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KATSEYE is going to look and sound different ... because moving forward the group will be missing Manon Bannerman.

In a statement on social media Friday, KATSEYE says Manon "will be taking a temporary hiatus from group activities to focus on her health and wellbeing."

Michael Jackson did not even dabble in drugs before he was horribly injured shooting that Pepsi commercial in 1984, but the damage to his scalp eventually led to a quest for a night of sleep ... that cost him his life.

TMZ's new documentary -- "TMZ Presents Michael Jackson: 30 Fatal Seconds" -- showcases the pyrotechnics that burned his scalp in never-before-seen video. The pain from those burns required painkillers -- opioids. Michael quickly became addicted, and we show how his addiction led to Michael relying on Propofol ... the drug that killed him.

We also show how those burns led to an obsession with plastic surgery ... and how Jackson became infuriated when a famous plastic surgeon dared to deny him.

We are learning more about the circumstances surrounding the death of rapper Lil Poppa ... and it's pretty shocking.

TMZ broke the news ... the rapper -- real name Janarious Mykel Wheeler -- was pronounced dead yesterday in Georgia at the age of 25.

Hapeville Chief of Police Bruce Hedley tells TMZ ... Lil Poppa was in a single-car accident on Interstate 85 south of Hapeville ... which is when he called his manager asking what he should do. The car was still drivable.

Michael Jackson's downfall can be directly traced to the 1984 Pepsi commercial that set his hair ablaze ... and we connect the dots in our new documentary -- "TMZ Presents: Michael Jackson: 30 Fatal Seconds."

We reveal shocking, never-before-seen footage of the infamous fire that engulfed Michael's head at the Shrine Auditorium in Downtown L.A.

Brian Panish, the attorney for the Jackson family, believes the Pepsi commercial incident is what ultimately led to Michael's death.

Motown Productions former president Suzanne De Passe says what happened to Michael was so egregious, she's surprised he didn't end up owning Pepsi. She believes every aspect of Michael's life was negatively impacted on that fateful day ... telling us it was a heartbreaking, sad and horrible moment in Michael's life.

If you thought Hilary Duff's "Small Rooms, Big Nerves" tour just wasn't long enough, you're in luck ... because she just teased a world tour!

The former Disney Channel star dropped the hint about her future plans halfway through her show in Los Angeles on Thursday night in a seriously creative way ... by having three people wear shirts reading "World Tour Loading..."

They spun around on her mark and showed off the message to the rest of the crowd ... who went completely wild!

Granted, the "Small Rooms, Big Nerves" tour ain't over yet, though ... Hilary's still got six dates in Las Vegas -- three in February, three in May -- planned out.

Still, Hilary shared a photo of the shirt reveal on Instagram and wrote there was "more to come" in her post's caption ... which was about as subtle as a brick.

Hilary's tour wasn't her only big project of 2026 -- she's got her first album in 11 years, "Luck... or Something," set for release next month.

6:10 PM PT -- TMZ has learned more than 11.5 million fans tried to score presale tickets for 30 Madison Square Garden shows, with only about 18,000 seats available per night ... making it the largest presale registration ever for a single market or residency style run.

While inventory was limited during Monday's presale, more tickets were released Tuesday, though demand continued to overwhelm supply. Despite fan complaints, we're told no dynamic pricing was used ... ticket prices were locked in before the sale launched.

Overseas, Harry tied Coldplay's record for the most shows at Wembley Stadium and could break it if more dates are added ... and sources tell us the tour is considering additional shows.

Harry Styles' fans have had tons of late night talking over the past few days ... buzzing over his upcoming "Together, Together" world tour!

The thing is, not all of the news about the former One Direction member's shows is exactly positive -- because the prices for presale tickets to his shows, which were released on Monday, are leaving his fans in shock and awe.

Prices for seated seats at Harry's shows at Wembley Stadium in the UK started at $60.80, which isn't bad for a stadium show ... but they ballooned to a cool $642.76, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Harry Styles wasn’t just hitting his marks and showing off his dance moves in the music video for his newly released single “Aperture" ... he was taking hits too!

A production source tells TMZ ... Harry personally handled the majority of the action stunts seen in the visually intense video -- including a gnarly staircase fall that took hours to nail ... roughly six hours and multiple takes to get right.

We’re told the shoot went down over three days -- following a full week of rehearsals -- with filming centered at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles ... famously known as the filming location of "True Lies," "Blade Runner," and Billie Eilish's "Birds of a Feather" music video.

A$AP Rocky fans, you're about to get a whole lot of Lord Flacko real soon -- because he's heading out on the road!

The rapper revealed he's going on a world tour in support of his new album "Don't Be Dumb" in a video on Instagram Tuesday, and if it's anything like his last one ... each show's gonna be a rager!

A$AP will hit the road in May with a kickoff show in Chicago, and he'll finish up his North American dates two months later in Newark, New Jersey.

The rapper will hop across the pond in August for the tour's European leg, which starts in Brussels, Belgium and he'll finish up in Paris, France the following month.

Interestingly ... A$AP's set to play a show in Stockholm, Sweden, where he last played in 2019 ... after being convicted of assault.

The performer was locked up for about a month, and it seemed like he wasn't going back to Sweden after then ... but his mind changed real fast, and he played a show in Stockholm in December 2019.

We know all you Harry Styles fans out there have been waiting a good long while for new music, and we're happy to say your patience will be rewarded soon ... because he's finally dropping a new single!

