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Keith Urban is getting back on tour in a big way in 2022, announcing the massive Speed of Now World Tour as his first globetrotting trek in four years. Marking Urban’s return to the road after two year absence due to COVID-19, which found him only performing select shows, on TV or in virtual formats,

Travis Scott offered to pay for burial costs for the deceased of Astroworld Fest — but more families of those who died are giving him the cold shoulder … turning down his cash. TMZ has spoken to attorneys repping the families of 14-year-old John Hilgert and 27-year-old Danish Baig — both of whom perished during

“To Be Loved By You” singer Parker McCollum has shared photos from a successful Mountain Lion hunt on Twitter, posing with the huge apex predator in pics posted Monday (November 29). Seen holding up the massive cat to show its size, and then with it slung across his shoulders and with hunting dogs behind him,

Aaron Carter thinks his family is actively working to place him under a conservatorship … and he claims they’ve been going behind his back and talking to his now-ex to do so. Aaron tells TMZ … he was FaceTiming with his friend Monday and was told his fiancee Melanie Martin regularly communicates with his twin

A very country holiday tradition continued for another year on Monday night (November 29), as the stars aligned for the 2021 CMA Country Christmas special. Hosted by Gabby Barrett and Carly Pearce, the festive night of cheerful tunes and twinkling lights featured performances from some of Nashville’s biggest names, and we’ve collected a few standouts

Ye‘s on a mission to help the homeless population of Los Angeles, meeting with charitable organizations and coming up with strategies he believes can help to ease the growing problem in the city. As we’d shown you … Kanye stopped by the L.A. Mission to drop off 1,000 meals last week but turns out he

Mitchell Tenpenny is officially engaged to his girlfriend and fellow country artist, Meghan Patrick. The “Drunk Me” singer popped the question on Wednesday, November 24, at Losers Bar in Nashville, where the couple first met four years ago. He posted a photo of the moment he got down on one knee, showing the bar decorated

Kanye West is grieving the loss of his close friend, Virgil Abloh, and it seems he’s deleted every post on his Instagram page in response the Abloh’s death. Ye’s Instagram page went blank Monday, about 24 hours after it was announced the Louis Vuitton visionary had passed away after a private battle with cancer. Kanye

Just before the holiday, country singer Jimmie Allen took to Twitter to vent his frustration over a scary series of hospital visits for his one-month-old daughter, Zara James, lashing out against a system which seemed to keep the little girl in danger. But now Allen’s wife, Alexis, has updated followers on Instagram, and thankfully the

Kanye West‘s fleet of cars from his Wyoming ranch did huge numbers on the auction block … and the winning bid for one of his trucks made history. Ye’s used vehicles were open for bidding at Musser Bros. Auctions … and the owner of the auction house, Harold Musser, tells us the winning bids for

Rico Nasty is going through a very tough time on tour with Playboi Carti — and it seems his fans have forced her to contemplate ending her life … which is sounding an alarm. The rapper posted some troubling messages over the weekend, giving insight into her mindset in the middle of this Narcissist Tour

After a shift to Nashville for two years due to COVID-19 issues, the Academy of Country Music Awards are heading back to their longtime home of Las Vegas in 2022. But there are some big changes happening. Marking the 57th annual ACM Awards ceremony, the show will be held at the city’s gleaming new Allegiant

Play video content TMZ.com Bebe Rexha might not be your regular Grammy darling — but she doesn’t need any of the trophies to confirm the most important thing in this biz … namely, people love her music. Here’s the deal … BR has three songs that have now broken a billion streams each — including

Nominees for the 2022 Grammy Awards were announced by the Recording Academy today (November 23), revealed in a live-streamed event by a group of artists which included Carly Pearce. Takeaways from the news are still in the making, but early observations include Mickey Guyton and Chris Stapleton sharing the lead in country categories, walking away

Play video content TMZ.com Karol G took one of the hardest falls onstage we’ve seen in a while — but she also bounced back just as quickly. The singer was performing in Miami Friday, playing to a packed FTX Arena … when, at one point, she slipped and fell down a flight of stairs on

Garth Brooks just played three sold-out intimate shows in Nashville where he shared songs by his musical heroes, the lineage of his biggest hits, and the stories behind some of the pivotal, defining moments of his career. Brooks delivered a smattering of Bob Seger, George Strait and James Taylor and threw in some Keith Whitley,

Broadway legend Stephen Sondheim, famous for his song writing and music compositions, has died. Stephen died Friday at his home in Roxbury, CT … according to a New York Times report citing his lawyer, F. Richard Pappas. The cause of death is currently unclear … but it sounds sudden, because Stephen’s lawyer says he had

The holidays are a time when many people stop and think about the blessings in their life, and Carly Pearce is no different. After a year that included a new album, a CMA award for Female Vocalist of the Year and other honors, Pearce says she has plenty of things for which to be grateful. 

Play video content BACKGRID Jessie J gave an emotional, 2-hour performance Wednesday night, just a day after her miscarriage. Jessie says she found out about the devastating news when she went for her third scan and was told the baby did not have a heartbeat. Jessie showed up in L.A. for the acoustic show at

On top of his first ever Grammy nomination, country star Ryan Hurd is having a good year. He and his wife Maren Morris hit Number One last week for their steamy duet, “Chasing After You,” and that was his first chart topper, too. But the real prize is waiting for him back at home. Hurd