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Meek Mill just hopped on his first guest feature in years and his bars earned him quite a hefty payday ... or, so he's bragging to his fans, anyway.

The Philly rap icon recently collaborated with Fivio Foreign for their motivational duet "Same 24" and Meek couldn't help but spill the beans about his feature price.

"Every time I do a verse I charge 250k and up if you got 150k on sight and I like the song we can swap it out!!!!"

Fivio's track marks Meek's first feature since 2021's link-up with Lil Baby and Lil Durk ... but it seems Fivio got his money's worth.

Fivio boasted the track has been climbing the streaming charts in his region,  and the music video is currently trending on YouTube's music channel as well.

Taylor Swift's stalker isn't getting the message -- 2 hours after he was in court over his last arrest for creeping around her home ... he was back on Taylor's block and getting busted again.

This video shows David Crowe smoking a cigarette Wednesday around 2 PM outside a McDonald's just 2 blocks from her NYC townhouse. However, witnesses say he eventually made his way back to Taylor's place ... and someone in the neighborhood sounded the alarm, calling 911 to report him.

Police arrived and arrested Crowe on a criminal contempt charge ... due to the fact an order of protection had just been issued during his arraignment Wednesday morning on 2 counts of harassment and 1 count of stalking.

This is now the third time Crowe's been arrested at or near Taylor's home -- the first time was Saturday, followed by a Monday evening bust.

Law enforcement sources tell us that during today's bust, Crowe told cops he was from Seattle -- which is true -- and he was going to take a flight home ... but police found no evidence of that trip.

What's more alarming about this arrest is we know Taylor is back in NYC -- she was out on the town Tuesday night with Brittany Mahomes and Cara Delevingne. It's unclear if Taylor was actually inside when Crowe was taken into custody today, but she had been out of town during the previous arrests.

One law enforcement source tells us ... Crowe is "aware of what he's doing and he's articulate. He is fixated on her and cannot keep away from where she lives. We are doing all we can to protect her."

It may soon be farewell to the giant ferris wheel, scorchin' desert heat, and Vanessa Hudgens' boho style -- that is ... if this year's Coachella ticket sales are any indication.

As it turns out ... people aren't all that interested in Coachella this year. In fact, 2024 marks the slowest ticket sales in a decade -- this according to SFGate, which cites some troubling stats for Goldenvoice and co.

Long story short ... passes for this year's Coachella just aren't selling like they used to -- and you can verify that yourself by just going to their site, where you can snap up tix right now.

Yes, they're very much still up for grabs 5 days after hitting the market --  a total shock, especially cause it would sell out within minutes in previous years. Now, you can just go to their homepage and buy just about whatever ticket package you want, at your leisure.

Interestingly, this site is also letting people purchase up to 8 tickets this year compared to only 2 in previous years -- so it looks as though festival organizers are practically begging people to splash some cash on them ... at least that's how it feels anyway.

Though they never had this issue before ... fans famously waited hours in virtual queues to get their hands on coveted wristbands in years gone by -- despite the steep prices.

This is very strange ... 'cause Coachella tix are usually such a hot commodity -- selling out in 40 mins in 2015 and 4 hours in 2022. So, the fact that passes for the second and third tier of the first weekend are still up for grabs days later says a lot about the festival's popularity.

Remember ... the likes of the Doja Cat, No Doubt, and Lana Del Rey are headlining this year -- and while they aren't the biggest stars out there, they still have a massive fanbase ... so it's hard to say if they, specifically, are the reason behind the sluggish sales.

Still, some are attributing this slump to the lackluster lineup -- there have been lots of complaints.

Simply put, looks like Coachella's losing its appeal in a sea of cooler new festivals ... for one reason or another.

Elle King no estará en el escenario a finales de esta semana a pesar de que estaba programada, porque canceló su concierto a última hora y sin dar una razón.

La estrella del country estaba programada para rockear el viernes en Fort Worth, en un lugar llamado Billy Bob's Texas, que es básicamente una sala de conciertos de la ciudad y donde Elle iba a servir como acto principal de cara al fin de semana.

El miércoles, sin embargo, se anunció por Billy Bob y co. que Elle tenía que posponer su show y no sería capaz de volver hasta septiembre.

TMZ confirmó la noticia y un representante nos dijo que acaba de recibir la palabra del equipo de Elle sobre esto hoy, así que sí, todo el asunto es muy repentino. Más importante aún, nos dicen que el campamento de Elle no ofreció ninguna explicación válida para el aplazamiento.

