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Taylor Swift hit the Big Apple in a big way with her A-list friends to celebrate her 34th birthday Wednesday night ... but her boyfriend Travis Kelce couldn't be by her side because of the whole mandatory football practice thing.

The 12-time Grammy Award winner galavanted around Manhattan with BFF Blake Lively, first grabbing some grub at Freemans before heading over to The Box nightclub to party.

At Freemans, Taylor and Blake were photographed exiting their SUV and walking hand-in-hand inside the restaurant. Both were dressed in all black and looked absolutely stunning.

Taylor was in a mini dress accentuating her legs and Blake was sporting a leather ensemble with knee-high boots.

After their meal, the two made their way to The Box nearby ... and that's when all the fun really kicked off as Taylor's famous friends dropped in for her Bday bash.

Celeb attendees included ... Gigi Hadid, Zoë Kravitz, Miles Teller, his wife Keleigh Sperry, sisters Este and Alana Haim and Antoni Porowski.

But, one person was glaringly missing from the soiree -- Taylor's hunky boyfriend, Travis Kelce.

Travis had a very good excuse for skipping out ... the Kansas City Chiefs tight end had mandatory football practice for his upcoming game Sunday against the New England Patriots.

As we previously reported ... the couple got in a pre-celebration with his mom, Donna Kelce, and his QB, Patrick Mahomes Sunday night.

Drake and Camila Cabello were spotted getting nice and cozy together in Turks & Caicos ... naturally sparking dating rumors but the island could very well just be the perfect getaway for vacationing music stars!!!

The two musicians were seen letting down their guards and blitzing through the ocean on jet skis together Wednesday afternoon ... a fun yet intimate way to catch a vibe.

Another video captured Camila getting a chuckle out of Drake as they soaked up sun rays on the back of a boat at Drake's fav hotspot Noah's Ark Beach Club.

Drake and Team OVO have been cold-chilling in T&C for weeks now. If his friend Flacka can bring heavy business to Noah's Ark, Camila outta have the place packed out throughout 2024!!!

Drake y Camila Cabello fueron vistos cariñosos y pasando un tiempo agradable en Turcas y Caicos, desatando naturalmente rumores de citas. Pero la isla bien podría ser solo la escapada de vacaciones perfecta para las estrellas musicales.

Los dos músicos fueron vistos bajando la guardia y andando por el océano en motos de agua el miércoles por la tarde, una manera divertida e íntima de disfrutar el momento.

Otro video muestra a Camila sacándole una risita a Drake, mientras se empapan de los rayos solares en la parte posterior de un barco, en el lugar favorito de Drake, el Noah's Ark Beach Club.

Justin Timberlake's back in full showman mode ... taking to the stage at the theatre inside the lavish Fontainebleau Las Vegas for its grand opening.

The singer was suited and booted Wednesday night in a white tux for his first performance since April 2019 ... singing tunes from his catalog of hits during a dazzling night of festivities at the brand-spankin' new upscale resort.

In the clip, he's seen performing with a band and backup singer ... and later taking to the piano -- basically pulling out all the stops for the evening, for which he was paid a hefty $6.1 million ... according to The Sun, anyway.

JT's return to the stage may be an attempt to distance himself from ex Britney Spears' sensationalized claims in her memoir "The Woman In Me" ... saying she had an abortion while they were together, which she said he pushed for at the time.

She also alleged he'd cheated during their relationship, and put on a "blaccent" for Ginuwine ... among lots of other claims.

JT was supported at the event by his wife, Jessica Biel ... who looked incredible in a plunging white flowing gown as they arrived arm-in-arm. They later topped off their evening with an appearance at the resort's LIV nightclub.

The new 150,000-square-foot Sin City resort/casino ... owned by Jeff Soffer ... which boasts a new era of luxury hospitality, clearly went above and beyond ... with even icon Paul Anka taking to the stage and bellying up to a celeb-packed craps table.

