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Mariah Carey is firing back at her estranged brother, Morgan Carey, who claims that the pop star is refusing to appear for a deposition, TMZ has learned.

According to court docs obtained by TMZ, the legendary singer's legal team denied Morgan's claims that Mariah has missed several discovery deadlines for turning over docs, and for her to be deposed. 

Mariah said her brother's motion is a "misguided attempt to gain perceived tactical leverage in this action by threatening" her with an imminent deposition.

The singer said her brother's "repeated filing of meritless motions" is one of the causes for the delay in the case. 

Stagecoach has barely begun and the stars are kicking back, country style at the Indio music festival ...

Sydney Sweeney and Hannah Godwin are already flaunting their fits ... and rocking those cowgirl kicks.

Meanwhile, Diplo's catching a few waves -- surfing in the desert, what a concept! -- ahead of his late-night Friday set ...

Beyoncé was seen blushing over Michael Jackson in a resurfaced video of the late pop star's secret reality show that ended up being scrapped, TMZ has learned. 

Marc Schaffel, a longtime producer and friend of MJ, tells TMZ the footage was shot between 2000 and 2003. He is currently shopping the reality show footage to various streamers for a potential three-part docu-series. 

The video of Beyoncé was shot in 2001 following September 11. The "Crazy in Love" singer recorded a charity single, put together by Michael, to raise money. The song was not promoted at the time, with many believing it was due to his feud with Sony. 

The song was set to be released again in 2003, both in English and Spanish, and a music video was even shot. However, the song was pulled again due to Michael's legal issues.

The actress who portrayed D4vd’s girlfriend in one of his music videos is distancing herself from the singer ... amid growing online comparisons to Celeste Rivas Hernandez.

In a TikTok video, the actress Cassidy Clarke said she met D4vd -- legal name David Anthony Burke -- when he was 17, and even spent time around his family while filming his music video "Here with Me," released about 3 years ago.

She explained after landing the role as his onscreen girlfriend, the two followed each other on social media after a day on set ... however, she makes it clear their relationship never extended beyond that project.

Cassidy adds she plans to remove him from her social media and is officially cutting ties, while acknowledging the wave of comments she's received online -- adding he deserves "even more than what's happening to him right now" and strongly states "he's a monster."

This ain't Noah Cyrus' first rodeo ... but it is her first time playing Stagecoach Music Festival, where she'll be taking over the Toyota Music Den.

This is a dream come true for Miley Cyrus' little sister ... and that calls for a sexy celebration!

In honor of this major milestone in Noah's music career, we've rounded up some of her steamiest snaps to heat up the already scorching Indio desert.

Bret Michaels is a rock star -- and rock stars do awesome s*** -- but Friday night may be the pinnacle in career achievement for the lead man ... who's about to tick something big off his bucket list!

"This is so awesome. I'm here at the stadium, I grew up in Pittsburgh. This is a bucket list dream comes true for me. I'm a sports fanatic, a music fanatic. I said it's mixing everything I love, family, friends, music, sports, right here," the Poison front man told Babcock from Acrisure Stadium, previously Heinz Field, about Friday's gig at the NFL Draft, where he'll perform with Wiz Khalifa.

"Music and sports and my family having my back has really not only inspired me in life, but saved my life on many occasions. It goes so deep, and the NFL has been so incredible to work with. Wiz Khalifa, myself, Friday, 5:15 PM, kicking off the Friday night draft with nothing but a good time."

Since 2015, the NFL has moved the draft around ... after 50 years at Radio City in New York City, and Bret is pumped it's coming to the Steel City, where he was born and raised.

"This is a good day in my life."

Coachella may've wrapped, but Stagecoach 2026 commences this weekend ... The celebs will swap Hollywood for the desert heat and hit the music festival for a full-on hoedown!

Jelly Roll is facing some heavy accusations from comedian Nicole Arbour ... but police in Nashville say they’re not exactly rushing to build a case.

A rep for the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department tells TMZ, “As you’re probably aware, there appears to be an ongoing online back and forth between the two. No charges have been filed and there is no current investigation underway on the part of MNPD.”

