Musicians

"Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta" alum D. Smith says he's detransitioning after living publicly as a transgender woman for 12 years ... and will now present as a man and use he/him pronouns.

The Grammy-nominated producer announced the change Thursday on Instagram, saying the decision has been taking shape over the past several months.

Smith says those years were not a mistake and aren't something he's trying to erase ... writing, "Living my life as a woman for 12 years showed me the man that I wanted to become."

Hip-hop producer Tay Keith's death didn't make his bills disappear ... his estate is now being hit with nearly $200,000 in claims from creditors.

According to court docs obtained by TMZ, American Express National Bank filed two separate claims against the late producer's estate this week ... seeking roughly $60K on a Business Platinum account and another $27K on a Platinum account.

And AmEx isn't the only company looking to get paid ... Bank of America filed a claim in connection with Tay's 2024 Mercedes-Benz GLS, saying his estate owes the financial institution about $115K.

Christina Aguilera let the genie out of the bottle for a gala fundraiser in Monaco ... showing off her figure in a black dress with a plunging neckline.

The singer-songwriter pulled up to the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation's 20th anniversary gala at the Opéra de Monte-Carlo on Friday ... looking her best.

She donned the aforementioned dress ... with a huge shiny choker hanging from her neck.

Late singer Irene Cara left behind a massive amount of money in music royalties that she never collected before her death ... this according to reps for her estate.

According to court docs, obtained by TMZ, Irene's business manager says they discovered over $300,000 in royalties the singer earned before she died. The business manager has since collected the funds.

The filing said there was $246,000 held with Chappell Music, $78,000 at another company called Phonographic Performance Limited, and $8,000 at Unidisc Musique.

Taylor Swift's ex Joe Alwyn is stepping out with another woman ... taking a late-night stroll with comedian Mary Beth Barone in New York City.

The actor and Mary Beth were spotted Thursday night walking across the Williamsburg Bridge before hitting a few local bars ... staying close as they made their way around town.

Joe kept things casual in a black T-shirt, baggy jeans, and a cap ... while Mary Beth wore a black mini dress with bright blue boots.

B2K singer Raz B and wife Mona Li's 3-month-old son showed no obvious signs of trauma or foul play when police responded to the Atlanta home where he died ... TMZ has learned.

According to an Atlanta Police Department incident report obtained by TMZ, officers responded to a "person down" call at a home shortly after 8 AM on September 8.

Police say officers arrived and were directed to Astro Monte Thornton, Raz and Mona's 3-month-old son, who was unresponsive.

Trey Songz's alleged sexual assault victim is pleading with the court to release a huge chunk of the money the singer paid to settle the matter ... TMZ has learned.

According to court docs, obtained by TMZ, Jauhara Jeffries said she settled her lawsuit in 2025 in which she claimed the singer sexually assaulted her.

She says the money is currently being held in a court-controlled escrow account until a lien issue is handled, but is asking the court to release 55% of the total amount or all amounts above $69,950.52. That means the settlement is at least around $70K, and she says she needs the money ASAP.

Duncan Sheik -- a singer-songwriter whose debut hit "Barely Breathing" made him a household name -- has died ... according to a post on his social media.

The post went up just a few minutes ago ... featuring a smiling Duncan holding his guitar. The first line of the caption announced his passing, which happened on Thursday.

The caption reads, in part, "The world has a lost (sic) a singular talent, and deeply influential voice in music and theater," adding, "Duncan’s artistry touched many and leaves an indelible mark on the cultural landscape."

Lady Gaga and Michael Polansky welcomed their daughter Rose via surrogate ... TMZ has learned.

We broke the story ... the couple's daughter -- full legal name Rose Bean Polansky -- was born on June 9 at 11:19 PM PT in Los Angeles.

It's unclear why the singer opted for surrogacy; however, she's been open about her struggles with fibromyalgia, a condition that causes severe pain and exhaustion.

Orville Peck says he and a Las Vegas Raiders player did some spit-swapping ... singing in his new song that he made out with an NFL star.

The country singer dropped the line in his new track, "Ring the Bell," which came out Friday as part of his "Mule" album.

Orville sings, "I love the Lakers, the Mets and the Longhorns, made out with a guy on the Raiders."

Tom Cruise is opening up about his viral hangout with Taylor Swift at the Kansas City Chiefs' NFL opener ... and it's clear he's officially a Swiftie!

Tom went on the 'Tonight Show' Thursday and told host Jimmy Fallon ... "She was schooling me on football."

The NFL broadcast showed Taylor and Tom cheering for Travis Kelce in her box at Monday night's Kansas City Chiefs game -- which marked the first time Taylor walked into Arrowhead Stadium after putting the "W" in WAG following her July wedding.

Tom and Taylor were engaged in conversation, and lip readers have been working overtime to decipher the convo ... and now Tom is lifting the lid.

Miley Cyrus threw a huge party in the USA ... with tons of fans descending on the Chateau Marmont to catch a glimpse of the star at her album release event.

The singer-songwriter hit the event Thursday night in an eye-catching black dress ... posing for a few solo shots before taking a seat next to her mother, Tish, for a sweet mother-daughter snap.

Later, Miley stood on an elevated platform in front of adoring fans ... letting her long blonde locks swing as she sang to them.

The lawsuit against Johnny Depp's band Hollywood Vampires just took a stake to the heart ... a court dismissed the suit brought by a concert promoter who claimed they owed him around $277K for bailing last minute.

The court noted that Slovakian promoter Sten Hard already dropped band members Depp, Alice Cooper, and Joe Perry as individual defendants earlier in the case.

Sten was still going after the band's corporate entity, Hollywood Vampires Touring, but the judge ruled that the band lacked any meaningful contacts with the state of Texas where he filed the case and therefore couldn't be sued there.

As a result, the court tossed the case for lack of jurisdiction.

Nicki Minaj's husband, Kenneth Petty, claims the woman suing him over an alleged 1994 rape told a much different story decades ago ... and now he's using her own words against her ... but she denies ever recanting her story, TMZ has learned.

According to new legal docs obtained by TMZ, Kenneth submitted an alleged letter from 1994 that Jennifer Hough wrote to the District Attorney ... asking for the rape charge to be dropped and calling her allegations "half false." Jennifer's lawyer denied her client wrote the note.

In the alleged letter, Jennifer wrote ... "On the day that I said I was rape it is half true and half false. The marks on my neck was not from me being choke. They were hickies that I got the day before from someone else. I been knowing Kenneth for many years."

Lady Gaga and Michael Polansky's baby is a girl named Rose ... TMZ has learned.

According to the birth certificate obtained by TMZ, Rose Bean Polansky was born June 9 at 11:19 PM at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.

It's unclear where the name Rose Bean originated from ... however Gaga has a large rose down her spine that she got to commemorate her performance of "La Vie En Rose" in the film "A Star is Born." The middle name Bean may have been inspired by singer/activist Carl Bean -- whom her hit "I Was Born This Way" pulled inspo from.

Michael Jackson's estate is asking the court for permission to pay its various lawyers over $9 million for services rendered over the course of six years ... as they battle Paris Jackson's request for legal fees for a much shorter time frame.

The estate says the payday is earned ... noting that when MJ died in 2009, he had more than $500 million in debt accruing interest, which has since been paid off and then some.

Now ... the executor says the estate has been transformed into a $2 billion conglomerate ... and claims the lawyers and other professionals did this by betting on their ability to turn things around. The bill is for six years of work ... which includes everything from tax planning, trademarks, business deals, legal matters, and various other issues the estate deals with.