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Taylor Swift took "New Heights" to heart ... 'cause the singer's appearance on Travis and Jason Kelce's podcast was one for the record books -- literally!!

Guinness World Records officially recognized T. Swift's sit-down with the Kelces as a historic event ... as the 1.3 million YouTube viewers it drew in was the biggest concurrent audience in the platform's history.

The accomplishment is no surprise -- as GWR pointed out, Tay is a "record-breaking machine" at this point ... and her "The Tortured Poets Department" album had the most first-day album streams on Spotify and was the most-streamed LP in a 24-hour period with 313.7 million.

V from BTS threw out the ceremonial first pitch at the Dodgers game on Monday ... and it wasn't just the ARMY losing their minds over the moment -- even Shohei Ohtani and the rest of the players were stoked to meet the K-pop idol!!

The crowds flooded to Dodger Stadium to make it to see the singer do his thing on the mound ... with insane lines piling up outside the venue pregame.

In the ballpark, it was pretty much a meet and greet event for Taehyung ... as he spent time and took pics with Clayton Kershaw, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Sho-time himself!!

Ice Cube and the Big3 had a very good day, celebrating the Goodyear Blimp’s 100th Anniversary with his classic song, “It Was a Good Day" ... and his lyrics hold up!!!

To stamp home the BIG3 Championship Sunday in Orlando, Goodyear and Ice Cube presented a special blimp takeover featuring Cube's 1993 bars, “Even saw the lights of the Goodyear Blimp/And it read, ‘Ice Cube’s a Pimp.'"

The partnership will be shakin' 'em up all through the arenas of the "Truth to Power: 4 Decades of Attitude" tour, which kicks off September 4 -- the legendary rapper's first headlining tour in over a decade.

Boy band worlds collided at the Sphere in Las Vegas ... because *NSYNC superstar JC Chasez hit up the venue to see the Backstreet Boys ... and he was treated like royalty.

Our sources tell us JC sat and watched the concert with James Dolan in his suite ... Dolan owns the Sphere, Madison Square Garden and the New York Knicks ... so you already know those are good seats!!!

Before the show, JC went to dinner with his girlfriend, Jenn, his manager, Eric Podwall and President of Entertainment for MGM Resorts Ryan Abboushi ... and at the Sphere, he posed for some photos with Nick Carter, AJ McLean, Kevin Richardson, Brian Littrell and Howie Dorough.

Taylor Swift is in full promo mode, launching another highly anticipated countdown on her website ... resulting in the drop of her 4th vinyl collection.

The Grammy winner sent fans into a tizzy Monday when she put up another countdown clock ... but this time set the countdown for 4 PM ET -- 2 hours later than her prior drops.

The pivot in time had fans hopeful for a shakeup from the vinyl announcements for her upcoming 12th album, "The Life of a Showgirl" -- given she had announced a handful of designs already.

Lil Wayne’s Chicago concert Sunday night ended with a heartfelt moment with a longtime fan ... who fulfilled a 17-year-old wish to meet her GOAT rapper!!!

TMZ Hip Hop obtained photos of Wayne backstage at Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre having an emotional meet-and-greet with Sade Stephens and her mother, Andrea Carson.

In addition to taking photos and chatting it up with Sade and Andrea, Wayne took off his cross pendant and chain, and gave it to Sade.

Andrea called the moment one of the best days of her daughter's life, which was forever changed 17 years ago ... just as she was expecting to see Wayne in concert for the first time.

Justin Bieber's latest thirst trap may've given wife Hailey the "ick" ... the makeup mogul has offered up a less-than-desirable reaction to his shirtless snap on social media.

The pop star was clearly feeling himself on Monday, when he dropped a couple mirror selfies after seemingly working out at a home gym. Justin knew the pics of his sweat session would send his fans into a tizzy, self-describing them as "thirstrap fa u hoes."

While plenty of Justin's followers applauded his spicy upload, Hailey gave a short, albeit curt, response to his online activity.

