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Eddie Van Halen now has a final resting place, TMZ has learned … the beautiful Pacific Ocean off the coast of Malibu. The late rock star’s body was cremated 22 days after he died … this according to Eddie’s death certificate obtained by TMZ. The ashes went to Eddie’s son, Wolfgang Van Halen. Sources tell

Bruce Springsteen was the musical guest on Saturday Night Live this weekend, returning to the program with the E Street Band for the first time since 2015. They played “Ghosts” and “I’ll See You in My Dreams” from Letter to You, watch both below along with host Timotheé Chalamet’s opening monologue.  Springsteen released Letter to

Snoop Dogg thinks Cardi B needs to rein it in a little when it comes to talking about and showing off her lady parts — which has a lot of people scratching their heads. The legendary rapper — who’s no stranger to getting raunchy — sat down for a virtual interview recently with Central Ave

Dave Grohl and producer Greg Kurstin have covered Drake’s “Hotline Bling” for night two of their Hanukkah Sessions, following their cover of Beastie Boys’ “Sabotage” yesterday (December 10). Check it out below. Grohl and Kurstin launched the series as a way to celebrate Jewish artists for each day of Hanukkah. Drake, whose mother is Jewish,

Blue Ivy Carter is in the running for her first Grammy — but the timing of her nomination is a little mysterious. Blue’s voice is featured in the beginning and end of Beyonce‘s single, “Brown Skinned Girl,” which received a Grammy nom for best music video. However, when the nominations were announced November 24, Blue’s

She has said loudly and clearly, with her actions, that now is the time to fight for a better future for all. She’s fighting for young people, women, refugees, the LGBTQ community. She’s using her platform to bring people into the democratic process. She’s raising her voice to demand real change. I spoke with Dua

Exclusive Lil Wayne is deep in the hole with his ex-manager to the tune of more than $20 mil … at least according to a new lawsuit. According to docs, obtained by TMZ, Ronald Sweeney claims Wayne hired him in 2005 to help renegotiate his deal with Cash Money. You’ll recall Weezy beefed with Cash

Jazz legend Archie Shepp​ has teamed up with ​Jason Moran, the Director for Jazz at the Kennedy Center,​ for a new collaborative album. ​Let My People Go​ is out ​February 5 on ​Archieball​. Listen to the first single from the new album—a new recording of “​Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child”—below. Read Pitchfork’s Sunday

Tiffany Haddish says she turned down an offer to host a Grammys pre-show — and it’s all because the org was trying to make her foot the bill … for everything. The comedic actor says she was offered the hosting gig for the Recording Academy’s 3-hour pre-telecast ahead of the main show in January, but

Hayley Williams is the latest artist to make an appearance on NPR’s “Tiny Desk (Home) Concert” series. Joined by a full band, featuring collaborator Joey Howard on bass and Julien Baker on guitar, the Paramore frontwoman played three songs from her debut solo album Petals for Armor: “Pure Love,” “Taken,” and “Dead Horse.” Check out

Breaking News Taylor Swift is lending a much-needed hand to a couple of mothers struggling financially due to the coronavirus pandemic … just in time for the holidays. The singer donated $13,000 apiece to 2 moms who have fallen on hard times, and whose stories were featured in a recent article about the millions of

2019 was a pretty rough one for my family. I was touring the whole year carrying a lot of guilt for not being able to be at home. Singing super sad songs every night was a blessing and a curse depending on the day. I was imagining Christmas as being this time where we all

Exclusive Spectacular Blue Smith won’t be having a spectacular time, or any kinda time, inside Disney World — the mouse folk are pissed the rapper allegedly socked one of its employees. Sources with direct knowledge of the situation tell TMZ … the Pretty Ricky member is now prohibited from entering all of the Walt Disney

Bob Dylan has sold the music publishing rights of his entire catalog to Universal Music Publishing in a landmark deal of reportedly more than $300 million, the New York Times reports. Dylan’s catalog includes over 600 songs, spanning 60 years. “Brilliant and moving, inspiring and beautiful, insightful and provocative, his songs are timeless—whether they were

Chance the Rapper is a study in redundancy … this according to none other than Dionne Warwick, and her words sent Chance into orbit!!! Dionne tweeted Saturday night, “If you are very obviously a rapper why did you put it in your stage name? I cannot stop thinking about this.” Solid point, Dionne. Chance flipped

Jeremih has been released from the hospital after a stay for severe complications from COVID-19, as TMZ reports. In comments given to the outlet, the singer said:  First and foremost, I would like to thank God and the incredible team of doctors and nurses at Northwestern Memorial Hospital for saving my life. I will be

Exclusive Jeremih has beat COVID!!! He’s been released from the hospital and is at home recovering … TMZ has learned. Jeremih tells TMZ, “First and foremost, I would like to thank God and the incredible team of doctors and nurses at Northwestern Memorial Hospital for saving my life. I will be forever grateful.” The R&B