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'SNL 50' put on a concert for the ages Friday night in NYC ... as several superstar musicians and former cast joined forces to celebrate 'Saturday Night Live's half-century milestone!

Miley Cyrus, Lady Gaga, Will Ferrell, Jimmy Fallon and Bill Murray were some of the highlights in the packed" SNL 50: The Homecoming Concert" show ... which also featured performances by Bonnie Raitt and Chris Martin, Arcade Fire, David Byrne, St. Vincent and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band and Post Malone.

Miley worked the stage — and the audience — as the three-time Grammy winner performing at Radio City Music Hall early into the multi-hour celebratory event. MC belted Queen's "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" with Brittany Howard, as well as her Grammy-winning hit, "Flowers."

The first cut may be the deepest ... but the last straw has Sheryl Crow pawning off her Elon Musk-co-founded Tesla.

The singer posted a vid to Instagram of her waving Sayonara to her Tesla -- saying, "My parents always said... you are who you hang with."

Crow continued, "There comes a time when you have to decide who you are willing to align with. So long Tesla."

Jay-Z is going out of his way to expose Tony Buzbee's alleged attempts to get large sums of money from him over 2 different allegations -- one of which was just dismissed, and the other never even ended up in court.

According to docs Jay-Z filed this week, obtained by TMZ, Buzbee sent 2 "demand letters" to Jay in November 2024 -- one of them was over the Jane Doe who accused Jay and Diddy of raping her in 2000, when she was 13. The other was for a John Doe, who, according to the letter, claimed Jay sexually assaulted him at a 2015 Beverly Hills party ... when he was 16, and had been secretly drugged by someone other than Jay.

Now, Jay calls both allegations "false and ridiculous in every respect." As we reported, the Jane Doe accuser filed Friday to dismiss her case ... a huge victory for Jay and Diddy.

Diddy's finally getting a legal victory -- and Jay-Z's celebrating too ... as the woman who'd accused them of raping her when she was 13, is now dismissing her lawsuit.

The Jane Doe accuser filed docs in federal court to voluntarily dismiss the case with prejudice, which means it can't be refiled. It's a huge 'W' for both music moguls, but Jay, in particular, insisted all along he would not give in to the false allegation ... and now he's come out on top.

You'll recall, the accuser claimed she met Jay and Diddy at a VMA after-party back in 2000, but her lawsuit -- which was filed in December -- was filled with inaccuracies, which came out in the weeks following her suit.

Rihanna and A$AP Rocky aren't Pleading the Fifth about their feelings for one another ... showing they're clearly in love while waiting for the verdict in his assault trial at an L.A. courthouse.

The singer and her rapper partner arrived at court Friday ... readying for a long day of waiting for the jury in Rocky's case to come to a decision.

Rocky showed up to court first ... a dark blue coat over a matching suit and black and silver striped tie -- looking calm and cool despite the potential 24-year sentence he's facing.

A woman who says she was trafficked as a teenager is now suing Diddy, claiming he paid her and other minors to work a sex party in Miami just a few years ago.

The alleged victim filed the lawsuit Friday and details the encounter she claims went down in or around 2020, when Diddy was hosting a huge party -- which she says was clearly organized as a group sex event in a warehouse.

In the docs, obtained by TMZ, she says Diddy made a formal announcement and toast to start the party. The woman says she'd already been drugged at that point ... sedated by an unnamed man, not Diddy, she calls her "trafficker." She claims to have been under the thumb of various pimps since she was 12, and at the time of Diddy's party, she was still only 15.

If Stevie Wonder doesn't sing at your birthday party, did you even have a birthday??? That's what some folks in an L.A. hot spot might be thinking after an impromptu performance.

This video's about as cool as it gets ... the legend was having dinner Thursday night with his son and some other family members at Teleferic in Brentwood, when he busted out his version of "Happy Birthday" -- y'know, the cool one.

We're told everyone in the joint stopped what they were doing to watch and listen to Stevie. You'll notice very few people sang along with him ... it's not like anyone was gonna do it better.

Yung Bleu is fully immersed in the Valentine's Day spirit ... he's got a new R&B album for lovers and is clarifying he's never been a hater!!!

The "Moon Boy" artist chopped it up with TMZ Hip Hop in NYC earlier this week ... congratulating his frequent collaborator Chris Brown on his recent Best R&B Album Grammy and tells us Breezy's career has been inspiring his own.

It's never too late to make an impact on the game, even after you've done it several times over!!!

The Hip Hop world is currently hovering around Drake's subliminal shots toward Kendrick Lamar and others from his new R&B album, "$ome $exy $ongs 4 U" but let DJ Akademiks spoke to Drake and concludes the project his Drizzy putting the beef in the rearview mirror!!!

