Ne-Yo Confused About His Label Signing A.I. Artist TaTa Ne-Yo gets his breaking news from TMZ, because our photog clued him in to the fact one of his music labels signed an A.I. artist ... and he told us why it could be a good thing for humans. We got Ne-Yo at LAX, and our photog asked him about his Pan-Asian music and entertainment company, Pacific… ... Read More Date Published: 03/26/2026
Nas & DJ Premier Finally Announce Long-Awaited Joint Album Nas and DJ Premier are fulfilling an "Illmatic" prophecy and delivering their first collaborative album, just in time for Christmas!!! On Tuesday, Nas and Premo officially announced the project is titled "Light-Years" ... and it's set to release on December 12th on Nas' Mass Appeal Records. Nas'… ... Read More Date Published: 11/25/2025
Bryson Tiller Says Timbaland Had Him Quit His Job, Then Left Him Hanging Bryson Tiller's 2015 debut album "T R A P S O U L" went on to create an entire new lane for artists -- a vision the lowkey artist says Timbaland couldn't see in real time!!! While discussing his career trajectory on the "New Rory & MAL" podcast, Tiller says Timbaland was so impressed with his… ... Read More Date Published: 08/26/2025
Britney Spears Dances to a Justin Timberlake Song on Boat Britney Spears is back on vacation and doing a little throwback, romantically speaking, as she shakes her assets in a bikini ... while listening to some Justin Timberlake! The Princess of Pop was cheezin' hard while rocking green swimwear on a boat. Brit dancing on her Instagram is nothing new,… ... Read More Date Published: 08/21/2025
Jermaine Dupri Calls Timbaland's A.I. Project 'Crazy' in Disbelief Jermaine Dupri is set to crank up the heat when it comes to the R&B sector, but he can't believe his ears regarding Timbaland's robotic moves!!! TMZ Hip Hop caught up with the So So Def founder on Friday, still dripping with the ink from the new deal he signed with his protégé and HYBE… ... Read More Date Published: 06/09/2025
Big Sean Denies Dissing Kendrick Lamar in 'On The Radar' Freestyle Big Sean is denying his latest lyrical assaults are aimed at Kendrick Lamar -- a narrative he's blaming DJ Akademiks for drumming up the dumbness!!! The Detroit rapper resumed his comeback this week on the coveted "On The Radar" freestyle series over Aaliyah and Timbaland's "If Your Girl Only… ... Read More Date Published: 07/17/2024
Swizz Beatz, Timbaland Bring Verzuz to Elon Musk and X, Fans Don't Like It Swizz Beatz and Timbaland are breathing new life into their Verzuz platform through a partnership with Elon Musk that'll have all their upcoming events on X for free ... and yet, some fans are still complaining. The two superproducers made the announcement Wednesday during the Cannes Lions… ... Read More Date Published: 06/19/2024
Timbaland se disculpa con Britney Spears por su broma sobre el bozal Timbaland está enfrentando las reacciones negativas que causó su comentario sobre "ponerle un bozal" a Britney Spears. El productor y rapero le pidió disculpas a la cantante y sus fans, quienes reaccionaron como locos cuando la broma se hizo viral. El martes, durante una sesión de streaming en… ... Read More Date Published: 11/08/2023
Timbaland Apologizes to Britney Spears After Viral 'Muzzle' Joke Timbaland is facing the backlash head-on after his "muzzle joke" aimed at Britney Spears -- he's apologizing to her and her fans, who had a riotous response when his remark went viral. On Tuesday, during a TikTok streaming session, Timbaland admitted his faults, saying ... "I’m sorry to all the… ... Read More Date Published: 11/08/2023
Britney Spears Fans Demand Timbaland Apologize For 'Muzzle' Comments Timbaland happily came to Justin Timberlake's defense when the topic of Britney Spears' best-selling memoir came up -- but his response has Britney's army of fans declaring war on the superproducer!!! Fans caught wind Tuesday of the sly remark Tim made during his Oct. 29 live interview with 9th… ... Read More Date Published: 11/07/2023
