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Taylor Swift turned the Academy Museum Gala into her own private concert Saturday night ... delivering a surprise live debut and set beyond Hollywood's "Wildest Dreams."

Taylor debuted her hit song “The Fate of Ophelia” live for the first time ... and performed the track from her 2025 album as part of her surprise set.

She closed out the event in Los Angeles for the town's biggest names that included “Love Story,” “Blank Space” and a full band for “I Knew It, I Knew You” -- her song from the “Toy Story 5” soundtrack.

Harry Styles paid tribute in a big way to Liam Payne during his Friday night gig at Madison Square Garden, belting out a special song he wrote in memory of his late former bandmate.

Styles hit the stage at MSG in Midtown Manhattan for his latest performance Friday and to showcase his yet-to-be-released song, “What Is Enough," which Harry specifically wrote for Liam.

As you know, the two were very close when they were members of the famous boy band, "One Direction," along with Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson, and Zayn Malik.

Miley Cyrus broke down in tears talking about her late godmother Dolly Parton during her Friday night concert at the Hollywood Bowl -- and Selena Gomez was there, as well as Christina Aguilera -- and TMZ has obtained video showing all the highlights!

In the videos ... Miley can be seen sitting onstage at one point giving a speech about Dolly, who died from cancer at a hospital in Nashville, Tennessee, in August 2026.

As Miley's band began playing the opening to Dolly's hit song, "Jolene," Miley told the packed crowd that the only time she ever saw Dolly play live was at the Hollywood Bowl.

Kacey Musgraves' tour bus came to the rescue after a man's pickup truck rolled over on an Arizona highway ... TMZ has learned.

The Arizona Department of Public Safety tells TMZ ... troopers responded to a Toyota Tundra rollover on Southbound U.S. 93 just outside Kingman around 12:15 PM Friday ... and eyewitnesses say the pickup veered off the road and flipped.

We're told one of Kacey's tour bus drivers stopped to help the man and stayed with him until paramedics arrived. Kacey has a show in Phoenix on Saturday, and it sounds like her tour buses were in the right place at the right time.

According to officials the bus driver was a former firefighter and actually helped extricate the driver.

Peter Byrne, the late singer from Naked Eyes, apparently left behind a substantial estate for his three kids ...  TMZ has learned.

According to court docs obtained by TMZ, Peter's daughter Chloe Sapienza filed to be named administrator of the rocker's estate.

Sapienza says her father died without a will and had no spouse at the time of his death but notes he had 3 adult children, who would presumably inherit his assets.

In the docs, she estimates he left behind $230K in personal and real property ... including $50K in bank accounts. She also believes he earns around $180K in annual royalties, which she says the estate would be entitled to receive to distribute to his heirs.

Lil Jon has spent decades rocking his signature sunglasses ... but it turns out the look has a pretty painful backstory involving a needle to the eyeball.

The "Turn Down for What" rapper reveals in his upcoming memoir, "I Only Shout So You Can Hear Me," that he accidentally stabbed himself in the eye with one of his mother's insulin syringes when he was just 6 years old.

According to People, Jon had watched his diabetic mother give herself insulin shots ... and one day, curiosity got the best of him when he grabbed a syringe to see what the air would feel like against his eye.

Drakeo the Ruler's estate says it has settled its wrongful death lawsuit against Live Nation ... nearly 5 years after he was fatally stabbed at a concert in Los Angeles.

According to new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, Drakeo's estate reached an agreement with Live Nation, Hollywood Elite Security, Inc., Black Tide Events, LLC, and other companies.

The terms of the settlement are unclear ... though the filing states the settlement is conditioned upon the completion of certain terms within 45 days of signing the settlement docs.

Dolly Parton's nephew is firing back at allegations that he threatened people connected to the country music legend's business empire ... insisting his explosive text messages were taken out of context.

According to new court docs, obtained by TMZ, Bryan Seaver denies ever threatening violence against anyone associated with Dollywood or its business partners, claiming the messages were private conversations with Dolly's longtime manager, Danny Nozell.

Seaver admits he used some pretty harsh language in the exchanges ... including threatening to destroy the Dollywood brand and go after its business partners ... but says he was talking about damaging their reputation, not physically hurting anyone.

