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Alicia Keys será una de las invitadas especiales de Usher en el espectáculo de medio tiempo del Super Bowl, según puede revelar TMZ, Hip Hop, ¡¡¡la última noticia de la muy esperada actuación!!!

Fuentes cercanas a la producción confirman que algunos testigos vieron a Alicia Keys ensayando con Usher al interior del Estadio Allegiant el jueves. Ahora que sabemos que estará en la mezcla, el primer invitado confirmado hasta ahora, por cierto, todas las señales apuntan a que van a cantar una gran canción juntos.

Por supuesto, estamos hablando de su mega dueto de 2004 "My Boo", el que sin duda será al menos una de las canciones interpretadas por ella.

La canción encabezó la lista Billboard Hot 100 durante 6 semanas y se convirtió en la banda sonora de los lentos en todo el mundo. Será interesante ver en qué momento se incluye este lento entre las demás canciones, pero va a tener un montón de tiempo para exprimirlo.

Recuerden, Usher negoció tener 15 minutos de actuación en lugar de los 13 minutos asignados originalmente porque al parecer es la única manera en la que sabe cómo actuar en escena. Teniendo en cuenta la cantidad de famosos colaboradores que ha tenido Usher en los últimos años tiene sentido que necesite tiempo extra.

Su comercial de Apple Music para promover el gran evento también contó con sus colaboradores de "Yeah!" Ludacris y Lil Jon. Casi todo el mundo asume que estos dos también serán invitados durante su actuación aunque, técnicamente, no han confirmado.

Como ustedes saben, Usher también ha estado hablando con Justin Bieber como un posible invitado sobre el escenario, aunque no hemos cerrado si Biebs estará presente o no.

Taylor Swift's alleged stalker will not be facing a criminal trial after being arrested multiple times outside her pad ... because prosecutors say he's just not up for it, legally.

According to the Manhattan District Attorney's Office ... David Crowe -- the man who prosecutors say has been lurking around Taylor's NYC home for a while now -- has been deemed unfit for trial based on the results of his psychological exam.

We're told the criminal case against Crowe has been dismissed and he will be committed to the custody of the Office of Mental Health, where he will receive necessary treatment.

As we reported ... David was arraigned last month on stalking and harassment charges but was then set free, only to be arrested again 2 hours later after going back to Taylor's block.

Crowe's lawyers asked for a psych exam before a potential trial, and a judge agreed ... and now the results are in and he's being sent off to a mental health facility instead of facing criminal prosecution.

Taylor was in the Big Apple during Crowe's multiple arrests ... but now she's a world away on tour in Japan -- and soon, she'll be in Vegas for the Super Bowl ... distanced from this.

Considering this man is now going to be confined to a facility going forward ... ya gotta imagine she'll be breathing easier when she's at home in NYC -- although, this guy was just the latest person who's been obsessed with her and who came to her home uninvited.

Also ... Taylor's jets have been getting tracked in recent months -- another headache for her, and a major concern for her team -- who said the tracking amounted to a roadmap to her whereabouts, information that can obviously lead to danger when in the wrong hands.

On this front, though ... no more worries about Crowe -- he's going away for a long time.

Alicia Keys will be a featured guest at Usher's Super Bowl Halftime Show, TMZ Hip Hop can reveal ... the latest development in the highly anticipated performance!!!

Sources close to the production confirm eyewitness accounts that AK rehearsed with Usher inside Allegiant Stadium on Thursday. Now that we know she'll be in the mix -- the first confirmed guest of his BTW -- all signs pointing to them doing one big song together.

Of course, we're talking about their 2004 mega duet "My Boo" -- which will undoubtedly be at least one of the tracks she performs.

The song topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 6 weeks when it came out -- and became the soundtrack to high school slow dances worldwide. It'll be interesting to see where the slow jam is included in the track list ... but he'll have plenty of time to squeeze it in.

Remember ... Usher negotiated to have a 15-minute set as opposed to the originally allotted 13 minutes ... 'cause it's the only way he knows how to rock, it seems. Considering how many famous collaborators Usher has had over the years ... it makes sense he needs the extra time.

His Apple Music commercial to promote the big event also heavily featured his "Yeah!" collaborators Ludacris and Lil Jon. Most everyone assumes these two guys will also be special guests during his performance ... although, they technically haven't confirmed yet.