Los fans de Britney Spears exigen a Timbaland que se disculpe por sus comentarios sobre ponerle un "bozal" a la cantante ¡¡¡Timbaland salió alegremente en defensa de Justin Timberlake cuando surgió el tema del best-seller de Britney Spears en una entrevista, pero su respuesta tiene al ejército de fans de la cantante declarándole la guerra al superproductor!!! Los fans se enteraron el martes del comentario que… ... Read More Date Published: 11/07/2023
Busta Rhymes Stopped Vacation to Pitch Album to Pharrell, Timbaland and Swizz Busta Rhymes is revealing how he was able to assemble the hip hop Avengers of producing -- Pharrell, Timbaland, Swizz Beatz -- for his new album ... and the idea for his unbeatable team first came to him on a boat. The Dungeon Dragon checked in with TMZ Hip Hop just minutes before he hit the stage… ... Read More Date Published: 10/28/2023
Busta Rhymes Announces 'BlockBusta' Album Exec. Produced By Pharrell, Timbaland, Swizz Beatz Busta Rhymes is demanding all the lights, camera, and action for his upcoming eleventh studio album so much, he's naming it "BlockBusta" and handpicked the 3 best producers EVER ... to craft his latest project!!! On Monday, Busta assembled his version of the Avengers ... Pharrell Williams,… ... Read More Date Published: 10/23/2023
Timbaland's Ex-Partner Magoo Dead At 50 Rapper Magoo, Timbaland's former collaborator, has died. Recording artist Digital Black confirmed Magoo's passing in an Instagram post, writing, "Man can’t believe this RIH Magoo damn big bro wasnt ready for this at all." Digital accompanied his message with a cover of Magoo (real name Melvin… ... Read More Date Published: 08/14/2023
Timbaland, Justin Timberlake and Nelly Furtado Tease Reunion In the Studio Timbaland's back in the studio -- with real humans, after entertaining the thought of AI -- with his longtime pals Justin Timberlake and Nelly Furtado!!! The "Dream Team" trio was apparently up late in the studio on Tuesday night ... sharing several pics of themselves with huge grins, a good sign… ... Read More Date Published: 07/26/2023
Swizz Beatz Premieres 'Tony Montana' Song For Diddy, DJ Khaled, Jeezy, Timbaland Swizz Beatz felt it best to channel Al Pacino's Scarface out in Miami for DJ Khaled's We The Best golf tournament ... judging from the new "Tony Montana" track he spun to get his fellow rap stars grooving!!! TMZ Hip Hop obtained video from Timbaland giving Swizz a grand intro Wednesday as he… ... Read More Date Published: 07/20/2023
Busta Rhymes Says We 'Cant Do No Wrong' on New Album with Mega Producers Busta Rhymes is feeling more like King Midas these days, 'cause he says everything he touches is basically turning to gold ... and his new album should be no different considering the heavy hitters he's got on board. TMZ Hip Hop caught up with Busta late Tuesday night in NYC as he was leaving Quad… ... Read More Date Published: 05/17/2023
Timbaland Debuts AI Biggie Collab, Tags Young Guru For Approval Timbaland is going against the grain of the music industry ... while most artists and execs push back against AI, he's actually embracing it with a new track featuring AI-generated Notorious B.I.G. vocals!!! The mega-producer and Verzuz co-creator was bursting with Christmas Day excitement while… ... Read More Date Published: 05/04/2023
Swizz Beatz & Timbaland Settle Triller Lawsuit, Tease New Verzuz Swizz Beatz and Timbaland's $28 million legal war with Triller over their Verzuz payouts has come to a close -- the 2 hip hop superproducers have settled. TMZ broke the story ... Swizz and Timbaland sued Triller following the sale of their series, accusing Triller of failing to deliver on all the… ... Read More Date Published: 09/23/2022