Mientras que nadie tiene una respuesta clara, mucha gente ya está especulando que puede tener que ver con lo que pasó el fin de semana, cuando Elle subió al escenario en el Grand Ole Opry y trató de interpretar una canción de Dolly Parton, solo para estropearlo terriblemente.

Fue acusada de arrastrar las palabras, olvidar la letra y actuar desordenadamente durante toda la actuación y muchos pensaron que podría haber estado bajo la influencia en ese momento. Elle misma lo confirmó diciendole a todos que estaba "muy borracha".

Su "homenaje" a Dolly recibió un montón de críticas y ahora está dando un paso al costado. Nos pusimos en contacto con el equipo de Elle nosotros mismos y nos dijeron que tenía que posponer por "circunstancias imprevistas" y señalaron que no haría más comentarios sobre esto.

Elle King will not be taking the stage later this week even though she was scheduled to -- 'cause she pulled the plug on her live gig kinda last minute ... without providing a reason.

The country star was set to rock the house Friday at a venue in Fort Worth, TX called Billy Bob's Texas -- which is basically a concert hall there in town ... and where EK was due to serve as the main talent heading into the weekend.

On Wednesday, however, it was announced by Billy Bob and co. that Elle would not actually be performing ... they said she had to postpone her show, and wouldn't be able to come back until way down the road in September.

TMZ confirmed the news -- and a rep there told us they just got word from Elle's team about this today ... so yes, the entire thing is very sudden. More importantly, we're told Elle's camp did not offer any valid explanation for the postponement.

While nobody has a clear answer on why Elle bailed, a lot of people are already speculating it may have to do with what went down over the weekend ... when Elle went onstage at the Grand Ole Opry and tried covering a Dolly Parton song -- only to botch it terribly.

She was accused of slurring her words, forgetting the lyrics and acting disorderly through the whole performance -- and many thought she might've been under the influence at the time. Elle herself confirmed that in her words ... telling everyone she was "f****** hammered."

Her "tribute" to DP caught a ton of flak ... and now, she's stepping away from the spotlight, it seems. We reached out to Elle's team ourselves and were told she had to postpone for "unforeseen circumstances" ... and they noted they wouldn't be commenting on this further.

Taylor Swift's alleged stalker just had his first day in court -- and prosecutors made a lot of troubling claims about him ... including the allegation he's gone to her pad dozens of times.

David Crowe -- the man who was cuffed and hauled away by cops twice in three days after numerous people said he was lurking around Taylor's NYC home -- was arraigned Wednesday on three separate charges ... including stalking in the 4th-degree and harassment in the 1st and 2nd-degrees.

We're told Crowe did not enter a plea during this court appearance -- but he was cut loose from custody ... with prosecutors requesting supervised release with strict conditions.

A judge granted their request -- so Crowe is technically back on the streets -- but the judge signed off on a protective order prohibiting him from trying to contact Taylor ... and prosecutors ran through some other disturbing details in court.

Law enforcement officials alleged in their complaint that they'd been informed Crowe had been spotted at Taylor's Tribeca home upwards of 30 times in the past 2 months.

Prosecutors claim that on a number of these drop-ins, Crowe asked to speak to Taylor. That's apparently why he's facing the stalking charge ... and why the court wants to keep a close eye on him upon release.

Common didn't let a negative scouting report from Michael Jordan, of all people, mess up his hoops game ... in fact, the versatile rapper used the criticism and ended up snagging an MVP trophy.

The Chicago-born MC was on "Late Night with Seth Meyers" when he recalled MJ throwing salt on his game after his performance in the 2010 NBA Celebrity All-Star Game.

Common says he thought he actually played well, and was trying for the MVP -- but Jordan saw it much differently.

Common says when he linked with MJ at the Brand Jordan after-party, his hoop dreams deflated a bit as the GOAT himself told him verbatim ..."Stick to rapping and acting.'"

Fast forward to 2020, Common ... a little older and wiser didn't pack it in after MJ's insults, and won 2020's celebrity game MVP with a well-rounded stat line of 10 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST and 4 STL. He did also stick with rapping and acting ... and both have worked out really well.

So, Jordan wasn't ALL wrong!

El presunto acosador de Taylor Swift acaba de tener su primer día en la corte y los fiscales hicieron un montón de afirmaciones preocupantes sobre él, incluyendo la alegación de que ha ido a su casa docenas de veces.

