Musicians

Hilary Duff surprised fans at her sold-out concert Wednesday night ... bringing Good Charlotte to the stage ... yes, her ex Joel Madden's band!

The singer and actress thrilled fans when she welcomed Joel and his brother, Benji Madden, to the floor at her sold-out show at Madison Square Garden. She gave them a warm hug before they began performing the punk-rock band's hit song, "The Anthem."

Hilary actually dropped a hint about their appearance when she slipped on a Good Charlotte shirt during the show. She changes into a tee to rep an early 2000's musician at every concert ... even rocking her own 2004 tour shirt at sold-out shows last month at the Kia Forum in Inglewood.

Tory Lanez and his wife are no longer getting divorced ... 'cause her case has been dismissed as he remains behind bars.

According to court documents obtained by TMZ, a judge in Los Angeles dismissed the divorce case, noting there was a lack of movement in the case to bring it closer to a final judgment since it was first filed.

We told you all about it -- Raina Chassagne filed for divorce in June 2024 after almost a year of marriage, citing irreconcilable differences as her reason for the split.

Ne-Yo's dog viciously attacked a woman who was just trying to drop off a package ... at least according to a new lawsuit.

The woman, Dominique Bridgett is suing Ne-Yo over an incident she claims took place on or about July 12, 2025 in Georgia.

Dominique says she was lawfully delivering a package to Ne-Yo's residence when a dog on the property attacked her, causing serious injuries.

Lauryn Hill joined Wyclef Jean for a Fugees' album anniversary celebration ... and thousands turned out to get a peek at the superstar.

Lauryn and Wyclef gave fans a thrill at Piccadilly Circus ... taking snaps and signing albums to celebrate the release of their iconic album "The Score."

It's all part of the promotional run for a full-album performance Friday at the Diaspora Calling! festival.

Lauryn gave major props to acclaimed Los Angeles artist Lauren Halsey ... who was commissioned to paint a mural for the celebration.

Bella Thorne says she doesn't need to step out of the blunt rotation when hanging with Snoop Dogg ... claiming she can go toke for toke with the Doggfather!

The actress appeared on Alex Cooper's "Call Her Daddy" podcast in an episode published Wednesday ... and Alex asked Bella about some of her harder partying days.

Bella says she was in her music era at the time ... having fun, hanging with music producers and more cool people -- including Snoop.

Alex asks if the rumor is true that she can hold her green as well as the rap legend ... and she says it's the truth -- she really can smoke tree with the Top Dogg.

A$AP Rocky thinks it's really weird Drake's still seemingly hung up on Rihanna ... and he feels it's about time everyone just moves on with their lives.

The rapper ripped Drake during an interview on "The Jason Lee Show" ... saying it's weird that he and Rihanna have moved on but Drake -- with whom RiRi had an on-again, off-again relationship from 2009 to 2016 -- is "still strung up on that s***. It's bugged out to me."

Rocky says it's especially intense because of smear campaigns on the internet ... with fans running with their own narratives and then popping off from behind their keyboards.

Sean "Diddy" Combs is lucky he's a wealthy music mogul ... 'cause TMZ has learned he coughed up somewhere between 7 to $8 million to his high-powered lawyers over the course of his nearly two year federal criminal case

Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... Diddy has paid the massive legal tab to his team of trial and appellate attorneys -- namely Marc Agnifilo, Teny Geragos, Brian Steel, Nicole Westmoreland and others -- dating back to his arrest in NYC in September 2024.

For most people, that would be a staggering amount of money to shell out ... but Diddy isn't most people, and he reportedly has hundreds of millions in the bank.

Trecina "Tina" Campbell is responding to her husband's divorce filing ... and she wants primary custody of their kids ... TMZ has learned.

According to new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, one-half of the gospel powerhouse duo Mary Mary is asking the judge for legal and physical custody of their two minor children ... but she's open to estranged husband Glendon "Teddy" Campbell getting visitation.

Tina also checked the box to block the court's ability to award her or Teddy any spousal support.

Shawn Mendes just went public with his relationship with girlfriend Bruna Marquezine ... ringing in her birthday with a doting post on Instagram!