Babyface Says Teddy Riley Verzuz Gained Him 700K Followers Overnight R&B's senior statesman Babyface has sold millions of records with Whitney Houston, Toni Braxton and on his own … but he’s crediting Verzuz for taking his career to the next level in the social media era. Babyface was a guest on “Million Dollarz Of Game” where he revealed to Gillie Da… ... Read More Date Published: 08/29/2022
Diddy & Jermaine Dupri Boycotting Triller to Support Swizz Beatz & Timbaland Diddy is backing Swizz Beatz and Timbaland in their ongoing legal battle with Triller ... and he's advising the culture to do the same!!! The Bad Boy Records mogul dropped a PSA on Instagram Thursday ... right after confirming a Bad Boy vs. So So Def hit-for-hit battle with Jermaine Dupri. As a… ... Read More Date Published: 08/19/2022
Styles P Says He'll Boycott Verzuz If Swizz Beatz & Timbaland Leave Triller Styles P, one of Verzuz most valuable players, says he'll cut ties with the livestream event if Triller can't figure things out with Swizz Beatz and Timbaland ... and he's urging the hip hop community to do the same. We spoke with the LOX rapper Wednesday who says if he was on Triller's board,… ... Read More Date Published: 08/18/2022
Swizz Beatz and Timbaland Suing Triller for $28 Million Over Verzuz 8/17 -- A rep for Triller just released a statement, saying, "This is not a feud over VERZUZ, but simply about earn-out payments to Swizz and Tim. Swizz and Tim have personally been paid by Triller over $50 million in cash and stock to-date, and they stand to benefit even more over time. In… ... Read More Date Published: 08/16/2022
Onyx Say Verzuz Debacle Wasn't Swizz Beatz and Timbaland's Fault Veteran rap group Onyx isn't tripping about their recent Verzuz with Cypress Hill, even though CH is roasting Triller for not promoting the matchup like previous editions. We caught Fredro Starr and Sticky Fingaz out in NYC who were big excited to promote their new album, "Onyx Versus Everybody,"… ... Read More Date Published: 05/19/2022
Timbaland and Swizz Beatz in 'Verzuz' Rematch Battle Timbaland and Swizz Beatz went head-to-head again Sunday night for a Verzuz rematch, and it did not disappoint!!! The 2 founders of the super popular music competition squared off at Miami's Club LIV, and they dedicated the evening to the late DMX. DaBaby, Nas, Rick Ross, Fabolous, Busta Rhymes… ... Read More Date Published: 05/31/2021
Timbaland, Swizz Beatz Talk Potential Diddy vs. Dre After Record-Setting 'Verzuz' Diddy battling Dr. Dre is the next epic "Verzuz" the people wanna see ... the masterminds behind the battle show-turned-phenomenon know it too -- and they're not ruling it out. "Verzuz" creators, and producing icons, Timbaland and Swizz Beatz joined us on "TMZ Live" to talk about how to follow up… ... Read More Date Published: 12/02/2020
Timbaland and Swizz Beatz DJ Battle Show Drawing Network Attention Timbaland says his virtual rap battle show -- featuring the likes of RZA and Lil Jon -- is catching the eyes of entertainment bigwigs ... but he and Swizz Beatz ain't ready to sell out just yet!!! The mega-producer joined us Tuesday on "TMZ Live" and gave us the lowdown on "Verzuz" -- the… ... Read More Date Published: 04/14/2020
Timbaland Aiming to Lose Nearly 200 lbs. After Kicking Opioid Addiction Timbaland's body is damn near unrecognizable from where he was a couple years ago -- and he's crediting his will power ... for keeping him in the gym, and off prescription pills. Justin Timberlake's fave mega-producer was on "TMZ Live" Friday, rocking a muscle tee, no less, and showing off his… ... Read More Date Published: 02/14/2020
Missy Elliott, Timbaland Sued for Stiffing Songwriter Out of Aaliyah Royalties 11/16 -- A rep for Missy's team tells us, "There is not now and never was any 'agreement' between Missy Elliott and Terry Williams. As the exclusive owner of her own lyrics and vocals that she created, Missy is not obligated to pay Terry Williams money." He continues, "These claims against… ... Read More Date Published: 11/15/2018
