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Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo sold millions of records together as The Neptunes but the two Virginia-made hitmakers are currently entangled in a legal war over use of the group's name.

Recently uncovered court docs show Chad opposing a trademark filing of Pharrell's company PW IP Holdings to lock up the rights to "The Neptunes" for music videos and other downloadable entertainment.

Pharrell's reps told Billboard he was simply going out of his way to ensure no outsiders got hold of the Neptunes' name, but Hugo’s attorney Kenneth D. Freundlich went as far as to declare Pharrell committed fraud by leaving his client's name off the filing ... without any input from Chad.

Machine Gun Kelly nos está mostrando como fue llegar a tener su torso entero ennegrecido por un tatuaje... y parece que duele como el infierno.

El cantante publicó imágenes que muestran el proceso detrás de escenas, y como se puede ver, hay un montón de cicatrices, sangrado e hinchazón a través de 7 sesiones intensas en el transcurso de 2 semanas.

Desde las axilas hasta el ombligo e incluso alrededor del pezón, MGK se ha tatuado todo. Sin duda debe ser un dolor insoportable.

Machine Gun Kelly's giving us a peek into what it was like to get his entire torso blacked out in a near-full-body tattoo ... and it looks like it hurt like hell.

The singer posted footage that shows the behind-the-scenes process of him getting blasted from the waist up ... and as you can see, there's a lot of scarring, bleeding, and swelling as he takes us through 7 intense sessions over the course of 2 weeks.

From the armpits to the belly button and even around the nipple -- MGK tatted it all, which looks particularly excruciating -- with the needling journey hitting every nook and cranny.

Shakira se pronuncia sobre la película "Barbie" y dice que su mensaje de ultra-feminismo y empoderamiento femenino es erróneo, y se hace a expensas de los hombres.

La cantante habló con Allure sobre la película y ella fue brutalmente honesta acerca de cómo ella y sus hijos -dos niños específicamente- se sentían al respecto, y a pesar de la abrumadora alabanza que la película recibió el año pasado, Shakira dice que ella y sus chicos no estaban tan impresionados.

Shakira dice: "Mis hijos la odiaron absolutamente. Sentían que era castrante. Y estoy de acuerdo, hasta cierto punto".

Shakira is sounding off on the "Barbie" movie -- saying that its message of ultra-feminism and female empowerment is misguided ... and comes at the expense of men.

The singer talked to Allure about the flick ... and she was brutally honest about how she and her kids -- two boys, specifically -- felt about it ... and despite the overwhelming praise the movie got last year, Shakira says she and her brood weren't all that impressed.

Shakira says ... "My sons absolutely hated it. They felt that it was emasculating. And I agree, to a certain extent."

Drake's got Travis Scott in his sniper scope, and unloaded fake gunfire on a prop representing him ... putting Trav on the impressive list of rappers -- Kendrick Lamar, Future and Metro Boomin -- he's targeting for revenge.

On Sunday, Drake and J. Cole's "It's All A Blur -- Big as the What?" tour rolled into Penn State University Park ... Drake launched into an angry performance of "Meltdown" ... his most recent collab with Travis from last year's "Utopia" album.

But, he ended the verse screaming at the top of his lungs, and then mimicked gunshots on the giant Travis Scott head -- popularized during the Astroworld era -- which Drake had been using as a tour prop during the performance of the song.

Ludacris isn't salty over Katt Williams suggesting he's a puppet for the elite -- 'cause he's taking the remarks with a grain of salt ... noting comedians are supposed to make jokes!!!

The rapper checked in with "The Breakfast Club" on Monday ahead of his iHeartRadio Awards appearance, and he tackled Katt's "Club Shay Shay" digs head-on.

Remember, Katt took aim at Luda and his wife Eudoxie -- and in the moment, it wasn't clear if he was joking or not ... but Luda says he isn't trippin' either way.

Diddy celebrated Easter partly by showing off his cute as a button youngest child Love on Instagram amid his federal sex trafficking probe.

The rap mogul posted a series of adorable IG photos Sunday, showing little Love Sean Combs wearing pink dresses and other spiffy outfits in various settings. In the caption, Diddy wrote, "HAPPY EASTER from Baby Love."

