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One of Toby Keith's final concerts before his death was a special one ... with his mom Carolyn making a hilarious appearance on-stage, much to the surprise of delighted fans.

TMZ has obtained footage showing the late country icon in great spirits during a Sin City show on December 12 at the Park MGM Las Vegas ... which sadly ended up being one of his last. His last concert ended up being a couple days later at the same exact venue.

In the video, you can see him bring his mom, Carolyn, onstage -- joking around with her and encouraging her to tell audience members to "go to hell" -- which she did, no questions asked. Everyone got a big laugh out of it, and it certainly served as a sweet moment.

Carolyn was waving and rolling with the punches while sharing the spotlight with her son ... with the bond between them evidently strong. No doubt, it must've been a cherished memory for Toby ... who did, in fact, look a little frail in the clip ... but, for the most part, delivered an epic show with his signature vocals. His fans must have loved this too.

As we've reported ... Toby passed away Monday night while surrounded by his family, according to a statement posted to his Facebook page.

He'd been battling stomach cancer ... which he was diagnosed with in 2021. Toby announced the diagnosis in June 2022 ... adding at the time he was receiving chemo and radiation therapy, and had also undergone surgery.

Toby's passing has been a massive loss for the country music world ... during his 3-decade career, he released 24 studio and compilation albums and 2 Christmas records, generating $40 mil in worldwide music sales.

Last September, he also won the Country Music Icon Award at the People's Choice Country Awards 2023 -- a major feat for any country artist.

Toby was just 62.

Issa Rae's jump into independent filmmaking is something more Black creators might have to explore ... according to Mona Scott-Young, who says it's all about maximizing your value!!!

We spoke to the "Love & Hip Hop" architect as she was shimmering outside of Clive Davis' pre-Grammy party, and she was confident Issa would continue to be a powerhouse in Hollywood, one way or another.

Issa recently predicted a doomsday for future Black programming on major TV networks after her HBO series "Rap Sh!t" got canceled ... publicly accusing studios for making Black shows less of a priority.

Several shows geared towards Black audiences -- "Southside," "A Black Lady Sketch Show," "The Game" reboot, and Issa's other HBO series, "Sweet Life: Los Angeles" all recently got the axe ... so, it feels like a shift is real.

Mona has operated several variations of 'L&HH' with VH1 for over a decade, so her experience with big wig execs isn't necessarily the same -- but she says if Issa needs to go indie to get the job done, then so be it!!!

When we asked Vivica A. Fox about this very subject, the actress could only speak positively of her travels through Tinseltown, so there are plenty of different perspectives hovering around the testy topic.

Killer Mike's epic sweep of 3 categories is the Grammy headline that matters -- not his arrest -- at least, that's how one of the producers who helped him win those trophies will remember the weekend.

TMZ Hip Hop first obtained the video Sunday showing Mike surrounded by several security guards outside Crypto.com Arena -- and they ended up holding him until LAPD showed up to arrest Mike for battery.

Honorable C.N.O.T.E. tells us he spoke to KM moments after the run-in with a security guard, and he says Mike called it "the third best thing" that happened to him on Sunday -- in other words, the whole drama was already rain down the drain for Mike.

His self-titled album dominated this year's hip hop categories -- including Best Rap Album award, for which C.N.O.T.E. produced the track "Spaceship Views."

Taylor Swift y Travis Kelce estarán en Las Vegas este fin de semana, y con el amor en el aire y su romance viento en popa, un lugar está ofreciendo hacerlos marido y mujer, ¡gratis!

Con los visitantes acudiendo en masa a la Ciudad del Pecado para el Super Bowl este fin de semana, se podrán imaginar que no hay mejor momento para dar el "sí, quiero", y eso es exactamente lo que la capilla Little White Wedding Chapel tiene en mente y por eso ha decidido extenderle una invitación a Tay Tay y Travis Kelce.

El lugar de la boda le dice a TMZ que le están ofreciendo a Taylor y Travis un servicio matrimonial si tienen ganas de atar el nudo en algún momento este fin de semana, y sus puertas están abiertas para los negocios, a pesar de que cubrirán completamente el costo.

La capilla dice: "Taylor y Travis, ¡ya tienen suficiente, así que déjennos hacernos cargo! Taylor solo tiene que traer su afortunado y fabuloso vestido de los Grammy y nosotros nos encargamos del resto. Tenemos a nuestro florista a la espera para el ramo de tus sueños y nuestros ministros y Elvis están listos también. Lo que quieras, ¡¡nuestra capilla está preparada para atenderte!!".