Swizz Beatz & Timbaland Say They're Taking Beat Battle on the Road Swizz Beatz wasn't kidding when he said his beat battle with Timbaland was "to be continued" -- the hip-hop icons are planning a tour. The mega producers joined us on "TMZ Live" to talk about the stage battle they had Sunday night at Hot 97's Summer Jam concert -- and they revealed it was NOT a… ... Read More Date Published: 06/11/2018
Timbaland Buys Insane $4 Million Miami Condo Timbaland knows value when he sees it ... that's why he dropped FOUR MILLION BUCKS for a condo that's still under construction. The mega hitmaker spent a small fortune on this plush Miami crib in the 53-story Aria on the Bay building that's nearing completion. Timbaland's oasis is a 6-bedroom,… ... Read More Date Published: 01/11/2018
Justin Timberlake Jacked Our Dreamy Music ... Cirque du Soleil Sues Justin Timberlake and Timbaland love them some Cirque du Soleil ... so much so, they jacked some of its music for one of JT's tune, at least according to the performing troupe. Cirque filed a lawsuit against Timberlake and his producer for their song "Don't Hold the Wall" ... from the "20/20… ... Read More Date Published: 03/31/2016
Derek Jeter Sued -- 50 Cent Too Black for My Underwear Line Derek Jeter allegedly backed out of a deal to promote a fancy male underwear line ... all because he felt 50 Cent would make the company too "urban" for his taste ... so says a lawsuit obtained by TMZ Sports. Jeter has been sued in Sweden over his involvement with Frigo -- an undie company… ... Read More Date Published: 11/18/2015
Timbaland -- I'm Going Country ... with Justin Timberlake!! (TMZ Live) Hip-hop and R&B producer supreme Timbaland is ready to get his twang on, y'all ... and he's gonna do it with his pal Justin Timberlake. Timbaland was on TMZ Live Tuesday and we brought up JT bringing down the house at the CMAs with his Chris Stapleton duet. Since Timberlake and Timbaland are… ... Read More Date Published: 11/17/2015
Timbaland -- Lifetime Deserves the Heat ... For Crappy Aaliyah Biopic Timbaland clearly thinks Lifetime deserves every ounce of crap being flung their way for the Aaliyah biopic that premiered Saturday ... and during his attack on the network, no digital punches were pulled. The rapper/producer went on a social media rampage last night urging people to boycott the… ... Read More Date Published: 11/16/2014
Timbaland -- I'm Keeping My Wife ... AND My Millions!! Timbaland is looking like a man in love with his wife -- which is kinda shocking since just a year ago she was out to DESTROY him. TMZ has learned Timba's divorce from Monique Mosley has been quietly dismissed ... which explains why he's been posting romantic pics of the two of them lately. As we… ... Read More Date Published: 10/29/2014
Timbaland -- Accused of Having a Brass Pair ... Down Under Timbaland's got some chutzpah on him -- he chose to perform in Finland instead of Australia ... which would be fine if he hadn't run off with $500,000 from an Australian promoter ... or so the promoter claims in a new lawsuit. Here's what happened ... Timbaland agreed to a series of concerts in… ... Read More Date Published: 06/06/2014
Timbaland -- Post-Separation Party ... With Jay-Z and Lenny Kravitz Timbaland celebrated his pending divorce last night in Paris -- with Jay Z, Lenny Kravitz ... and 30 ACE OF SPADES BOTTLES!! The three rolled into Club 79 after Hova's Bercy Arena concert ... and an employee tell us the bottles were worth around $26k -- but they were all comped. We're told… ... Read More Date Published: 10/19/2013
Timbaland's Wife Files For Divorce -- What's Yours Is Mine! Timbaland's wife has filed for divorce ... TMZ has learned ... and she's not only demanding that he foot the bill for their kid, she wants him to pay for a kid he didn't even father. Monique Mosley says in her divorce docs -- obtained by TMZ -- that although she and Timbaland have been married for… ... Read More Date Published: 10/16/2013
