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Conor McGregor Lights Out in Hollywood 9/3/2021 8:28 AM PT 8:27 AM PT -- A source close to Conor tells TMZ ... Conor was with his managers and left the club early due to his leg and was really feeling some major discomfort. This wasn’t alcohol induced. Conor McGregor knows a thing or 2 about…

ABBA Announces First Album in 40 Years!!! Set for 'Revolutionary' Tour 9/2/2021 11:44 AM PT ABBA fans, get ready to dance like queens ... 'cause they're back!!! The pop legends dropped two serious bombshells Thursday during a globally-streamed news conference. First, the band's dropping their first studio album in 40 years since "The Visitors" dropped…

An arraignment hearing on the charges was scheduled for Thursday, but an attorney for Manson filed the not guilty plea and a wavier of arraignment in Laconia District Court. A case status hearing has been scheduled for Dec. 27. Susan Fountain, a videographer, was in the venue’s stage pit area at the time of the…

"Reader apps" like Spotify and Netflix will be able to link out to their own websites to avoid Apple's payment system Apple will allow a select group of apps it calls “readers” that includes music streamers like Spotify to include in-app links to their websites for external sign-ups and account management, the company announced Thursday…

This marks the first Verzuz battle since last month, when The LOX and Dipset hit the stage to deliver some fan-favorite hit songs. Over the course of his decades-long career, Ja Rule has released eight No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 singles, including "Always On Time," featuring Ashanti, which peaked at No. 1 in February 2002 and charted for…

Austin City Limits will launch its 47th season on Oct. 2, welcoming Miranda Lambert, Jack Ingram and Jon Randall for the new season's hour-long premiere episode. Leading into the October premiere, Austin City Limits shared a video clip of the trio performing "In His Arms," from the May-released collaborative project The Marfa Tapes, a set…

Teen YouTuber Piper Rockelle P!nk Hurt Me ... And Smeared My Mom!!! 9/2/2021 12:07 PM PT BACKGRID Piper Rockelle says P!nk's comments about her and allegations of exploitation not only hurt her feelings, but unfairly painted her mom as some kinda monster. The 14-year-old YouTube star already denied P!nk's claims, telling TMZ her parents --…

McDonald's FTC Wants to Know ... Why Are McFlurry Machines Always Broken?!? 9/1/2021 1:34 PM PT We've all been there ... pulling up to McDonald's for a McFlurry late at night only to discover the machine is broken -- AGAIN. Enter the Federal Trade Commission. The FTC is looking into the case of those pesky…

The new agreements require AEG and Live Nation to pay 10% of the artist fee for a festival if the event is canceled 30 to 60 days before the event, either for weather or pandemic-related issues, and 50% of the artist's fee if an event is canceled less than 30 days in advance. By limiting…

Beliebers can also gain access to exclusive merch if they donate to the fundraiser, with proceeds benefitting Project Medishare, which has been empowering Haitians and working to improve the quality of their lives since 1994. Haiti is still recovering from a 5.9 magnitude earthquake in 2018 that killed more than a dozen people, and a…

Joe Rogan Has COVID, Cancels Show ... Admits He's on Ivermectin 9/1/2021 2:37 PM PT 2:36 PM PT -- Joe says he's taking ivermectin -- the livestock dewormer drug that the CDC and the FDA have specifically come out and warned against as a remedy to battle COVID. 🤷🏽‍♂️ Joe Rogan's contracted COVID-19 -- something…

Tom DeGeorge, owner of Crowbar in Tampa, Florida, is one of the venue owners offering artists and promoters a choice on whether to require proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test for attendees. DeGeorge, who sought legal counsel alongside fellow National Independent Venue Association members to unpack the executive order, tells Billboard it was within their…

On Wednesday (Sept. 1), four-time Grammy-winner H.E.R. -- in partnership with Live Nation Urban -- announced the star-studded roster of performers set to hit the stage at the highly anticipated Lights On Festival, which will occur in Concord, Calif. on Sept. 18 and 19. H.E.R. will headline the two-day festival, while Erykah Badu, Bryson Tiller, Ari Lennox, Ty Dolla…

Is a Lil Nas X and Kid Cudi collab really on the way? On Wednesday (Sept. 1), the 22-year-old rapper revealed the star-studded track list for his highly anticipated debut album Montero, which will feature collaborations with Megan Thee Stallion, Elton John, Jack Harlow, Doja Cat and Miley Cyrus. When one Twitter user called out the lack of Black male guest artists, LNX responded…

JoJo Siwa Same-Sex Pairing Gives Us Advantage ... 'DWTS' Gonna Be Wild!!! 8/31/2021 6:00 PM PT TMZ.com JoJo Siwa thinks she's already got a leg up on her "Dancing with the Stars" competition ... she's one half of the show's first-ever same-sex pairing ... and thinks it gives her an edge. We got JoJo heading…

"Like a lot of the country people," Brown clarifies. "Traditional hip-hop looked at me like I was the bad guy," Nelly responded. Since CMT Crossroads debuted in 2002, the series has become known not only for smart musical pairings of country artists with musicians from other genres, but also for bringing fans deeper into the…

