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Drake is the most popular artist this year on Apple Music's massive platform, and Kendrick Lamar's Grammy-winning diss is its biggest rap song ... these guys can't escape each other!!!

On Tuesday, Apple Music rolled out the "'25 Replay," unveiling Drake as the top artist ... which was jump-started back in February following his "Some Sexy Songs 4 U" project with PartyNextDoor ... and carried into the tracks used during his "Iceman" album rollout.

The historic battle kicked off a year ago ... resulting in billions of streams and even a Super Bowl halftime show from Kendrick.

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Chloe Bailey was soaking up every drop of her vacay ... rocking a teeny tiny orange bikini and rolling around in the water like she owned the whole damn beach!

Feast your eyes on the sizzling IG snaps Tuesday -- the actress was serving full bod-ody-ody in that tiny bikini, laying on her front, back, and every angle possible to hit those sizzling poses.

Chloe was all vibes in the caption too -- dropping "sun’s out, buns out!!!!☀️🍑"... as if the pics didn’t already make that crystal clear.

9:09 AM PT -- A White House spokesperson, Abigail Jackson, tells TMZ ... “Here’s a Short n’ Sweet message for Sabrina Carpenter: we won’t apologize for deporting dangerous criminal illegal murderers, rapists, and pedophiles from our country. Anyone who would defend these sick monsters must be stupid, or is it slow?”

Sabrina Carpenter is fired up and firing back ... after The White House’s social account used her sexually suggestive hit to hype up the administration’s deportation push.

Commenting under the offending X post Tuesday, Sabrina torched the video of arrests set to her hit "Juno," calling it "evil and disgusting" ... and warning, "Do not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda."

In the video, they grabbed the saucy lyrics "Have you ever tried this one?" ... the same line Sabrina used to demo a new sex position at every stop of her Short n' Sweet Tour.

Katy Perry and her new man Justin Trudeau Tokyo drifted into each other's arms in Japan Monday ... and we have pics.

Trudeau joined his new girlfriend on the Japanese leg of her world tour, reportedly grabbing something to eat at a restaurant with its own live sumo wrestling show.

Tough to imagine the former Prime Minister of Canada going from addressing parliament to sitting ringside at a sumo match with his Grammy-nominated lady ... but when in Rome ...

Jada Pinkett Smith threatened a purported longtime friend of her husband, Will Smith, telling him he would catch a bullet if he didn't shut his trap about her ... this according to court documents.

The actress turned podcaster was sued in November 2025 for $3 million by Bilaal Salaam, who claimed he was Will's best buddy for almost 40 years, working closely together on several professional and personal projects.

In the lawsuit, Salaam says Jada approached him with about 7 other people in her entourage at a private birthday gathering for Will's 53rd birthday party at a movie theater in Calabasas, CA, in September 2021.

For the first time, police body cam footage of Luigi Mangione's arrest was shown at length during Tuesday's hearing in NYC, revealing Luigi pretended to be homeless when police first questioned him.

As you know ... Luigi was approached by police December 9, 2024 at a McDonald's in Altoona, Pennsylvania, five days after UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was gunned down outside a Manhattan hotel.

In the video, one of the 2 officers first struts by Luigi to test how he reacts, but Luigi plays it cool, sitting at a table and attending to his laptop computer.

Kim Kardashian is sharing the secrets to her success ... she's teaching a new MasterClass, and it's about the new rules of business.

The billionaire reality TV star's class goes live on MasterClass this Thursday, and we've got a sneak peek at what she's going to be teaching.

Kim's got something she likes to call "The Ten Kimmandments" of business ... and it looks like the class is mostly about building your own brand, which Kim is an expert on, no doubt.

Gwendoline Christie’s always serving high-fashion drama... but this time the drama fought back -- landing her in a hilariously hair-raising mess that nearly stalled her whole evening!

Check out the pics from Sunday night -- the "Game of Thrones" queen arrived in a frizzy, larger-than-life blonde wig for the 2025 Fashion Awards... stunning on the red carpet, not so graceful when all 6-feet-3-inches of her (plus that amplified wig altitude) tried squeezing into a cab.

The wig was loud, wild, and doing the most... turning her attempt to get into a cab into a full-on operation.

"Full House" star Dave Coulier has been diagnosed with yet another type of cancer ... but he says early detection probably saved his life.

The 66-year-old actor told "Today" he has p16 squamous carcinoma -- a cancer of the head and neck. This comes just months after he beat stage 3 non-Hodgkin Lymphoma -- a cancer of the blood.

He told host Craig Melvin the 2 illnesses have nothing to do with each other.

Brianna Aguilera -- a 19-year-old student at Texas A&M University -- was found dead near campus hours after a college football game ... and now her mother is searching for answers.

According to San Antonio's KSAT-TV, Brianna was at Texas A&M's football game against the University of Texas in Austin Friday night ... hours later, a bystander found her body outside a campus apartment complex.

Brianna's mother, Stephanie Rodriguez, told KSAT she's not satisfied with answers she's gotten from the Austin Police Department. She said her daughter stopped answering her phone after the game, though she could see it pinging in Austin. Brianna was found about 1 AM Saturday ... Rodriguez was informed by police at 4 PM her daughter's body was in the morgue.

Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson linked up and let loose Monday night, grabbing mics at an NYC pub and belting out a victory duet after snagging a Gotham Award ... in tribute to the singer they covered for the win.

Check out the clip from Old Mates Pub -- Hugh and Kate belting "Sweet Caroline" like karaoke pros, leading the tipsy crowd in a singalong … fresh off accepting the 2025 Gotham Awards’ first-ever Musical Tribute for their flick "Song Sung Blue."

The song choice was spot-on -- it’s Neil Diamond, after all ... the very man at the center of "Song Sung Blue," the film that scored them the award.

Tom Brady heard 198 names before his in 2000 ... but his niece, Maya, didn't have to wait at all to have hers called on Monday -- 'cause the former UCLA star went No. 1 overall!!

The Athletes Unlimited Softball League held its expansion draft as it grows to six teams before next season ... and the Oklahoma City Spark had first dibs on a handful of unprotected players from the original four franchises.

Brady previously suited up for the Talons after going 19th overall in the draft earlier this year ... and went on to hit .647 with a homer and five RBI in six games to help her squad win a championship.

Ric Flair is expressing his regret over speaking on Hulk Hogan's death ... saying he "should have never mentioned it" after the wrestling icon's wife disputed the information he shared on a podcast.

The Nature Boy went to X to address TMZ Sports' story on the matter ... in which Hulk's widow, Sky, told us Flair's claim that "street drugs" killed Hogan was simply untrue.

"Okay Sky!" Flair said Monday night. "I Got Bad Information According To You. I Should Have Never Mentioned It."

Rihanna may have been wearing a dress Monday night, but it's clear she wears the pants in her relationship with A$AP Rocky!

Check out the clip we got of the singer and her other half at last night's Gotham Awards in New York City ... she tells A$AP she's heading to the exit, but he seems caught up in the crowd and extends his hand out to her.

She gets a bit snappy back -- we can't tell exactly what she says, but it appears she's ready to leave and would like the "Sundress" rapper to follow along.

La Toya Jackson is sparking health concerns among some of her fans after showing off her rail-thin body on Instagram.

The singer posted a series of IG pics Monday, in which she posed in skintight black pants and a form-fitting red top with gold stilettos. La Toya's figure-hugging outfit put her ultra-thin frame on full display, especially when she turned to the side in one of the photos.

In the caption, La Toya wished her fans a "happy Monday" and a "fabulous week," while also telling them to stay safe and healthy with "much love to you all!😘.”