Spike Lee -- Superfan Turns Traitor ... Parties with Miami Heat Miami Heat parties are so ballin'... even their most hated enemies will bow down for a chance to hang with the champs -- just ask #1 Knicks fan Spike Lee! LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh hosted a sick bash at Club Bamboo on South Beach Friday night -- with a ton of celeb guests. Drake… ... Read More Date Published: 06/24/2013
Timbaland -- Time To Fess Up Over 'Stolen' Watch Timbaland is a big fat liar who's trying to get one over on his insurance company by filing a bogus $1.8 million claim over a missing watch ... this according to legal docs filed by the insurance company. TMZ broke the story ... Timbaland filed a lawsuit against American Home Assurance Company… ... Read More Date Published: 03/30/2013
Timbaland Sues Over Missing Watch ... Where's My $1.8 Million??? Timbaland is still crying over that $1.8 MILLION watch that went missing two years ago (wouldn't you be?) -- and now he's filed a lawsuit against his insurance company ... claiming it REFUSES to cough up the cash to cover his claim. According to a lawsuit filed against American Home Assurance… ... Read More Date Published: 01/26/2013
Lil Wayne -- Clubbin' with Kanye, Diddy, Busta and Fat Joe Lil Wayne returned to the Miami club scene last night ... with some of the most powerful people in the rap game ... including Diddy and Kanye West ... and TMZ has the pic. It all went down at LIV nightclub inside the Fontainebleau Hotel ... where Weezy and Co. spent the end of their Thanksgiving… ... Read More Date Published: 11/26/2012
Timbaland 911 Call -- 'We Can't Find Him' TMZ has obtained the Timbaland 911 call, in which his mother-in-law desperately declares an emergency -- stating the rapper/producer was "tired of the stress" ... and noted that he was near a cliff. TMZ broke the story ... after receiving the call, the L.A. County Sheriff's Department dispatcher… ... Read More Date Published: 08/25/2010
Timbaland -- Cops APB: 'Possible Suicide Attempt' Timbaland was the subject of a manhunt yesterday after his family believed he was so distraught over the theft of a $2 million piece of jewelry he might harm himself ... this according to law enforcement sources. According to sources, the L.A. County Sheriff's Department put out a "possible… ... Read More Date Published: 08/25/2010
TMZ Live: Lohan, Timbaland, and Tiger Woods We took your questions on everything -- including our exclusive first post-rehab photo of Lindsay Lohan, the Timbaland 911 call, and Tiger and Elin speaking out for the first time since finalizing their divorce. Plus: The fire alarm went off three different times during TMZ Live today ... but… ... Read More Date Published: 08/25/2010
Timbaland Axes Chris Brown from His Album 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,… ... Read More Date Published: 11/23/2009
Timbaland Puts a Ring on It Sorry single ladies, Timothy Zachery Mosley aka Timbaland is showing off his wedding bling. Everyone's favorite record producer married his publicist Monique Idlett last year and flashed his rock in Beverly Hills on Thursday. No doubt Monique has an even bigger ring, if he wants to keep up the… ... Read More Date Published: 05/29/2009
Timbaland -- Blackground Blackballed Me This is a story about a recording artist who became a big shot record producer ... so big, his own people allegedly wanted to take him down. Timbaland is going after his record label, Blackground Records, claiming they didn't utter a peep when he first decided to make his move from "performer" to… ... Read More Date Published: 03/25/2009