Por cierto, su oferta no solo se extiende a T-Swift y Travis, en realidad se aplica a todos los jugadores de fútbol y parejas que se puedan encontrar en la ciudad en los próximos días.

Nos han dicho que Little White correrá con los gastos de cualquiera de los miembros de los equipos San Francisco 49ers y Kansas City Chiefs, incluidos los entrenadores: cualquiera de los afiliados tiene la oportunidad de casarse allí, ¡gratis!

Un cañón de confeti de cortesía se incorporará a la celebración para los miembros del equipo ganador. Hablando de anotar a lo grande dentro y fuera del campo. Ambos equipos del Super Bowl recibirían ramos de flores especialmente creados para la ocasión, lo que hará que sea un campo de juego parejo para todos.

La capilla también señala que aunque las bodas son tradicionalmente más protagónicas para la novia, quieren mostrar un poco de amor por los hombres del Super Bowl, porque el evento deportivo es una de las cosas más emocionantes e importantes que suceden en Las Vegas por estos días. Así que sí, ¡quieren mostrarles su amor!

También nos dicen que esperan que la oferta sirva como promoción añadida para el local y que los aficionados al fútbol también acudan a la capilla para casarse después del partido. Ahora, no esperen que les cubran la boda, eso es solo para las cabezas del Super Bowl.

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce will be in Vegas this weekend -- and with love in the air and their romance at an all-time high ... one venue's offering to make them man and wife for free!

With visitors flocking to Sin City for the Super Bowl this weekend, you'd figure there's no better time than Saturday/Sunday to say "I do" ... which is exactly what the Little White Wedding Chapel is thinking, and why they're extending an invite to Tay Tay and TK.

The wedding venue tells TMZ they're offering Taylor and Travis a comped marital service if they're feeling like tying the knot at some point this weekend ... and their doors are open for business, even though they'll completely cover the cost.

LWWC says, "Taylor and Travis – you two have enough on your plate so let us take care of you! Taylor just bring your lucky, and Fabulous Grammys gown and we can handle the rest! We have our florist on standby for the bouquet of your dreams, our ministers and Elvis are ready too. Whatever you want, our chapel is ready to take care of you!!

BTW, their offer here doesn't just extend to T-Swift and Travis -- it actually applies to all the football players and their significant others who might be in town in the next few days.

We're told Little White will cover the costs for any of the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs team members, including coaches -- anyone affiliated has the chance to get married there ... for free. From the aisle to the pitch ... that'll be one tight turnaround!

A complimentary confetti canon will be incorporated into the celebration for members of the winning team. Talk about scoring big on and off the field. Both SB teams will get specially created bouquets for the occasion, which will make it an even playing field for everyone.

LWWC also notes that while wedding days are traditionally all about the bride ... they wanna show some love to the SB men, 'cause the sporting event is one of the most exciting and important things happening in Vegas now. So yeah, they wanna show the dudes love!

They also tell us they hope the offer can serve as an added promo for the venue ... with football fans coming to the chapel to get married in a spur of the moment kinda deal after the game. Don't expect them to cover those weddings though -- just SB heads, y'all.

Not that the chapel really needs it ... with the likes of Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez, Britney Spears and Jason Alexander, and more celebs exchanging vows there -- with an Elvis impersonator as a witness, of course.

Usher’s Super Bowl Halftime performance on Sunday is so highly anticipated, it's bringing out the inner fan in several of his industry peers ... including Gayle King.

TMZ Hip Hop caught up with Gayle and OG human beatbox Doug E. Fresh as they were both leaving a Grammy shindig -- and both highlighted just how loaded Usher’s catalog is with hits.

In fact, they have 2 different tracks at the top of their wish lists.

Gayle didn’t have much of an opinion on the response to Nicki Minaj’s “Big Foot,” but tells us her top pick for Usher’s SB is "Confessions" ... and even gave us a little of her vocal seasoning to let you know she’s serious!!!

Doug, on the other hand, is confident his pick -- “Yeah!” with Lil Jon and Ludacris -- is what the people want to see the most.

All signs point to Jon joining Usher on stage Sunday in Vegas, because he’s releasing a mediation album a few days later ...  most likely to capitalize on the Super Bowl buzz.

Luda’s been making his interview rounds as well, so seems highly like Doug's music request dreams will come true!!!

Doug and Gayle are also pining for the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs, respectively, to snag the victory.

