A ton of folks watching Rihanna’s halftime performance at Super Bowl 57 flooded the FCC with complaints, saying her set was too big on sex. The overall takeaway from these complainers was the lyrics and choreography were way too sexualized, with some viewers even comparing it to porn. TMZ obtained the 103 complaints made to…… MORE
French Montana is celebrating after becoming the most streamed African-born artist on the planet. Frenchie took to Instagram on Monday, where he shared a list of his songs that have been certified gold or platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. French captioned his post, “That lil immigrant boy had faith… Thank you to…… MORE
Da Brat is pregnant! She and her wife, Jesseca “Judy” Harris-Dupart, are expecting. In revealing the news to People, Da Brat shared her experience of getting pregnant at 48. She said, “It’s been quite a journey. There’s a lot of stuff we learned about women over the age of 40.” Brat added, “It started as…… MORE
Billboard knew their Top 50 Greatest Rappers of All Time list would spark debates, and Ice Cube has something to say about it. Cube landed at number-18 on the list — not that he cares because as he says, “Billboard ain’t hip-hop, so their opinion don’t matter.” He tells TMZ that lists are irrelevant and…… MORE
Early this month, Dr. Dre was honored with the Global Impact Award from the Recording Academy. But that wasn’t the original plan.TMZ has learned that according to Grammy sources, Janet Jackson was originally due to be the recipient of the newly created award. Apparently the reason she wasn’t selected was a combination of logistics and…… MORE
Here’s another one for the trophy case!Viola Davis has officially joined the legendary ranks of EGOT status, earning an Emmy, Oscar, Tony Award, and now a Grammy!!On Sunday, she received her first Grammy trophy for her performance of the audiobook for her memoir “Finding Me.”“It has just been such a journey,” Davis said during her…… MORE
Chris Brown apologized on Monday after stepping in it during Grammy night.Breezy posted a series of disrespectful posts about Robert Glasper on Sunday. Glasper took home the Grammy for Best R&B Album, beating Brown and several other artists.Brown posted and deleted Instagram Stories about the award, one of the posts said “Y’all playing. Who da…… MORE
Michael Jackson’s upcoming biopic will star his nephew. Jaafar Jackson will portray his late uncle.Director Antoine Fuqua announced the news on Monday. Jaafar is the son of Jermaine Jackson.Filming on Michael will begin this year.… MORE
Eddie Murphy wants more adventures with Shrek.During a recent interview, Murphy said, “I’d absolutely be open if they ever came with another Shrek, I’d do it in two seconds. I love Donkey.”Murphy then talked about the Puss N Boots franchise from Shrek. He said, “You know, they did Puss in Boots movies. I was like,…… MORE
Monday, Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx said her office would be dropping ten sex-abuse charges against disgraced singer R. Kelly following his two federal court convictions and multi-decade prison sentence that should guarantee he won’t see the light of day. Kelly, born Robert Sylvester Kelly, is already serving a 30-year prison sentence on charges…… MORE
Snoop Dogg, the West Coast rap icon turned cultural mainstay, is officially bringing his life story to the big screen. Read more about Snoop’s upcoming biopic, film and TV deal with Universal inside. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Doggfather has signed a multi-year first-look deal with NBCUniversal through his Death Row Pictures banner, solidifying a…
NBC is going from being the Peacock network to the Canine network after inking a new deal with Snoop Dogg. Snoop’s Death Row Pictures has inked a multi-year creative partnership with NBC Universal. Part of the deal will bring him back to The Voice next season, and he’ll continue his cross-platform appearances, like he did…
Shannon Sharpe is being accused of sexual assault and battery. A civil lawsuit filed in Nevada by Jane Doe says she and Sharpe were in a “rocky consensual relationship” for almost two years. The woman claims that Sharpe recorded their sexual relations without her permission. Jane Doe said the infamous live stream where Sharpe allegedly…
SZA‘s new business venture is Not Beauty — literally. She just launched a new cosmetic line under the label. Fans at Grand National Tour stops this weekend were the first to get their hands on products from the new line. The initial offering includes a trio of lip glosses, called In the Flesh, Strawberry Jelly and Quartz,…