That statement comes after Arbour publicly escalated her feud with the Grammy-winning singer ... recently accusing his team of sending her an alleged “hush money” deal and threatening to sue her if she didn’t sign it.

Justin Bieber finished a pair of fire performances at Coachella ... and he celebrated with a smoke ... puffing away on a cigar back in L.A. earlier this week.

The singer-songwriter left a sushi dinner with his wife, Hailey Bieber, after hanging with their pals Kylie and Kendall Jenner on Tuesday -- and, he immediately sparked up -- puffing away on a huge cigar while standing in the parking lot.

He lit the stogie with a tiny blowtorch ... smoking away in a bright orange sweater and a pair of bright pink shorts.

Taylor Swift really is living the life of a showgirl ... she was just named the most-streamed artist on Spotify ever!

The streaming service turned 20 on Thursday, and the company celebrated by breaking down lists of its all-time top performers.

Taylor topped the list of Spotify's most popular artists ... beating out Bad Bunny, Drake, The Weeknd, and Ariana Grande, who filled out the Top 5.

But taking a closer look at the other lists is where things get a bit more interesting.

The streamer also broke down their all-time, most-streamed albums ... she barely made the Top 10, with "Lover" coming in at Number 8.

The coveted title of most-streamed album instead went to Bad Bunny's "Un Verano Sin Ti."

It's worth noting that Taylor makes two appearances on the list ... "Midnights" also just made the cut at 18.

However Bad Bunny and Drake also have two records in the Top 20 ... and The Weeknd has three.

Sam Asghari’s still playing nice with ex-wife Britney Spears ... telling us he’s glad she’s getting help and calling her rehab move a solid step forward.

We caught up with the fitness model at Mic Drop in WeHo Wednesday ... and he kept it simple -- anything tied to healing gets his stamp of approval, especially when it’s your own call.

As for whether he’s been in touch with Britney lately? You’ll wanna watch the full clip for that answer.

Before this sweet girl with long brown hair turned into the "Queen of Brazilian Pop" she was just grabbing hold of her stuffed animals with big dreams of becoming a star ...

She's collaborated with music's hottest stars like Snoop Dogg, Cardi B and Shakira. "Evolver" is one of her biggest hits.

"American Girls" rejoice ... Ticketmaster stopped some scalpers who were trying to resell Harry Styles tickets for his Madison Square Garden shows.

TM President Saumil Mehta posted an open letter to the public Wednesday, letting Harry fans know they caught some grifters who were using "multiple accounts and fake identities" to sidestep ticket caps and flip them to fans at astronomical prices.

Mehta says they were able to cancel those tickets before any fans were conned out of some serious coin ... and are planning to re-list them at their original prices.

Ticketmaster says that the new tickets -- at most -- will go for under $130 ... including fees. Let's just say now you can again score a ticket for ... "as it was."

Gregg Foreman -- a founding member of the alternative group The Delta 72 -- has died.

Friends and collaborators of Foreman's -- including Wesley Eisold from the group Cold Cave -- confirmed the news ... remembering him as a truly unique star and passing along their condolences.

A cause of death for Foreman has not yet been released.

Drake's "Iceman" rollout got way too hot to handle ... so Toronto firefighters had to cool things down by melting it themselves.

Fire crews were called Tuesday night after Drake fans swarmed the massive ice block installation in downtown Toronto tied to his upcoming album and started doing the absolute most to break it down.

Mind you … Twitch streamer Kishka had already cracked the code after breaking into the sculpture and finding a hidden blue bag that led him to Drake's mansion, where the release date was revealed: May 15.

Kanye West's string of European concerts has been falling apart one by one ... and now critics are setting their sights on his upcoming appearance in Italy.

Ye's supposed to headline the Hellwatt Festival in Reggio Emilia on July 18 ... and people are pissed, according to Variety.

The trade's reporting that there are calls to pull the plug on his performance from the city’s Jewish community, politicians and anti-fascist organizations.

VP of the European Parliament and Italian Democrat Pina Picierno wants the nation's government to block Kanye from headlining the same way the UK and France did, a local newspaper reports.