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Pharrell Williams says he'd be extremely grateful if Clipse's comeback album, "Let God Sort Em Out," won a Grammy -- unlike that ingrate Kanye West, who pissed on his award!!!

In a new interview with Billboard, Pharrell gushed over the acclaimed project that he, Pusha T and Malice pieced together in July, while aspiring for the VA-bred collective to take the center stage at the 68th Annual Grammy Awards next year.

And like Pusha T did during the album's rollout, Pharrell couldn't resist taking a swipe at Ye all the same.

Cam'ron's hilarious tale of almost entering the fight-Matrix with Laurence Fishburne now has a full enactment through an internet spoof -- and the "It Is What It Is" host says it's exactly how it happened!!!

Popular internet comedian Mr. Commodore dropped a new skit on Thursday, set to Cam'ron's audio of him sharing the wild story on 50 Cent's platform several years ago.

Keith Urban just surfaced for the first time since that Nicole Kidman divorce bombshell dropped -- and yep, the ring’s already MIA!

Peep the pics -- Keith touched down Thursday in Hershey, PA on a private jet, headed straight for Giant Center, where he's performing this evening on tour ... so work mode’s clearly still on, even while he’s dealing with the divorce drama.

Keith stepped off the jet rocking a black cap and shades, bag in hand with his ringless wedding finger -- making it pretty loud and clear: he and Nicole are officially done.

Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson are teaming up again -- not for music, but for a wild new docuseries ... TMZ has confirmed.

Netflix has greenlit a 3-part documentary series starring the former One Direction bandmates, who are hitting the open road for a cross-country trip across America. The show will follow Zayn and Louis as they reconnect, explore small towns and big cities, and dive into plenty of laughs along the way.

This isn't just sightseeing -- fans will get a rare look inside the lives of two of the most famous and private guys. The series will touch on life after superstardom, love, loss, and even fatherhood.

Diddy's standing up for a pair of doctors who evaluated his sexual proclivities -- giving him 2 thumbs up -- and says they'll be in court ready to testify during his sentencing.

On the eve of his sentencing in federal court, Diddy filed docs with Judge Arun Subramanian, urging him to ignore the prosecution's pleas to disregard evaluations from 2 renowned doctors specializing in sexual disorders.

In the documents, he says Dr. Kreuger -- a Columbia University psychiatrist -- signed off on Diddy being "in complete control of his sexual urges and behavior."

Diddy's circumstances will only improve if he's sentenced to more time ... because he's probably headed for a prison better than his current one, a prominent consultant says.

We spoke with Sam Mangel -- a former convict who now works as a prison consultant for well-known figures -- on "TMZ Live" ahead of Diddy's Friday sentencing ... and we asked if he thinks Diddy's profile and the nature of his case will make him a target.

Mangel tells us Diddy's prospective prison will be a huge improvement when compared to MDC Brooklyn -- the prison where Diddy's been locked up since his dramatic 2024 arrest.

The Breakfast Club's DJ Envy and Jess Hilarious are brushing off Nicki Minaj's barrage of insults from yesterday like it's dirt off their shoulder ... but have no real beef with Miss Roman Zolanski!!!

TMZ Hip Hop caught up with Envy and Jess shortly after Charlamagne Tha God used Remy Ma's voice to hammer home Nicki's "Donkey Of The Day," and they were completely unbothered by the recent events. For what it's worth, it appears Nicki forgot to mention Envy.

Nicki vowed TMZ, Breakfast Club, DJ Vlad, Barney B, Roc Nation, would all CRUMBLE under her iron fist ... yet, Jess tells us the Barbz haven't made a blip on her radar!!!

Keith Urban's close confidantes think his recent decisions aren't just about turning over a new leaf ... 'cause TMZ has learned some close to him and Nicole Kidman think he's in crisis.

Sources in Keith and Nicole’s inner circle tell TMZ they think this is a midlife crisis for the 57-year-old rocker ... and, the recent separation is just the latest in a string of confusing choices.

Our sources say Urban fired his whole band -- with whom he'd been playing for 25 years -- back in January, a few months after he released his album "High."

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents will be deployed to Super Bowl LX ... the agency officially confirming to TMZ a threat made by a Trump advisor.