As you know ... Usher has also been talking to Justin Bieber as a potential guest onstage -- although we haven't locked down whether the Biebs will actually be in attendance or not.

Usher ha estado en conversaciones directas con Justin Bieber acerca de compartir el escenario durante el espectáculo de medio tiempo del Super Bowl, TMZ ha averiguado.

Fuentes con conocimiento directo le dicen a TMZ que Usher se acercó a Bieber para hablar sobre esa posibilidad. Nos dicen que no había consejeros involucrados de ninguna de las partes y que hablaron directamente entre sí.

Nuestras fuentes dicen que no saben sobre el resultado de esas conversaciones, pero Usher definitivamente quiere que Bieber se una a él para lo que promete será el Super Bowl más visto de la historia.

Como saben, Usher fue mentor de Bieber cuando este tenía 13 años y lo ha guiado durante su carrera, junto con el manager Scooter Braun. Los 2 han sido cercanos desde entonces.

Justin se ha retirado de salir de gira. En 2022, detuvo su gira mundial "Justice" y la canceló oficialmente en marzo de 2023, después de ser diagnosticado con el síndrome de Ramsay Hunt. Ha actuado en eventos puntuales, incluida una actuación en el fin de semana de las estrellas de la NHL el pasado fin de semana en Toronto.

Sabemos que Usher estará acompañado por Lil Jon y Ludacris. Hay algunos rumores de que Alicia Keys también actuará.

Un nuevo espectáculo se desarrolló en el concierto de Pink en Sydney, pues una fan entró en pleno trabajo de parto y todo el asunto ha sido capturado en video.

La cantante hizo una pausa en su concierto en el Allianz Stadium en la mitad de la canción "Our Song", luego de darse cuenta de que los organizadores le estaban haciendo señas de que una fan embarazada había sido llevada en silla de ruedas por un médico.

Pink se refirió a la situación, preguntando divertidamente a la multitud si "Alecia o Alex, ¿está naciendo en este momento?", en referencia a su verdadero nombre Alecia Beth Moore.

Su comedia no terminó ahí. Bromeó diciendo que no creía que todos debiesen estar mirándola y que necesitaba un poco de intimidad.

Pero ella estaba realmente interesada, pues le preguntó a la multitud si realmente había dado a luz, a pesar de saber que no, y además ofreció una sincera felicitación.

Ahora Pink expresó su sorpresa de que su emotiva canción "Our Tune" fuera la que aparentemente indujo el parto, bromeando que ella habría pensado que sería con "Get the Party Started" o "Never Gonna Not Dance Again".

Después de desearle buena suerte a la futura madre, Pink continuó con el concierto, el primero de la etapa australiana de su gira "Summer Carnival".

Una cosa es segura sobre los conciertos de Pink y es que los fans siempre van a hacer que sea un momento salvaje, loco y sorprendente, como cuando un fan arrojó las cenizas de su madre en el escenario durante uno de sus conciertos el año pasado.

Usher has been in direct talks with Justin Bieber about sharing the stage during the Super Bowl Halftime show, TMZ has learned.

Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... Usher reached out to Bieber about performing. We're told there were no handlers involved on either side ... they talked directly to each other.

Our sources say they do not know the outcome of the talks, but Usher definitely wants Bieber to join him for what promises to be the most-watched Super Bowl in history.

As you know, Usher mentored Bieber when the latter was 13 years old and helped guide his career, along with manager Scooter Braun. The 2 have been close ever since.

Justin has pulled back from performing on tour. He stopped his "Justice" world tour in 2022 -- officially canceling the tour in March 2023 -- after being diagnosed with Ramsay Hunt Syndrome. He has performed at one-off events, including a performance at NHL All-Star Weekend in Toronto this past weekend.

We know Usher will be joined by Lil Jon and Ludacris. There's some rumblings Alicia Keys will also perform.

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Although Kanye West's 'Vultures' didn't drop at midnight like everyone thought it would, he still held an album listening party ... and the live stream event was abruptly cut off after he mentioned "antisemite" in one of his lyrics ... 😬

In Super Bowl LVIII news ... the food options inside this weekend's million-dollar price tag suites were revealed and celebrities are raking it in with heavy paydays for Super Bowl ad appearances, with Ben Affleck pulling in $10 million for his 'Dunkin Donuts' spot!