The Solvang cottage that once belonged to Dolly Parton is officially off the market, TMZ has learned.

The late legend's former retreat sold this month for $1,945,150 ... weeks after the singer's late August death.

Dolly owned the precious pad in Solvang -- AKA the "Danish capital of America" -- from 2004 to 2014.

John Stamos is sharing a heartbreaking health update about his longtime friend and Beach Boys bandmate Mike Love ... revealing the music legend is battling serious health issues, but refusing to step away from the stage.

The "Full House" star opened up in an emotional Instagram post Sunday, saying he's heading to Nashville to perform with Love at the Ryman Auditorium ... and isn't sure what the future holds for his friend.

Stamos says doctors, family and friends have urged Love to focus on his health, but the 85-year-old isn't having it ... insisting he needs his band, fans and friends around him.

The Indigo Girls are mourning a heartbreaking loss on the road ... their longtime tour bus driver was killed in a crash in South Carolina, forcing the folk-rock duo to cancel upcoming shows.

The driver -- identified by the band as Kirk -- was behind the wheel Friday morning when the bus slammed into a disabled tractor-trailer on Interstate 20 around 6 AM, according to authorities.

Kirk was the only person on the bus at the time ... neither Indigo Girls members Amy Ray and Emily Saliers nor any of their crew were onboard.

Ella Langley is standing by her decision to cancel a concert over a bomb threat ... telling fans she'd make the same call a billion times over because no show is worth someone's life.

The country star got emotional onstage in Lubbock, Texas Saturday night while addressing the scary situation that forced her to pull the plug on Friday's sold-out show in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Ella told the crowd she was responsible for making a decision affecting thousands of people ... and she wasn't about to gamble with their safety.

Cornell University’s homecoming concert has been canceled amid the school's sexual assault scandal, as students rally in support of the alleged victim, identified as Jane Doe.

The Cornell Concerts Commission announced it's pulling the plug on its planned Homecoming Concert featuring indie-pop duo Between Friends, which had been scheduled for October 17 at Barton Hall.

The student-run group says the decision comes as it calls on Cornell's administration to do more to support survivors of sexual violence ... saying in a statement to social media, "The Cornell Concert Commission is a student-run organization and, as students, we stand with Jane Doe and all survivors of sexual violence."

Lance Bass says he's not rich from his *NSYNC days ... revealing the group members made basically no money despite sold-out tours and hit records.

The singer-songwriter appeared on "The Zach Sang Show" earlier this week ... during which he got into the group's finances at the height of their fame -- saying they had a $35 per diem, and that's about it.

Eventually, Lance says the group members got their first check -- this at the height of their fame -- for only about $10,000.

4:12 PM PT -- Tulsa Police Department posted a statement on Facebook, saying they found "no credible threat" after "a call was made threatening the lives of people attending the event."

Police say the caller threatened to do "great harm" to concertgoers, through "shots fired and bombs."

They said they did a sweep with their bomb dogs after the call and didn't find anything.

Police insist they would never tell anyone to cancel their event if they couldn't find a credible threat. They say neither the police nor the BOK Center pulled the plug ... explaining it was Ella's team who decided to back out.

Ella Langley won't be taking the stage in Oklahoma tonight ... her show's been canceled due to a "serious security threat."

Tulsa's BOK Center took to social media to announce the abrupt cancellation, writing ... "Due to a serious security threat involving the safety of fans, venue personnel, and the artist, Ella Langley's scheduled performance tonight at BOK Center in Tulsa has been canceled."

The venue went on to say that safety was their top priority, and that's why they decided to pull the plug on the performance.

03 Greedo showed off his new talent while ComplexCon ... and it might come as a surprise to people ... he is now a disc jockey!!!

Greedo made his DJ debut during ComplexCon at the Club X stage that was curated by Siobhan Bell and Jedi.

As you may recall ... in 2018 Greedo was sentenced to twenty years in prison on drug trafficking and possession of a firearm charges. He began his sentence in late 2018, and in 2023 it was announced he would be released from prison following a successful parole hearing.