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New York City is buzzing with activity with Thanksgiving just one sleep away ... with a ton of celebs rehearsing for their big moment in the Macy's parade -- and we've got a sneak peek at all the action.

Check out the gallery ... Wednesday is rehearsal time for T-Pain, Chlöe, Charli D’Amelio, Ariana Madix, Joey McIntyre and Idina Menzel.

Other celebs getting their last reps in include ...  Alex Warren, Dan Smyers, Shay Mooney and Bishop Briggs.

It’s the end of an 'Era' for Taylor Swift ... and Vancouver’s going all out to send her off with a massive bang as she wraps up her tour with three final shows.

As you can see from these pics, the city's going full Swiftie mode, with a giant "SWIFTCOUVER" sign by the water, a billboard ft. lyrics from her tune "Long Live," and to top it all off, a street sign reading "Taylor Way Vancouver."

Taylor’s not hitting the stage in Vancouver until December 6, 7, and 8 at BC Place Stadium, but after two years of touring, the city clearly couldn’t wait any longer to roll out the red carpet for her epic farewell.

Lil Xan's on cops' radar again ... we're told officers are looking for him after the rapper was seen on video punching and kicking a man at a show in Boston last week.

TMZ has obtained the clip ... which shows the rapper chatting up a few audience members at Royale, a nightclub, late Friday night/early Saturday morning -- and you can see him reach down and swing the mic at the man's face, physically knocking him to the ground.

Xan then spikes his microphone in the man's direction and -- when he finally gets back to his feet -- you see him kick the guy in the head before several people can separate the two.

Niko Moon -- a prominent country music star -- is being sued by his former PR rep ... who says the singer cut him out of a very lucrative business deal.

Zack Teperman is suing Moon for breach of contract ... saying the two cofounded Happy Himalayan Water Company -- explaining Moon had the public stature to promote the projects while Teperman had the connections to get the business up and running.

He claims the two worked on everything -- from the taste of the water to the design of the bottle -- and even cohosted a launch event together back in May.

Here's Jeremy Allen White filming new scenes for the upcoming Bruce Springsteen biopic ... and he doesn't have to look too far for inspiration ... because The Boss was on set too.

Footage from the "Deliver Me From Nowhere" set in Bayonne, New Jersey shows Bruce chatting with the cast and crew ... and there are a couple sneak peeks at scenes featuring Jeremy and Odessa Young.

In one scene, Jeremy and Odessa interact with a child actress on a rocking horse ... and in another, Jeremy pulls up to a home decorated with Christmas lights ... with Jeremy driving a Z28 Chevrolet Camaro in both instances.

T-Pain's set to work up an appetite performing at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade tomorrow ... but don't expect to hear the hitmaker asking anyone to pass the cranberry sauce, because he's not celebrating!!!

TMZ Hip Hop caught up with T-Pain in NYC on Wednesday right before his big broadcast ... the "Low" singer will be churning hits while cruising on the Jennie-O Big Turkey Spectacular float, which contains over 200 pounds of sparkles.

Seeing that he stays booked and busy, he's a little ways from his Atlanta home but Teddy isn't tripping -- he's just gonna tap into the delivery apps!!!

Kendrick Lamar had SMH vibes for Lil Wayne on his new "GNX" album and according to Joe Budden, the "Not Like Us" rapper made the situation more tense by leaving him on read!!!

The bombshell rumor was made on the new episode of "The Joe Budden Podcast"... a little birdie told Joe that Wayne had hopped in the booth to respond to Kendrick's "wacced out murals" bars after phoning him up but never getting Kendrick to pick up.

Kendrick tackled Wayne's lack of Super Bowl love at the top of "GNX" ... "Used to bump 'Tha Carter III' / I held my Rollie chain proud / Irony, I think my hard work let Lil Wayne down" ... "Won the Super Bowl and Nas the only one congratulate me / All these n****s agitated, I'm just glad they showin' they faces / Quite frankly, plenty artists, but they outdated / Old-ass flows, tryna convince me that you they favorite."

Barry Keoghan’s going from "Saltburn" to "Here Comes the Sun" -- 'cause Ringo Starr's passed him the drumsticks to play him in the upcoming 4-part Beatles film series!

The Irish actor's name has been attached to the project for months ... and Ringo basically confirmed the casting news, telling Entertainment Tonight he thought it was "great" that the Oscar-nominated star would be playing him in the Sam Mendes-directed movie series.