Kaskade will replace Tiësto in the DJ booth on Super Bowl Sunday, after he suddenly canceled due to a family emergency.

Jonathan Majors and Meagan Good are still thriving living in NYC following his assault trial conviction, even taking a cross-country trip together.

Plus, Larry David's "attack" on Elmo during his 'Today' show appearance upset actor Wil Wheaton, who said it triggered old traumas.

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Joe Budden's rants aimed at Travis Scott, Playboi Carti and Kai Cenat are nothing but history repeating itself ... that's Soulja Boy's take, anyway, and he says the entire spat is quite triggering.

The "Crank Dat" creator chopped it up with TMZ Hip Hop Thursday in Bev Hills as he got some Valentine's Day shopping out the way. He just dropped his latest album, "Swag 6" where he didn't forget about the ladies, and advises all you fellas don't either!!!

Love in hip hop feels hard to come by these days -- Budden recently ripped Travis and Carti's Grammy performance for being a garbage bag of grunge ... and the podcast czar also clowned live streamer Kai Cenat for failing to see the merit in Killer Mike sweeping the Grammys rap categories.

SB tells us he's seen beef like this before ... à la the time Ice-T called him out for "killing hip hop" when he was just 17!!! Ice later admitted he overstepped his boundaries by telling a kid to dine on male genitalia, but still insisted Soulja's raps suck big time.

The infamous beef was the first of countless arguments that highlighted hip hop's generational divide -- but Soulja is sticking to his guns and siding with the youth against Joe just like he did with Ice-T.

Soulja advises Joe and anyone who feels like him to adapt to the times -- Twitch and TikTok are the new arenas ... either you adapt or become a dinosaur-sized fossil!!!

As always, Soulja's quick to point out when he's leading the competition in anything -- and, now, he's calling dibs as the first rapper with the Apple Vision Pro!!!

Latto released her new "Sunday Service" Friday after a heavy social media campaign, and it completely burst the dam on rumors she and Ice Spice are beefing!!!

The pimpish track is produced by Latto's frequent soundmen Go Grizzly, Pooh Beatz and  Bankroll Got It and packs on plenty of sharp-tongued darts seemingly aimed at generic opps ... until the lyrics, "Think I'm the s***? Bitch, I know it ho ... Jesus walked on water, I got Ice boiling though."

Ice Spice kicked off the year with her new single "Think U The Shit (Fart)" ... which fans gassed as a swipe at Latto, and even Candace Owens weighed in, trouncing the track for contributing to the downfall of mankind! 🙄

Ahead of the "Sunday Service" release, Latto told Gillie and Wallo the song was dedicated to all notable females in the hip hop game, but not excluding "the bitches I’m beefing with."

Latto must've tortured her dolls as a tyke … she also has friction with Ice's "Barbie World" Nicki Minaj, after she put their beef on the floor last year ... and again with Cardi B.

A whole new performance unfolded at Pink's Sydney concert ... with a woman going into labor in the middle of the mosh pit -- and the whole thing has been captured on camera.

The singer called pause at her Allianz Stadium gig halfway through singing "Our Song" ... with the footage picking up after she realizes concertgoers signaling to her that the pregnant fan was wheeled away by a medic.

Pink made light of the situation ... hilariously asking the crowd if "Alecia or Alex is being born right now?" -- in reference to her real birth name, Alecia Beth Moore.

Her comedic delivery didn't end there ... she joked she didn't feel like everyone should be looking at the woman ... and that she needed some privacy.

But her interest was well and truly piqued ... she asked the crowd if she'd actually given birth ... and despite learning that she hadn't yet, she still offered her a heartfelt congratulations.

Now, Pink did express shock that her highly emotional tune "Our Tune" was the one to apparently induce labor ... quipping, "I thought it would've been 'Get the Party Started' or 'Never Gonna Not Dance Again."

After wishing the mother-to-be good luck, Pink carried on with the concert -- the first in the Aussie leg of her 'Summer Carnival' stadium tour.

One thing for sure about Pink's gigs is that fans are always gonna make it a wild, wacky, and surprising time -- for instance, a fan tossed her mother's ashes on stage during one of her gigs last year.

A Travis Kelce le pidieron que terminara una de las letras de Taylor Swift, de cara al Super Bowl y pareciera que no se la sabía muy bien, lo cual es interesante.