Florist to Timbaland: Get Scrooged A Florida florist wants a piece of Timbaland's mansion after the rap mogul allegedly stiffed the store out of more than $10,000 in Xmas decorations. The White Tulip Florist in Miami Beach filed legal papers required to slap a lien on Timba's Miami mansion, claiming he bought $25,850 worth of… ... Read More Date Published: 12/29/2008
Driver for Timba Lands in Handcuffs Next time Timbaland hires a driver, he might want to check if the guy actually has a license first. TMZ has obtained video of the mega-producer surrounded by cops in Times Square early Wednesday morning while his chauffeur was taken in for driving without a license. Timba looked pissed, and righly… ... Read More Date Published: 07/17/2008
Timbaland's Karaoke Wedding TMZ spies were in Aruba last weekend, when rapper/mega-producer Timbaland got hitched on a private island. But don't think everything was as fancy as it looks! Spies at the wedding site tell us Timbaland's wedding -- which the hotel called code name "Heaven on Earth" -- featured open mic karaoke… ... Read More Date Published: 06/26/2008
George Hamilton: The New Lyrical Gangsta? He of the über-tan, George Hamilton, broke it down Vanilla Ice-style outside Mr. Chow last night and yes, it's as good as you'd hope. Also in L.A.: Alexis Arquette smacked a bitch up, her sis Rosanna called us "mean," the Beckhams caused chaos at LAX and Noah Wyle said he'd be back on "ER" -- but… ... Read More Date Published: 05/19/2008
LiLo Cuts One with Snoop Not what you think, but awesome nonetheless: Lindsay Lohan is recording tracks for her new album with none other than Snoop Dogg – and she's going to be on Motown Records? Does Mary Wilson know about this? Fox News reports that Lindz has in fact dropped a song for the new disc with his… ... Read More Date Published: 04/30/2008
Timbaland's Best Work Yet -- Lil' Timba In Timba's land, the branch doesn't fall far from the tree, clearly. TMZ caught up with super-producer Timbaland and his son Frankie outside of their NYC hotel, after the pair raised the roof at the Z100 Jingle Ball at Madison Square Garden. Timba brought lil' Timba on for part of the show, and… ... Read More Date Published: 12/17/2007
Dre, Timbaland and Levine Show Off Their Guns In between all the lip synching, bitch slappin' and sore-losing at last night's VMAs, some musicians found time to show off their newly ripped, worked-out bods! Gimme more! Looking like "Fan 4's" The Thing, Dr. Dre appeared in all his massive rock-hard glory. Sippin' on gin and juice? No longer… ... Read More Date Published: 09/10/2007
Timberlake and Timbaland Tear Up Club Clubgoers got a special Sin City showcase last night when music masterminds Justin Timberlake and Timbaland took over the DJ booth! The two Tims hit up JET Nightclub at the Mirage hotel, and helped get the packed house poppin' by grabbing the mics and getting loud for the crowd. Prolific producer… ... Read More Date Published: 09/02/2007
Timbaland: Bummin' It Fresh from a fistfight and jail stint in Germany, rapper/record producer Timbaland was spotted shopping in Paris on Tuesday. Tres chic! Timba (aka Timothy Mosely), left fashion-forward Parisians aghast as he lumbered along in this plain white tee and sweats and Uggish shoes. Ugh! The big teddy… ... Read More Date Published: 06/13/2007
Timbaland Arrested in German Bar Brawl Music producer Timbaland was busted by German cops on Sunday who said he and members of his posse sent a bar patron to the hospital. TMZ obtained photos taken in Cologne, Germany, where Timbaland and his friends allegedly attacked a man outside Hotel Intercontinental late Sunday night after a… ... Read More Date Published: 06/11/2007
Timbaland's Genius Mystifies Him Star Catcher hit both coasts last night, starting in Los Angeles, where we spotted the hottest music producer around: Timbaland. We asked Tim why he's so good, and the answer eluded him. "I don't know," he said, "I wish I did though." ... Read More Date Published: 02/09/2007