David Crowe, el hombre que fue esposado por la policía dos veces en el lapso de tres días luego de que numerosas personas dijeron que estaba al acecho alrededor de la casa de Taylor en New York, fue procesado el miércoles por tres cargos separados, incluyendo el acecho en cuarto grado y acoso de primero y segundo grados

Nos informan que Crowe no entró en una declaración durante esta comparecencia ante el tribunal, pero fue liberado de la custodia, con los fiscales solicitando su libertad supervisada con condiciones estrictas.

Un juez accedió a su petición -por lo que Crowe está técnicamente de vuelta en las calles- pero el juez firmó una orden de protección que le prohíbe tratar de ponerse en contacto con Taylor y los fiscales abordaron algunos detalles inquietantes en la corte.

Los agentes del orden alegaron en su denuncia que habían sido informados de que Crowe había sido visto en la casa de Tribeca de Taylor más de 30 veces en los últimos dos meses.

Los fiscales afirman que en varias de esas ocasiones, Crowe pidió hablar con Taylor. Al parecer, es por eso que se enfrenta a la acusación de acoso, y por qué el tribunal quiere mantener una estrecha vigilancia sobre él después de la liberación.

El grupo de K-pop BabyMonster vuelve a ser un septeto, porque Ahyeon se ha reunido con sus compañeras después de perderse su gran debut para centrarse en su salud.

YG Entertainment acaba de anunciar la gran noticia el miércoles, diciendo que Ahyeon se ha "recuperado totalmente" de sus problemas personales y actualmente está trabajando en los próximos proyectos del grupo.

Dijo en un mensaje de video: "A partir del mini álbum, puedes esperar las actividades de BabyMonster como un grupo perfecto de siete miembros", agregando que cualquier trabajo anterior será regrabado para incluir las voces de Ahyeon.

Yang también dijo que el EP del grupo saldrá el 1 de abril y el plan es lanzar su primer proyecto de larga duración a finales de este año.

Como informamos anteriormente, la cantante de 16 años de edad dejó el grupo poco antes de que su primer single, "Batter Up", saliera en noviembre, con solo Ruka, Pharita, Asa, Rami, Rora y Chiquita participaron en la grabación de audio y el video musical.

A pesar de la ausencia de Ahyeon, los visuales acumularon más de 200 millones de visitas en línea.

En diciembre, se informó de que Jennie, Jisoo, Lisa y Rosé, de BLACKPINK, habían acordado permanecer con la discográfica para todas las actividades relacionadas con el grupo, mientras que se iban a otros lugares para trabajar en solitario.

Los fans también están emocionados, ya que Ahyeon estaba considerada como una de las mayores estrellas emergentes de la industria, e incluso se le comparaba con Jennie debido a sus amplias habilidades bocales.

La bronca entre Tina Knowles y Janet Jackson que los fans han estado percibiendo en las últimas 24 horas ha terminado porque la madre de Beyoncé salió a aclarar lo que pasó.

Este es el asunto, los fans que tienen ojos de águila se dieron cuenta de que a Tina le había gustado recientemente un post de IG que criticaba los altísimos precios de los conciertos de Janet para las entradas VIP, las que incluyen encuentros y saludos con los artistas, etc. La queja era, ¿quién te crees que eres, Queen Bey?

Una vez más, se trata de un post de Instagram de una persona al azar que mostraba pantallazos de los precios de los billetes de Janet Jackson, y la gente vio que Tina estaba entre las personas a las que "les gustaba" esto.

Poco después, se produjo un intercambio entre los leales de Beyhive y Janet porque todo el mundo pensaba que Tina estaba apoyando la idea de que Janet Jackson no es Beyoncé y que su intento de cobrar de manera similar es una falta de respeto.

Bueno, Tina echó agua fría sobre el asunto, usando su IG para aclarar lo que quiso decir.

Como se puede ver, dice que no tenía intención de criticar a Janet y todo el asunto suena como que se equivocó al ponerle me gusta, sin leer correctamente.

Tina se aseguró de señalar que ella sabe lo que entra en una producción en vivo y besó el anillo de la Sra. Jackson, llamando a su prole la "primera familia de la música". Así que sí, está mostrando reverencia hacia Janet y claramente la tiene en alta estima.

Tina Knowles también se subió al tren de los cumplidos en su pie de foto, añadiendo que "llevó a Destiny's Child a ver a Janet cuando tenían 15 años. Siempre la admiraron y ella le abrió las puertas a Beyoncé. ¿Por qué iba a odiarla?".