Ringo added that Barry’s already prepping for the role, saying, "I believe he’s somewhere taking drum lessons, and I hope not too many."

Joe Budden has always had a complicated relationship with Drake on the Hip Hop front but isn't cutting him ANY slack for the lawsuit he's filed targeting Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" -- Joe says Drake had it coming because he's a Grade A 💩!!!

On the latest episode of "The Joe Budden Podcast," the crew was analyzing the lawsuit from all angles when Joe couldn't contain his anger and unloaded on Drake.

JB didn't mince his lyrical descriptions ... "Drake's a lying, manipulative, sack of s***" who sneaks behind his rap peers and dangles cash in their baby mother's faces!!!

Taylor Swift may have failed to win the top spot on Billboard's Greatest Pop Stars of the 21st Century -- but she did come in second.

Still, Swifties are shocked Taylor didn't come in first since she seemingly has the world in the palm of her hand these days. After all, she did emerge victorious as No. 1 on Billboard's Greatest Pop Stars of 2023.

But, in 2024, Billboard placed the pop star in the number two spot above Rihanna (3), Drake (4), Lady Gaga (5), and Britney Spears (6).

Kendrick Lamar's secretive rollout for his "GNX" album even confused his closet collaborators ... RJMrLA had NO CLUE he was being filmed for the "Squabble Up" music video!!! 😂

TMZ Hip Hop caught up with the seasoned L.A. rapper at his studio on Tuesday ... just hours after the premiere of his swaggy cameo alongside G. Perico, Johnny El MerroJonkero and their homies from Figgmunity in the Calmatic-directed eyecatcher.

RJ keeps it 💯 ... he was bombarded with text messages that morning and had to piece things together that he had been shooting scenes for Kendrick's "Squabble Up" but still had a ball. No worries RJ, we can confirm G. Perico found out the exact same way!!! 🥶

T.I. and Tiny had their hands full all day -- from passing out thousands of turkey dinners and serving full meals to Atlanta's senior citizens!!!

TMZ Hip Hop obtained footage of the music power couple putting some family hustle into their Harris community org on Tuesday at Jackson Memorial Baptist Church ... a festive day with food and entertainment!!!

As a bonus, country music star Blanco Brown popped out to support his own community also well ... with a surprise performance of his multi-platinum hit "The Git Up" backed by the Atlanta Hawks cheerleaders.

9:47 AM PT -- The Weeknd won't be leaving his massive audience without new music for long ... Big Abel just popped the lid off his next album release date ... "Hurry Up Tomorrow" coming in January!!!

The Weeknd has something else he can be thankful for this holiday season ... as the superstar artist just hit another impressive career milestone!

A few days ago ... Abel Tesfaye, aka The Weeknd, had 22 songs hit 1 billion streams on Spotify ... becoming the first artist to ever obtain the mind-blowing feat.

“Lost In The Fire” was the latest needle drop to reach the milestone ... the track being The Weekend and Gesaffelstein’s second collab to achieve the 1B mark on the platform.

Marilyn Manson is no longer taking legal action against ex Evan Rachel Wood ... dropping the suit, as well as a pending appeal related to the case, in the hope of moving on.

Manson's lawyer Howard King tells TMZ ... "After 4 years of fighting a battle where he was able to tell the truth, Brian is pleased to dismiss his still-pending claims and appeal in order to close the door on this chapter of his life."

We're told the rock star also agreed to pay almost $327,000 in attorneys' fees for Wood ... which a judge ordered back in February.

Fans going to catch a showing of "Wicked" bitter ditch the green face paint ... 'cause that's a no-no for one major theater chain ... and it'll need to be washed off.

Here's the deal -- since "Wicked" opened over the weekend ... a few videos have been posted to social media from fans who had to wash off their green face paint if they wanted to be admitted into an AMC location.

The issue is not a matter of AMC hating on Elphaba fans ... it's just a dress code rule that has been in place for a while -- namely, no face coverings, which include face paint.

Hot 97's Peter Rosenberg is heavily disappointed in Drake but even more so, can NOT believe he has a team advising him to make all the wrong moves in his opinion!!!

Rosenberg hopped on "TMZ Live" with Harvey and Charles on Tuesday shortly after Drake's defamation lawsuit for Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" lyrics ... the unsavory parts about being a private pedo.

The veteran radio jock is unsure if Kendrick will get his sex offender bars off during his Super Bowl halftime set next year but what he does feel is Drake's been listening to all the wrong people.