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Gov. Gavin Newsom is making Cali the first state to block prosecutors from freely using rap lyrics as evidence in criminal cases — and the move has some high-profile supporters. Newsom looked like he was hosting a hip hop award show Friday as he put his John Hancock on Assembly Bill 2799. The signing went

News Listen to billy woods’ New Album Church woods’ latest release was produced by longtime Armand Hammer collaborator Messiah Musik By Madison Bloom September 30, 2022 Facebook Twitter billy woods, photo by Pepi Kobab Facebook Twitter billy woods—one-half of NYC hip-hop duo Armand Hammer—is back with a new album made with Messiah Musik. Church is

Bruce Willis was forced to retire from acting earlier this year after being diagnosed with a language disorder called aphasia, but we may see him on screen for future projects thanks to the use of deepfake technology. Last year, Willis worked with an AI-powered technology firm called Deepcake so his likeness could be used in

Driven by an immense love for the craft of music and fuiled by incredible dedication, JD Farell is well on his way towards establishing himself as a heavy-hitter within dance music. As a native Atlantan, JD Farell was consistently involved in music throughout his life, taking lessons in woodwinds and performing in concert bands for

R. Kelly‘s not just going to prison for his sex crimes in New York, but it also looks like he’ll be ordered to pay a fortune to some of his victims … including picking up the tabs to deal with their STDs and their psychological trauma in the aftermath. There was a restitution hearing in

News Chat Pile Share New Video for “The Mask”: Watch The Oklahoma City rock band’s latest visual for a track off God’s Country By Evan Minsker September 28, 2022 Facebook Twitter Chat Pile, photo by Bayley Hanes Facebook Twitter The Oklahoma City band Chat Pile have shared a video for their song “The Mask.” Directed

Wit his usual self-deprecating humor, Tom Hanks said in a new interview with PEOPLE that, “I’ve made a ton of movies,” and added, “Four of them are pretty good, I think.” Hanks did not specify which four films (Toy Story, Toy Story 2, Toy Story 3, and Toy Story 4 perhaps?), but the quote came as he was promoting his

Will Laroca aka William Fredriksson is a Swedish artist, songwriter and producer. Even though Will Laroca is a new project, William is no newcomer. In Sweden he is already a multi-platinum producer in the production team TMA, together with his childhood friend Tiam Faorkhy Nia, as well as a gold certified solo artist (under the

Play video content TMZ.com Lil Wayne got an early start to his 40th birthday celebration … with a star-studded birthday party fit for the legendary rapper!!! Sources close to Weezy tell TMZ Hip Hop … the shindig went down at popular L.A. hot spot, The Nice Guy — and several close friends and family members

News Portola Festival Responds to Crowd Control Incident in San Francisco: “A Minimal, Isolated Issue” The Goldenvoice-affiliated festival said that no injuries were reported By Rob Arcand September 25, 2022 Facebook Twitter Ultrasound Music Festival, September 2011 (Ollie Millington/Redferns/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Portola Festival took place this weekend at Pier 80 in San Francisco, and

Smashing Pumpkins are set to release their new triple album, ATUM. In anticipation, the band appeared on The Tonight Show on Friday to perform lead single “Beguiled.” Watch the replay below. Billed as the sequel to 1995’s Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness and 2000’s Machina/Machine of God, ATUM (pronounced “autumn”) will be unveiled over

The road to Actual Life 3 from Fred again.. is getting shorter and shorter, and the second single from the project just dropped. “Bleu (better with time)” samples “You’re Mines Still” by Yung Bleu featuring Drake. So far, the singles from AL3 have been good, but not great. They sound quintessentially like Fred again.. but are missing

Play video content Open House Party With Kannon Britney Spears says she may never perform again, but that doesn’t mean she won’t get in the booth anew — proven with Elton John … and maybe, soon, with Benny Blanco. The award-winning record producer — who’s actually worked with Britney before — spilled the beans about

News Foo Fighters Announce More Artists for Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert in L.A.  Kesha, Tommy Lee, Tool’s Danny Carey, and more will join the show’s previously-announced performers By Rob Arcand September 23, 2022 Facebook Twitter Taylor Hawkins, September 2016 (Jerod Harris/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter In June, Foo Fighters announced that they’d be performing tribute shows

Song of the Week breaks down and talks about the song we just can’t get out of our head each week. Find these songs and more on our Spotify Top Songs playlist. For our favorite new songs from emerging artists, check out our Spotify New Sounds playlist. This week, GloRilla and Cardi B join forces for a hard-hitting collab.

