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Donald Trump's triumphant entrance at the RNC to Queen's anthem was never approved by Queen ... TMZ has learned.

Trump walked onstage to "We are The Champions," but a rep for Sony Music ATV -- which owns publishing rights on the song -- tells us the Trump campaign never asked nor were they given permission to use the song.

Trump also used 'Champions' last month, and Queen's Brian May came out firing, saying he would never give permission to use the song because the band never wanted it used for politics.

Queen just released a statement, calling Trump's move, "An unauthorized use at the Republican Convention against our wishes."

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West will not face criminal prosecution for the secret recording in which Taylor hears all about the song "Famous" ... because she had NO expectation of privacy.

TMZ broke the story, Taylor's lawyer threatened Kanye with prosecution for taping the call and Taylor Swift has been mulling over the option of filing a police report.

Here's the problem ... in California, if someone records a "confidential communication" and the other party to the conversation doesn't know it's being taped, it's a crime. But "confidential communication" does not include conversations that "may be overheard."

We've heard the full tape ... and Taylor knew she was overheard. The conversation from Kanye's end was on speaker phone, and during the call producer Rick Rubin speaks up several times. Members of the crew filming Kanye on the call also speak in the room.

There's no doubt listening to the full tape ... Taylor knew she was being overheard. As a result, it's pretty clear ... Kanye didn't violate the law by recording it.

A chunk of Melania Trump's speech at the RNC was apparently lifted -- almost word for word -- from a Michelle Obama DNC speech.

It's either the political equivalent of copying someone's homework or a remarkable coincidence ... but check out this transcript of First Lady Obama's 2008 speech. Read along as you listen to Mrs. Trump's words in Cleveland.

"And Barack and I were raised with so many of the same values: That you work hard for what you want in life; that your word is your bond and you do what you say you're going to do; that you treat people with dignity and respect, even if you don't know them, and even if you don't agree with them.

And Barack and I set out to build lives guided by these values, and pass them on to the next generation. Because we want our children -- and all children in this nation -- to know that the only limit to the height of your achievements is the reach of your dreams and your willingness to work for them."

Before her speech, Melania told a reporter she'd written the speech herself ... with a little bit of help.

Aaron Rodgers' family drama is now front and center on the 'Bachelorette' -- and even JoJo Fletcher is pleading for the NFL superstar to reconcile with his brother.

Congressman Sean Duffy is jumping to his party's potential First Lady's defense, saying it's already time to "move on."

The Republican rep from Wisconsin -- and former "Real World" star -- thinks all the headlines about Melania Trump lifting parts of Michelle Obama's 2008 DNC speech are blowing things way out of proportion.

Sean's take? No duh the speeches were similar! Michelle cares about family values, and so does Melania ... just like any First Lady would.

As for the "coincidence" of almost exact words being used? Duffy had some thoughts on that, too ... take a listen.

Nick Cannon is fully woke and making statements -- both political and fashionable -- outside the RNC in Cleveland.

Nick was square in the middle of a Black Lives Matter protest on Monday. He was the one sporting the turban, if you couldn't spot him in the crowd.

The "America's Got Talent" host also led a BLM protest in NYC earlier this month after Alton Sterling and Philando Castile were shot and killed. That time he opted for black headgear.

Nick's clearly been stepping up his game in the political activism department.

Suge Knight's lawyer is firing off warning letters to the folks at Lifetime ... trash talk me in my ex's biopic film and it'll cost you big.

Suge's lawyer, J. Tooson, tells TMZ his warning is simple ... Suge has certain rights of privacy that he insists on protecting, and he expects the upcoming "The Michel'le Story" will honor those rights. The lawyer also warns producers not to defame him.

The movie's currently in production ... though Lifetime's yet to set a release date.

As for why Suge didn't go after "Straight Outta Compton" ... Tooson tells us he's had his hands full with Suge's 2015 murder case and lawsuit against Chris Brown.

Stay tuned.

Kendra Wilkinson is NOT standing shoulder to shoulder with fellow Playmate alum Dani Mathers -- in fact, she's going off on her for the despicable gym sauna pic.

We caught up with Kendra at LAX and she didn't mince words about the former Playmate of the Year. Check out the vid ... she's clearly pissed at Dani for mocking an unwitting woman.

She's also got beef with anyone trying to drag Playboy into Dani's mess.

Miranda Kerr looks like a billion bucks ... and not because she's dating the guy who founded Snapchat.

Miranda was earning her own money Monday in Malibu during a pretty hot photo shoot.

Sting has no doubt ... Freddie Mercury would be mighty unhappy that Donald Trump made his grand entrance Monday night to his iconic song.

Sting was leaving Craig's Monday night when our photog told him "We Are the Champions" was used to intro the Republican candidate.

It took a nanosecond for Sting to give his take.

"Grey's Anatomy" star and legendary choreographer Debbie Allen is still gettin' it on the dance floor with her ex-NBA husband Norm Nixon.

Norm played 12 seasons of pro hoops and Debbie's been a dancing star for decades -- so, who do you think had the better moves at her weekend white party? Check out the video.

The dance-off went down on a yacht in Marina del Rey. Debbie threw the bash for her non-profit Debbie Allen Dance Academy -- but all the students had to step and watch the couple's spotlight dance to Drake's "One Dance."

Debbie tells us she wanted to "bring joy to the kids by showing them we still got it."

Mission accomplished. "Fame" can't be 30 years old, right?!!

Donald Trump made a rock star entrance Monday night at the Republican National Convention.

A wash of light carved the unmistakable outline of the candidate. He unmasked himself by walking onto the stage to Freddie Mercury.

Trump took the podium, told the crowd their win would be big, and then surrendered the stage to his wife.

One unlucky Grammy celeb was supposed to get draped in $15 million worth of Chopard jewelry -- but got stiffed when a delivery guy went rogue and lost all the loot ... according to a new lawsuit.

The Swiss watchmaker and jewelry company says it hired Ferrari Express, Inc. -- no relation to the sports cars -- to transport and safeguard the merchandise back in February ... on the night before the Grammys.

According to the lawsuit, Ferrari's guy decided to take a very costly detour. Chopard says he allegedly brought the van home and parked it on the street -- WITH $15 MILLION in jewels still inside -- in a neighborhood where "vehicle thefts are common."

Genius.

Naturally, the van and all its contents were gone in the morning. Chopard says Ferrari Express refuses to pay up, so it's suing for the $15 million and then some.

"The Real Housewives of Toronto" producers allegedly dumped one of their cast members when her pregnancy didn't jibe with their shooting schedule.

Ariane Bellamar -- who's already been on TV as one of the "Beverly Hills Nannies" -- is nearly 9 months along and says the show was excited to have her child birth as a story line for Season 1 of the Canadian spinoff.

That all changed on Friday when her c-section date shifted by a week and ended up conflicting with an all-cast retreat. Ariane says that same day, she got a letter of termination.

Ariane is pissed -- not only about getting dropped -- but about a bunch of risky things she claims producers asked her to do during shoots. You've gotta see her "pump and dump" accusation.

We've reached out multiple times to the show's producers, so far no word back.

Boosie claims his bank account has been drained by people who hacked into his account ... and he's now poorer to the tune of $351,000.

Boosie says 2 years ago his driver's license was stolen, and someone used the information to gain access to his Capital One account and siphoned off chunks of cash ... $80k in one instance, $50k in another, and so on, according to docs obtained by TMZ. There were a number of transactions with 8 different names.

The rapper doesn't say why it took him 2 years to file a claim with Capital One, but better late than never, right? So he's asking the bank to reverse all the charges.