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"American Idol" fan-favorites are proving the show must go on in any circumstance ... as they handled a sudden change to their recent gig like total pros.

Check it out ... half of the top 10 finalists from 'Idol' -- including Jack Blocker, McKenna Breinholt, Kaibrienne, Mia Matthews and Kayko -- stopped by Nashville's 2nd Annual Franklin Summer Bash to serenade their dedicated fans. However, just as the show came near its end, a storm rolled into town -- resulting in a lightning strike hitting a transformer and causing power to go out at the venue.

The blackout happened in the middle of McKenna's performance of Hillsong's 'Oceans' ... but it didn't prevent her from finishing her set. Watch the vid, after a brief pause, McKenna continues to belt out her song, with the crowd handling the lighting by turning on the flashlights on their phones.

Madonna’s son, David Banda, is clearing the air on his food-hunting talk, this after raising concerns over posts about him scrounging for grub after moving outta his mom's pad.

David assured fans on his IG Story Monday that he wasn't going hungry -- even though he recently suggested just that. On the contrary, he says he's actually thriving since moving to the Bronx with his GF after turning 18 ... noting he's making cash teaching guitar lessons.

Banda -- Madonna’s child with ex Guy Ritchie -- added his mom has been supporting him amid the move ... and told everyone to chill and stop stressing about his life.

Billy Ray Cyrus and Firerose keep finding things to fight about in their divorce ... now, it's all about what she may have left behind at their house, and his hesitation to let her back in.

According to new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, Billy Ray's estranged wife wants to swing by Billy's place so she can retrieve some personal items she claims are still inside ... and she doesn't want Billy to be there.

Firerose claims she previously had the green light to go into the home to get her stuff on May 29 ... but she says Billy told her legal team he removed her items and put them in a storage unit. She claims a few things of hers are missing and she wants to go into the house to find them.

Cardi B is rubbing her political prediction prowess in the faces of her doubters, now that Kamala Harris is the frontrunner to become the Democratic presidential nominee.

After President Biden dropped out and endorsed his Veep, Cardi dialed the clocks back to her June 30 live stream shortly after the first debate where she called the Democratic party selfish for letting Biden, by her account, embarrass himself like the "grandpa" he is.

The Diamond-selling rapper addressed her fans for over 10 minutes ... revealing she had no intentions of voting, but thought Kamala missed her moment not squaring off against Trump at the debate.

Elton John supposedly relieving himself in a shoe store has had unintended consequences for those who run the joint ... let's just say they're seeing a lot of yellow around the building lately.

Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... the story about Elton allegedly leaking in the shoe store from a couple weeks ago has unfortunately inspired copycats ... all of whom seem to be taking their cues from EJ -- either as a prank on the shop, or just to be pricks.

Among some of the follow-up urine instances we're told have taken place ... one person peed in a bottle inside the store -- just like Elton himself allegedly did -- while another took a leak on the store's front steps, which our sources say the owner is sure was a streaming ode to EJ.

Joe Biden dropping out of the 2024 presidential election made waves across the country ... and Hollywood was no exception -- with stars sharing their thoughts on social media.

Numerous bold-faced names posted their reactions to JB stepping down this morning -- and, while some thanked the prez for his service, others are slamming his announcement and calling on him to resign

Barbra Streisand came out quickly after the news ... thanking Biden for his significant achievements in his one term as president -- while Cardi B gloated about how she called this happening weeks ago.

Well, now we know ... Bhad Bhabie is passing off the beating she took at the hands of her boyfriend/baby daddy as one bad night, because they're back together in a big way.

Our TMZ Celebrity Tour bus rolled past Avra restaurant in Bev Hills Saturday, and saw the 2 nearby hugging and smooching. Their baby was at home, and this was clearly date night.

As we reported, Bhad Bhabie had posted video early this month of Le Vaughn knocking her to the ground. She also posted a pic of a horrendous bruise on her eye. She deleted both, but what happened to her was clear.

50 Cent took full advantage of his song "Many Men" trending alongside the Donald Trump assassination attempt -- but the song's producer, Darrell "Digga" Branch, sees it as a bittersweet moment.

The veteran beatmaker tells TMZ Hip Hop ... having the classic record go viral in 2024 is definitely a plus, but he's not down with it being used to make Trump look gangsta -- as it turns out, he can't stand the guy.

Digga says his notifications began to light up shortly after DT got hit in Bethel, PA. He admits wondering at the time if it was real or a prank, but of course, we now know the shooting was the real deal.