El jugador de los Chiefs estuvo hablando con los medios el jueves en Las Vegas, donde le preguntaron mucho sobre su novia, incluyendo una pregunta que lo comparó a él y a Tay Tay con la versión americana de los Royals. Sí, sin duda una gran adulación.

Luego, la misma periodista le preguntó por qué cree que la gente está tan fascinada con ellos como pareja y Travis respondió que la gente ama los "valores" que ellos representan, etc. Respuesta legítima y probablemente cierta, pero ¿sabes qué más les encanta? Las letras de Taylor y ahí es donde este intercambio se puso interesante.

El reportero le pidió a Trav que completara una línea de una canción MUY conocida de Taylor "Karma", que cualquier fan podría recitar.

Y, sin embargo, Travis parecía torpe, mientras se reía y le pedía a la reportera que pasaran a la siguiente pregunta.

La letra en cuestión es: "Karma is the guy on the screen // Coming straight home to me".

El reportero le dijo: "Karma is the guy on the".... y Travis añadió con confianza, "Chiefs", un guiño al cambio de letra que hizo Taylor durante su concierto en Argentina el año pasado y que el jugador de los Kansas City presenció desde la multitud.

No está claro si se da cuenta de que esa no es la letra original. Por cierto, tampoco fue capaz de terminar el resto de la letra.

Taylor Swift está teniendo problemas para mantener el equilibrio últimamente, pues ayer casi se cae del escenario en su concierto de Tokio.

Taylor realizó su segundo show en el Tokyo Dome como parte de su gira internacional "Eras" por Asia, Australia y Europa. Ahora ha aparecido un video en Instagram que muestra a la estrella del pop sufriendo otro percance como el de la noche anterior.

Echa un vistazo a las imágenes, Taylor estaba bajando unas escaleras cuando tropezó y casi se cae al suelo. Pero afortunadamente se agarró y siguió bajando. ¡Buena recuperación!

No parece que se haya lesionado, pero los mantendremos informado.

Taylor estaba actuando en ese mismo escenario el miércoles cuando se dejó caer sobre una silla y también perdió un poco la marca y tuvo que ajustar su asiento. Por supuesto, Taylor continuó como si nada hubiera pasado y terminó el espectáculo.

Sin embargo, sus percances consecutivos podrían atribuirse a todo el drama que rodea el Super Bowl de este domingo en Las Vegas.

El novio de Taylor, el tight end de los Kansas City Chiefs Travis Kelce, estará en primera fila jugando junto a su equipo contra los San Francisco 49ers.

¿Se escapará Taylor de su apretada agenda de conciertos para hacer una aparición en el gran partido y animar a Travis?

Travis Kelce got asked to finish a Taylor Swift lyric this week ahead of the Super Bowl -- and it sounds like he might not have known it off the top ... which is interesting.

The Chiefs tight end was talking to media members Thursday in Vegas, and yes -- he was getting asked about his girlfriend a lot, including a question from one journo who compared him and Tay Tay to the American version of the Royals. Yep, major sucking up, no doubt.

She then asked why he thinks people are so fascinated with them as a couple -- and he said people love the "values" they stand for, etc. Legit answer, and probably true ... but ya know what else they love? Taylor's lyrics, and that's where this exchange got interesting.

The reporter asked Trav to complete a line from a VERY well-known Taylor song, "Karma," and she lobbed up the lyric even a mild Taylor fan could recite.

And yet ... TK appeared to fumble on the play, as he chuckled and asked the reporter to jump to her next question.

The actual lyric in question is, "Karma is the guy on the screen // Coming straight home to me."

The reporter gave him, "Karma is the guy on the" ... and Travis confidently added, "Chiefs" -- a nod to the lyric change Taylor made while he was in the crowd for one of her Argentina shows last year.

It's unclear if he realizes that's not the OG lyric. BTW, he wasn't able to finish the rest of the lyric either.

Taylor Swift is having trouble lately finding her footing ... 'cause she just nearly took a spill onstage at her Tokyo concert.

Taylor hit the stage for performance #2 at the Tokyo Dome as part of the new leg of her international "Eras" tour through Asia, Australia and Europe. Video has now surfaced on Instagram showing the pop star suffering another snafu like she did the previous night.