Honestly, this is what you call high-rolling -- JT, Tom Brady, Cher and Tyga all crowded around to watch the dice. Sylvester Stallone and Kim Kardashian also popped up at the event -- and, imagine this ... Kim made a low-key entrance!

Justin Timberlake regresó a los escenarios en modo showman para la gran apertura del lujoso resort Fontainebleau en Las Vegas.

El cantante estuvo de punta en blanco el miércoles por la noche, vestido con un esmoquin blanco para su primera actuación desde abril de 2019. Cantó melodías de su catálogo de éxitos durante una deslumbrante noche de fiesta en el nuevo resort de lujo.

En el clip, se lo ve actuando con una banda y un cantante de apoyo, y más tarde sentándose en el piano, básicamente dando lo mejor de sí durante la velada, por la que recibió la generosa suma de $6,1 millones, según The Sun.

El regreso de Justin a los escenarios puede ser un intento de distanciarse de las afirmaciones de su ex Britney Spears en sus memorias "The Woman In Me". En ellas dijo que se realizó un aborto mientras estaban juntos y que él la presionó en su momento.

También alegó que la había engañado durante su relación y que adoptó un "acento negro" (blaccent) cuando conoció a Ginuwine, entre muchas otras afirmaciones.

Justin Timberlake recibió el apoyo de su esposa Jessica Biel en el evento, quien se veía increíble en un vestido blanco. Más tarde, remataron su noche con una visita al club nocturno LIV del complejo.

El nuevo resort/casino de 150.000 pies cuadrados, propiedad de Jeff Soffer, representa una nueva era en la hospitalidad de lujo y claramente fue más allá. Hasta el icono musical Paul Anka se subió al escenario y se acercó a la mesa de los dados repleta de famosos.

Justin Timberlake, Tom Brady, Cher y Tyga se agolparon para ver el juego. Sylvester Stallone y Kim Kardashian también aparecieron en el evento e, imagínense esto ... Kim hizo una entrada discreta.

DeRay Davis is still reveling in the experience that was Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign's "Vultures" album listening party, and believes a real Ye comeback is imminent ... especially because his daughter's now on the mic!!!

We caught up with DeRay at LAX as he was just getting back from Miami, and he told us his experience wasn't like the rest of the internet's -- the comedian had an up-close look at Ye's controversial black KKK garb, which he thought was more of an "executioner's" outfit.

He also downplayed Ye's "I just f***ed a Jewish bitch" lyrics from the lead single "Vultures." Deray says critics shouldn't linger on that one line, because the rest of the tracks -- and the guest artist performances -- are banging.

He pits the album somewhere between "the old Kanye" with a bit of "808s and Heartbreak" sprinkled in between and praised the Kodak Black and Ty Dolla $ign's contributions ... but predicts North West will eventually be 10x the artist her dad is!!!

North is also an album guest alongside Lil Durk, Freddie Gibbs and Bump J and DeRay says her debut is only the beginning ... and advises fans to invest in her stock before she becomes the headlining act!!!

DeRay Davis todavía está disfrutando de la experiencia que fue la fiesta de escucha del álbum "Vultures" de Kanye West y Ty Dolla $ign, y cree que un verdadero regreso de Ye es inminente, ¡especialmente porque su hija está ahora en el micrófono!

Nos pusimos al día con DeRay en LAX cuando acababa de regresar de Miami y nos dijo que su experiencia no fue como la del resto de Internet, el comediante tuvo una mirada de cerca a la controvertida vestimenta negra del KKK de Ye, que pensó que era un traje de "verdugo".

También le restó importancia a la letra de Ye "I just f***ed a Jewish bitch" ("Me acabo de follar a una perra judía") del single principal "Vultures", Deray dice que los críticos no deben quedarse en esa línea y que el resto de las pistas son sobresalientes.

Él pone el álbum en algún lugar entre "el viejo Kanye" con un poco de "808s and Heartbreak" salpicado en el medio y elogió las contribuciones de Kodak Black y Ty Dolla $ign, ¡pero predice que North West será 10 veces el artista que Kanye!