Katt Williams’ viral interview is pushing Steve Harvey and Mark Curry’s longstanding feud into the public eye -- and while Mark says it's water under the bridge, he still hasn’t forgotten!!!

We got the veteran comic Monday at LAX, where he told us Steve hasn’t said a word to his face about stealing his jokes back in the day, but Mark made it clear he's not sweatin' it.

He says Steve can have his old material, because his pen stays producing new material all the time!

Katt roasted Steve on Shannon Sharpe's “Club Shay Shay” for not only swiping Mark’s stand-up bits but also repurposing the premise of his “Hangin With Mr. Cooper” sitcom for his own “Steve Harvey Show” years later.

Mark’s currently delivering new routines on Katt’s “Dark Matter Tour” and tells us it’s perfectly fine if Steve wants to keep the old jokes he stole … he’s confident they’re still being used.

MC credits Katt for being more than an outstanding tour partner — he says Katt got in between him when he went to confront Steve in person.

We recently spoke to Torrei Hart, who’s also on the tour with Katt ... and she sang similar praises about him always taking care of his people.

As fate would have it, Gary Owen also spoke out about his experience dealing with Steve and his producers, saying it didn't go well -- professionally or financially -- when he appeared on Steve's self-titled talk show.

Kansas City Chiefs fans seem way more amped up for Super Bowl LVIII than their San Francisco 49ers counterparts ... at least in terms of interest in short-term rentals in Las Vegas.

The good folks over at Airbnb tell TMZ ... searches for rental listings in the Las Vegas region are up by more than 65% for the week of the Super Bowl, and most of the potential renters are flocking in from K.C.

Airbnb says Chiefs fans were in a frenzy looking up places to stay in Vegas after Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce beat the Baltimore Ravens to secure a spot on SB LVIII ... the day after the AFC and NFC Championship Games, total Airbnb searches were 3x higher from K.C. than SF.

The numbers make ya wonder if there's a Taylor Swift effect at play here ... the Chiefs are playing in the Super Bowl for the 4th time in the last 5 years, so it's nothing new to them and their fans, and Taylor's bringing in new fans and tons of extra interest.

No matter which team's fans are booking short-term rentals, Las Vegas looks like the big winner here ... Airbnb says the rental interest is bringing big economic potential to the region.

Los fans de los Kansas City Chiefs parecen estar más emocionados por el Super Bowl LVIII que sus pares de los San Francisco 49ers, al menos si comparamos su interés en arrendar algo en Las Vegas en el corto plazo.

La buena gente de Airbnb le dice a TMZ que las búsquedas de arriendos en Las Vegas se han incrementado en más de un 65% para la semana del Super Bowl, y la mayoría de los inquilinos potenciales provienen mayoritariamente de Kansas City.

Airbnb dice que los fans de los Chiefs estaban vueltos locos buscando lugares para alojarse en Las Vegas después de que Patrick Mahomes y Travis Kelce le ganaron a los Ravens de Baltimore para asegurar su lugar en el Super Bowl LVIII. El día después de la AFC y NFC Championship Games, el total de búsquedas en Airbnb fue 3 veces mayor de Kansas City que de San Francisco.

Los números nos hacen preguntarnos si no hay un efecto Taylor Swift aquí. Los Chiefs están jugando en el Super Bowl por cuarta vez en los últimos 5 años, por lo que no es nada nuevo para ellos y sus fans, pero Taylor está trayendo nuevos fans y muchísimo interés adicional.

No importa que los fans del equipo estén reservando alquileres a corto plazo, Las Vegas parece el gran ganador aquí. Airbnb dice que el interés por los arriendos está trayendo gran potencial económico para la región.

La presentación de Lizzo en los Grammys levantó muchas cejas, incluyendo las del abogado que representa a las bailarinas que la están demandando y que afirma que el privilegio femenino es la única razón por la que pudo estar allí.

Neama Rahmani, quien representa a múltiples denunciantes de Lizzo, le dice a TMZ que está decepcionado de que la cantante fuera elegida para presentar el premio a la Mejor Canción de R&B, y se pregunta abiertamente por qué la Academia de Grabación querría dar vitrina a alguien que supuestamente acosó sexualmente a sus bailarinas de apoyo.

Neama dice que huele un doble estándar en todo esto y señala que si un hombre blanco se hubiera enfrentado al mismo tipo de acusaciones de acoso sexual, racismo y humillaciones por el peso, no se le habría concedido de ninguna manera la oportunidad que tuvo Lizzo.

