In The Field

Salt-N-Pepa are riding high following their grand induction at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame -- and are hinting the party won't stop ... because they'll be touring next year!!!

TMZ Hip Hop caught up with Pepa and Spinderella outside Jennifer Hudson Studios in  Burbank this week, and they were beaming in light of their massive accomplishments through hip hop culture.

The group took their lumps internally just like any long-running act, but Spin tells us they've displayed a solid sisterhood to the world to cap off their 40-year history.

Judy Garland paved the way for many actresses, but maybe none more than "Wicked" stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo ... we caught up with one of Judy's two daughters, Lorna Luft, who couldn't be happier about who's walking in her mom's footsteps.

Lorna told us, "I love those two and they're incredibly talented" when we chatted with her Tuesday in New York.

She says she was particularly thrilled with Cynthia and Ariana's duet for the special "Wicked: One Wonderful Night," streaming on Peacock. In the program, they sang "Get Happy / Happy Days Are Here Again" ... a song Judy sang with Barbra Streisand.

The Steelers are currently sitting pretty at the top of the AFC North with Aaron Rodgers under center -- a feat some didn't believe the 41-year-old quarterback could pull off ... but Jerome Bettis tells TMZ Sports he never doubted the player, only the body.

We caught up with the Pittsburgh legend this week at LAX ... and chopped it up about his former team lookin' pretty damn good so far this season, thanks to Rodgers' 17 touchdown passes.

Given Rodgers' underwhelming stint with the Jets last season, his resurgence has shocked plenty of fans ... but according to Bettis, you never count out a QB like him.

Hit-Boy and The Alchemist have been taking their "Goldfish" album show on the road -- to dynamite effects ... with sold-out theaters streaming their film!!!

TMZ Hip Hop caught up with Hit and Al at their recent L.A. streaming, and they tell us they wanted to give fans a more engaging experience with the project ... so they shot a bunch of videos and pieced them together in movie format!!!

There's plenty of heavy talent -- Danny Trejo, Rory Culkin, Blake Anderson, UFC star Shara Magomedov, and more -- to match the featured artist appearances ... Big Hit, Conway, The Machine, Slink Johnson, Lefty Gunplay, and others.

Frank Grillo thinks the world is ready for an A.I. hero on the big screen ... 'cause he argues humans ain't fixing the world on their own!

We caught up with the actor at LAX on Thursday ... and we asked him about his upcoming film "Override" -- in which he will play an A.I. "synthetic angel," according to Variety.

Grillo says he believes the world's ready for such a hero because we aren't "making it happen" in terms of saving the world at this point.

Andrew Zimmern is being a Scrooge about Christmas, but it's not what you think ... he's just a big fan of Thanksgiving, and thinks the holiday is getting the short end of the wishbone.

We got the celebrity chef in New York City and our photog asked him about all the Christmas advertisements and decorations going up in the first week of November.

Andrew says it's part of a bigger problem in America ... holidays don't get their due. He says Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas all deserve their own moment, and we shouldn't start preparing for one until the other is over.

Heather Rae El Moussa’s spilling on the wild "Selling Sunset" Season 9 ... saying she dipped out right on time in 2023 ... 'cause, honestly, that drama’s way too much to handle!

We caught up with Heather and hubby Tarek El Moussa at the Cupshe Holiday Party in Hollywood Thursday night, and Heather told us she was basically the glue holding the girls together ... so seeing those friendships fall apart? Yeah, it's kinda sad.

Heather tells us that despite all the chaos, she’s still down for "Selling Sunset" to keep going -- ‘cause everyone deserves to wrap up their storylines before the final "sold!"

50 Cent poured gas on Lil Meech's trail after "BMF" was officially canceled last week ... but "Power" alum Joseph Sikora says it doesn't have to be end of the road!!!

TMZ Hip Hop linked with Joseph in NYC and got his thoughts on the latest fallout that had 50 ribbing Meech for being in the unemployment line.

Joseph tells us he's seen firsthand how Meech blossomed into an actor and is certain that he can still find work in Hollywood, even if it's not within 50's film universe.

