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Travis Scott's Australian fans in Melbourne put chaos on the menu for his "Circus Maximus" world tour stop in an eerily familiar scene reminiscent of the 2021 Astroworld disaster!!!

Swarms of rowdy fans grew restless outside Marvel Stadium ahead of Tuesday's show ... and as tensions began to rise, so did the amount of objects thrown into the air!!!

At one point, fans can be seen breaking through barricades in the general admission area,  and some were bold enough to lift them off the ground altogether!!!

RZA is looking back at Kendrick Lamar and Drake's epic rap battle with admiration, but thinks K. Dot was able to get the edge because he's naturally got that glow ... the power of elevation!!!!

The Wu-Tang Clan architect tells Complex in a new interview he believes Kendrick and Drake can shake hands down the line like Jay-Z and Nas did for their era in due time ... and he goes on to analyze their rap war from an athletic angle.

"First of all, Kendrick is the natural lyricist, and Drake is a trained lyricist," RZA explained. "You could train a fighter and he could be good, then you got those natural fighters who also then go through training. So that's a different chamber there. And while Drake got bars forever, Kendrick's bars' potency was stronger."

Liam Payne’s heartbroken girlfriend, Kate Cassidy, shared an emotional tribute to the late star, revealing she and the “love of her life” were planning to tie the knot next year.

Kate dropped a carousel of pics of her and Liam on IG Wednesday, along with a heartfelt message saying just weeks earlier he had given her a note he told her not to open at the time -- declaring he hoped to marry her within a year.

Kate wrote, "Liam, I know we'll be together forever, but not in the way we planned. You'll always be with me. I've gained a guardian angel."

Shakira says she needed to get back to making music to navigate her breakup with Gerard Piqué ... adding grief isn't a linear process.

The pop superstar opened up about her split from the former soccer star in a cover story in GQ Spain ... telling the magazine she stayed quiet in the months after -- but, she couldn't really begin to heal until she started writing music again.

Shakira explains it was hard to recognize all of her vulnerabilities and put them out there for the world to hear ... but, it's helped her kickstart the healing process.

While Zach Bryan's ex-girlfriend is on the bathroom floor crying about their recent split, he's putting out new music ... and it has the makings of a breakup song.

The musician just shared a snippet of a new track on his official Instagram page ... and he's banging away at the piano and singing.

Among the lyrics ... "Recall when we, went to Rockaway Beach, summer heat in eastern Queens, and a subway ride."

Sabrina Carpenter was feeling upside-down after clocking "Stranger Things" star Millie Bobby Brown in the crowd at her "Short n’ Sweet" tour.

The singer singled out MBB during her show at Atlanta’s State Farm Arena Tuesday evening, where she told the crowd she was "really distracted" by the actress' looks.

She noted ... "I see this gorgeous girl ... This girl is so hot. Who are you, what is your name?"

Cardi B and Offset's divorce appears to have taken a contentious turn ... the rapper just put her baby daddy on blast in a series of heated tweets.

Late Tuesday evening, Cardi shared her candid opinions about Offset on X ... telling her followers she wished "the worst on this man."

As she continued, the "Up" rapper declared she had "never hated somebody so much" and encouraged those thirsting after the Migos member to take him off her hands.

Kanye West is taking full advantage of the Japanese resources at his disposal to complete his "Bully" album -- he recruited a well-known photog to shoot his album cover!!!

On Wednesday, Ye debuted the "Bully" cover art, which depicts a person squinting heavily and brandishing black and white teeth ... looks similar to his infamous titanium grill.

Ye credited Japanese photographer Daidō Moriyama for the album cover ... the 86-year-old is renowned for his bold black-and-white portrait shots and the superstar rapper apparently got the results he was looking for!!!

Jason Kelce is putting an end to sleep-gate ... emphatically saying he was NOT snoozin' during Taylor Swift's recent "Eras" tour show in Miami, despite what the internet thinks!

JK was choppin' it up with bro Travis Kelce on the latest edition of their "New Heights" podcast ... when the conversation turned to the recent viral photo which seemingly showed the retired NFL star catching some Zs during TS' latest show.

And, in the pic -- taken by Jason's former Eagles teammate Beau Allen -- it surely seems like Kelce was sleeping ... but he swears he was wide awake!

BTS member J-Hope is wasting no time getting back in the spotlight after completing his military service ... throwing out the first pitch at a KBO Korean Series game!!

Hobi was a special guest for the matchup between the KIA Tigers and Samsung Lions ... taking the field in an EV9 SUV and embracing the crowd before the ceremonial toss.

The fans in attendance let out a loud cheer for the singer and rapper as he took the mound ... and fittingly, he had a purple custom glove with his name stitched into it.

Kim Kardashian didn't need to ride a tornado to Oz ... she brought the magical land to her house -- hosting an advance screening of the movie "Wicked," featuring its major stars.

The reality TV star/mogul hosted a pajama party at her home for an early viewing of the film -- BTW, it's due for release in about a month.

Kardashian shared tons of images from the magical evening ... beginning with a look at the pink and green decorations, and posters of Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo as Glinda and Elphaba, respectively.

Eminem kept it all business opening up for Barack Obama at a Kamala Harris event in Michigan ... but Barack Obama was so loose, he started rapping a famous Em song.

Slim Shady just introduced Obama at Tuesday's Harris campaign rally in Detroit, and he kept it pretty brief and played things straight ... but when Barry O came out, he lost himself in the music.

Ya gotta see the video ... Obama takes the baton from Eminem and start's rapping Em's "Lose Yourself" at the podium ... and the crowd goes crazy.

Christina Aguilera is fishing for compliments with a seasonal thirst trap ... and it looks like she's continued to slim down.

The pop queen just posted a series of sultry snaps on her official Instagram page, showing off her trim physique in a Halloween inspired dress.

As Xtina explains in the caption ... it's her "favorite time of year" ... and she's got a ton of Halloween decorations around the house, even though all eyes are on her.

Liam Payne's father is offering to help police in Argentina get to the bottom of his son's death.

Geoff Payne has been in Buenos Aires since Friday, flying in from the United Kingdom two days after his son's death, and visiting the memorial to the late One Direction singer.

Argentina's National Criminal and Correctional Prosecutor's Office No. 14 announced Tuesday that Liam's father met with officials and was briefed on the investigation ... and they say Geoff told them he would be willing to tell them everything he knows about his son's life in order to help the investigation.

Chappell Roan hit up Halloween Horror Nights for a frightfully fun escape after a rough patch in the spotlight -- and the thrills were clearly worth it.

The singer truly embraced the spooky spirit at Universal Studios Hollywood this weekend, playfully getting her scare on with some chainsaw-wielding actors in wild costumes.

Robin Thicke went all-in on the Halloween fun, pretending to be scared stiff as a prop knife hovered at his neck.

Quando Rondo wants to fix his public perception after years of legal run-ins, but won't suffer cabin fever figuring out the game plan ... a judge is allowing him to hit NYC to resume his rap career!!!

TMZ Hip Hop obtained court docs that approved QR's request to travel to New York this week to conduct business with his label, Atlantic Records.

Probation officers have been keeping Quando on a tight leash, but apparently had no issues with him visiting the Atlantic Records offices.