En pocas palabras, Neama piensa que los Grammys hicieron la vista gorda a la controversia de Lizzo porque es mujer y se siente frustrado de que la hayan invitado en medio de las denuncias en su contra.

Sin embargo, sigue confiando en que la verdad saldrá a la luz cuando sus clientas ganen el juicio, un resultado que espera que impulse a la Academia de Grabación a creerle a las personas que son lo suficientemente valientes para denunciar a celebridades con poder.

Para su información, Lizzo ha negado rotundamente las acusaciones de estas ex-bailarinas.

Sin embargo, muchos espectadores en casa compartieron el shock de Neama al ver a Lizzo sobre el escenario, con la idea de que no ha sufrido ninguna consecuencia después de las demandas, que tampoco han sido resueltas o conducentes a juicio.

Como informamos, tres de las ex bailarinas de Lizzo, Arianna Davis, Crystal Williams y Noelle Rodriguez, demandaron a la cantante en agosto de 2023 por supuestamente crear un ambiente de trabajo hostil.

Dos meses más tarde, fue golpeada con una demanda similar de otro bailarín.

Vale la pena señalar que TMZ obtuvo documentos legales en octubre, donde se constataban que 18 miembros de la compañía de Lizzo habían escrito declaraciones de apoyo a la cantante y estaban disputando las demandas hechas contra ella.

Lizzo presenting at the Grammys raised many eyebrows -- including those of the lawyer repping the backup dancers suing her, and he's claiming female privilege is the only reason she was there.

Neama Rahmani, who represents multiple Lizzo accusers, tells TMZ ... he's disappointed the singer was tapped to present the Best R&B Song award, and openly wonders why the Recording Academy would opt to give a platform to someone who allegedly sexually harassed her backup dancers.

Neama tells us he smells a double standard at play here -- noting that if a white man faced the same sort of sexual harassment, racism, and fat shaming allegations ... he doesn't think there's any way they'd be afforded the same opportunity Lizzo got.

Simply put ... Neama thinks the Grammys turning a blind eye to Lizzo's controversy is because she's a woman, and he's bummed they invited her amid the claims against her.

However, he remains confident the truth will come out when his clients prevail in the lawsuit -- a result he hopes will prompt the Recording Academy to start believing people who are brave enough to come forward against powerful celebrities.

FWIW ... Lizzo has outright denied these ex-backup dancers' allegations.

Still, many viewers at home shared Neama's shock at seeing Lizzo on stage -- with the sentiment being she's suffered zero consequences after the lawsuits ... which have not settled or gone to trial yet.

As we reported,. 3 of Lizzo's former dancers -- Arianna Davis, Crystal Williams, and Noelle Rodriguez -- sued the singer in August 2023 for allegedly creating a hostile work environment.

Two months later, she was hit with a similar suit from a separate dancer.

Worth noting ... TMZ obtained legal docs in October, where 18 members of Lizzo's touring company wrote declarations standing with Lizzo, and disputing the claims made against her.

Hollywood moves quickly ... Teyana Taylor's addition to Paul Thomas Anderson's new movie went down just a few days ago, but she's already on set with Leonardo DiCaprio.

TMZ obtained these clips of the pair making power moves in downtown Sacramento, where they were filming scenes on Saturday.

The duo was in business attire, and getting key guidance from Anderson ... right up until cameras rolled, and they made fierce strides into a high-rise.

You can also see it's being shot on a public sidewalk in broad daylight with a significant film crew presence, so there clearly wasn't a chance for passersby to get an up-close glimpse of Leo and Teyana. Admire from a distance only!!

The movie's plot has been shrouded in secrecy, and any scenes filmed so far have been low-key ... so the corporate setting might seem like a clue about the film's premise.

However, scenes of Leo looking worse for wear in a trench coat and disheveled beard ... shot earlier last week prove otherwise.

TMZ also got clips of Leo shooting with Regina Hall and a younger, unknown actress at a chill NorCal diner days later ... once again, keeping us on our toes about its plot.

Hollywood se mueve rápido, hace apenas unos días se supo que Teyana Taylor estaría en la nueva película de Paul Thomas Anderson, y ya está en el set con Leonardo DiCaprio.

TMZ obtuvo estos clips de la pareja caminando por el centro de Sacramento, donde estaban filmando escenas el sábado.

El dúo estaba vestido con trajes de negocios y recibiendo orientación clave de Anderson, antes de que las cámaras se pusieran a rodar.

