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Taylor Swift is honoring her father after his heart surgery by making a seven-figure gift to the American Heart Association.

The AHA announced Taylor's $1 million donation Tuesday, saying she "gave her gift in honor of her father, Scott Swift, whose heart condition she spoke about earlier this year."

TMZ broke the story ... Scott underwent quintuple bypass surgery this summer, and Taylor and her brother, Austin, were right by their dad's side throughout the surgery and recovery.

Mariah Carey may have some extra Christmas cash this year ... because the judge who dismissed a lawsuit filed against her over her popular Christmas song just ordered the folks who dragged her to court to pay her more than $92,000 in sanctions.

According to new legal docs -- obtained by TMZ -- the judge ordered sanctions against the people who filed the action against Mariah, finding it lacked merit and determining there was good reason to deter people from filing baseless lawsuits.

Dua Lipa may be done with her "Radical Optimism" tour, but she clearly kept the vibes alive ... playing hype woman for fiancé Callum Turner, who looked like he needed a serious vaycay pick-me-up.

Check out these pics -- Dua was spotted going full comfort mode, wrapping her arms around Callum as he looked seriously down in the dumps this week in sunny Mexico, trying to figure out what had him so bothered.

Callum looked seriously bummed -- but with how caring and tuned-in Dua was, it definitely didn’t seem like the blues had anything to do with trouble between the two.

Drake is always looking out for all the dogs -- just ask Quavo.

While on popular streamer BenDaDonnn's livestream last night, Drake revealed he had made sure Quavo didn't take an L following his 2021 messy breakup with Saweetie ... when he had to part ways with the shiny blue Bentley GTC V8 convertible he had her riding in.

Shortly after Quavo and Saweetie split, the car surfaced on the used car market for a price of $279,888 ... Drake tells Ben he's the one who bought it back for Quavo!!!

Saturday night was a double takeover ... rap artist Compton AV took over one bus, while DJ Sky from "Baddies" held it down on the other -- and it turned into a full-on Christmas Bus Battle when the buses rolled past each other to see which one was more lit!

Compton AV was an incredible host ... not only hyping the crowd, but delivering live performances of some of his biggest hits -- including "Slid'N" -- live on the bus. His bus, complete with a mobile billboard, followed us for an epic, on-the-move concert moment.

DJ Sky looked stunning and had passengers swooning as she led her bus to some of the best bars in town, including The Burgundy Room, one of the coolest, grungiest dive bars around. Both buses then hit Beaches in West Hollywood -- not to be confused with Beaches Tropicana -- where we got free shots and danced the night away.

Amber Rose is riding hard for her girl Nicki Minaj -- backing her up on the political front and saying she flat-out doesn’t get why Nicki’s catching heat for supporting Donald Trump.

We caught up with Amber -- who’s been Team Trump for years -- and she tells us Nicki’s entitled to her own political views in a free country ... and as far as she’s concerned, Nicki did absolutely nothing wrong.

As for claims Nicki’s Trump support could alienate her LGBTQ+ fanbase, Amber shuts that down too -- saying she doesn’t get why people label the Trump administration as homophobic in the first place.

Christmas is just around the corner ... and these K-Pop idols are all about putting their holiday cheer on full display!!

Check out our gallery of snaps from over the years to see Lisa from Blackpink staying on the "nice" list, i-dle's Miyeon and Minnie cosplaying as reindeer, and Seventeen's Mingyu posted up with Santa!

Changbin and Hyunjin from Stray Kids got some choreography work in, moving and grooving in front of a festive background.

Congrats to Anna Kournikova and Enrique Iglesias -- the longtime couple has officially welcomed baby No. 4!

The duo shared the happy news in a joint IG post Monday, simply captioning it with the baby’s arrival date -- "My Sunshine 12.17.2025" -- keeping the name and gender under wraps for now.

Lil Baby says the OnlyFans star known as "Jaw Morant" doesn't "deserve" a platform -- but the Atlanta-based model is taking issue with everyone spinning the narratives!!!

TMZ Hip Hop caught up with Jaw Morant, AKA Trinity Cheatham, the Atlanta-based model whose alleged interactions with the megastar rapper caused a NSFW stir on social media last week.