Miguel A. Nunez Jr. is sharing an update on a potential "Juwanna Mann 2" ... telling TMZ Sports he's hoping to land two of the biggest current WNBA superstars for the project -- Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark.

Of course, the actor revealed to us a few years ago a follow-up to the 2002 comedy was in the works ... and while it hasn't hit the big screen just yet, he's still confident it IS happening -- folks just gotta be a bit more patient.

We asked if that kinda storyline would work in 2025 -- a male basketball star disguising himself as a woman to play in their league -- Nunez Jr. actually thinks now is the perfect time.

Nick Cannon says the sun hasn't gone down on his partnership with "Selling Sunset" star Bre Tiesi ... telling us the two are still going strong these days!

We caught up with the rapper and actor outside the Season 9 premiere party for the hit reality show Wednesday night ... and we asked him about his relationship status with the model and real estate agent.

Cannon says the two are always going to be together ... adding she's family, so they'll always have that link. Cannon and Tiesi have a 2-year-old son, Legendary Love, together.

Yvette Nicole Brown says young women should care about the size of a guy's heart instead of his bank account ... while encouraging them to revisit some of those dudes they may have written off as just friends.

We caught up with the "Community" star at an event for Lifetime's "Love of a Lifetime" slate ... an upcoming series of films airing on the channel all about love -- including Toni Braxton’s "He Wasn’t Man Enough," which stars Brown -- and we asked her about dating advice in today's modern world.

Brown says she fears young people are too obsessed with checking boxes off their "lists" which are focused on surface-level traits -- money, height, for example -- instead of the stuff that really matters ... like kindness.

T.J. Holmes and Amy Robach got engaged after a wild love story ... and they're rooting for Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau to follow suit.

TMZ caught up with the former "Good Morning America" cohosts in NYC Tuesday, where they dished on Katy and Justin finally taking their romance public. The pop singer and former Prime Minister of Canada stepped out hand-in-hand for Katy's birthday over the weekend after getting caught in a hot makeout sesh on a yacht earlier this month.

Amy told us, "We love love, so we're always rooting for love. And they do look adorable together, so congratulations to them."

Teyana Taylor’s got no post-baby struggle story ... she's telling us motherhood is the secret sauce behind those killer abs everyone’s drooling over.

We bumped into the actress Tuesday, and she spilled that after each of her two kids with ex Iman Shumpert, her body bounced back even tighter than before!

Sure, exercise plays a part ... and Teyana says she also keeps her body right by dancing it out.

Danny Trejo is up and moving around on his own power -- a sight sure to calm fans after last week’s wheelchair sighting, and he insists ... don’t let the wheels fool ya, he’s doing fantastic!

We ran into Danny Sunday at his Trejo’s Cantina in Hollywood, and he assured us there’s zero cause for concern, telling us, "everything’s beautiful."

As you know, fans’ concerns were raised by seeing pics of the beloved actor in a wheelchair. Now, a source close to the 81-year-old told us he had a knee replacement ... and when it comes to airports, a wheelchair’s just the easier way to roll.

So yeah, like we told ya -- Danny’s doing just fine. And he’s saying it himself in this clip ... plus spilling on the party that was happening that night at his spot.

Dodgers fans getting their brooms ready might need to a take a beat ... 'cause David Ortiz tells TMZ Sports he's not buying the narrative Los Angeles will sweep Toronto in the World Series.

We caught up with Big Papi out at LAX on Thursday -- just a day before the MLB's championship matchup kicks off in Canada -- and he made it clear, he thinks the Jays can win it.

In fact, he was surprised to hear some think a Dodgers title is already a foregone conclusion.

Diane Warren ain't about that drama -- she’s shutting down the Beyoncé vs. Taylor Swift debate, saying both are icons in their own right, no matter what the polls claim about who's reigning supreme.

ICYMI, Billboard crowned Queen Bey as the Greatest Pop Star of the 21st Century, and Swifties weren’t having it, calling it a total robbery, even though Taylor snagged the No. 2 spot.

But legendary songwriter Diane Warren weighed in Tuesday, saying there’s no competition -- they’re both G.O.A.T.s in their own way!