Concerts and Tours

Candace Owens says she had an oh-s*** moment before Kanye West's Chicago homecoming show ... when she suddenly spotted Kim Kardashian across the lobby.

Candace recounted the awkward run-in on her podcast ... saying she was talking to someone from Ye's team when she looked over and saw Kim -- someone she says she hadn't seen since before Kim and Kanye's 2021 divorce.

Her first thought? She might be stuck in the same box with Kim all night ... which Candace admits would've been especially awkward considering some of the things she's publicly said about her over the years.

Pink is finally using her own words to share how she feels about the backlash she's received over seemingly calling out Macklemore's pro-Palestine speech.

The singer went on Instagram to share a lengthy post clarifying what she believes when it comes to Israel, Hamas and Palestine ... after reposting a call for the rapper to be removed from Ed Sheeran's tour and catching tons of heat.

Pink explained the repost she shared included "words I didn’t write, and I wouldn’t have chosen all of them."

She said she didn't like that people online were filling in the blanks behind the repost without knowing what she was thinking ... and now she's filling us all in.

B2K's tour is still scheduled to move forward in December ... despite the fact Raz B and his wife, Mona Li, just lost their 3-month-old son, Astro Monte Thornton.

Music industry sources familiar with the plans tell TMZ ... B2K will proceed with its three U.K. shows as part of the RnB Winter Ball tour.

The group is set to perform in Birmingham, Manchester and London.

As we reported ... Astro died earlier this week in what sources close to the family described as an unexpected and sudden tragedy. His cause of death remains unclear.

Kid Cudi says the First Amendment protects his decision to fire M.I.A. from his tour ... making the bombshell constitutional assertion in response to her recent legal filing.

Here's the deal ... M.I.A. filed a lawsuit against Kid Cudi -- claiming he unjustly fired her for making political comments during his tour despite her insisting he knew her politics when he brought her on board.

She also alleges she was fired to drum up publicity for the tour ... and claims Cudi caused her to miss out on a $2.8 million guarantee from Live Nation.

Kid Cudi's saying not so fast ... because the First Amendment protects his right to dictate the artistic and political content of his show and make casting decisions consistent with those decisions.

A third person has died at the Burning Man festival in Nevada.

The Pershing County Sheriff's Office confirmed the third death on Monday -- the 2026 edition's final day.

Authorities have only said the attendee died while on the way to a hospital in Reno. They provided no further information.

Macklemore is firing back at critics who slammed his "Free Palestine" message during Ed Sheeran's MetLife Stadium concert ... insisting his comments were not an attack on Jewish people.

The rapper addressed the controversy Monday after his opening performance at Sheeran's New Jersey shows sparked backlash and calls for him to be removed from the remainder of the tour.

Macklemore says his message was about supporting Palestinian freedom and opposing the suffering of civilians ... not criticizing Jewish people.

Pink is appearing to weigh in on the controversy surrounding Macklemore's appearance at Ed Sheeran's New Jersey concert.

The singer reposted an Instagram Story from StopAntisemitism this weekend, which blasted Macklemore's performance and called the situation downright "awful" in its caption.

Pink did not add any commentary of her own to the repost ... however, sharing the criticism to her account has amplified the push to have Macklemore removed from further touring with Sheeran.

Rosanne Cash, the eldest daughter of Johnny Cash, is hitting pause on the road after an unexpected medical emergency ... forcing her to postpone several upcoming shows.

The 71-year-old singer's management team announced Monday she's recovering under doctors' supervision and has been told to temporarily stop traveling and performing.

Cash was scheduled to perform this month in Sheridan, Wyoming, and Billings and Bozeman, Montana ... but all three shows are being postponed, with new dates still TBD.

A second Burning Man attendee has died during this year’s festival ... and this time, the participant was found dead inside his own campsite.

According to the Burning Man Project, 60-year-old Craig Mann was discovered by fellow campers Saturday afternoon at the Nevada event. No cause of death has been released at this time.

The tragedy comes just days after another man in his 50s died following a medical emergency at the festival. As TMZ previously reported, he was treated with lifesaving measures before being taken to the event’s emergency care center, where he was pronounced dead.

Cardi B brought some serious star power and a head-turning outfit to Don Toliver's Brooklyn show Sunday night.

The rapper made a surprise appearance at Barclays Center during Toliver's tour finale, joining him onstage for performances of “AH HA” and “ErrTime.”

Cardi arrived onstage rocking an oversized white fur coat before revealing an eye-catching white catsuit underneath ... featuring dramatic cutouts all along her bare back -- and lower.

Macklemore is catching serious heat for turning his opening set on Ed Sheeran's tour into a political statement ... and now an Israeli-American group wants him booted from the remaining shows.

The "Thrift Shop" rapper opened for Ed Friday and Saturday at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, where he used part of his set to voice support for Palestinians and rip Israel's conduct in Gaza.

Macklemore repeatedly shouted "Free Palestine" and performed his 2024 protest track "Hind's Hall" as images tied to Gaza and pro-Palestinian demonstrations flashed behind him.

The Chainsmokers’ San Jose concert turned into an emergency situation over the weekend ... with 14 people rushed to local hospitals during the show.

The electronic duo was performing at Discovery Meadow Friday when San Jose dozens of concert-goers began needing medical attention around 8:22 PM, according to the San Jose Fire Department's official social media account.

SJFD requested additional ambulances and advanced life-support units. In all, 14 ambulances responded and 14 people were transported to hospitals.

No awkward escape attempt this time ... Usher's latest onstage guest was loving every second of the attention.

That guest was "Empire" star Taraji P. Henson, who joined Usher onstage Saturday night during the first of three Las Vegas stops on his and Chris Brown's "The R&B Tour" at Allegiant Stadium.

Taraji danced around in a tiny black outfit as Usher worked his magic ... with the two getting up close and personal before sharing an intimate embrace.

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West were united in the crowd over the weekend, showing up separately to cheer on daughter North West at her solo concert debut.

The former couple was spotted at North’s first-ever headlining show in Chicago Saturday night -- a sold-out performance at The Vic Theatre.

Kim and Kanye kept their distance inside the venue ... with Kim seen watching from one balcony and Kanye posted up on the opposite side of the theater.

Diplo says he orchestrated another great escape from Burning Man ... this time claiming he and some pals had to walk 15 miles through the desert to get back to civilization.

The DJ shared his trek on social media on Friday ... braving the heat through the muddy desert.

Diplo notes the whole situation is "f***ed up" ... before posting another video in which he says he and his buddies hiked "15 miles through Indian land" to meet up with a buddy who would take them to Reno. Burning Man is located a little more than 100 miles from the city.

Garth Brooks put on a secret concert in Colorado … where over 2,000 fans showed up … but it ended with over 25 people needing medical attention, TMZ has learned.

Wild videos from the event at The Grizzly Rose in Denver show the crowd struggling to deal with the over 90-degree heat, with some people having to be carried out of the event.

A spokesperson for the Adams County Fire Rescue said they helped around 25-30 people for heat-related illnesses. Officials were already on site for the event handing out waters to the crowd. The rep confirmed three people were transported to the hospital for heat exhaustion.