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Kyle Jacobs seemed upbeat and happy in his last social media post — giving no hint whatsoever he would take his own life just one day later. The husband of American Idol alum, Kellie Pickler posted a message to Instagram Thursday celebrating the success of country music star Lee Brice’s fifth album, “Hey World.” Jacobs

Play video content TMZ.com T.I.‘s had enough of being the “King of the South” and he’s touting his next album — “Kill the King” — as the official funeral for his famous tagline!!! TMZ Hip Hop chopped it up with T.I. this week and, for now, he’s adamant “Kill the King” will be his last

Travis Scott‘s Cactus Jack Foundation hosted a celebrity softball game yesterday … and he scored big by carving out loads of opportunities for Historically Black Colleges in honor of Black History Month. The star-studded game went down Thursday inside Houston’s Minute Maid Park — home to MLB’s Astros — and raised awareness for the Waymon

Play video content TMZ.com Kash Doll is defending La La Anthony‘s portrayal of Markisha Taylor in 50 Cent‘s hit series “BMF,” despite fan uproar that La La’s character now looks like a bona fide cradle robber!!! Fans have been livid this season seeing the adult Markisha interact with Terry Flenory (played by actor Da’Vinchi) …

Play video content CarCast Goldberg absolutely hated Rihanna‘s Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday … calling the singer’s performance “horrible”, and saying it left him feeling “disgusted.” “I thought Rihanna was frickin horrible,” Goldberg said on his CarCast podcast with Matt “The Motorator” D’Andria. “I was disgusted by it. That’s all. Let’s just say that.

Rihanna tends to live in luxury wherever she goes — and her week in Arizona preparing for the Super Bowl was no different, ’cause she spared no expense for her desert hideout. Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ … RiRi was renting a home about 30 miles from the stadium where SB LVII went down

Play video content Instagram / @jermainedupri Anita Baker‘s Valentine’s Day show in Atlanta is earning rave reviews, especially because it was capped off with a cameo surprise from Usher mid-show!!! Backstage looked like a scene from an award show as Jermaine Dupri assembled the troops backstage for photos with the woman of the night. Tamia

World-famous gamer/YouTuber FaZe Banks says he’s out a huge chunk of change after his ultra-exclusive watch got swiped at a Super Bowl party, but he’s hoping cops track it down. The FaZe Clan founder took to social media, telling folks about his stolen, one-of-a-kind Chrome Hearts Richard Mille watch … which is worth a cool

Snoop Dogg‘s lockout of Death Row Records’ catalog on streaming services is finally over — Tha Doggfather’s linked with TikTok’s new music arm, SoundOn. The exclusive welcome party will extend throughout the week on TikTok … before the legendary rap tunes return to traditional digital streaming platforms. Play video content Snoop removed the Death Row

Ryan McKenna is learning life comes at you fast … 5 years ago he was cheesing with Justin Timberlake in a viral Super Bowl moment at age 13, and on the eve of this year’s big game cops say he was drunk and fighting with friends in a California Pizza Kitchen. Ryan, famous for snapping

Play video content TMZ.com JT of the City Girls was so floored by Rihanna‘s Super Bowl halftime performance, she didn’t seem to mind her beau Lil Uzi Vert was probably somewhere reeling over his Eagles losing such a nail-biter!!! TMZ Hip Hop linked with JT as she was leaving SB LVII, where Rihanna’s pregnancy reveal

Play video content @yelawolf Bam Margera and Priscilla Presley‘s friendship is paying off for him in a big way — he’s hooking up his dad with an iconic Elvis robe .. TMZ has learned. Bam tells us he was first introduced to Priscilla’s son Navarone Garcia — through mutual friends in the music industry —

Jason Derulo is ahead of the curve — that, or trying to get on the good side of AI before the apocalypse … ushering in a new type of backup dancer, the electronic kind. The singer got a massive amount of double takes Sunday while he performed during the TikTok Tailgate — a pre-Super Bowl

The Grammys wanted to honor Janet Jackson in a big way last weekend, but TMZ has learned those talks fizzled after discussions on how to address the way CBS treated Jackson after her infamous Super Bowl Halftime performance. Sources connected to The Grammys tell us … the Grammys wanted to bestow Janet with a Global

Play video content TMZ.com Rihanna has A LOT of songs to consider as she finalizes her 13-minute Super Bowl set — but if she’s curious what her peers think she should sing … she might wanna watch this. We got Christina Aguilera and Winnie Harlow heading into Drake‘s SB party Friday in Scottsdale — and,

Sam Smith and Kim Petras have pissed off lots of viewers who filed complaints with CBS and the FCC over their “Unholy” Grammys performance. TMZ has obtained 18 complaints filed with the Federal Communications Commission  … and the flashpoint is Satan. Many claimed the performance was textbook devil worship and were appalled by the imagery

YG and Ty Dolla $ign are riding shotgun for the release of “Let’s Ride” … the first official taste from the soundtrack for “Fast X” and it comes as the film’s first trailer drops too. The leading Left Coasters are joined by up-and-coming Cali rapper, Lambo4oe on the song, which samples The Notorious B.I.G. and

Britney Spears desperately needs help, and multiple people close to her tell TMZ … the decision to pull the plug on the intervention scheduled this past Tuesday may well be life-threatening. TMZ broke the story … the intervention that was planned would include her husband, Sam Asghari, her manager and medical professionals. Her manager rented

Gucci Mane and Keyshia Ka’oir Davis added a new family member to their ranks with the birth of their daughter Iceland Ka’oir Davis!!! The little girl was born Wednesday, and her proud parents shared the news with the world on Thursday … posting pics of them smiling and coddling their baby bundle of joy. Waiting

Offset and J Prince are turning up the heat on their simmering beef … Prince says he’s saved Offset’s hide a bunch of times, but Offset’s calling BS. The estranged Migos rapper fired back at the Rap-A-Lot Records mogul Wednesday after Prince went to great lengths to remind Offset of all Prince says he’s done