Torrei Hart is advising everyone upset she's touring with Katt Williams -- after he took big swipes at her ex-husband Kevin Hart -- to get over their emotions, she's booked and ready to hit the road!!!

TMZ Hip Hop recently caught up with Torrei in Burbank, where she explained she and Katt have a longstanding friendship dating back 20 years ... and he simply picked her to join on his "Dark Matter" Tour because she's "funny as f***!!!"

Katt set off the year with his roasting of Kevin -- and several other Black comics on Shannon Sharpe's "Club Shay Shay" podcast -- but Torrei says her history with Katt is set in stone, and she isn't involved in their "beef."

Self-assurance aside, Torrei says she feels like it's her time to step into her own spotlight outside Kevin's shadow ... she maintains she's a 15-year comedy vet, climbing through the ranks of the chitlin' circuit and deserves this moment!!!

She intentionally named her own tour "No Hart Feelings," so haters can stay mad!!!

Chris Young is accused of starting a fight with a Tennessee bureaucrat in a bar -- but now, new video appears to show he didn't do much of anything at all ... or so it seems, anyway.

You'll recall ... the country singer was arrested earlier this week after law enforcement officials alleged he got physical with an agent from the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission out in Nashville Monday night -- this after they came in to check IDs and driver's licenses.

The arrest affidavit claims Chris blocked the TABC agents from exiting the bar they were at -- alleging he then put hands on one of them ... and even claiming he struck one of their shoulders. That resulted in some sort of scuffle ... and with Chris being booked.

He's facing charges of disorderly conduct, resisting arrest and assault on an officer -- but with this new video here ... many are questioning whether Chris did anything whatsoever.

Chris' attorney has been decrying the charges, insisting these clips of the incident -- which are making the rounds online and elsewhere -- make it crystal clear ... he's innocent.

His client has a court date later in February to answer for these charges ... but Chris' lawyer is pushing to have them dropped outright, and based on what's depicted here -- he might have a point. It certainly looks like Chris didn't start any fight ... the other dude did.

K-pop group BabyMonster is back to being a septet -- 'cause Ahyeon has rejoined her fellow members after missing their big debut to focus on her health.

YG Entertainment just announced the big news Wednesday ... saying Ahyeon has "fully recovered" from her personal issues and is currently working on the group's upcoming projects.

He said in a video message ... "From the mini-album onwards, you can look forward to BabyMonster's activities as a perfect seven-member group" ... adding any previous work will be re-recorded to include Ahyeon's vocals.

Yang also said the group's EP will drop April 1 ... and the plan is to release their first full-length project later this year.

As we previously reported, the 16-year-old singer left the ensemble shortly before its first single, "Batter Up," came out in November ... with only Ruka, Pharita, Asa, Rami, Rora and Chiquita taking part in the audio recording and music video.

Despite Ahyeon's absence, the visuals racked up more than 200 million views online.

It's more great news for YG -- in December, it was reported BLACKPINK's Jennie, Jisoo, Lisa and Rosé agreed to stay with the label for all group-related activities while going elsewhere for solo work.

Fans are also excited ... as Ahyeon was considered to be one of the biggest rising stars in the industry, even drawing comparisons to Jennie due to her wide-ranging skills on the mic.

The Tina Knowles/Janet Jackson beef that fans have been perceiving over the past 24 hours or so is over ... 'cause Beyonce's mom came out and cleared the air on what happened.

Here's the deal ... eagle-eyed fans noticed that Tina had recently liked an IG post that was criticizing the fact that Janet's concerts of late were charging sky-high prices for VIP tickets, which included meet-and-greets, etc. The gripe ... who do you think you are, Queen Bey???

Again, this was some random person's Instagram post -- featuring screengrabs of JJ ticket prices -- and folks saw that Tina was among the people who "liked" this.

Shortly thereafter, a major back-and-forth ensued between Beyhive loyalists and Janet's proverbial rhythm nation ... 'cause everyone thought Tina was cosigning the notion that Janet Jackson ain't no Beyoncé, and her trying to charge similarly was disrespectful.

Welp, Tina poured cold water on all of that ... hopping on IG to clarify what she meant.

As you can see here, she says she didn't mean to shade Janet -- and the whole thing sounds like a case of mistaken heart-button-smashing ... without properly reading.

Tina made sure to note she knows what goes into a killer live production -- and kinda kissed the ring a bit for Ms. Jackson, calling her brood the "first family of music." So yeah, she's showing reverence to Janet ... and clearly holds her in high regard.