North es también un invitado del álbum, junto a Lil Durk, Freddie Gibbs y Bump J y DeRay dice que su debut es solo el comienzo. Ella tiene un par de padres superestrella y su futuro es brillante.

¡Será mejor que inviertas en sus acciones antes de que se convierta en cabeza de cartel!

KRS-One is the latest hip hop legend to emerge as a HipHop50 celebration defector, and his reasons are crystal clear -- the Grammys aren't worthy of his presence!!!

The T'Cha was noticeably absent from the latest 50-year celebration that highlighted old and new stars such as Will Smith, 2 Chainz, Rick Ross and Nelly ... and tells Harold St.Louis it was all because he turned down the invitation from LL Cool J.

KRS has no ill will toward LL ... he says his beef is with the Grammys over "ignoring" the hip hop scene for 49 years and attempting to change its tune during the final hour.

At 58 years old, KRS admits he's a "hip hop extremist" but says without emceeing, deejaying, graffiti or breaking, the Grammys are just cosplaying the culture and wasting his time!!!

LL might be bummed over KRS' comments -- which is exactly how Questlove felt when MC Hammer rejected his invite for the same event.

Megan Thee Stallion is riled up after seeing her ex-boyfriend Pardison Fontaine spill his version of their toxic breakup ... which she says is all a fabricated fairy tale!!!

Meg set it off Wednesday morning on IG Live, where she doubled down on her "Cobra" claims that Pardi cheated on her. She claims he caught him getting oral sex in their home, and says he only attempted to switch the narrative to fit his own diss song.

The "Savage" rapper then directed her anger at her ex-friend Kelsey Harris and Tory Lanez in light of social media spreading a purported statement from Tory's bodyguard on the night Meg was shot in June 2020.

Megan reiterated that Kelsey didn't shoot her and laid into her former BFF for going mum ... figuring she was either paid off or in fear for her life.

Megan went on to remind everyone who she says DID do it ... namely, Tory Lanez, who's sitting in prison. In his purported statement, the bodyguard stated he didn't see who shot Megan, which doesn't change the verdict upheld in court.

She also ripped social media "lawyers" for getting their facts wrong ... she says the case was won in court, but uneducated fans care about online opinions more.

Pardi's repeatedly said he's trying to move past the situation, and Megan says she's been doing the same ... going hard in the gym but now loathes coming onto social media because it sucks out her joy.

Megan Thee Stallion está furiosa después de que su exnovio Pardison Fontaine soltara su versión de su tóxica ruptura, ¡¡¡la que dice es todo un cuento inventado!!!

Meg puso todo en marcha el miércoles por la mañana en Instagram Live, donde redobló las afirmaciones que hizo en su canción "Cobra", de que Pardi la engañó. Ella afirma que lo sorprendió teniendo sexo oral en su casa y dice que solo trató de cambiar la narrativa para que calzara con su propia canción para despreciarla.

La rapera de "Savage" luego dirigió su ira contra su ex amiga Kelsey Harris y Tory Lanez. Esto, a la luz de las redes sociales que están difundiendo una supuesta declaración del guardaespaldas de Tory la noche en que Meg recibió un disparo en junio de 2020.

Megan reiteró que Kelsey no le disparó y criticó a su ex mejor amiga por guardar silencio, imaginando que le pagaron o temía por su vida.

Megan pasó a recordarle a todos quién lo hizo, Tory Lanez, quien está sentado en la cárcel. En su supuesta declaración, el guardaespaldas declaró que no vio quién le disparó a Megan, lo que no cambia el veredicto confirmado en el tribunal.

Ella también apuntó a "los abogados" de las redes sociales por obtener hechos erróneos. Dice que el caso fue ganado en la corte, pero los aficionados sin educación se preocupan más por las opiniones que circulan en línea.

Pardi ha dicho en repetidas ocasiones que está tratando de superar la situación y Megan dice que ella ha estado haciendo lo mismo, ejercitando duro en el gimnasio, pero ahora aborrece abrir las redes sociales, ya que absorbe su alegría.