The sisters were invited to a backstage after-party — the beginning of a brief relationship that had elements also described by other victims alleging sexual abuse by Kelly when they were still in high school. Kelly paid for woman’s flights and hotel rooms to his concerts in cities where he demanded sex from her in…

Close behind on the chart blast is Maisie Peters’ debut studio album You Signed Up For This (Gingerbread Man), new at No. 2. Meanwhile, Kanye West's long-delayed Donda (Def Jam) album comes in at No. 3, a solid start despite its late release on Sunday (instead of the typical Friday drop), and the fact it’s…

"We’ve got to finish it first," says singer Tyrone Lindqvist of the new record. "We’re really excited about it. We’ve spent the last year and a half working on it…we basically just had time to have structure and write and be with family and friends. We’re really excited about the songs we’ve made and the…

Jake Paul Unretires From Boxing!!! ... 1 Day After Retiring 8/31/2021 6:02 PM PT Jake Paul's retirement lasted a whopping 25 hours ... 'cause the YouTube superstar-turned-boxer says he's officially back in the fight game again. "Updated status: I’m coming out of retirement," Paul tweeted on Tuesday. Hey, we tried to warn ya -- there…

Veteran Sheepdogs of America Prez Pleads for Help ... Needs $1.6M to Get Pups Outta Kabul 8/30/2021 4:24 PM PT TMZ.com 4:21 PM PT -- Joshua tells us they've reached the $1.4 million mark with two big donors to still come through, he's confident they'll hit their goal of $1.67 million. 10:19 AM PT --…

The Karnofskys nurtured his career and loaned him money to buy a cornet. Morris Karnofsky, the son of the family and Armstrong’s childhood friend, helped shape the scene when he opened the first jazz record store in New Orleans, Morris Music. The tailor shop and residence is listed on the National Register of Historic Places,…

McCarroll played a big hand in the rise of a band that was, without question, Britain’s biggest rock act of the ‘90s. He helped form Oasis with his schoolmates Liam Gallagher, Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs, and Paul McGuigan before Liam's older brother Noel came on board. His work can be heard on the early hits “Live…

Camila Cabello and Shawn Mendes are very much still an item, with so many shared memories. Cabello stopped by The Late Late Show on Monday night for a chat and to reminisce how, six long years ago, they fell for each other the first time. They were sweet 16-year-olds (or were they 17? It's been so…

The Australian maestro explains, “I have talked about this with my cohorts extensively and whilst the last thing I want to do is divide people based on what they believe and don’t believe, now is not the time to be putting everyone at risk for the sake of being nice.” Parker knows only too well…

Soulja Boy Kanye Wasted My Time On 'Donda' And, He's a Coward for Not Calling Me 8/30/2021 6:04 PM PT TMZ.com Soulja Boy is still steaming over being left off Kanye West's new album ... telling us Ye is nothing but a time waster and a coward! We got Soulja at a Shell gas station…

'Married to Medicine' Star Gets TRO Against Hubby, Claims DV ... He Fires Back, Wants Divorce 8/30/2021 12:30 AM PT 'Married to Medicine' star Lia Dias just got hit with divorce papers -- and now we've learned there are claims of abuse between her and her husband. Lia filed for and was granted a temporary…

Reservoir was founded in 2007 and now has over 32,000 master recordings — 6,000 from its acquisition of Tommy Boy Entertainment in June for $100 million — and 130,000 copyrights. In 2019 it became a full-service music company when it purchased U.K.-based music company Blue Raincoat Music and its subsidiary Chrysalis Records. The company had…

“The Beatles, the symbol of the British influence on the global music industry and the catalyst of what came to be known as ‘the British Years,’ are no longer a group,” reported the April 18, 1970, Billboard, citing a McCartney statement issued by the band’s Apple label. Below that front-page story ran an ad for Ike &…

"Vocals under MB Stadium in #atl before the start of #DONDA 2...The entire album is a masterpiece. I’m so grateful," Stalone had written on her own Instagram post. She also tweeted to share the song's credits and tell fans how flattered she was that her vocals were compared to Grande's. Despite receiving largely positive reviews from fans about the…

But it was what Wood did near the end of the song during a line that mentions disgraced shock rocker Manson that drew the most attention. Her voice rising to a bellow, Wood raised her left hand and flipped the bird as she got to the lyric about the singer born Brian Hugh Warner, 52, whom…

Drai's Las Vegas vice president of sales and hospitality Philip Loomis  tells Billboard that he connected with XSET chief merchandising and licensing officer Will Eddins after participating in a virtual panel together and recognizing "the synergy that already exists between our two spaces," Loomis says. "We view nightlife and gaming as cultural hubs that not only touch…

Dog The Bounty Hunter's Daughter Arrested For Domestic Violence ... No Charges For Now 8/30/2021 1:00 AM PT Dog the Bounty Hunter's stepdaughter got into an argument with her lover and punched him in the face ... at least that's what he told cops, who busted her for domestic violence. According to the police report,…

Swizz Beatz, fellow hip-hop staple and longtime close friend of Jay, arrived dressed for the occasion in a velvet suit. But before the red carpet photographers could fully snap their shots of his ensemble, the man of the hour Jay-Z arrived right behind Swizz with perfect timing and swiftly joined him on the carpet. Hov…

The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. based on multi-metric consumption as measured in equivalent album units. Units comprise album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). Each unit equals one album sale, or 10 individual tracks sold from an album, or 3,750 ad-supported or…

Ed Asner -- one the most prolific actors to ever have done it -- has died. His reps confirm to TMZ that EA passed away Sunday surrounded by family. No other details about the circumstances of his death have emerged. The family issued a statement saying, "We are sorry to say that our beloved patriarch…

After sifting through the censored CDQ version of Donda on streaming services, check out our song rankings for the LP below. 26. "Tell the Vision" (feat. Pop Smoke) A different version of "Tell the Vision" originally landed on Pop Smoke's posthumous Faith album. Here, Pusha T's verse is cut out and Pop's vocals are altered…

"Blessed journey into the infinite," Flying Lotus, whose real name is Steven Ellison, wrote on Twitter. "RIP Lee 'Scratch' Perry." Rapper Fiasco also remembered Perry, tweeting, "AFRICAN BLOOD IS FLOWING THROUGH I VEINS SO I AND I SHALL NEVER FADE AWAY!!!!" During his decades-long career, Perry built his legendary Black Ark studio in Kingston, which…

Halsey, who was obviously moved by the kind words, responded: "Thank you T ... means so so much." This isn't the first time the music stars have shown support for each another. Last year, Halsey sent a special thank you to Swift for spending her quarantine writing and releasing her surprise album, Evermore. "I just…

Justin Bieber on Spotify Most Listened to Artist Ever!!! Officially Prince of Pop??? 8/28/2021 4:05 PM PT Justin Bieber has left every other artist on Spotify in the dust -- hitting a major milestone by attracting the most listeners ever, which begs the question ... is he MJ's heir apparent??? The Biebs broke a record…

“He expanded the vocabulary of Nashville drumming, and was always an innovator who invented his own unique style of hand drumming, often combining sticks and brushes with hand percussion to create a unique sound and feel that left lots of space for other instruments and the vocals," Pomeroy said in a statement. Malone, from Denver,…

The last time Los Bukis played in L.A. was in 1995 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in front of 60,000 fans. To make up for lost time, they sang standout hits such as "Quiéreme," "Necesito Una Compañera," "Como Fui a Enamorarme De Ti," "Tu Carcel" and "Acepto Mi Derrota." "What a beautiful reunion with my…

Sarah Paulson Woke Insanity ... Dragged for Playing Linda Tripp 8/28/2021 5:43 PM PT This could be the dumbest, most ridiculous woke move ever ... Sarah Paulson is getting dragged for wearing a fat suit portraying Linda Tripp in "Impeachment: American Crime Story," because some critics think the role should have gone to someone with…

In a second photo, Kardashian is seen from afar donning the gown as she dramatically recreates her nuptials in front of thousands at Soldier Field. The final image is a candid shot of West and Kardashian, both clad in black leather, hanging out in the venue's locker room with their 5-year-old son, Saint. West's Donda…

In the accompanying animated music video, faceless figures gather in protest holding signs emblazoned with such messages as "Liberty," "Enough is Enough" and "Stop." Elsewhere, the clip features socially charged references to the over consumption of media and concerns about climate change. In July, Clapton stated that he won't grace "any stage where there is…

From career milestones and new music releases to major announcements and more, Billboard editors highlight the latest news buzz in Latin music every week. Here's what happened in the Latin music world this week. Paloma Mami is Certified Gold Chilean singer Paloma Mami achieved an exciting milestone this week with her debut studio album, Sueños…

Doug Ellin I'm Ready To Reboot 'Entourage' ... But I Need Wahlberg!!! 8/28/2021 12:30 AM PT TMZ.com "Entourage" creator Doug Ellin says it's about time his famous show got the reboot treatment ... and he's got the main cast on board for another go around ... but it's Mark Wahlberg who Doug needs to make…

Kim Petras, "Future Starts Now" The princess of pop has finally returned! After a brief hiatus, Petras officially burst back onto the scene with "Future Starts Now," the first single off of her hotly anticipated debut album, and her first single since officially signing to Republic Records. The '80s Euro-dance track sees Petras cruising in…

After releasing a series of singles and collaborations with artists such as Cazzu and J Balvin, rising Argentine artist Maria Becerra has officially released her debut album titled Animal. The 11-song set drops with “Wow Wow” featuring Becky G as its focus track, a hard-knock reggaeton that has female empowerment anthem potential, and it marks the…

“The SBA has awarded approximately $9 billion in crucial relief to approximately 11,500 performing arts venues and other related businesses so they can continue to anchor our neighborhoods and define our communities. We know many of these businesses still need assistance to fully recover from the unanticipated expenses and debt caused by the pandemic,” SBA…