También pueden notar que los actores están rodando en una vereda pública a plena luz del día con una gran presencia del equipo de filmación, por lo que claramente no hubo oportunidad para que los transeúntes pudieran ver de cerca a Leo y Teyana. ¡¡¡Admírenlos solo desde la distancia!!!

La trama de la película ha estado envuelta en secreto y todas las escenas filmadas hasta ahora han sido de bajo perfil. La única pista en torno a la película podría ser que está ambientada en un entorno corporativo.

Sin embargo, las escenas de Leo con un aspecto desgastado en una gabardina y barba desaliñada captadas a principios de la semana pasada, demuestran lo contrario.

TMZ también obtuvo clips de Leo con Regina Hall y una actriz más joven y desconocida en un restaurante de NorCal días después, dejándonos otra vez con el misterio.

Bryant McKinnie says it'll be time to start putting some serious respect on Brock Purdy's name if the QB scores a victory on Sunday ... telling TMZ Sports he'll consider the signal-caller "elite" if he's able to beat Patrick Mahomes at Super Bowl LVIII.

McKinnie -- who won an SB of his own back in the 2012 season -- said he's been impressed with what Purdy's done so far in his first two years in the league ... and if he's able to showcase it one more time in Las Vegas, the former Ravens O-lineman says BP's detractors better get their flowers ready.

"At a certain point," the ex-left tackle said, "you have to start giving him respect and credit for what he's been doing."

"Winning a Super Bowl is definitely going to put him at a different level because a lot of quarterbacks haven't won one."

McKinnie said fans will simply have no choice but to slot Purdy in their top-10 rankings if he outduels Mahomes at Allegiant Stadium.

As for if the Chiefs star gets the dub over Purdy -- McKinnie said that'll put Mahomes in some seriously rare air ... telling us the 28-year-old will be "in conversations" for a spot on the NFL's Mt. Rushmore if he gets it all done.

There's more ... McKinnie also spoke with us about his former Baltimore team, and it's not hard to see he's a bit disappointed with how the Ravens bowed out of the playoffs.

He told us he wished Lamar Jackson had used his legs more in the AFC Championship game against K.C. ... saying straight up, "if he stayed true to his game, it would have been a different outcome."

A couple says they got robbed at gunpoint at Craig's in an incident caught on camera -- and now, they're dragging the celebrity hotspot to court.

Felipe Darrell and Terry Christanio say they are the couple seen on surveillance video being robbed outside Craig's last year ... and they're pissed at restaurant owner Craig Susser, claiming he's shown no concern for them because they're not famous.

Felipe and Terry say Susser hasn't given them the time of day since the robbery ... and now they're suing him and his restaurant.

According to the lawsuit, obtained by TMZ, they were leaving Craig's after dinner back in August, and were waiting in the valet area when 3 armed men hopped out of a car and robbed them at gunpoint.

The video shows the suspects throwing a man in a suit to the ground, and ordering a woman to get on the pavement -- Felipe claims they stole his Rolex and necklace, and they both feared for their lives during the robbery.

In their suit, Felipe and Terry say Craig's lone security guard was too distracted taking photos of other guests to notice a car full of men casing out the joint ... and they say the robbers were even parked at valet when they hopped out of the car to jack their jewelry.

The couple claims the brazen robbery followed other similar incidents at popular restaurants in the West Hollywood area last summer ... and Felipe and Terry say Craig's should have beefed up security in response.

It's been over 5 months since the incident and Felipe and Terry say the restaurant owner blew off an offer to meet and talk about what happened ... and they say they're suing so Craig's is held accountable for what they see as negligence.

Jay-Z was right to use his Grammys moment to advocate for his wife Beyoncé ... so says another music couple who was at the award show.

We got The War and Treaty at LAX and our photog asked the Best New Artist nominees about Jay using his acceptance speech to talk about Beyoncé's 4 losses in the Album of the Year category.

The husband and wife duo say Jay was being a good hubby by standing up for his woman ... also telling us Hov isn't wrong in his views on Beyoncé albums being worthy of the top prize.

The War and Treaty say Bey is more than worthy, and they feel she's right up there with Michael Jackson in terms of music and philanthropy.

MJ, by the way, won AOTY for "Thriller" way back in the day.

Jay told Beyoncé, and any other disappointed nominees, to keep showing up and pushing for accolades they feel they deserve.

Interestingly, The War and Treaty offered Beyoncé some advice, too -- they think a country record might be the way to go ... though, they're a little bit biased.