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Ariana Grande got to work getting tickets into the hands of her real fans after she got fed up over insanely high prices for her tour tickets.

Sources connected to Ariana tell TMZ ... her team worked with Live Nation to correct the secondary sellers.

Ariana took to social media to say she was "bothered" by her 'Eternal Sunshine' tour selling out within minutes, only for scalpers to try and resell the tickets at jacked-up prices.

If there’s one thing Paris Hilton is always gonna ride hard for, it’s her pal Britney Spears ... and she made that crystal clear, calling her an "infinite icon" during a chat with us.

We caught up with the mega-socialite in NYC Wednesday, and Paris had nothing but love for Brit ... gushing about her strength and basically telling fans to relax, because Britney will forever be that girl.

Watch the video ... Paris went full serious mode, praising Britney’s massive heart and declaring we’re all lucky to have her.

Ray J says his health is failing ... and doctors aren't even sure he'll live to see 2027.

The rapper took to social media to directly address his fans after his recent hospitalization ... telling them point-blank "2027 is definitely a wrap for me" -- while waving his hand in front of his throat like he's telling someone to cut the music.

His friend tries to argue with him, telling him to stay positive ... but Ray J just replies by saying that's what the doctors told him.

Justin Bieber's heading back to the stage for his first big performance in years ... readying himself to rock the Grammy Awards on Sunday!

The Recording Academy announced the singer-songwriter -- who was nominated for four awards at this year's ceremony -- will also take the stage as a performer.

While Bieber had performed several private shows and made a guest appearance alongside SZA in the last couple years, he hasn't headlined a major performance since cutting his Justice World Tour short in 2022 after he was diagnosed with Type 2 Ramsay Hunt Syndrome.

Ice-T might share a common name with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, but that's where the similarities end ... he told us citizens should be careful, even when protesting peacefully ... because ICE agents might attack.

We got the rapper and actor out in NYC Tuesday, where he had a message to his fans in Minnesota who are demonstrating their dissent against violent immigration raids ... "Stand strong and stay out the way. These cats will kill you."

The Grammy winner has actually been outspoken against ICE for a while now. Clips from an old live show have been making the rounds lately, showing Ice-T changing the lyrics of his classic "Cop Killer," singing "ICE Killer" instead.

Since then, things have sadly gotten much worse.

J. Cole's relationship with Kendrick Lamar went south when Cole appeared to diss -- and later apologize -- to K.Dot back in 2024 ... and it looks like the experience might've made him a stronger person.

Cole appeared to address his past comments in his new track "Bronx Zoo Freestyle" -- released on his freshly dropped mixtape "Birthday Blizzard ’26" on Tuesday.

In case you needed a refresher ... Cole referred to himself, Drake, and Kendrick as the "Big 3" of rap in Drizzy's 2023 track "First Person Shooter." Kendrick responded by rapping "Motherf*** the Big 3" in Metro Boomin and Future's 2024 song "Like That."

As everyone knows, Kendrick started beefing with Drake, too ... and they never patched things up in the ongoing feud.

Cole responded by calling Kendrick's music boring in "7 Minute Drill," released the same year ... but he took it all back during the 2024 Dreamville Festival and called his attempt to diss K.Dot "the lamest s*** I ever did in my f***ing life," Rolling Stone reported at the time.

Cole claimed his apology "dropped me way out of the Top 3" on "Bronx Zoo Freestyle," but insisted he's at his best "when they doubt me."

He said being at the top isn't all it's cracked up to be ... "So I jumped off and landed back at the bottom and restarted at a level where I wasn’t regarded as much / Just to climb past them again and tell them all to keep up."

Fame comes at a price for BLACKPINK's Rosé ... because she can't even answer a simple question about her love life without shedding tears ... and it's all because she says everything she does is overanalyzed, scrutinized, and dissected.

Check out this emotional moment from Rosé's interview with Alex Cooper on the "Call Her Daddy" podcast ... Alex asks if Rosé is dating anyone, and the tears soon follow.

Rosé explains why she's tearing up over a seemingly harmless query ... if she says "yes," then it will be twisted into a narrative about her being "addicted to men."

Nicki Minaj is doubling down on her support of Donald Trump ... she just told POTUS she's his biggest supporter.

During a U.S. Treasury event today promoting its new "Trump Accounts" investment strategy, Nicki took the podium, where she first seemed to be at a loss for words ... but that didn't last long.