Here's the deal ... Corey Lewandowski recently made headlines when he blasted Bad Bunny being selected as the SB halftime performer ... and he told right-wing commentator Benny Johnson ICE would be deployed for the event.

In a statement to TMZ, the agency backed up CL, saying ... "There is no safe haven for violent criminal illegal aliens in the United States."

Nicki Minaj went full kamikaze on TMZ, "The Breakfast Club," Cardi B's kids -- even THE BARBZ -- during her now-infamous social media rant yesterday ... and Charlamagne Tha God feels it was all prophesied in his interview with Lil Kim -- more than a decade ago!!!

Charlamagne slapped Nicki with the "Donkey of the Day" on Thursday -- using her full government name, Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty -- with emphasis on the "petty" for accusing "The Breakfast Club" team of using witchcraft to thwart her holy mission, or some assorted horseradish.

During Nicki's roasting, Charlamagne unearthed Lil Kim's 2013 interview with "The Breakfast Club" where The OG Queen Bee ripped Nicki for hogging the spotlight from other rap girlies and predicted "darkness will come to light."

Fredo Bang is laughing off Cardi B roasting him on IG Live after he championed buying her "Am I The Drama?" album ... she's the only female he'd allow to call him a "B*TCH"!!! 😍

TMZ Hip Hop caught up with Fredo in L.A., who's out and promoting his own "Kreature Muzik" album, and reveals he actually sent Cardi proof of his iTunes purchase after she flamed him ... but she hasn't checked the DM yet.

He tried to get the vinyl but they were sold out ... but look out for him to pop up in one of the tour meet-and-greet photos!!!

Hayley Williams' next 'Paramore' most certainly won't be Morgan Wallen ... 'cause she said he's straight-up racist while discussing lyrics in one of her new songs.

The singer-songwriter sat down for a conversation on the New York Times' "Popcast" podcast ... and, she was asked about her song "Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party" in which she sings, "I’ll be the biggest star at this racist country singer’s bar."

Williams jokes she could be singing about a few different country singers ... but, she clarifies this particular line is all about Wallen ... before speaking directly to MW and joking "find me at Whole Foods b*tch, I don't care."

Nicki Minaj had a request to us folks at TMZ ... "eat my ass!"

Harvey, Charles and the gang were doing our daily livestream -- which gets edited for our "TMZ Live" TV show -- when a super angry Nicki was lobbing a flurry of tweets our way.

Seems she was upset we were reporting how her feud with Cardi has reached a new low, with both of them hurling hurtful comments about their kids.

Keith Urban and rising country star Maggie Baugh are sparking major buzz amid his divorce from Nicole Kidman -- thanks not just to his recent lyric changes, but his noticeably charged body language in their past collab.

Catch this clip from Vegas' Mandalay Bay -- during their April 1 performance of "The Fighter," Keith joins Maggie onstage and points at her just before belting, "I was born to love you."

Clearly, the two had amazing chemistry -- Keith points at her again, tweaks the lyrics to "Maggie, I’ll be your fighter," and they hug it out onstage after.

Diddy is getting even more support from the woman who was supposed to testify against him at his federal criminal trial ... ahead of his sentencing tomorrow for his Mann Act convictions.

Virginia Huynh -- better known as "Gina" during Diddy's trial -- wrote a letter to the judge on behalf of Diddy, blasting prosecutors for pressuring her into becoming "Victim 3" in the indictment. As you know, Diddy was found guilty in July on 2 counts of the Mann Act -- illegally transporting individuals across state lines for the purpose of prostitution.

In her letter, Gina says she fully cooperated with prosecutors, sitting down with them 3 times and answering all their questions. She says she turned over every stitch of evidence ... notably photos, videos and text messages.

Diddy’s ex-stylist is finally speaking out after filing a lawsuit against the disgraced music mogul -- saying he feared for his life the entire time he worked for him.

In a teaser for his full "CBS Mornings" interview dropping Friday, Deonte Nash -- who worked with Diddy from 2008 to 2018 -- alleges Diddy strangled him multiple times ... and he even told others on his team he’d end up killing them.

Deonte said he always kept a "go-bag" ready ... rattling off every item of clothing and cash he had packed so when push came to shove, he'd be ready to go into hiding.