Lil Baby added a vomit emoji to his very public denial of every touching Trinity after she conducted an interview dealing him ... a flag on the play as far as she's concerned.

Barack Obama once again flexed his eclectic ears with his annual favorite music list ... leaving singer ROE blindsided, after he selected her independently-released R&B smash!!!

TMZ Hip Hop ran into ROE in Los Angeles as the Obama buzz was still circulating, and the Venice-born singer/songwriter tells us she had no clue how the former Commander-in-Chief came across her song ... but she's thankful that he did!!!

ROE tells us she was leaving the gym when her BFF blew up her phone with 🔥 emojis, and she knew she had gone viral.

Barry Manilow shared a recent cancer diagnosis Monday, but he says not to worry ... doctors caught it so early, he won't even need chemo ... just a month of "chicken soup and 'I Love Lucy' reruns."

The 82-year-old Grammy winner posted ... "As many of you know I recently went through six weeks of bronchitis followed by a relapse of another five weeks. Even though I was over the bronchitis and back on stage at the Westgate Las Vegas, my wonderful doctor ordered an MRI just to make sure that everything was OK. The MRI discovered a cancerous spot on my left lung that needs to be removed. It’s pure luck (and a great doctor) that it was found so early. That’s the good news.”

According to Barry, the "bad news" is that his surgery to remove the spot will sideline him from performing in scheduled concerts for January.

J.D. Vance is breaking his silence after Nicki Minaj let out a major verbal slip at the TPUSA summit this weekend -- accidentally referring to him as "the assassin" -- but instead of clapping back, the VP is actually taking the high road.

Vance hopped on X Monday morning and first referenced Nicki’s comments that lifting up little Black girls doesn’t mean tearing down little blonde girls ... making it clear he understood her message was one rooted in unity.

He went on to say politics has pushed people into "zero sum" thinking in recent years, pointing the finger at powerful forces that thrive on division -- and he tagged Nicki directly, saying she rejects that mindset. So apparently no beef between J.D. and Nicki!

Snoop Dogg is turning his limited edition "roach" art pieces into the ultimate stocking stuffer through a one-dollar flex ... with a raffle through Stuff.io.

Throughout the rest of Monday morning, Snoop is selling off the digital image and videos for $1 and fans will get a ticket to win some boss prizes ... 3 winners will be gifted with $1,000 travel to L.A., a $500 shopping spree at Snoop’s clothing store, and a tour of his private compound -- in an addition to one of only three digital roach art pieces!!!

Remember, we caught up with Snoop earlier this year. The legendary rapper and design artist Erica Kovitz collaborated on the "Rich N Infamous: The Joint Venture” roach art project -- made with the remainders of smoked weed joints -- which has since garnered 6-figure sales bids.

JoJo Siwa and her man Chris Hughes have clearly discussed engagement details ... because Hughes dished on a few specifics about a potential proposal.

The singer and beau gave The Sun an update on their relationship Sunday ... and, the conversation turned to all things engagement -- including the right and wrong time to pop the question.

In the clip, Hughes says he's against getting engaged on an obvious milestone day like Christmas for example ... claiming it takes away the surprise from the proposal.

Nicki Minaj probably wanted a mulligan on her comments about J.D. Vance during a Turning Point USA event ... calling the VP an "assassin" -- during a chat with Erika Kirk.

The rapper appeared onstage at TPUSA's AmericaFest Sunday ... sitting down to heap praise on the current administration while Charlie Kirk's widow asked her questions about her foray into politics.

At first, Nicki's getting the crowd energized ... telling young men not to be "new-scum" -- a dig at California Governor Gavin Newsom. Instead, she encourages them to be like the "handsome" and "dashing" President Donald Trump.

Jillian Lauren Shriner -- soon-to-be ex-wife of Weezer bassist Scott Shriner -- is breaking her silence for the first time since she was arrested for allegedly pointing and firing a gun at officers who were looking for a suspect near her Eagle Rock, California home.

As we reported back in April, Jillian was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder of a peace officer, but was later charged with assault and negligent discharge of a firearm. She's now speaking out about the incident in an interview with Rolling Stone, saying ... “I was doing the best I knew to protect my family."