Luke Combs está rechazando su propia demanda de 250.000 dólares contra una mujer de Florida que estaba vendiendo vasos de 20 dólares con su imagen, dice que no sabía nada de eso y ahora está tomando medidas para ayudarla financieramente.

La estrella de la música country dice que no era consciente de que su equipo iba tras la mujer en los tribunales, y en un video que publicó el miércoles por la mañana, dice que no le gustó para nada despertar con esos titulares.

La demanda fue presentada en un tribunal federal de Illinois, y se enredó en Nicol Harness, quien dice que estaba vendiendo vasos en Amazon de Luke Combs por $20 y solo haciendo un total de $380. Ella dice que no sabía que estaba siendo demandada hasta que su cuenta de Amazon se congeló y se enteró de que un juez le ordenó pagar $250K.

Luke dice que se puso en contacto con la mujer y ella le dijo que no podía acceder a $5.500 en su cuenta de Amazon y él prometió enviarle el doble de esa cantidad, que es $11K.

Es más, Lucas dice que va a empezar a vender su propio vaso y darle a los ingresos a Nicol, porque ella sufre de insuficiencia cardíaca congestiva y tiene toneladas de facturas médicas.

Luke dice que le paga a una empresa para perseguir a los falsificadores a gran escala de su mercancía y no está seguro de cómo la pequeña operación de Nicol fue barrida en la demanda.

Nicol dice que comenzó a vender los vasos este año después de ir a un concierto de Luke Combs y él dice que la está invitando a un próximo show para que también pueda disculparse en persona.

2:54 PM PT -- Luke Combs just unveiled his own tumbler, going for $20 a piece on his website ... and as promised, all proceeds will go to Nicol Harness and her family.

Luke Combs is shooting down his own $250,000 lawsuit against a Florida woman who was selling $20 tumblers with his likeness -- he says he didn't know about it, and is now taking steps to help her financially.

The country music star says he was unaware his team was going after the woman in court, and, in a video he posted Wednesday morning, he says it made him sick to his stomach when he woke up to headlines about her plight.

The lawsuit was filed in an Illinois federal court, and it roped in Nicol Harness, who says she was selling $20 Luke Combs tumblers on Amazon ... and only making $380 total. She says she didn't know she was being sued until her Amazon account froze and she learned a judge ordered her to pay $250K.

Luke says he got in touch with the woman and she told him she could not access $5,500 in her Amazon account ... and he's promising to send her double that amount, which is $11K.

What's more, Luke says he's going to start selling his own tumbler and give the proceeds to Nicol ... because she suffers from congestive heart failure and has tons of medical bills.

Luke says he pays a company to go after large-scale counterfeiters of his merchandise ... and he's not sure how Nicol's tiny operation got swept up in the lawsuit.

Nicol says she started selling the tumblers this year after going to a Luke Combs concert ... and he says he's inviting her to an upcoming show so he can also apologize in person.

The lawsuit is still playing out in court, but Luke makes it seem like she won't have to fork over $250K when the dust settles.

Lance Bass y Joey Fatone están trayendo un poco de estilo *NSYNC a la ciudad de Nueva York, donde actuaron en una fiesta de vacaciones, y probablemente alimentaron esperanzas y sueños de reunión cantando algunos de los éxitos del grupo.

Los cantantes se presentaron en la Bilt Rewards Winter Holiday House Party el martes por la noche en Maxwell Social en Tribeca. Había más de 350 invitados, entre ellos el fundador y CEO de Bilt Rewards Ankur Jain fueron entretenidos por el dúo sorpresa, que se puso al micrófono para cantar temas como "Bye Bye Bye" y "Tearin 'Up My Heart".

Joey y Lance también se tomaron un tiempo para cantar el éxito navideño del grupo, "Feliz Navidad, Felices Fiestas".

