gordon is performing at Pitchfork Music Festival on Saturday, September 11 at Union Park in Chicago. It will be her

News Ashley Monroe Diagnosed With Rare Form of Blood Cancer The country singer-songwriter is starting treatment for waldenstrom macroglobulinemia By Madison Bloom July 13, 2021 Facebook Twitter Ashley Monroe (Photo by Lloyd Bishop/NBCU Photo Bank/NBC Universal via Getty Images). Facebook Twitter Country artist Ashley Monroe has revealed her recent diagnosis with a rare form of

Demi Lovato says they won’t jump down your throat if you accidentally misgender them — as it’s not an easy pivot — but they do ask folks to make a good faith effort going forward. The pop singer — who identifies as nonbinary — came out with a new IG post that addresses the change

News Thom Yorke and Radiohead Share “Creep (Very 2021 Rmx)”: Listen A slowed-down new rendition of the Radiohead classic By Evan Minsker July 12, 2021 Facebook Twitter Thom Yorke (Marilla Sicilia/Archivio Marilla Sicilia/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Radiohead’s hit song “Creep” has received a new remix courtesy of Thom Yorke. It’s called “Creep

Britney Spears is apparently doubling down on her desire to have kids with her longtime boyfriend, Sam Asghari, because she’s touting his daddy looks. The singer posted photos this weekend of her and Sam on a hike in the great outdoors, where they’re both leaning up against a tree along a path … posing and

News Iggy Pop to Narrate King Tutankhamun Documentary Tutankhamun: The Last Exhibition chronicles the archaeological history of the ancient Egyptian ruler’s tomb By Madison Bloom July 11, 2021 Facebook Twitter Iggy Pop (Photo by Taylor Hill/FilmMagic). Facebook Twitter Iggy Pop will narrate a new documentary about ancient Egyptian ruler King Tutankhamun, Variety reports. The film,

Scooter Braun‘s marriage is on the rocks — he and his wife, Yael Cohen Braun, are splitting up — but it’s not a done deal, yet … TMZ has learned. Scooter — who manages Justin Bieber, Demi Lovato and Ariana Grande — and Yael are breaking up, at least temporarily, according to our sources. We’re