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Cher is mourning the loss of her mother, Georgia Holt, who’d been battling illness for several months. Cher announced the sad news late Saturday, simply saying … “Mom is gone.” Mom is gone😔 — Cher (@cher) December 11, 2022 @cher Georgia’s been ill for a while now — back in September, Cher tweeted, “Sorry I’ve

One of Madonna‘s iconic ’80s MTV Video Music Awards — this one for “Best Female Video” — has a new home after a lucky buyer snatched it off the auction block. RR Auction tells TMZ … Madonna’s VMA, aka the Moonman trophy, for her hit song “Papa Don’t Preach” went to the highest bidder, who

Play video content R. Kelly isn’t admitting a damn thing when it comes to the “I Admit It” album that dropped Friday — speaking from jail, he calls the recording a plot to screw him over in court. TMZ obtained this audio Kelly’s attorney, Jennifer Bonjean, says he recorded Friday shortly after they’d met. The

Russ knows his worth as an artist … and according to his calculations, record labels are gonna need more than 8-figures to lockdown his catalog!!! On his new song “Too Much,” Russ humbly brags about turning down a $50 million deal to buy out his discography … further detailing his investment savvy later in the

UPDATE 10:17 AM PT — A source at Sony Music tells us despite the album’s claim of being a release from Legacy Release is not true, and it appears this is a bootleg version. It’s still unclear how the album was dropped and who was behind putting it out. R. Kelly just dropped the biggest

Kanye West has lost friends, business deals and billions of dollars for his hatred, and now he can add losing an honorary college degree to his woes … cause the School of the Art Institute of Chicago has taken it away. According to a school letter, obtained by TMZ, honchos decided to rescind Ye’s degree,

Backstreet Boys member Nick Carter is being sued for sexual battery, after an alleged incident with a minor back in 2001 … an incident our Carter sources say is totally false. According to legal docs, obtained by TMZ, Shannon Ruth — who says she was 17 at the time of the alleged assault — was

Play video content Instagram / @blackbox.dxb Tekashi 6ix9ine has been spending a ton of time in the boxing gym recently … but those looking to see him settle his many beefs in the ring are SOL — ’cause TMZ Sports is told the rapper is NOT interested in taking a celebrity fight. The New York

Drake is still winning big with his old music — in addition to his monster 2022 year — as two of his biggest hits have just reached Diamond status!!! The RIAA announced Thursday that 2 of Drake’s “Views” album singles … “Hotline Bling” and “One Dance” had crossed the 10 million sales benchmark. His already-Diamond

Play video content Jamaican dancehall legend Sizzla is burning a bridge — almost literally, because he didn’t get a big enough credit for his work on some DJ Khaled albums. The reggae vet lived up to his name Thursday, as he angrily set fire to the commemorative plaques Khaled and Epic Records sent to him.

UPDATE 4:45 PM PT — Tory Lanez‘s attorney, George Mgdesyan, tells us, “We are confident that at the conclusion of this trial the truth will come out and Mr. Peterson will be exonerated of all charges.” Tory Lanez is facing yet another hurdle in his Megan Thee Stallion shooting case — prosecutors are hitting him

Both Quavo and Offset are missing their late Migos brother Takeoff dearly … and expressing it in completely different ways on social media. Quavo has remained off the grid since Takeoff’s funeral on November 11, while Offset has been sharing a mix of memories and sadness. Offset asked fans Tuesday to only remember Takeoff in

Dr. Dre and DJ Quik both hail from Compton, both have produced for countless rap artists and both are considered production geniuses in their own right — so, Quik’s wondering why the comparisons stop there. His point is only Dre is featured on Forbes’ lists, had his own Super Bowl halftime show and been the

A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie turned 27 today and will have even more celebrating to do when “Me Vs. Myself” — his first album in nearly 3 years — is unleashed on the world. Unfortunately, A Boogie had to complete the project without his longtime collaborator and ex-Atlantic Records labelmate PnB Rock, who was murdered

Play video content TMZ.com Dozens of Taylor Swift fans, and one angry lawyer/Swiftee, want Ticketmaster to stand trial for allegedly screwing them outta tickets … and right now at least, they’re not interested in settling. Attorney Jennifer Kinder filed the lawsuit last week against Ticketmaster, and she joined us Tuesday on “TMZ Live,” and explained

Kanye West has reportedly shed at least one alt-right figure from his inner circle — but it’s not necessarily the guy you might want to see go first from the outside looking in. Per Daily Beast journo Will Sommer, Milo Yiannopoulos has been fired from Ye’s campaign team — this following his crash-and-burn interview with

Aaron Carter‘s family members are all on the same page when it comes to the late singer’s fortune … and his mom, at least, believes this will avoid any fighting over Aaron’s assets. Jane Carter tells TMZ … the family’s wish is to have everything from his estate — which probate docs value at $550K

Akon is still backing Kanye West, even after the guy proclaimed his love for Hitler and Nazis — going so far as to say, he isn’t offended … ’cause the remarks aren’t aimed at him. The singer sat for an interview with Sky News this week … during which he said he supports Ye’s right