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Dua Lipa and the 'SNL' writers didn't let a certain gun-toting, dog-shooting politician off the hook ... and instead made Gov. Kristi Noem the punchline to kick off the show.

The singer was the host and musical act Saturday night, and shouted out her new album "Radical Optimism" during her monologue. Dua explained the album title refers to "looking on the bright side of any situation."

She proceeded to offer some examples with help from cast members in the audience, which is when Heidi Gardner stood up in a MAGA hat and said, "Hi, I'm South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem" ... opening the door for Dua to cut her off quickly.

Dua Lipa's looks over the years are not going Houdini!

Here is a 20-year-old version of Dua showin' some sass and side-eye while onstage during the Wireless Festival at Finsbury Park in London, England (left). This was just one year prior to releasing her mega hits, "IDGAF" and "New Rules."

And, nearly a decade later during a live performance, "The Pencil Sharpener" pro brought the same sexy-sass she's been giving for years just ahead of dropping her latest album "Radical Optimism" (right).

"Training Season" is in session and her beauty is clearly no "illusion."

But the question on everyone's mind is ...

¡Los looks de Dua Lipa con el paso de los años son irresistibles!

Esta es la versión de hace 20 años de Dua mostrando un poco de descaro y mirando de reojo mientras estaba en el escenario del Wireless Festival en Finsbury Park en Londres, Inglaterra (izquierda). Justo un año antes de lanzar sus grandes éxitos "IDGAF" y "New Rules".

Y casi una década después, durante una actuación en vivo, la estrella de "The Pencil Sharpener" mostró el mismo descaro sexy que la caracteriza justo antes de presentar su último álbum "Radical Optimism" (derecha).

"Training Season" está en marcha y está claro que su belleza no es ninguna "illusion".

Pero la pregunta es ...

Kendrick Lamar's escalating his rap beef with Drake ... labeling him as a "pedophile" in another new diss track less than 24 hours after releasing "Meet The Grahams."

The 17-time Grammy winner released the new song -- titled "Not Like Us" -- about an hour ago ... and, in it, Kendrick finds a series of different ways to refer to Drake as a pedophile before just calling him one.

To start with, the cover art shows Drake's home with sex offender beacons all over it ... the implication's clear enough from the beginning before KL really digs in against the man he's beefing with.

Travis Kelce's officially at the Kentucky Derby ... arriving in a suit fit for a classic movie gangster -- but, he's without his very special someone.

The Chiefs tight end embodied every little bit of his nickname at the race Saturday ... cutting up the fashion game as only Killa Trav can. Just check out the pics flooding in from the KD -- a spectacular white suit and fedora Don Corleone could appreciate.

Despite his killa looks, Trav showed off his 'fit alone ... no Taylor Swift in sight -- and, we can only speculate as to the reasons why.

Anna Nicole Smith's daughter Dannielynn Birkhead's all grown up ... rocking an outfit previously worn by Janet Jackson and attending Kentucky Derby events with her dad, Larry.

The 17-year-old appeared in Larry's recent Instagram post ... smiling in a couple cute father-daughter pics on the way to the Barnstable-Brown Gala -- a star-studded lead-up to Saturday's big race.

Check out the pic ... Dannielynn's in a full black get-up here, covered in zippers Larry said he bought from Julien's -- a popular auction house.

Jeff Beacher and Kelly Osbourne are officially bringing "Beacher's Madhouse" back ... telling a photog the variety show's returning -- but, only for a limited time.

The duo was out of Craig's in West Hollywood, along with Kelly's baby daddy Sid Wilson and their son Sidney ... and they confirmed the good news the uber-popular "high end circus" -- as it's been called -- is coming back to L.A. after almost a decade.

Unfortunately for longtime fans, the show's not coming back to H'Wood for good ... instead, Jeff and Kelly -- who now serves as creative director -- say it's coming back for just 3 nights only as part of the Netflix Is a Joke comedy festival.

Amy Schumer knows how to perk up a room ... playing a prank at Jimmy Buffett’s memorial to ease the melancholy in the room -- all by pulling her top down!

The actress/comedian was honored at the Variety Power of Women event in NYC where Sascha Seinfeld -- the daughter of Jerry Seinfeld and a writer on AS’ show “Life & Beth” -- introduced her by telling the NSFW story, Page Six reports.

The way Seinfeld tells it ... Amy attended a memorial dinner for the late great singer -- who passed away last September. Jimmy's widow Jane Buffett came in the room and Amy went to greet her, after making one small change to her outfit.

Rick Ross is using social media gossip to clown his rival Drake ... joking Drizzy shot his plane down as rumors his plane made a crash landing swirl.

The rapper took to his Instagram Story Friday to crack some jokes about his plane allegedly making an emergency landing ... thanking his fans for prayers before launching into his over-the-top story.

RR claims he saw a fighter jet barreling toward his own aircraft ... saying he sees an unnamed pilot's nose like Tom Cruise from "Top Gun" -- before adding "it happened" without specifying what that is.