The former One Direction member posted a photo on Instagram Tuesday to let his fans know his new single, "Aperture," is set for midnight release tonight in the UK ... 7 PM/ET and 4 PM/PT in the U.S.

Harry flashed a big smile and waved his arms in the air in the promo pic ... and we're sure all of his fans are doing the same!

John Mellencamp's had a wild life on the road ... but he's not crazy about overexcited fans at his shows these days -- especially when they're liquored up.

On Wednesday's episode of "The Joe Rogan Experience," the singer-songwriter talked touring, and he explained why he decided to move away from arena shows and started playing smaller venues -- the fans just got too wild!

Mellencamp recalled playing to audiences of more than 20,000 where "everybody was drunk and I was just kind of the cheerleader" ... sure, it might be fun for folks on the floor, but the experience apparently took a toll on the singer.

He then said he was tired of "being a f****** clown" and wanted to get back to being a real musician ... so he started playing theaters, which he says left his fanbase "pissed."

Still, enough of his fans stuck around for him to continue his career -- because he's gonna head out on the road this summer on another cross-country tour.

XG's officially entering a new era ... because they just officially changed their name from Xtraordinary Girls to Xtraordinary Genes.

The group shared a message about their new moniker on its official website on Monday and began by thanking their ALPHAZ -- their fanbase, in case you were wondering -- for their love and support.

They said the change from Xtraordinary Girls to Xtraordinary Genes "represents the power and creativity that reside within our core, as well as our spirit of continuously creating new culture without being bound by conventional norms."

The group said they planned to "evolve more deeply and authentically" and concluded by sending their love to their fans.

The name change isn't the only big recent development for the group ... because one of its members, Cocona, came out as transmasculine and nonbinary last month.

Cocona posted the news about their gender identity on the group's official Instagram account and revealed they'd undergone top surgery, during which their breasts were removed, last year. They didn't reveal their updated pronouns in the post.

Cocona wrote, while they'd been born and perceived as a female for much of their life, they'd since chosen to live "in a way that feels more masculine and true to who I am."

Olivia Rodrigo's celebrating the fifth anniversary of her debut record "Sour's" release in a big way ... by bringing in Talking Heads frontman David Byrne to record a cover version of "Drivers License"!

The hitmaker dropped the rendition of the track today, and she announced there will be more covers of songs from "Sour" coming out soon on Instagram.

FYI ... "Drivers License" dropped in January 2021, and "Sour" came out four months later -- and Olivia took home several Grammy Awards for her work on the album.

Olivia added David is "nothing short of a legend" and wrote she "actually cried" when she listened to his version of her song for the first time ... which is high praise for someone who's racked up a couple billion streams on Spotify!

What's more ... she's going to be releasing a 7-inch vinyl of the cover -- which will include their cover of the Talking Heads song "Burning Down The House," which they performed during the 2025 Governors Ball music festival.

And in case you can't believe what you just read, Olivia shared a video showing her rehearsing the track with David prior to the festival.

10:15 AM PST -- Bad Bunny is the king of Spotify -- taking the honor as the streamer's top artist -- and he got quite the unique present to celebrate the milestone.

Check it out -- Spotify had a bedazzled ring made that sports a photo of the cover of his uber-successful "DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS" album -- which was unsurprisingly the most-streamed album globally on Spotify.

Perhaps he'll wear it at next year's Super Bowl, where he's headlining the iconic halftime show.

Don't look now, but Bad Bunny is back on top of Spotify's most-streamed list ... dethroning the reigning queen, Taylor Swift.

Spotify Wrapped confirmed the Super Bowl LX Halftime Show headliner also headlines their 2025 list of most-streamed artist globally, having garnered more than 19.8 billion streams, marking a return to the top spot after a 2-year hiatus.

BB previously topped the list in 2020, 2021 and 2022 before Tay-Tay took over in 2023 and 2024.

Kelly Clarkson isn’t holding back -- firing off at her ex-manager who once suggested she get a boob job ... and her response back to him definitely hit all the right notes!

The singer was mid-show at her "Studio Sessions" at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Saturday night when her monologue turned to her cleavage ... after joking she was spilling out of her low-cut look, Kelly reflected, "I had a d*ck manager once tell me to get a boob job!"

Kelly was totally floored by the so-called "advice" ... telling him she suggested he get a 'd*ck job" instead.

"Messy" hitmaker Lola Young suddenly canceled her performance at Audacy's We Can Survive concert Friday night ... and the reasoning seems pretty serious.

The British singer's manager, Nick Shymansky, shared the news on her Instagram Story Friday not long before she was scheduled to take the stage at New Jersey's Prudential Center.

He told fans she had to pull out "due to a sensitive matter" and then shared a note about her mental health, explaining ... "Lola is very open about her mental health and there are very occasionally (sic) days where myself and my team have to take protective measures to keep her safe."

Bobby Hart, one half of the powerhouse songwriting duo Boyce and Hart who helped catapult the Monkees to pop culture domination in the ‘60s, has died.

Hart passed away at his Los Angeles home, his friend and co-author Glenn Ballantyne confirmed Sunday, adding the music legend had been in declining health since breaking his hip last year.

Alongside songwriting partner Tommy Boyce, Hart crafted some of the Monkees’ most enduring hits, including their theme song with the instantly recognizable line, "Here we come, walkin' down the street" as well as the chart-topping "Last Train to Clarksville" and the rock staple "(I’m Not Your) Steppin’ Stone."