"I am probably the president's number one fan, and that is not going to change," she told the audience in Washington, D.C. "The 'hate' does not affect me ... it actually motivates me to support him more."

Marc Anthony and his wife Nadia Ferreira's family will soon be a quartet ... because the pair is expecting their second child!

The singer-songwriter and his model better half announced the happy news on social media Wednesday ... posting a pic of Nadia's growing baby bump with her hand, Marc's hand and their son Marco's hand on her belly.

The couple -- who are celebrating their third wedding anniversary Wednesday as well -- captioned the post, "Happy 3rd anniversary!! Qué regalo tan grande nos da la vida. Dios es grande ✨ Marquito is going to be a big brother. ❤️"

One thing about Rihanna -- she’s usually loud, bold and colorful -- but she also knows how to shut it all the way down in sleek, head-to-toe black!

You gotta see this look stepping into Lapérouse during Paris Fashion Week on Tuesday ... RiRi flaunted those curves in a plunging, figure-hugging black midi dress, topped off with a furry shawl casually draped over one shoulder.

Even after dark, she kept the shades on for that untouchable A-list energy -- and this fit is so lethal, you already know her stans are screenshotting and recreating as we speak.

Hilary Duff brought her Small Rooms, Big Nerves tour to New York City Tuesday night ... but her sister Haylie was busy hanging out with Ashley Tisdale and their kids following the "toxic" mom group drama.

Check out the snap Haylie posted on her Story Tuesday -- it shows her 7-year-old Lulu playing under a table with Ashley's daughter Jupiter, 4. Ashley showed her seal of approval by reposting the story to her own account.

Notably, it's reported Ashley sold Haylie her Studio City, Calif. home in 2016, so there's some history between the pair. Haylie is now based out of her home state of Texas.

The only thing hotter than this rapper's busty dress is her razor-sharp flow ... can you guess who the red-hot rapper is???

Check out this celeb in the low-cut red dress rapping for the camera ... silky hair parted in the middle and falling in a straight wave down her body.

She's definitely not THE DRAMA in this clip -- instead she's the entertainment -- spitting some of her rhymes while sitting on her BONGOS.

Sevyn Streeter is hyped for the Grammy Awards kicking off Sunday ... and she told us who she thinks should win Album of the Year.

Backstage at the She Ready Foundation event at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills Monday, Sevyn told us, "My vote is with Kendrick."

Sevyn cautioned that Kendrick Lamar does have some stiff competition -- with big names like Bad Bunny, Justin Bieber, Sabrina Carpenter, Clipse, Leon Thomas III, Tyler, The Creator and Lady Gaga -- but Sevyn points to cultural impact ... and if that has anything to do with it, Kung Fu Kenny should be a shoo-in.

Kanye West's most recent apology for his antisemitism is falling flat ... at least as far as Rabbi Shmuley Boteach is concerned.

Rabbi Shmuley, an influential American rabbi and TV personality, took a blowtorch to the full-page ad Ye took out in The Wall Street Journal apologizing to "Those I've Hurt."

Ye, in part, blamed a car crash that nearly killed him 25 years ago for his hate speech ... but the rabbi says Kanye is far from the first person to blame a blow to the head on antisemitism. Then he doubled down and insisted his apology is not a P.R. stunt ahead of his album release Friday ... Boteach is calling B.S.

Move over EDC, move over Insomniac, because we have a new EDM festival in town ... "TMZ After Dark!"

Friday night was hosted by pop-alt singer Nikki Paige and DJ'ed by the enigmatic DJ Eveready, who quite literally turned the bus into a music festival on wheels. Nikki performed her original music while everyone got TURNT.

Dare we say, we had our first-ever mosh pit on the TMZ bus? And just looking at a clip of everyone vibing makes you wonder: Is "TMZ After Dark" bringing L.A. nightlife back?!

People were dressed like they were going to a music festival like Coachella or something, even having a raver-esque dance party outside the bus!

Robert Ri'chard and Juliah Cheree Taylor were fatally ours this weekend ... killing it while hosting the "TMZ After Dark" tour this weekend -- and, we've got video of the exciting evening out!

The stars hopped on our bus Saturday night to take our riders to some of the best bars L.A. had to offer ... while also talking about their new movie "Fatally Yours," which is set to come out later this year.

DJ Blue played the tunes on the bus ... getting people out of the benches and dancing on the way to the Burgundy Room -- one of Hollywood's oldest and coolest bars -- where all of our riders got a complimentary green tea shot.