Cyndi Lauper's giving her review of Donald Trump's leadership skills ... saying the former prez isn't a good boss -- because he didn't stay loyal to his employees.

The singer-songwriter joined Christiane Amanpour on her CNN show and openly discussed her time working under DJT on the hit show "Celebrity Apprentice" during its ninth season in 2010.

When asked about her time on the show, Lauper says she joined to start up the "Give A Damn" Campaign ... raising money to highlight LGBTQ+ youths.

Luke Combs started a beer storm onstage last night ... shotgunning brews with some big Hollywood stars -- namely, the cast of "Twisters."

The country singer-songwriter brought out the movie's stars during his "Growin' Up and Gettin' Old" tour spot at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey Friday night ... and, check out the clip 'cause they came prepared.

The cast -- led by stars Glen Powell and Daisy Edgar-Jones -- walked out in front of the thousands of screaming fans with their beer cans already punctured and ready to rip.

Brazilian musician Ayres Sasaki died this week after he was electrocuted during a live show ... when he hugged a soaking-wet fan onstage.

The incident -- which happened at the Solar Hotel, in Salinopolis, Brazil during Sasaki's concert -- occurred when the singer hugged the wet fan, and according to The Sun, the contact triggered a nearby cable to jolt, causing the fatal electric shock.

It's still unclear as to why the fan was wet, but police in Salinopolis are investigating the incident.

Everyone from Muhammad Ali, to Mike Tyson and Floyd Mayweather, have fought in the United States ... so when Eddie Hearn says the upcoming "Riyadh Season" event in L.A., featuring a bunch of top-notch fights, as well as a performance by Eminem, will be the biggest in the history of boxing in 'Merica, that's saying a lot!

"I mean, it's the biggest night of boxing I think America's ever seen," Hearn told Babcock on the "TMZ Sports" TV show (airs nightly on FS1).

The August 3 event goes down at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles ... and features a main event bout between Terence Crawford and Israil Madrimov, in addition to scraps between Andy Ruiz and Jarrell "Big Baby" Miller, Jared Anderson and Martin Bakole, "Pitbull" Cruz and Jose Valenzuela, amongst other compelling matchups.

Blueface could be released from jail very soon -- and his mother Karlissa Saffold hopes to spoil him rotten with a surprise party to make it official!!!

Karlissa chopped it up with TMZ Hip Hop in Burbank on Thursday and she told us she's eyeing Blue's upcoming July 29 court hearing, which could be the last barrier to his freedom.

The L.A. rap star's been locked up since January on a probation violation and Karlissa is confident she'll be able to follow through with her party plans the very next day.

Kyle Richards is playing cheerleader for Morgan Wade ... while estranged husband Mauricio Umansky vacations halfway across the world with a much younger actress.

The 'RHOBH' star was backstage for Morgan's concert Friday at the Minnesota Yacht Club Festival in St. Paul ... supporting her close friend and dressing to the nines. We're told Kyle had an appearance at the festival for 'Mamitas', a tequila drink that she is a part-owner of.

Kyle's very public show of support for Morgan comes only hours after we got photos of Mauricio lounging at a beach club in Greece with Nikita Kahn -- where they were getting handsy and looking very much like a new couple.

Jordin Sparks isn't feeling great about her chances to replace Katy Perry as a judge on "American Idol" ... but she's still open to a call, and even has a sense of how she'd do it.

We caught up with the 'Idol' alum in L.A., where she confirmed she was totally serious when she pitched herself as the new judge for season 23 -- and while she believes that fell on deaf ears ... she also says she'd still love to return to her 'Idol' roots.

Jordin says hiring someone like her to fill in for Katy makes sense in her mind -- 'cause she's been on the show and has the experience ... but of course, it ain't really her call.

Amber Rose did a parody of Vanilla Ice's hit hip-hop classic at the Republican National Convention -- and if you're wondering if the man himself is bent outta shape about ... well, we have an answer.

Vanilla tells TMZ ... he does indeed have ownership rights to "Ice Ice Baby" -- the track that Amber and rapper Forgiato Blow spoofed to promo their support of Donald Trump at the convention this week -- and VI notes he didn't approve the track to be used for GOP purposes.

He goes on to tell us that the publishing company that also holds rights to the song didn't clear it either -- which is why it got yanked off of YouTube ... but in terms of whether Vanilla is actually upset about it ... it doesn't really sound like he is.