Billy Ray Cyrus currently has no "achy breaky" family drama with daughter Miley Cyrus ... proving this to be true by releasing the sweet birthday song she wrote for him.

The country legend was just about beaming while sharing a snippet of the unreleased single, titled "Secrets," which was penned and performed by Miley -- oh, and featured Billy's favorite band, Fleetwood Mac.

Take a look, Billy filmed himself sitting in a field and listening to the new track, which he played on his phone. BRC looked beyond thrilled by the new anthem, bobbing his head and smiling repeatedly while listening to his daughter belt out her tune.

Lil Nas X is now facing years in prison ... because the L.A. County District Attorney has charged him with 4 felonies ... including battery with injury on a police officer.

TMZ broke the story ... the "Old Town Road" rapper was naked on Ventura Blvd. in the San Fernando Valley when cops were called. They say when they confronted him, he charged the officers ... and presumably injured at least 3 of them -- hence the 3 felony charges.

Nas was also hit with a felony charge of resisting an executive officer -- i.e., a cop.

Justin Herbert may've scored big in the love department ... the NFL quarterback was all smiles while out once more with Madison Beer amid romance rumors.

Check it out ... the Los Angeles Chargers QB greeted the "Selfish" singer with a smile and a warm hug after arriving at a friend's house in Redondo Beach, CA, for a comfy night in on Sunday.

Dressed in casual clothes -- including sweats, shorts, and tees -- the rumored couple couldn't contain their glee as they stayed side by side while making their way inside. The twosome looked ready for a mellow Sunday, bringing a bottle of wine with them and a box of sweet treats for their hangout session.

Yungblud's first concert in the United States since the death of Ozzy Osbourne featured a tribute to the late Black Sabbath frontman ... and TMZ has it all on video.

The rocker was performing Saturday night at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles when he stopped the show to honor Ozzy. Check out the clip ... Yungblud says Ozzy helped save his life, and the whole venue goes crazy when he says Ozzy and rock and roll will never die.

Yungblood then played a cover of Black Sabbath's "Changes" ... and the place went nuts.

Chris Martin's not letting the Astronomer kiss cam scandal die ... and now he's being extra careful with couples at his Coldplay concerts.

The band was performing Friday at Wembley Stadium in London when a fan on the kiss cam held up a sign saying he wanted to propose to a woman standing in front of him.

Chris hesitated at first and then ran through some "basic security checks." As the audience laughed along, Chris asked the man if the woman was his partner or someone else's.

Concealed in this altered photo is someone you hear on the radio, but before she hits the stage again and drops it low, put your celeb knowledge to the test, and see if you can score the unknown celeb!

She's been on tour for -- what feels like -- forever, but since she's all about Future Nostalgia, ya might as well tell her, "don't start stop now!" The star has a set of pipes, however, don't knock out her flexibility skills 'cuz she's one bendy babe!

Gloria Estefan and Emilio Estefan are considering taking legal action against one Diddy accuser after they were named in a suit ... which has since been thrown out.

We caught up with the powerhouse couple in New York City this week, where both Gloria and Emilio separately suggested to TMZ that they were thinking about suing after a man name dropped them -- and their Miami home -- in human trafficking claims against the Bad Boy Records founder.

Lil Nas X isn't looking to put on a show for his cellmates in jail ... choosing instead to keep a low profile and be on his best behavior behind bars, TMZ has learned.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... police haven't had any issues with Lil Nas since he arrived at the jail in Van Nuys this week. We're told the "Old Town Road" rapper hasn't tried to put on any shows or sung for those also at the jail ... though, it's not like he'd have much on an audience.

Benson Boone has fans flipping over his new tour, and it's not because of his act ... as his stage can't stop being compared to male genitalia.

Boone kicked off his first arena tour on Friday, providing fans a performance of his biggest hits -- including "Beautiful Things" and "Cry" -- but it was his set design that had everyone in a tizzy on social media.

Take a look for yourself ... Boone's tour stage features an extra-long runway that concludes with a heart-shaped front. The tour is called the "American Heart World Tour," after all!!!