Vetted Artist Facading is here with another powerful banger. The DJ and music producer virtuoso is ready to continue his mission of conquering the music world with yet another certified hit “Tonight” ‘Tonight’ starts off with an energetic and almighty vocals, with powerful drums, and a layer of ambience that lets the melody slip in

Play video content TMZ.com Ludacris‘ manager, Chaka Zulu, has been arrested for murder in connection with the fatal shooting of a man outside his restaurant — but new video from the incident shows Zulu getting beaten by a group of men before he fired — giving way to a self-defense argument. We’ve obtained surveillance footage

News Weezer Release New EP Sznz: Autumn: Listen The fall edition of their EP series is here in time for equinox By Jazz Monroe September 22, 2022 Facebook Twitter Weezer, photo courtesy of The Oriel Company Facebook Twitter Weezer are continuing their series of seasonally themed EPs with Sznz: Autumn, which is out now. Check

Just under a month away from the return of the hit mockumentary series, IFC has revealed a trailer for Season 4 53 of Documentary Now!. Coming from co-creators  Fred Armisen, Bill Hader, Seth Meyers, and Rhys Thomas, the new season promises insights into the strange worlds of stone throwing competitions, monkey-obsessed documentarians, and the styles

This past weekend, ILLENIUM debuted some new music with Nurko, remixing “Golden Hour” by JVKE. While it would be great to have a headline saying it was his first remix in years, he actually just released a remix for the legendary Nirvana just earlier this year. So, second in a while will have to suffice.

More women have come forward accusing Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine of sending flirty messages, including screenshots they claim prove the singer was behind the conversations. A comedian named Maryka posted a series of screengrabs Tuesday of an alleged convo with the singer in which he tells her, “Distract yourself by f****** with me!” Maryka

News The Smashing Pumpkins Announce New Album ATUM, a Sequel to Mellon Collie and Machina Hear the band’s new song “Beguiled” from the 33-song album in three acts By Evan Minsker September 20, 2022 Facebook Twitter The Smashing Pumpkins, photo by Paul Elledge Facebook Twitter The Smashing Pumpkins have announced their new album ATUM (pronounced

Metallica have announced their third-ever “Helping Hands” benefit concert and auction. Featuring performances by Metallica and “special guests,” the show and auction are set for December 16th at the Microsoft Theater in downtown Los Angeles. The third iteration of the “Helping Hands Concert and Auction” follows a remote livestream benefit show back in November 2020.

On first look, the duo RPxSB give off two definite vibes: Bay Area and MF DOOM. We’re unsure if the latter is an influence on Roddy Picante and Stay-Bizzy, or Rock Plaid and Survive Bullshxt, but the multiple pseudonyms, strong visual aesthetic and versatile style of their recent Creatures album series certainly may remind hip hop

August Alsina claims Tory Lanez and a bunch of goons rolled up on him and attacked — showing off a photo of himself as proof … although, Tory’s calling BS. The singer took to IG Sunday with a pic that shows himself leaning up against an elevator wall with blood running down his mouth and

News Bad Bunny Shares Documentary About Puerto Rico With New Video for “El Apagón”: Watch It unravels some of the economic and social injustices happening on the superstar’s beloved home island By Allison Hussey September 16, 2022 Facebook Twitter Bad Bunny in “El Apagón” (Still via YouTube) Facebook Twitter Bad Bunny has shared a new

Keanu Reeves is set to return for Constantine 2, a sequel to the 2005 superhero film, from director Francis Lawrence. As The Hollywood Reporter notes, Lawrence is also returning for the sequel, while Akiva Goldsman will serve pen the script. The first Constantine film was written by Kevin Brodbin and Frank Cappello. Based on DC’s Hellblazer comic, Constantine centers Reeves as John

If you haven’t been paying attention to IMANU, it’s not too late. In fact, now is the perfect time to catch up with the release of his debut album, Unfold, out today on Deadbeats. The young artist has been on my radar for a big but truly burst into my consciousness with his explosive b2b with

The former marriage of Safaree and Erica Mena is officially dissolved — they’ve finalized their divorce terms … TMZ has learned. Legal documents obtained by TMZ show the judge signed off on the divorce September 12, after the exes came to their agreement through arbitration. Among those terms … Safaree will dole out $4,305 a

News Carly Rae Jepsen Shares New Song “Talking to Yourself”: Listen The latest single from The Loneliest Time was produced by Captain Cuts By Evan Minsker September 16, 2022 Facebook Twitter Carly Rae Jepsen (Meredith Jenks) Facebook Twitter Carly Rae Jepsen has shared her latest single from her forthcoming album The Loneliest Time. This one’s