Posted Nov 28th 2009 12:00AM by TMZ Staff
With '60s hits like "Dancing in the Streets," "Heat Wave," "Nowhere to Run" and "Jimmy Mack," Martha Reeves became famous as the lead singer of the girl group Martha & the Vandellas. Guess what she looks like now!

Filed under: Music, Beauty, 'Memba Them?!
Tags: Martha and the Vandellas, MarthaAndTheVandellas
Posted Nov 27th 2009 5:15AM by TMZ Staff
With '90s hits like "Linger," "Ode to My Family," "Ridiculous Thoughts" and "Salvation," Dolores O'Riordan became famous as the lead singer of the Cranberries. Guess what she looks like now!

Filed under: Music, Beauty, 'Memba Them?!
Tags: Cranberries, Dolores ORiordan, DoloresOriordan
Posted Nov 26th 2009 5:06AM by TMZ Staff
In 1991, Ce Ce Peniston became famous for her monster hit "Finally." Guess what she looks like now!

Filed under: Music, Beauty, 'Memba Them?!
Tags: CeCe Peniston, CecePeniston
Posted Nov 25th 2009 5:15AM by TMZ Staff
After over 30 years of performing, it's nice to see 61-year-old Alice Cooper still gets really excited to be on stage.

Either that, or rigor mortis has set in.
Filed under: Music
Tags: alice cooper, AliceCooper
Posted Nov 24th 2009 5:01PM by TMZ Staff
Running with Jerry O'Connell is a real Party ... in the U.S.A.

Rebecca Romijn's hubby went for a jog yesterday, when his iPod dropped his favorite tune -- and that Miley song was on ... the Miley song was on ...and Jerry sang along.
Filed under: Paparazzi Video, Music, Miley Cyrus
Tags: ipod, jerry oconnell, JerryOconnell
Posted Nov 24th 2009 11:00AM by TMZ Staff
15-year-old pop thing Justin Bieber is known for breakin' the hearts of 12-year-old girls -- but last night, he finished off his show by breaking his foot.

After his concert in London, Justin posted the above pic of his foot in a cast on his Twitter -- along with a play-by-play on how he hurt himself, saying, "In the last song ONE TIME i tripped over something on stage coming down the ramp and felt my ankle roll in a very bad way.
turns out I fractured my foot and had to finish the song on a broken foot. After i was done i was in such pain i skipped the encore and got off stage and back to see the medics."
It's clear from the video he's hurtin' -- fortunately his loyal army of 12-year-olds are willing to nurse him back to health.
Filed under: Music, Nurse!
Tags: broken, broken foot, BrokenFoot, cast, injured, justin bieber, JustinBieber, singer
Posted Nov 24th 2009 12:00AM by TMZ Staff
In the '70s, Gregg Allman became famous as the founding member of the Allman Brothers Band. Guess what he looks like now!

Filed under: Music, Beauty, 'Memba Them?!
Tags: Greg Allman, GregAllman
Posted Nov 23rd 2009 5:20PM by TMZ Staff
Chris Brown was officially dropped from a track on Timbaland's new album -- and sources tell TMZ, the decision wasn't entirely about the music.

A source close to Brown tells TMZ the singer's vocals were removed from a song called "The One I Love" due to the "drama" surrounding him.
Tim's manager, Marcus Spence, confirms Brown was dropped from the song -- but insists the move was a "creative decision for both parties" adding, "There's nothing against Chris. We love Chris."
But according to rapper D.O.E. -- who does appear on the track -- the song was originally called "Maniac" ... but was changed because "some people" didn't think it would be a good idea to attach Brown to a song with that title.
Funny enough -- Timbaland's album will be released the same day as Brown's ... December 8th.
Filed under: Music, Chris Brown, Exclusives
Tags: chris brown, ChrisBrown, d.o.e., maniac, marcus spence, MarcusSpence, rihanna, the one i love, TheOneILove, timbaland
Posted Nov 23rd 2009 4:10AM by TMZ Staff
TMZ has learned Kevin Rudolf -- the dude who isn't Lil Wayne in that "Let It Rock" song -- pissed off a lot of high school students last month when his $7,000 homecoming performance turned out to be two lip-synced songs and a fast exit.