Big Ak joined TMZ Live on Friday to give his breakdown of Drake's new joint project with PartyNextDoor and tells us he chatting with Drake ahead of the album's release ... The Boy never planned to make the LP a Kendrick response record.

There are a few digs, Drake mocked the thought of strippers dancing to dictionaries to decipher Kendrick's lyrics on the song "Gimme a Hug" and referenced the diss of the moment on the track "Celibacy" ... "F***, I guess it's up and it's stuck/We'rе not like them, baby, and they're not like us, either one."

A$AP Rocky's trial is winding down ... but, tension between Rocky's team and prosecutors keeps heating up -- 'cause in the middle of closing arguments, A$AP's lawyer and the state engaged in a war of words.

Joe Tacopina -- the defense counsel for Rocky -- delivered more of his ending remarks Friday morning ... during which he repeatedly claimed A$AP Relli, Rocky's former friend turned assault accuser, perjured himself.

Prosecutors took issue with the terminology ... and, prosecutors objected to the language during the argument -- though the judge ultimately allowed it.

Gene Allen -- a rapper and actor who appeared in a few well-known flicks in the 1990s including "House Party" and "What's Love Got to Do with It?" -- has died ... TMZ has learned.

One of Gene's family members tells TMZ ... Gene, known by his nickname "Groove," passed away suddenly Wednesday at his home in Maryland. We're told this was a result of a medical emergency

We're told Groove's passing came as a complete shock to the family ... though we're told no foul play is suspected.

Drake cooked up an R&B beef on his new album with PartyNextDoor -- as he finally addressed the Kendrick Lamar aftermath while going back to treating Joe Budden like a punching bag!!!

After several tracks for the ladies, Drake saved the 2024 Rap Wars topic for the end of the track "Gimme a Hug" but still scoffed hard at the thought of Kendrick filling his shoes if Lamar's lyrics had actually leveled him.

Drake coldly raps ... "Funny how it's only bitch n****s that are waiting on the boy's obituary/'Cause if I die, it's these n****s that become the sole beneficiary/And what the f**k are they gon' do with it? Head of girls up at twenty-nine, on stage twerkin' with a dictionary" --  a clear knock of K. Dot's witty lyrics in a strip club setting.

Former Eagles guitarist Don Felder was rushed offstage after suffering a medical emergency in the middle of a song ... and it's all on video.

Don was performing the classic Eagles hit "Tequila Sunrise" when he suddenly stopped strumming his guitar and appeared to lose his balance ... a crew member quickly rushed over and Don was escorted backstage.

The legendary rocker was performing Thursday night on the Rock Legends Cruise ... and he seemed to be fine, until he wasn't. Footage shows him talking about the origins of "Tequila Sunrise" before starting the song, and then a few moments later everything changes.

C.J. Gardner-Johnson's feud with Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift is still raging on ... he's currently out firing more shots at the duo with his wardrobe at the Eagles' Super Bowl parade.

Check out the Philadelphia star's 'fit Friday ... he's got on a black and green hoodie that reads, "Swifties Can LIX My Balls."

He's proudly showing it off, too, broadcasting it live on his IG page ... while flashing it to fans who are lining Philadelphia streets to cheer on the new NFL champs.

The latest Diddy lawsuit comes from a model who claims he drugged her, and offered her a safe place to rest ... but then held her against her will and sexually assaulted her for hours.

The lawsuit, filed anonymously, claims Diddy and the woman met at a VIP party in 1999 which he was hosting in NYC. The first part of her allegation fits the bill of dozens of other lawsuits ... she claims he handed her a drink during the event, and she felt "extreme drowsiness" and could barely stand.

However, what allegedly happened next is slightly different ... the plaintiff claims she told him she needed to leave because she was feeling woozy, and Diddy suggested she sleep at his house, and assured her nothing would happen. She says she also told him she was married, and did not want to hook up with him.

Danielle Haim hitting the big 3-5, and you bet her A-list crew -- plus her equally famous sisters -- showed up to celebrate in style.

The singer, whose actual birthday is Sunday, kicked off the festivities Thursday night -- joining sisters/bandmates Alana and Este Haim for a glam night out at NYC's Joyface, effortlessly serving looks despite chilly temps!

Others braved the cold in style, including Ice Spice, who turned up the heat in a sleek, stomach-baring black ensemble.

The guest list was stacked with models Cara Delevingne and Emily Ratajkowski ... along with social media star Addison Rae.

Danielle’s got friends in high places -- Hollywood stars Shailene Woodley, Zoë Kravitz, Ayo Edebiri, and more also showed up to celebrate in style.