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Exclusive Travis Scott wants to make sure he not only gives back to his community, but helps to put kids on a track for future success — and he plans to do both through his own nonprofit. Trav just launched The Cactus Jack Foundation … and its first order of business is rolling out the

A restraining order is being sought against Diplo by a woman who claims the producer distributed revenge pornography images of her, The Daily Beast reports. Online records, viewed by Pitchfork, show that a request for a restraining order has been filed against Diplo in the Los Angeles County Superior Court on November 16. The woman

Two of Jimi Hendrix’s iconic Gibson guitars have gotten the custom shop treatment. Gibson has announced new replicas of Hendrix’s 1969 Flying V and 1967 SG Custom, recreating the instruments in unparalleled detail. Hendrix played the Flying V throughout the Band of Gypsys era and at his legendary set at the Isle of Wight Festival

Road to Ultra: Taiwan took place over the weekend and some of the live sets from Alesso, Slander, Kayzo and Vini Vici have made their way online. The energy each act brings to the stage is incredible, but the festival’s headliner Alesso steals the show in premiering three brand new IDs. Enjoy his set from

Breaking News After nearly a year and a half of beefing, Scooter Braun has said goodbye to Taylor Swift‘s master recordings … unloading it for a pretty penny. Scooter’s company — Ithaca Holdings LLC — has reportedly sold the master rights to Taylor’s first 6 albums to an unknown investment fund. The buyer reportedly dropped

Tower Records, the music chain that shuttered its 89 stores back in 2006, is relaunching as an online shop, the Bay Area’s ABC7 reports. The new website also features scheduled livestream concerts, as well as a digital version of the company’s in-house magazine Tower Pulse! According to ABC7, the relaunch grew out of interrupted plans

The Foo Fighters Re-Emerge: “2020 was gonna be the best year ever!” Dave Grohl said, his fists clenched. “We had plans, man!” The last time the Foo Fighters played a full set together, they were closing down the Supernova stage of the Intersect Music Festival last December. Eleven months and several decades later, the COVID-19

Diplo has moved into Kid Rock‘s former Malibu beach home. In 2006, Kid Rock reportedly purchased the property for $11.6 million, and later listed it in 2003 for $13.5 million. The current owner has sold it to Diplo for $13.2 million. The seven bedroom home boasts 8,300 square feet across a 1.5-acre lot, which includes a

Exclusive Boosie Badazz has a bullet hole in his leg after coming under gunfire during a trip to Dallas … TMZ has learned. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … Boosie was shot at in Dallas Saturday, after rolling through town in what we’re told was a sprinter van near a strip mall called Big T’s

Thundercat was one of the many performers during the first day of Adult Swim Festival. During his set, Ariana Grande joined him for a live rendition of “Them Changes,” originally from 2015’s The Beyond / Where the Giants Roam. Watch their performance below. Ariana Grande covered “Them Changes” back in 2018. At the time, she

Apple revolutionized the game with noise cancellation AirPods, but one Israeli company is coming for their throne. According to the Associated Press, Noveto Systems has invented a new product that can beam music directly into your head — no earbuds or brain implants necessary. The device is aptly called SoundBeamer 1.0. It reportedly works by

With news earlier this week that Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech SE reportedly discovered a vaccine to fight COVID-19 that’s over 90% effective, promoters are feeling hopeful about the return of shows in 2021. But they’re not taking any chances either. One of the biggest ticketing platforms in the country, Ticketmaster (and its parent company,

Exclusive Phil Collins says his ex’s accusation about him reeking like hell is a blatant lie, and a cheap attempt to smear his name to get millions out of him. The famed hitmaker filed legal docs calling Orianne Cevey a liar after she claimed Phil became a hermit and completely secluded himself from the world.