Check out the footage ... Taylor was walking down a flight of stairs when she tripped and almost tumbled down to the floor. But, thankfully, Taylor caught herself and kept moving down the stairs. Nice recovery!

It doesn't look like Taylor was injured ... but we'll keep you posted.

Taylor was performing onstage Wednesday at the same venue as she plunked down on a chair, missing her mark on the seat cover and having to adjust her rump for the save. Of course, Taylor carried on as if nothing happened and finished the show.

Yet, her back-to-back mishaps might be attributed to all the drama surrounding Sunday's Super Bowl extravaganza in Las Vegas.

Taylor's boyfriend, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, will be front and center playing alongside his team against the San Francisco 49ers.

Will Taylor rip herself away from her busy concert schedule to make a cameo at the big game to cheer on Travis?

Kanye West's listening party event -- where he debuted his new album -- apparently had someone with a bleep button monitoring, which they used at the first sign of antisemitism.

The rapper was in Chicago Thursday night and hosting a performance at United Center -- basically using the show to trot out all his new songs on 'Vultures,' which he didn't release digitally to the masses ... but which everyone in the building got to hear live.

Ye went through his set list rockin' his Jason Voorhees mask ... and while he cruised through each track, he eventually landed on one where he explicitly mentioned his antisemitism -- and it appears the platform he was using to stream this was quick to censor him.

Check it out ... Kanye raps, "And I'm still crazy, bipolar, antisemite // And I'm still the king." Almost a second after that last lyrics -- the feed on Veeps (the streaming service he opted for to carry his live gig) cut to black and went silent ... suggesting someone did it purposely.

That's what people online are speculating anyway ... namely, that Ye and Veeps might've had some agreement beforehand that gave them the right to cut his show off at a moment's notice for objectionable content -- and, presumably, that's what happened here.

As for the rest of the concert ... pretty standard. KW was up there performing alongside Ty Dolla $ign as they went through the 'Vultures' tracklist. His daughter, North, got onstage too and performed her verse on 'Talking/Once Again.' And yes, the place looked relatively packed.

There was one other interesting moment that stood out from the show ... Ye compared himself to "canceled" celebs -- and specifically name-dropped Bill Cosby, R. Kelly, and Diddy.

Like we said, 'Vultures' didn't end up releasing on any major streaming platforms -- so his fans that weren't there were left disappointed yet again. It's unclear if he'll actually drop it.

El evento de Kanye West, para escuchar su nuevo álbum "Vultures", aparentemente tenía a alguien monitoreando con un botón "bleep" (o de alerta), el cual usaron a la primera señal de antisemitismo.

El rapero estuvo en Chicago el jueves por la noche como anfitrión de una actuación en el United Center. Durante el espectáculo sacó a relucir todas sus canciones de "Vultures", que no lanzó digitalmente a las masas, pero que todos en el edificio llegaron a escuchar en vivo.

Ye fue repasando su set list mientras usaba su máscara de Jason Voorhees, y cuando finalmente llegaron a una canción donde menciona explícitamente su antisemitismo, parece que la plataforma que estaba utilizando para transmitir se apresuró en censurarlo.

Echa un vistazo, Kanye rapea: "Y sigo siendo loco, bipolar, antisemita // Y sigo siendo el rey". Casi un segundo después de que se escuchara esta última letra, el servicio de streaming que optó por llevar su concierto en vivo, Veeps, se fue a negro y quedó en silencio, lo que sugiere que alguien lo hizo a propósito.

Al menos eso es lo que están especulando todos en Internet y es que Ye y Veeps podrían haber tenido algún acuerdo de antemano que les dio el derecho de cortar su show en un momento que apareciera contenido objetable, y presumiblemente, eso es lo que pasó aquí.

En cuanto al resto del concierto, todo fue bastante normal. Kanye actuó junto a Ty Dolla $ign y su hija North también subió al escenario e interpretó su verso en "Talking/Once Again". Y sí, el lugar parecía estar relativamente lleno.

Hubo otro momento interesante durante el espectáculo. Ye se comparó a sí mismo con otras celebridades "canceladas" y nombró específicamente a Bill Cosby, R. Kelly y Diddy.

Como hemos dicho, "Vultures" no terminó siendo lanzado en ninguna de las principales plataformas de streaming, por lo que los fans que no estaban allí se quedaron decepcionados una vez más. No está claro si realmente lo lanzará.