Travis Kelce está oficialmente en el Derby de Kentucky y llegó con un traje digno de un gánster de una película clásica, aunque anda sin su persona favorita.

El ala cerrada de los Chiefs encarnó cada pedacito de su apodo en la carrera del sábado, apareciendo con muchísimo estilo, solo como Trav puede hacerlo. No hay más que ver las fotos: el jugador usó un espectacular traje blanco y un sombrero de fieltro al más puro estilo de Don Corleone.

A pesar de lo guapo que se ve, Trav mostró su atuendo solo, sin Taylor Swift a la vista y solo podemos especular en cuanto a los motivos.

Usher le dijo a todo el mundo que el espectáculo debía continuar, ya que realizó un espectáculo en Las Vegas en medio de la cancelación a último momento del festival Lovers & Friends, subiéndole el ánimo a todos los fans.

Este video obtenido por TMZ muestra a la estrella del pop en el escenario del Jewel Nightclub Aria Hotel and Casino el viernes por la noche, cantando algunas canciones con el público tras la noticia de la cancelación del festival.

Echa un vistazo al clip, Usher apareció vestido de blanco, con un vaso de bebida en la mano e inmediatamente hizo participar a la multitud, haciéndolos cantar las notas de apertura de una pista y animándolos a lo largo del concierto.

Usher said the show must go on ... pulling up to perform a show in Vegas despite the Lovers & Friends festival's last-minute cancelation -- and raising fans' spirits.

Video obtained by TMZ shows the popstar taking the stage at Jewel Nightclub Aria Hotel and Casino Friday night ... and, belting out some tunes with the audience after news of the festival's cancelation came in.

Check out the clip ... Usher arrives in an all-white get-up, drink glass in hand -- and, he immediately gets the crowd involved, making them sing the opening notes to a track and hyping up the whole joint.

Kendrick Lamar has the streets buzzing about Drake's other child -- a daughter he's allegedly kept hidden for more than a decade, but folks around Drake say Kendrick's pushing misinformation.

If you missed it, Kendrick and Drake's rap war intensified late Friday night as they both dropped new 6-minute-plus diss tracks -- "Family Matters" from Drake and "Meet the Grahams" from Kendrick.

Both rappers got seriously personal with vicious verses targeting each other's family members ... and K. Dot insinuating Drake has a daughter somewhere who he's kept hidden from the world.

Taylor Swift might have to get back to work, but her BF Travis Kelce is still in vacay mode, and his personal party train's pulled into Louisville for the Kentucky Derby.

The NFL's newly minted highest-paid tight end was in KY Friday night chilling for The Chainsmokers gig at the Sports Illustrated Revel and the Races ... part of the festivities leading up to Saturday afternoon's Derby.

Trav looked to be in a backstage area, goofing around with a guy who's believed to be former Houston Rocket Chandler Parsons. Some outlets think he's posing with Alex Pall -- one-half of The Chainsmokers, who posted the snap ... but we're leaning more toward it being Chandler.

He and Chandler are pretty tight ... you might recall they were golfing together back in March, when CP tried to get in Trav's head with a Swift move, playing Taylor's music.

Speaking of whom ... all eyes are on Travis this weekend, as fans are wondering if Taylor's going to show up at Churchill Downs for the Derby. Clearly, her man will be there, but she's getting back on the road next week with 'Eras' tour shows in Paris.

So, it's unclear if she's already in Europe prepping for that ... or if she'll squeeze in one more event with Trav before jetting off to France.

Not that TK can't handle the partying on his own! He and The Chainsmokers have history ... as the duo performed at one of the Chiefs' post-Super Bowl celebrations in Las Vegas back in February.

He and Patrick Mahomes seemed right at home on stage as the duo was spinning ... and the Chiefs stars showed off the Lombardi Trophy.

Kendrick Lamar tiene a todos susurrando sobre una supuesta hija secreta de Drake, que el rapero habría estado ocultando durante más de una década, pero la gente alrededor de Drake dice que Kendrick está incitando a la desinformación.

Por si te lo perdiste, la guerra del rap entre Kendrick y Drake se intensificó el viernes por la noche, cuando ambos lanzaron nuevos temas de más de 6 minutos, "Family Matters", de Drake, y "Meet the Grahams", de Kendrick.

Ambos raperos se pusieron muy personales con versos viciosos dirigidos a los miembros de la familia del otro. K. Dot insinuó que Drake tenía una hija en algún lugar del mundo que ha estado manteniendo oculta.

Even Janet Jackson, Mary J. Blige, Usher, Alicia Keys, Snoop Dogg, and Lil Wayne's combined star power isn't enough to outshine Mother Nature -- who just forced Lovers & Friends Festival organizers to pull the plug ... at the last minute!

The shocking announcement came late Friday night, less than 24 hours before the all-day, outdoor festival was supposed to begin at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds. Event organizers said they were expecting a windy day and prepared for it, but then the National Weather Service issued a High Wind Warning.

With the expectation of 30-35 mph sustained winds and wind gusts over 60 mph ... they decided to cancel the highly-anticipated concert, calling it the "safest decision for our fans, artists and staff."