The ASB director at Valencia High School in California tells TMZ Rudolf was paid the $7k to sing at their homecoming dance ... but instead of singing, we're told he just popped in a DVD and lip-synced his two most popular songs -- "Let It Rock" and "Welcome to the World."
The ASB director tells us when he confronted Rudolf on his Britney-esque performance, some guy in the singer's entourage said, "Forget this place. Let's get out of here." And then left.
Filed under: Music, Exclusives
Tags: kevin rudolf, KevinRudolf, let it rock, LetItRock, lil wayne, LilWayne, valencia, valencia high school, ValenciaHighSchool, welcome to the world, WelcomeToTheWorld
Posted Nov 22nd 2009 6:55AM by TMZ Staff
Jon Bon Jovi and Gwen Stefani are following in Taylor Swift's sports-bar-crushing footsteps -- because the two pop stars are also suing a hometown drinking establishment for allegedly jacking their music.

According to a lawsuit filed in Minnesota last month, several of Gwen and Bon Jovi's compositions were publicly performed at Sally's Saloon & Eatery -- and they claim the bar never got the licensing it needed. Now Bon Jovi, Gwen, and all the other people who own copyrights to their music want the bar to pay damages ... and stop playing their songs.
This could be a crushing blow to the local watering hole -- because as we all know, a bar without Bon Jovi's "Livin' on a Prayer" is like a bird without wings.
Calls to Universal Music Group weren't returned. A rep at Sally's wasn't even aware of the lawsuit.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Music, Gwen Stefani, Exclusives, Taylor Swift
Tags: bon jovi, BonJovi, gwen stefani, GwenStefani, jon bon jovi, JonBonJovi, livin on a prayer, LivinOnAPrayer, sallys saloon and eatery, SallysSaloonAndEatery, universal music group, UniversalMusicGroup
Posted Nov 21st 2009 3:20AM by TMZ Staff
William Michael Griffith Jr. aka Rakim is famous for being one of the pioneers of hip-hop as part of the duo Eric B. & Rakim. Guess what he looks like now!

Filed under: Music, Beauty, 'Memba Them?!
Tags: Rakim
Posted Nov 20th 2009 11:00AM by TMZ Staff
UPDATE: Miley was not in any of the buses traveling in the caravan. The Cyrus Family released the following statement: "We are deeply saddened by the loss of Bill "Uncle Bill" Douglas. Members of our tour are like members of our family. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family in the midst of this tragedy. He will truly be missed."
The North Carolina concert Miley Cyrus was traveling to when one of her tour buses crashed, killing the driver, is still set to go on as planned.
TMZ spoke with an employee at the Greensboro Coliseum Complex in Greensboro, NC who tells us they've been flooded with calls asking about Miley's concert on Sunday. At this point, the employee tells us, "The show is going on as scheduled."
As we previously reported, one person was killed when the bus veered off the road in Virgina and crashed onto its side. The bus was part of a four-vehicle caravan, one of which was carrying Miley - though her bus was not involved in the accident.
The ill-fated bus was loaded with several members of Miley's concert lighting team.
Filed under: Music, Miley Cyrus, Exclusives
Tags: bus crash, BusCrash, hannah montana, HannahMontana, miley cyrus, MileyCyrus, tour bus, TourBus
Posted Nov 19th 2009 3:10PM by TMZ Staff
"Cocaine" is never free ... neither is Taylor Swift, John Fogerty and the Harper Valley P.T.A. -- this according to the secret agents who claim they caught an Idaho sports bar playing music they hadn't paid for.

As TMZ first reported, BMI -- the enforcers of music royalties -- sent a spy to The Sports Cellar bar in Idaho to see if they were playing music they hadn't paid for the rights to use ... and according to court documents, this is what they heard:
-- Cocaine
-- Amarillo By Morning
-- Harper Valley P.T.A.
-- Long As I Can See the Light ... by John Fogerty
-- She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy
-- Here Without You
-- Should've Said No .. by Taylor Swift
-- I Get It
-- Five Dollar Fine
-- Gotta Get Me Down Home
After the recon mission, BMI, Taylor Swift and several recording artists filed a lawsuit against the bar for copyright infringement.
So why would the secret agents for BMI target little podunk bars? Because they're sending a message to every small joint in the county -- Big Brother is always watching.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Music, Taylor Swift
Tags: bmi, cocaine, harper valley pta, HarperValleyPta, john fogerty, JohnFogerty, lawsuit, taylor swift, TaylorSwift, the sports cellar, TheSportsCellar