También lanzaron algunos muñecos de peluche de "Trolls" a la gente en la audiencia una punta del sombrero a la reciente reunión de la banda de chicos para una canción en la película de Justin Timberlake, "Trolls Band Together".

Los chicos se toparon con algunas estrellas de "RHONY" a lo largo de la noche, incluyendo la condesa Luann de Lesseps y la novata Erin Lichy y su marido Abraham, así como Dorinda Medley, que además se unió a Lance y Joey en el escenario para "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer!"'

Las estrellas de RHONJ, Dolores Catania y Margaret Josephs, uno de los miembros de la Million Dollar Listing de Nueva York, Ryan Serhant, y la integrante de RHONY, Carole Radziwill, también estaban en la fiesta.

No hay rastro de Justin, JC Chasez, y Chris Kirkpatrick en la fiesta... seamos honestos, conseguir todo el grupo habría sido MUCHO mejor.

Lance Bass and Joey Fatone are bringing some *NSYNC flair to New York City, where they performed at a holiday party, and probably fueled reunion hopes and dreams by singing some of the group's hits.

The singers showed up at the Bilt Rewards Winter Holiday House Party Tuesday night at Maxwell Social in Tribeca -- and over 350 guests including Bilt Rewards Founder & CEO Ankur Jain were entertained by the surprise duo, who jumped on the mic to sing tracks like "Bye Bye Bye" and "Tearin' Up My Heart."

And, since 'tis the season ... Joey and Lance also took some time to sing the group's holiday hit, "Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays."

They were also chucking some stuffed 'Trolls' dolls out to folks in the audience -- a tip of the hat to the boy band's recent reunion for a song in Justin Timberlake's flick, "Trolls Band Together."

The guys bumped into a few "RHONY" stars throughout the night ... including Countess Luann de Lesseps and newbie Erin Lichy and her husband Abraham, as well as Dorinda Medley -- who actually joined Lance and Joey onstage for "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer!"'

RHONJ stars Dolores Catania and Margaret Josephs, Million Dollar Listing New York's Ryan Serhant, and RHONY alum Carole Radziwill were also at the party.

No sign of Justin, JC Chasez, and Chris Kirkpatrick at the holiday shindig -- let's be honest, getting the whole group would've been a MUCH higher price tag.

Krayzie Bone's no longer on the mend -- the Bone Thugs-N-Harmony rapper's put his September hospitalization behind him, and says he's looking forward to hopping back onstage with his group!!!

In a new interview with Spin, Krayzie says he's lucky to be alive and admits he really didn't know the severity of his condition, until he woke up 10 days later in the hospital surrounded by friends, fam and his BTNH brothers.

Apparently, he's thuggish ruggish inside and out ... he'll be reuniting with Bone this Saturday in Los Angeles, marking his first performance since falling ill.

TMZ Hip Hop broke the story ... KB underwent a 2nd round of surgery to fix a bleeding lung after his pulmonary sarcoidosis -- which causes severe lung inflammation -- spiraled out of control.

Selena Gomez is rubbing it in the faces of all those folks hating on her new romance ... sharing yet another loved-up image with new BF Benny Blanco a week after confirming they're dating.

In the black and white image shared to her IG Stories Tuesday night, the "Only Murders In The Building" star cuddles up to her man ... sporting a big grin as she adoringly grabs onto his arm.

This is just the latest B&W snap Selena has shared with Benny -- who she's apparently been dating for 6 months ... which was right around the time of her 31st birthday.

Indicating they're super serious, she's also posted shots of her "B" ring, and she showed off the sparkler while enjoying a beverage in one cozy snap.

It's been a rollercoaster week for Selena ... who felt the need to defend her relationship from online critics blasting her for "dating down" following romances with Justin Bieber, The Weeknd, Taylor Lautner and Nick Jonas.

Selena handled those comments immediately ... firing back that she's "never dating a f***boy ever again" -- though her response to other criticism was a little more indirect.

When people began slamming SG for going hard with her new romance with BB, but shying away from the Israel-Palestine issue after catching considerable flak ... she replied, "You're right."