17-month-old Love spent much of Easter with Diddy's fourth baby mama, Dana Tran, at the home of Kimora Lee Simmons.

Diddy celebró la Pascua mostrando a su pequeña Love en Instagram en medio de su investigación federal por tráfico sexual.

El magnate del rap publicó una serie de adorables fotos en Instagram el domingo, mostrando a la pequeña Love Sean Combs con vestidos rosas y otros trajes elegantes en varios escenarios. En el pie de foto, Diddy escribió: "FELIZ PASCUA de Baby Love".

Love, de 17 meses, pasó gran parte de la Pascua con Dana Tran, en casa de Kimora Lee Simmons.

Billie Eilish is walking back her not-so-veiled criticism of Taylor Swift for releasing several different vinyl cuts of her music ... now saying everyone's to blame, including herself.

The singer posted a message Sunday in an attempt to clarify what she said last week in an interview with Billboard -- where she expressed frustration with artists who put out multiple vinyl records of the exact same music ... all because it's really not great for the environment.

She didn't name any names ... but a lot of people took this to be a shot at Taylor, because she's one of the biggest artists in the game to do this ... almost notoriously so.

Billie Eilish se retracta de su crítica a Taylor Swift por lanzar diferentes versiones de sus vinilos que contienen la misma música en su interior, y dice que todos tienen la culpa, incluida ella misma.

La cantante publicó un mensaje el domingo en un intento de aclarar lo que dijo la semana pasada en una entrevista con Billboard, donde expresó su frustración con los artistas que venden discos de vinilo con diferentes portadas pero con la misma música… y al final todo se resume en que hay que cuidar el medioambiente.

No dio ningún nombre, pero mucha gente asumió que era una crítica directa a Taylor, ya que es la artista que más visibilidad tiene que realiza estas prácticas.

Rebel Wilson claims Adele hates her guts — and it all has to do with size comparisons people used to make about them.

In a new excerpt from RW's upcoming book -- obtained by Us Weekly -- the actress reveals the Grammy winner likely isn't her biggest fan ... as the two were juxtaposed quite a bit over the years.

While Rebel admits she has never confronted Adele directly about the alleged hate, she does say Adele would avoid her like the plague at industry events … which seems to be why she thinks Adele doesn’t like her.

Taylor Swift is leaning into Easter with a little throwback clip for her fans, which shows her a sweet little baby dressed up as a bunny ... albeit a good month before the holiday back then

In honor of the Easter holiday, TaylorNation -- the IG account run by Tay's management team -- dropped the adorable clip of baby TS being held by her mom during what many assumed was her first Easter ever.

However, sleuths have picked up on the fact that the date listed on the video wasn't actually Easter Sunday in 1990. As it turns out, the holiday actually fell on April 15 that year.

Doja Cat is butting heads with her fans once again ... this time putting her followers on blast for comparing her natural hair to pubes.

The singer dropped new cover art for her single, "Masc," on Instagram Friday, which featured a close-pic shot of her tight, blonde curls. But it didn't take long for the comments section to take a negative turn ... resulting in DC disabling the comments on the upload.

Doja also hopped on IG Live to address the harsh criticism. A clearly irritated Doja asked her followers to stop comparing the hairstyle to "sheep and pubes and carpet and popcorn."

50 Cent took another shot at his ex Daphne Joy ... continuing to suggest she’s a “sex worker,” only now at a Nicki Minaj show.

Fiddy joined NM on stage during her show at Madison Square Garden Saturday night -- and he used his moment in the spotlight to call out his love for "sex workers" ... a clear dig at his baby mama.

He said the phrase quickly on the mic, but the audience heard it … and got a kick out of it too, it seems.

Kanye West's wife, Bianca Censori, knows how to turn heads, for sure, as she and her hubby once again hit up the Cheesecake Factory at The Grove in L.A.

Bianca left little to the imagination in a sheer, busty getup as they headed in for lunch.

There's a perplexing question here ... how does she stay in amazing shape when they hit up a restaurant -- their go-to eatery these days -- where the sweet corn tamale cakes have 1,340 calories and the quesadilla with kalua pork weighs in at 1,250 calories?!?