Concerts and Tours

Kanye West just buckled under pressure from France, shelving his upcoming concert in the European country over his past antisemitic remarks.

Here's the deal ... the rapper was supposed to perform in the southern port city of Marseille in June, but the French interior minister was "highly determined" to block Kanye's concert because of his previous support of Nazis and Adolf Hitler, according to AFP.

In January, Kanye apologized for making those hurtful remarks, taking out a full-page ad in the Wall Street Journal to address the issue. 

Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, is facing more fallout overseas ... and this time, France could be next to shut the door on a show.

After already being blocked from entering the UK, Ye is now staring down a possible concert ban from French officials over his antisemitic remarks. French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez is reportedly exploring legal avenues to stop the rapper from performing at a planned June show in Marseille, according to AFP.

Local leaders aren’t holding back, either ...

Selena Gomez showed major love for Demi Lovato at her "It's Not That Deep Tour" ... and TMZ has learned their longtime friendship came full circle.

Video shared online shows Selena sitting in a balcony seat with a friend, watching Demi's opening night in Orlando, FL on Monday ... smiling and locked in on the show.

Witnesses tell TMZ ... the support started even earlier when Selena and Demi were seen reuniting backstage before the concert, sharing a very sweet, personal moment. We're told it marked the first time they've connected in person in nearly a decade.

Martin Short and Steve Martin have taken their hit comedy show back on the road ... and it sure looks like they put on a pair of freaking fantastic performances after a sad tour pause.

The iconic funnymen actors returned over the weekend for a show in Savannah, GA and another in Birmingham, AL ... where they left the crowds in stitches, as seen in social posts.

As you know ... the duo's tour was paused after Short's daughter died on February 23. Multiple shows scheduled in March were rescheduled for September.

Coachella 2026 has officially kicked off ... and night 1 came and went with a blur of some of the industry's biggest names.

As you know, Sabrina Carpenter made her headlining debut on the main stage and used all the tricks up her sleeve -- opening her set with a cinematic short film during which a police officer played by Sam Elliott warned her to stay away from California.

Obviously, she didn't listen ... and gave a stellar performance, including her biggest hits and cameos by Samuel L. Jackson, Will Ferrell, and Susan Sarandon. But the electricity didn't end with Sabrina ...

Sorry to Swae Lee fans ... they missed out on his hit "Black Beatles" when his Coachella set on Friday night was seemingly cut off!

The rapper took the Sahara Stage at Night 1 of Coachella -- which many adoring fans nicknamed "Swaechella" -- and delivered an energetic set that featured a bunch of his hits and showcased tracks from his album, "Same Difference."

But, his show came to a screeching halt when Coachella appeared to literally cut the lights out while he was on stage to signify his time to shine had run out. Swae was obviously bothered by the ordeal ... begging production to let him perform "This Could Be Us" and "Black Beatles" -- a couple of big hits by Rae Sremmurd, the duo group Swae shares with his brother Slim Jxmmi.

It appears he eventually left the stage -- the stream ended up cutting away -- but his exit wasn't without a bit of huffing and puffing.

Sabrina Carpenter went full-on Hollywood at Coachella Friday night, trotting out some of the most famous faces in film and starring in her own short movie, while also cranking out her biggest hits.

The pop star hit the main stage during night one of the first of 2 weekends at Coachella -- and she drove the packed crowd absolutely nuts with her Hollywood-themed 20-song performance.

Speaking of driving, Sabrina kicked things off by starring in a pre-recorded short that featured Sam Elliott as a cop who pulls her over on a desolate desert road. Sabrina asks if she had broken any laws, and Sam says she hadn't but stopped her anyway because he was "curious."

Lizzo ain't goin to Coachella ... she's ready for "Hoechella" -- in her own words!

The singer announced she's "Hoechella"-ready on Friday as she boarded a private jet to head to the California desert for the annual music festival ... wearing some tiny panties that bared her bum!

Check out her Instagram post -- she's confidently walking up the stairs wearing assless legging chaps that put her mesh undies front and center. As you can see, the underwear left little to the imagination, only using a small piece of solid fabric to cover the top of her crack.

Chris Brown and Usher are about to have fans screaming "yeah" ... because they're teaming up for a new tour!

The chart-topping singers dropped the news on social media Friday, in a flashy announcement where they zip through city streets on motorcycles ... all while feral fans are freaking out about the joint venture.

The superstars are calling it the "R&B Tour" -- a double entendre for the artists' shared music genre as well as their last names -- but there's no word yet on what the dates and venues will be.

Everyone always wants an in to Coachella, but this year some last-minute changes ahead of the opening weekend are causing chaos ... 'cause some influencers claim they're being uninvited just a day or two before the big festival opens, and regular folks are crying foul at escalating costs.

Entertainment and lifestyle influencer Tiahra Nelson -- who boasts 4.7 million followers on the app -- hopped on TikTok Thursday and said she was all ready and even got her hair done for the big show in Indio, California ... but she says her ticket was abruptly taken away from her.

Yazmin Marziali, who has more than 280,000 fans on TikTok, said in an 8-minute rant that her brand trip was canceled 2 days before she was supposed to get to the California desert. That's just 2 examples of heartbroken creators who say their plans and deals were axed ... there are plenty more.

Karol G isn’t just making Coachella headlines this week … 'cause a recent interview sparked claims her team warned her to avoid mentioning ICE onstage -- but we’re told that’s flat-out wrong.

Sources close to Karol tell TMZ ... her team would never instruct her not to mention ICE, or warn her against it in any way ... as she's been an advocate for immigrants through her foundation ... so there’s no scenario in which her inner circle would discourage her from speaking on something that personal to her.

The confusion stems from a recent interview with Playboy -- originally conducted in Spanish -- and we're told some nuance may have gotten lost in translation.

Cardi B's "Little Miss Drama" show in Washington, D.C. Wednesday doubled as a family reunion ... 'cause Stefon Diggs, his mom, and brother all attended!

Check it out -- fans were quick to spot the trio dancing the night away at Cardi's show looking like they were all having the time of their lives. Even if Cardi and Stefon's romance didn't work out, it seems there's nothing but love here.

As we've reported, Stefon's mom Stephanie has already gone to a show -- she was at Cardi's Houston tour stop ... where Nicki Minaj's younger sister also showed up.

Lady Gaga just broke some major hearts in Montreal -- pulling the plug on her show hours before she was set to hit the stage.

In a lengthy IG post, Gaga explained she's been battling a nasty respiratory infection for days ... and it got so bad docs strongly advised her not to perform tonight.

Gaga dropped the news in a long IG Story -- saying her Little Monsters don't deserve anything less than her best -- and right now, she just can't deliver that.

Big brands are cutting ties with Kanye West left and right -- Anheuser-Busch InBev is the latest sponsor to back out of the London festival Ye's headlining this summer ... according to Wall Street Journal.

Budweiser and BeatBox -- both owned by Anheuser-Busch -- were previously listed as sponsors of the Wireless Festival. But AB InBev told WSJ on Monday that's no longer the case.

And they're just one of several brands to drop out of the festival since Kanye was announced as the headliner.

Justin Bieber is gearing up for his Coachella comeback ... he played an intimate set at the Troubadour in West Hollywood Saturday night.

This is JB's second L.A. gig recently -- he also put on a secret show at the Roxy on March 29 -- ahead of his headlining set at the Indio, CA music festival.

According to Setlist FM, Biebs has been skipping the hits and playing songs from "SWAG" and "SWAG II" ... leading fans to believe his Coachella sets on April 11 and April 18 will be more of the same.