Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Kim Petras has no clue who is responsible for placing those bombshell billboards right under the nose of a homophobic church ... but she loves sticking it to Westboro Baptist!!! The transgender singer spoke to us Monday on "TMZ Live" after her mug started popping up on electronic billboards right down the street from the hatemongers' HQ in Topeka, Kansas ... and Kim says she's tickled by the fact folks at Westboro Baptist have to see her every day. KSNT While Kim is coy about who is ultimately behind the placement of ads purposefully directed at the infamously anti-LGBTQ church -- she has a few ideas -- the up-and-coming singer takes a stab at the campaign's endgame and tells us why the move fits her brand. Kim fills us in on the statement she's hoping to make on behalf of the transgender community ... a message that goes beyond sassy billboards and music. … [Read more...] about Kim Petras Likes Razzing Westboro Baptist Church With Billboards
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On the Charts: XXXTentacion Nabs First Number One, Metallica Finish Second
XXXTentacion captured his first Number One album as the troubled Florida rapper’s ? debuted atop the Billboard 200. ? sold 131,000 total copies in its first week of release. However, only 20,000 of those copies were from traditional album sales, while 106,000 were the result of streaming equivalent albums, or SEAs. The rapper, who gained popularity on SoundCloud, previously peaked at Number Two six months ago with 17. Since then, XXXTentacion has become embroiled in a series of legal issues, including charges of aggravated battery of a pregnant woman, domestic battery by strangulation and nearly 20 other felonies. Billboard notes that the rapper was on house arrest from December until March 21st. Fifteen months after Metallica’s Hardwired… to Self-Destruct debuted at Number One, the heavy metal legends’ 2016 LP bounced back up to Number Two thanks to a 65,000 copies. However, as ? was fueled by SEAs, Hardwired‘s total was aided by a deal that paired … [Read more...] about On the Charts: XXXTentacion Nabs First Number One, Metallica Finish Second
Marshmello Sued by Arty for Ripping Off One Republic’s ‘I Lived’ Remix
EXCLUSIVE Marshmello's mega hit "Happier" has another artist PISSED ... claiming in a new lawsuit the famous DJ jacked his remix. Artem Stoliarov -- aka Arty -- is suing Marshmello claiming the DJ's track "Happier" is almost identical to Arty's remix of One Republic's "I Lived." In docs, obtained by TMZ, Arty claims that Marshmello's melody in "Happier" is a direct copy of Arty's "I Lived" remix ... specifically Marshmello's four-bar synthesizer, which Arty calls a knock off. What's more ... Arty claims out of the 20 notes, the order of the first 19 notes are identical. Arty says he and Marshmello are acquaintances and often perform at the same music festivals. Arty also claims Marshmello was at one of his shows and saw him perform his "I Lived" remix. Arty released his famous remix in 2014. The track peaked at No. 2 in the Billboard Hot 100 and remained in the charts for 35 weeks. It's gone multi-platinum twice and was recently played at the 2019 NFL Draft in Nashville. The … [Read more...] about Marshmello Sued by Arty for Ripping Off One Republic’s ‘I Lived’ Remix
American Music Awards: Green Day to Celebrate ‘Dookie’s’ 25th Anniversary With Performance
Christina Aguilera and A Great Big World also will take the stage at the Nov. 24 awards show, as will Post Malone featuring Ozzy Osbourne, Travis Scott and WATT. Green Day will celebrate the 25th anniversary of Dookie, the band's breakout album, at the 2019 American Music Awards, with a special performance. Green Day, three-time American Music Awards winners, will perform "Basket Case," from the 1994 album, as well as their new song "Father of All…," which is their latest No. 1 hit on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Songs chart. In addition, Christina Aguilera and A Great Big World will take the stage at the Nov. 24 awards show for the world television premiere of a new collaboration. They last performed together at the 2013 AMAs with their song "Say Something." Also taking the stage will be Post Malone featuring Ozzy Osbourne, Travis Scott and WATT, who'll perform a new single. Malone is a two-time AMA winner and this year's most-nominated artist with seven. As previously … [Read more...] about American Music Awards: Green Day to Celebrate ‘Dookie’s’ 25th Anniversary With Performance
Four-Time Tony Nominee Martin McDonagh Returns to Broadway With ‘Hangmen’
The dark comedy-thriller revolving around the 1965 abolition of capital punishment in England won the 2016 Olivier Award for best new play in London. The executioner is headed to Broadway. Two of them, actually. Martin McDonagh's Hangmen, which won the 2016 Olivier Award for best new play in its London premiere and the New York Drama Critics Circle honor for best foreign play for its acclaimed off-Broadway run two years later, will open March 19 at Broadway's Golden Theatre following previews from Feb. 28. The 20-week limited engagement is scheduled to run through July 18. The pitch-black comedy about injustice, revenge and man's natural instinct for violence is set in a Lancashire pub run by Harry Wade, Britain's second most famous executioner. Pegged to the abolition in 1965 of hanging in England, it clocks the mounting tensions as Harry deals with needling regulars and reporters eager for his take on the news, a surprise visit from his more celebrated professional rival and the … [Read more...] about Four-Time Tony Nominee Martin McDonagh Returns to Broadway With ‘Hangmen’