Kylie Minogue dropped by tonight’s episode of The Late Show With Steven Colbert, where she performed her DISCO single “Magic.” She performed in front of a bright backdrop and was joined at the end of the song by two dancers. Watch it happen below. DISCO landed last week, marking Minogue’s 15th studio album. The record

Kyle Meredith With… Romy Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | Radio Public | RSS Romy, one-third of The xx, joins Kyle Meredith to discuss her debut solo single, “Lifetime”, and preview her upcoming solo album. The English artist tells us how working with pop songwriters set a direction for the music she’s making now, going from the heartbreak songs of

Ableton has finally announced the newest version of Live, disclosed today to be hitting the “shelves” in early 2021. I wanted to take a moment to recognize some of the bigger updates like a new comping feature and big changes to enhancing your live show. Comping is something that other DAWs have given producers for years

Exclusive Britney Spears believes her father dished out hundreds of thousands of dollars to her former business manager for no good reason … and she thinks it was way too much. According to new legal docs obtained by TMZ … Tri Star Sports & Entertainment Group began repping Britney more than a decade ago, and

Moonlight director Barry Jenkins has chopped and screwed Wilco’s breakthrough 2002 LP Yankee Hotel Foxtrot with the help of Houston’s Chopstars. Jenkins shared the project on Twitter, noting the “#YeehawAgenda is alive and well.” Check it out below. Jenkins has previously chopped and screwed the soundtracks to Moonlight and If Beale Street Could Talk, as

The Pretty Reckless and singer Taylor Momsen have never shied away from expressing their love for the music of Soundgarden. Now, the hard rockers have paid tribute to the grunge pioneers with a cover of “Loud Love”. Momsen is no stranger to Soundgarden covers, having performed a quarantine version of “Halfway There” with Soundgarden /

Yesterday’s DJ Mag Top 100 list left many as jaded as the year before, with many mainstage acts and still confusion about why it’s called the “Top 100 DJs” when there are many better DJs than those listed. Naming ambiguity aside, it’s an interesting insight into analytics and statistics and how either 1) DJs can

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com You might’ve heard ‘YMCA’ being played A LOT lately from both Dems and Republicans — a testament that it’s still got pull on both sides of the aisle … according to the guy who wrote it. Village People founder Victor Willis — the cop in the group — tells TMZ

Foo Fighters were the musical guests on tonight’s Dave Chappelle-hosted episode of Saturday Night Live. Their performance marked the debut of their new song “Shame Shame,” which they officially released as the episode aired. The song will appear on their just-announced album Medicine at Midnight, which is out February 5, 2021 on Roswell Records/RCA. Listen

In the latest edition of Onion-tier satire manifesting itself into existence, a couple of Trump supporters in Philadelphia were seen dancing and singing along to Rage Against The Machine’s “Killing In The Name” while protesting the Pennsylvania vote count. On Twitter, RATM guitarist Tom Morello responded with the textual equivalent of a face-palm: “Not exactly what

The Speed House Movement is upon us, headed up by Haus of Panda and Brooklyn Fire records, and it’s powering forward at a rapid pace. Haus of Panda and Swage break in the newfound record label with a speedy, acid tinged collaboration that will instantly have you hooked on the genre. “Reload” packs in the

Breaking News King Von‘s death is hitting the sports world hard — with NBA stars like Montrezl Harrell, Stephen Jackson, Evan Turner and more mourning the loss of a rising star gone too soon. The rapper was shot and killed after a violent altercation outside a nightclub in Atlanta on Friday. He was only 26

James Blake appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Thursday night (November 5), covering Frank Ocean’s “Godspeed” solo on a piano outdoors. Watch it below. Blake released the new four-song EP Before in mid-October, which followed two new songs that he’s shared since the spring: “You’re Too Precious” and “Are You Even Real.” He

Dallas Hope Charities has announced that a new transitional home for LGBTQ youth will be named after late Power Trip frontman Riley Gale. Donations made in Gale’s honor following his tragic passing in August fast-tracked the purchase of the new youth home, which Dallas Hope Charities are naming after the singer: “Dallas Hope Center –

RÜFÜS DU SOL are hard at work at their fourth album, the group has confirmed. Below, RÜFÜS DU SOL emphasize their own specially-curated playlist titled “Headphone Selections,” a way for the group to share their favorite music and shine light on emerging talent. The playlist currently hosts 420 songs from a vast collection of artists, spanning

Exclusive Offset‘s got an appetite to help people exercising their Constitutional right … by hooking them up with free grub. The Migos rapper hit up 3 polling locations Tuesday in Gwinnett and Fulton counties with some major back-up — food trucks from The Slutty Vegan and Big Dave’s … a couple of ATL staples famous

Back in August, a team of scientists conducted an experiment in the transmission of coronavirus at Quarterback Immobilien Arena in Leipzig, Germany. The Restart-19 study, which sought to collect data on various activities at large indoor gatherings—such as concerts—was performed by a team at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg led by Dr. Stefan Moritz, the head