TK also hopped on the compliment train once again in her caption, adding she "took Destiny's Child to see Janet when they were 15 years old. They always looked up to her and she opened doors for Beyoncé. Why would I hate on her ?"

Meghan Markle y el príncipe Harry hicieron una inesperada aparición pública en Jamaica para asistir al estreno de la nueva película de Bob Marley, lo que es interesante.

El duque y la duquesa de Sussex volaron hasta Kingston el martes por la noche para ver la película biográfica sobre el fallecido cantante, y sí, estaban vestidos de punta en blanco y sonriendo de oreja a oreja y al parecer bastante contentos de estar allí.

Como hemos dicho, la pareja real no sale mucho, por lo que aparecer en esta película tal vez habla de un par de cosas diferentes, suponiendo que ustedes quieren leer sobre ellas.

Para empezar, vale la pena señalar que Jamaica como nación ha estado pidiéndole a la monarquía británica en el último tiempo que les permita convertirse en una república independiente, similar a Barbados, que se separó en los últimos años.

De hecho, el Primer Ministro de Jamaica ha hablado sobre esto con firmeza, con nada menos que el príncipe William y Kate Middleton durante una gira por el país en 2022.

Por eso también llamó la atención la presencia del Primer Ministro en el estreno, sobre todo porque Meg y Harry posaron con él y se mostraron muy cariñosos. Te hace pensar...

Teniendo en cuenta su propia historia, podríamos imaginar que Meghan Markle y el Príncipe Harry están en consonancia con lo que Jamaica quiere, por lo que estar de pie, hombro con hombro, con Andrew Holness dice mucho.

El otro elemento es que esta película de Bob Marley está siendo distribuida a través de Paramount, y un jefe del estudio, el presidente de Nickelodeon, Brian Robbins, también estuvo allí y también posó con Meghan y Harry en un momento durante su visita.

Sabemos que estos dos (Meg y Harry, a saber) están en busca de nuevas oportunidades en el mundo del espectáculo después de tomar algunos bultos el año pasado, y esto casi parece como si estuvieran arrimándose al equipo de la montaña y las estrellas.

Eso, o solo son grandes fans de Bob Marley. Es difícil de decir.

1/24/23 -- Madonna's management and Live Nation tell TMZ ... "Madonna's just completed, sold out 2023 Celebration Tour in Europe received rave reviews. The shows opened in North America at Barclays in Brooklyn as planned, with the exception of a technical issue December 13th during soundcheck. This caused a delay that was well documented in press reports at the time. We intend to defend this case vigorously."

Madonna performed last night in NYC at Madison Square Garden. It was the second night of 3 sold out shows at the venue.

Madonna may have to learn a lesson in punctuality the hard way ... two men just filed a class action against her for starting her concerts late.

According to the docs obtained by TMZ ... Michael Fellows and Jonathan Hadden are leading the charge against the legendary pop star and concert organizer Live Nation claiming they owe big damages after shows scheduled to start at 8:30 PM ET didn't end up starting until 10:30 PM.

According to the lawsuit, the late starts constitute a "wanton exercise in false advertising, negligent misrepresentation, and unfair and deceptive trade practices."

The plaintiffs are suing for unspecified damages and taking aim at all three nights Madonna showed up late to Barclays Center in December -- but they say Madonna has a long-documented history of not starting on time (more on that later).

Another interesting note ... the plaintiffs acknowledge Madonna had a health issue which caused the concert to be pushed from July to December but don't think that's a sufficient excuse for kicking off the actual shows 2 hours late.

These guys also list their pricey tickets ... listing the dollar-amounts at $155.90 and $292.50, respectively. In their mind, that's money down the drain considering how late Madge was.

Remember... a serious bacterial infection put Madonna in the hospital, and sources told us she was fighting a fever for about a month before she finally collapsed. Obviously the tour was postponed ... finally kicking off in October.

We knew people were pissed about Madonna's tardiness BTW ... when the NYC shows went down back in December, fans took to social media to voice their displeasure at waiting for the Queen of Pop. (FWIW, a source at the time told us the delay was due to sound issues.)

If you think Madonna's sweating the lawsuit, think again ... cause this ain't the first time she's been sued over her late starts!! She was sued back in 2019 and in 2020 for pulling up late to her shows and -- in the case of the 2019 suit -- Madonna gave a G.O.A.T.ed response you gotta hear to believe.