Check it out -- the pop star celebrated Bruna's 31st birthday with a sweet caption in which he called her "a light and a mãe in every room you walk into." He went on, "Not to be tooooo sappy but you’ve truly changed my life and I am so so grateful for you."

He even publicly declared his love for her in Portuguese, writing ... "Eu te amo muito muito muitoo" -- which translates to "I love you so, so, so much."

Alongside his romantic caption, Shawn shared a video of the Brazilian actress being welcomed into a room full of cheering kids at Casa Amarela Providência, a cultural, educational, and arts center in Brazil. Other videos showed Marquezine singing and dancing with the children as they seemingly sang “Happy Birthday” to her, plus Shawn smiling with some of the kids.

Here's Rihanna just twerk, twerk, twerk, twerk, twerking all over A$AP Rocky while partying in her home country of Barbados!

The Grammy winner bent over and got low as she moved up on her man as they celebrated at what appeared to be a nightclub Tuesday night ... A$AP didn't hesitate to join in for some naughty moves, giving RiRi exactly what she was looking for.

It was all fun and games ... Rihanna -- in a colorful dress -- grinned from ear to ear after she threw it back on A$AP.

Oliver Tree instructed his family not to sell off his eclectic art collection and gave instructions on what to do with the pieces.

According to court docs obtained by TMZ, Oliver’s dad, Jesse Nickell III, asked the court to appoint him as the administrator of his late son's trust.

As you know ... Oliver and 5 others -- including the YouTuber Gaspi -- were killed in Brazil in June after two helicopters collided.

Ariana Grande's inner circle believes her boyfriend, Ricky Alvarez, is a positive influence who is a rock for her amid intense public scrutiny ... TMZ has learned.

Sources close to Ariana tell TMZ ... people around the pop star "feel Ricky is a good guy and has been there for her."

Our sources pointed out Ricky was also around when Ariana dealt with public drama during their first fling.

Nicki Minaj may sing about starships ... but when it comes to real science, D.L. Hughley says she's better off trusting Dr. Anthony Fauci -- and taking a look at the president she supports instead.

We got the comedian at Cedric the Entertainer's 13th annual celebrity golf tournament on Monday ... and we had to ask about Nicki roasting Dr. Fauci for his role in the Covid-19 pandemic.

D.L. says Nicki shouldn't go after the dude who tried to inject some scientific method into America's COVID response ... specifically mentioning when President Donald Trump said the virus could be cured by injecting disinfectant into our veins.

Jennifer Lopez is dishing out breakup advice to influencer Landon Romano ... and if anyone knows how to pick up the pieces after a public split, it's J Lo.

Landon posted an emotional video revealing he and his boyfriend of two years recently called it quits ... telling followers he's been crying daily, struggling to eat, and trying to accept that the future he imagined is gone.

That's when J Lo swooped into the comments with a little hard-earned wisdom.

J Lo told him ... "You will be better from this...I promise" ... urging Landon to find the lesson, learn it well, and focus on loving himself.

2:19 PM PT -- A rep for Tom Sandoval tells TMZ ... "In our society, sadly abuse against men is too often not taken as seriously as it should be. Physical assault is against the law, and verbal attacks, coercive control, and intimidation are abusive behaviors that are unacceptable regardless of gender."

The rep adds ... "While Victoria continues to deny the allegations, Tom's account is supported by eyewitnesses, including his band manager, and in some instances, video evidence.

Tom has remained committed to allowing the legal process to address these matters, and we are confident the facts and evidence will speak for themselves."

Tom Sandoval claims his ex, Victoria Lee Robinson, kicked him in the groin and questioned his manhood during a nasty altercation when they were still dating ... TMZ has learned.

The "Vanderpump Rules" alum submitted a new declaration Monday in his ongoing restraining order case against his ex, claiming the alleged groin-kick happened in October while he was on tour with his band "Tom Sandoval and the MOST Extras" in Florida.

Tom says after the concert ended, Victoria "kicked me repeatedly in the groin area while hurling expletives and insults toward me in the presence of my band mates, tour crew and fans."

He claims Victoria had "consumed drugs and alcohol to the point that venue security personnel had to physically carry her from the concert venue back to the tour bus" earlier in the night.