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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 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."

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.

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."

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?!?

Angelina Pivarnick lived every millennial's dream by joining Backstreet Boys' AJ McLean and *NSYNC's Joey Fatone for a show ... and yes, she rocked out like any of us would.

TMZ has obtained video featuring the "Jersey Shore" star enjoying a boy band-filled gig in Newark, NJ last week ... where Joey and AJ teamed up for a concert at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, and where Angelina was front and center as a megafan.

It seems her adoration for the fellas paid off ... 'cause they brought her onstage to sing and dance ... and she did plenty of both.

Beyoncé's new album is a hit on streaming services, including perhaps the most important one out there ... snagging a day-of record for 2024 thus far, pretty darn impressive.

The singer's latest project, "Cowboy Carter," became Spotify's most-streamed album of 2024 in just a single day since its release on Friday ... and the numbers are out of this world. Per streaming data, 'CC' was streamed 76.13 million times since it dropped on Spotify.

That's way higher than what her last album "Renaissance" did on Spotify in just a single day -- about 43 million streams at the time -- and is far and away the biggest release this year.

Lizzo may be taking a big step back from the limelight ... as she announced she was quitting being famous in a disheartening post Friday on social media.

The Grammy winner shared on Instagram she was over the online chatter about her appearance ... and slammed people who were spreading lies about her for clout. According to Lizzo, she has been feeling disrespected after being the butt of jokes and having her character ripped apart by strangers.

She added ... "All I want is to make music and make people happy and help the world be a little better than how I found it. But I'm starting to feel like the world doesn't want me in it."

Beyoncé has done a lot with her new album -- especially for Black country artists who might've been discouraged from diving into the genre ... so says one of her collaborators.

We talked to singer Tiera Kennedy Friday on "TMZ Live," the same day Queen Bey dropped 'Cowboy Carter' to widespread acclaim ... and she tells us working on the pop star's new project was a dream come true.

Tiera, who appeared on the "Blackbird" cover, says she never would've thought she'd be on a Beyoncé track -- let alone in a country capacity -- but says the fact that it happened is wild (in a good way, of course).

Hailey Bieber has once again stirred up Selena Gomez feud rumors ... this time inadvertently pulling Beyoncé into the mix.

People are just about losing it over Bey's new cover of Dolly Parton's hit, "Jolene" -- including Justin Bieber's wife ... who posted the track on her Instagram Story on Thursday.

HB resonated with the song -- which addresses themes of infidelity and manstealing -- as she wrote "whew" alongside the single. It didn't take long for fans of Selena to interpret the comment as a dig at Selena ... who was famously Justin Bieber's ex, pre-Hailey.

Billie Eilish is calling out artists for re-releasing their music in various hard copy forms -- and while she doesn't names names ... many are taking this as a shot at Taylor Swift.

The singer did an interview with Billboard -- and she touched on this issue bluntly ... saying there are a lot of "big artists" who re-release all of their music multiple times, including on vinyl, and Billie thinks it's a shameless cash grab ... not to mention bad for the environment.

She says ... "We live in this day and age where, for some reason, it’s very important to some artists to make all sorts of different vinyl and packaging … which ups the sales and ups the numbers and gets them more money and gets them more."

Beyoncé took Dolly Parton's most famous hit about begging a woman to stay away from her man and switched it up -- going on the offensive ... and invoking the notorious "Becky."

It was one of many surprises on Bey's new album "Cowboy Carter" -- with her track "Jolene" not necessarily being a pure cover of DP's iconic song ... but more so a remix, where she drastically changed the lyrics and shifted the focus over who the song is really about.

Whereas Dolly's version is quite literally pleading with a woman named Jolene -- who's portrayed as a beauty who's seducing Dolly's fictional husband -- Bey did the opposite ... and fired off warning shots to this "Jolene" and told her to steer clear from her own hubby.

Beyoncé was living the high life ... hopping on board her $40 million private jet to indulge in some serious spaghetti ahead of her album release -- which actually features a track dedicated to the Italian culinary favorite.

Judging by her IG pics Thursday ... it looks like Queen Bey wasn't wasting any time celebrating the early success of her country-themed album "Cowboy Carter" -- set for release Friday -- as she dined in style in the air.

In another pic, Beyoncé's fully embracing the cowgirl vibe ... rocking a black jumper dress, knee-high Jimmy Choo boots, and topping it off with a stylish black fedora hat.

John Lennon pulled no punches about how much he detested the Beatles' 1964 knockout photo shoot with Muhammad Ali ... that's according to the guy who snapped those iconic images.

Famed Beatles photog Harry Benson spilled the tea on the tension between the legends while celebrating 60 years of snapping pics of the band, telling Fox News Digital ... Ali wasted no time throwing shade, telling the singers their music wasn't all that.

Not only did he hit the Beatles where it hurt by questioning their musical chops, but Ali also went on to size them up, calling them "tiny, small, little men" compared to his towering frame.

Shakira gave a real treat to New Yorkers Tuesday night ... putting on a surprise performance in Times Square for 40,000 screaming fans.

The Grammy-winning singer hit the TSX stage at the Crossroads of the World in Midtown Manhattan just hours after she announced the pop-up show on the social media app, "X."

Thousands of her followers rushed to see Shakira's spur of the moment concert as she celebrated the release of her new album, "Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran."