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Most people know Jhené Aiko’s silky voice and soulful R&B vibe, but meet her older sister, Mila J, the veteran singer, songwriter, dancer, and all-around visual force who’s been quietly carving her own lane in music since well before Chilombo hit the charts.

Born Jamila Akiko Aba Chilombo and raised in Los Angeles in a tight musical family, Mila was in girl groups as a kid, appeared as a dancer in Prince’s “Diamonds and Pearls” video, and went on to drop EPs and her debut album Dopamine as her own thing.

But forget the discography for a second, these birthday photos aren’t about tracks, they’re about presence.

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Mila steps out in a white cutout dress that appears custom-made to accentuate every curve. Up top, the plunging halter and strategic rings frame her bust like a statement piece, bold and unashamed.

The bodice weaves together straps and hardware that catch light and attention, guiding the eye along her silhouette like choreography you feel before you see it.

Down below, the dress hugs her hips and waist, with a ruched texture that makes her curves pop even on a minimalist backdrop. The long skirt trails with a slow-burning elegance while the cutouts and ties tease glimpses of skin, a mix of poised and provocative that only someone with confidence could pull off without effort.

Whether she’s lifting an arm to tousle her hair or letting those straps hang like an accessory of attitude, she looks like she knows exactly which angles will make the world pause.

These shots are more than birthday glam, they’re a reminder that while her little sister gets the bigger headlines, Mila’s got her own kind of magnetism.

She doesn’t need loud gimmicks to get noticed; she just needs a camera, the right light and that instinct for commanding the frame.

This isn’t a side gig or “the sister of” photo dump; this is a moment where Mila J flips the script and makes everyone remember her name on sight.

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Tory Lanez opened up for the first time from behind bars about a potential legal breakthrough and a renewed push to overturn his conviction in the Megan Thee Stallion shooting case.

The rapper says he has newly surfaced evidence that his team says was never handed over during the trial.

Speaking from California Men’s Colony in San Luis Obispo during an interview with NBC News, the Canadian rapper said, “I believe not only that I was wrongfully convicted, but the amount of new evidence that has emerged since that trial, I think, has been overwhelming.”

Lanez’s attorneys are preparing to file a fresh appeal with the California Supreme Court, arguing that key forensic evidence, specifically bullet fragments allegedly removed from Megan’s foot, was never turned over to the defense.

The claim centers on a Brady violation, a legal standard requiring prosecutors to disclose all potentially exculpatory evidence to the defense.

Attorney Crystal Morgan said the missing fragments were documented in a pathology report from Cedars Sinai Medical Center. According to her, the report states the fragments were placed in evidence bags and handed to hospital security.

“It’s missing from our date-stamped official copy of evidence from the criminal trial, which is significant because this particular piece of paper says that they remove fragments and place them in bags and gave them to a security guard that works at Cedars Sinai,” Morgan said.

The report surfaced during a separate defamation lawsuit filed by Megan against blogger Milagro Gramz.

Gramz’s attorney uncovered the July 14, 2020, document, which refers to a hospital security employee retrieving an evidence bag containing a “foreign body.”

Lanez, who was sentenced to 10 years in prison after his December 2022 conviction on charges including assault with a semiautomatic firearm and possession of an unregistered loaded firearm, insists the trial unfairly portrayed him.

“When I talk about my case, I don’t want it to be taken as me coming at her, because it’s not that,” he said. “I’m just asking for somebody in the system to look at my case and look at the evidence and ask if this was fair.”

Last month, the California Second District Court of Appeals rejected Lanez’s initial appeal, stating there was “no ineffective assistance of counsel or prejudicial trial court error.”

His legal team is now hoping the state’s highest court will consider the newly discovered evidence. Lanez is also seeking clemency or a pardon from California Governor Gavin Newsom.

Meanwhile, Megan has continued to speak publicly about the emotional toll the case has taken, and previously secured a restraining order against Lanez, alleging he was using third parties to harass her from prison.

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President Donald Trump has installed bronze plaques underneath presidential portraits at the White House that mock his predecessors with personal attacks and false claims.

The move caps off a week of unprecedented pettiness from the commander-in-chief.

Trump wrote most of the plaques himself, according to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt. The permanent signs read like his social media posts with random capitalizations and excessive exclamation points.

The plaque under Joe Biden’s portrait calls him “by far, the worst President in American History” and claims he took office “as a result of the most corrupt Election ever seen in the United States.”

Trump also attacked Biden’s “severe mental decline” and mocked his use of the presidential autopen for signatures. Barack Obama’s plaque describes him as “one of the most divisive political figures in American History” and falsely claims he “spied on the 2016 Presidential Campaign of Donald J. Trump.”

The plaque also references the “Russia, Russia, Russia Hoax” that Trump calls “the worst political scandal in American History.”

Hillary Clinton gets mentioned twice across different plaques. Under Obama’s portrait, Trump notes she was his “handpicked successor” who “would then lose the Presidency to Donald J. Trump.”

Bill Clinton’s plaque also mentions that “President Clinton’s wife, Hillary, lost the Presidency to President Donald J. Trump.”

This latest display of pettiness comes after Trump faced bipartisan criticism for his comments about Rob Reiner’s death. After the director and his wife were found murdered in their Beverly Hills home, Trump said Reiner was “very bad for our country” and suggested his death was related to “Trump Derangement Syndrome.”

Republican lawmakers called Trump’s remarks “disgusting” and “inappropriate.” GOP Rep. Thomas Massie said the comments were “disrespectful discourse about a man who was just brutally murdered.”

Even conservative allies distanced themselves from Trump’s reaction. President Trump doubled down on his Reiner comments during a press conference.

“I wasn’t a fan of Rob Reiner at all in any way, shape or form,” he said while defending his initial statement.

The insulting plaques are part of Trump’s broader White House makeover, which includes paving over the Rose Garden and demolishing the East Wing to make way for a $300 million ballroom.

He’s also added gold leafing throughout the Oval Office and installed statues around the Rose Garden. Preservationists have filed multiple lawsuits to stop Trump’s renovations. The National Trust for Historic Preservation argues that these changes violate federal preservation laws.

The plaques now permanently display Trump’s grievances along the West Wing Colonnade, where visitors and dignitaries walk daily.

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Cardi B turned a wave of online teasing about her hairstyle into a viral moment by posting an AI-generated image of herself as former U.S. President Martin Van Buren.

The rapper clowned herself just hours after memes about her dramatic sideburns began circulating following her appearance at Stefon Diggs‘ charity wellness event in Boston.

The Bronx-born rapper attended the New England Patriots’ “Winter Wonderland Wellness” event on December 15 at Gillette Stadium, where she supported Diggs during a holiday-themed yoga session.

The couple welcomed their first child together in November, making it their first public outing as new parents.

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— Cardi B (@iamcardib) December 17, 2025

Cardi B wore a cream knit set, with her hair styled in a retro, sculpted look featuring sharply defined sideburns. The hairstyle quickly became a talking point online, with users poking fun at the exaggerated swoops that framed her face.

Rather than ignore the chatter, Cardi leaned into the jokes.

She reposted several memes and added a photo of herself laughing. Then she upped the ante by sharing an AI-generated portrait that merged her face with Van Buren’s likeness.

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— Cardi B (@iamcardib) December 17, 2025

The image showed her in 19th-century attire, dark coat, high-collared white shirt and black necktie, styled like a traditional oil painting. Her face, however, retained full glam makeup, complete with contoured cheeks, glossy lips and long lashes.

The internet lit up with reactions. “Cardi out here rewriting history and aesthetics at the same time,” one user wrote. Another called her “CarVinci.” A third added, “You are a legend. Hall of fame.”

Cardi’s response wasn’t just a one-off. She’s been open about facial hair in the past. In October 2023, she responded directly to a user on X who claimed she “has a mustache.”

“I do have a mustache,” she replied. “Why you think my p#### soo good?”

The wellness event, hosted by Diggs’ nonprofit, Diggs Deep Foundation, honored mothers.

Cardi has three children with estranged husband Offset: daughters Kulture, 7, and Blossom, 15 months, and son Wave, as well as the newborn with Diggs.

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Megan Thee Stallion is once again at the center of legal tension as two New York models filed lawsuits against Roc Nation for allegedly misusing their images on billboards promoting her Hot Girl Summer swimwear line.

Models Janelle Delacruz and Tonoia Wade claim the Jay-Z-backed

The company breached its contracts by using photos from an April 2025 shoot in outdoor ads across Los Angeles and three other cities.

According to court documents obtained by Billboard, both women had signed agreements limiting the use of their images solely to social media platforms.

Delacruz was paid $5,000 for her participation, while Wade earned $8,700 plus agency fees.

Their lawsuits argue that Roc Nation “had a limited license to use plaintiff’s likeness from the April 30, 2025, photoshoot” and “knew that it did not have plaintiff’s consent” to display the images in billboard campaigns.

The legal filings accuse Roc Nation of breach of contract, false advertising and misappropriation of likeness. The models are seeking unspecified damages and claim the company was “unjustly enriched” by exceeding the agreed-upon terms.

Attorney Bassil Hamideh, who represents both women, told Billboard, “We take models’ rights very seriously. We consider Roc Nation’s unlawful conduct against our clients to be egregious.”

Although Megan Thee Stallion is not named as a defendant in either case, the lawsuits add to the growing list of legal entanglements surrounding her brand.

She recently won a defamation suit against blogger Milagro Gramz involving AI-generated deepfakes and online harassment.

Roc Nation has managed Megan’s career since 2019, a partnership that led to a long-running legal battle with her former label 1501 Certified Entertainment, which was resolved in 2023.

The swimwear line at the center of the current dispute launched in May as part of Megan’s broader push into fashion and lifestyle branding.

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HoneyKomb Brazy became the center of a civic dispute and a criminal tragedy on Tuesday after the Mobile City Council voted to charge a property owner $2,200 for demolishing the charred remains of the home where his grandparents were killed during a 2021 drive-by shooting.

The house on Dr. Thomas Avenue in Mobile’s Happy Hill neighborhood was destroyed after gunmen opened fire and ignited a blaze that killed Tony and Leila Lewis.

The city says the property owner failed to properly clear the site, leaving behind the concrete slab and debris.

“That work involved, from the city’s perspective, the removal of the remaining slab and unburned debris from the property that the homeowner did not remove,” David Daughenbaugh, Mobile’s director of municipal enforcement, told Fox10. “And then it also included leveling the site, grading it, so it’s level and doesn’t hold water. And then also put some hay down with some grass seeds so you do not have erosion.”

The $2,200 bill covers both the physical labor and the administrative costs associated with the demolition and cleanup. The deadly shooting that led to the destruction of the home has since developed into a complex murder case.

Four men have been charged in connection with the attack, but only two, Terrance Santez Watkins and Patrick Vashun Lewis, have been served warrants. Prosecutors are pushing to try them together in court next month.

Testimony from a 2022 hearing revealed the motive behind the shooting was linked to a personal feud between Watkins and OMB Peezy. A detective testified that Watkins felt disrespected during a Facebook livestream and retaliated by targeting the grandparents of HoneyKomb Brazy, since he and Peezy are close.

HoneyKomb Brazy was recently released early from federal prison in October 2025 after serving nearly two years of a 30-month sentence for a gun possession charge stemming from a December 2023 traffic stop in Mobile County.

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On her latest release “Darkness,” Lipstick Killer leans fully into her edge, offering a poetic, and at the same time an aggressive take on love gone wrong. The track arrives as the follow-up to her breakout moment “Delaware Ave,” pushing her sound, her honesty, and her edge even further.

Hypnotic guitar lines slide over heavy, pulsing beats while Lipstick Killer balances venom and vulnerability with precision. It’s obsession, jealousy, rage, and survival colliding in real time. 

At the surface, the verses are aggressive and unfiltered. Lines like “Tell that b****  I want to fight” and “I bite b****, you bark” reflect territorial rage and emotional defensiveness. This isn’t post-breakup sadness, but the chaos that happens while love is still alive but threatened. 

However, beneath the venom that Lipstick Killer is portraying is tenderness. Moments like “You light up my life / Babe, you shine bright” and “I never met a n****  with your vibe” reveal devotion and admiration. That contrast is central to the song’s power. Lipstick Killer shows how love and rage can coexist, feeding off each other.

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That emotional truth is connecting with listeners. Since its release, “Darkness” has surpassed 150,000 views on YouTube, a milestone Lipstick Killer celebrated directly with her audience. “+150,000 views on YouTube?! Y’all really riding through the Darkness with me Thank you for every stream, every share, every comment. We only going UP from here. ” she wrote.

“Darkness” has become a statement of Lipstick Killer’s growth.

Born in Pittsburgh and now based in New York, Lipstick Killer has been building toward this moment for years. She started writing and performing at just 12 years old, using music as her first form of rebellion. She walked away from college to pursue a label opportunity in Atlanta, and when it fell apart, she turned the disappointment into determination, establishing herself as a rising voice in the modern music scene.

That grind led her to front multiple bands, including Rebella Rising, a Kansas City favorite that opened for Ariana Grande and MKTO at the city’s Red, White & Boom Festival. Those moments onstage tightened her edge and focus and helped shape the explosive live performer she’s known as today.

As she puts it herself: “I’m not a poser — I’m a rockstar. I don’t follow trends. I create them. I’m the anti of everything that feels manufactured in today’s industry.”

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Lil Durk just took a major court loss after a federal judge rejected his attempt to remove the prosecutors handling his murder-for-hire case, shutting down his argument that the government’s leadership was unlawfully appointed and should be barred from overseeing his prosecution.

Durk’s request targeted Bilal A. Essayli, the First Assistant U.S. Attorney, who has been supervising the case. Durk claimed Essayli’s appointment as U.S. Attorney was improper and argued the issue was severe enough to dismiss the indictment entirely.

The judge disagreed.

In a new order, the court said Durk’s challenge failed for the same reasons courts in three other federal cases had already rejected nearly identical motions.

The filing shows the judge gave Durk a chance to explain why his situation should be treated differently, but Durk never submitted the required statement.

Because of that omission and because the other rulings were already final, the judge denied Durk’s motion outright and confirmed that Essayli “may continue to supervise Banks’ prosecution” without restriction.

The order makes clear that Durk’s indictment will not be dismissed and that nothing about the government’s leadership impedes the case from moving forward.

This loss lands while Durk is still trying to challenge prosecutors on other fronts.

He previously accused the government of hiding four threatening voicemails left for Magistrate Judge Patricia Donahue, messages referencing Durk and codefendant DeAndre Wilson by name.

The caller warned the judge to “do the right thing” while making violent statements and mimicking gunfire. Durk’s lawyers argued the threats should have triggered immediate disclosure and raised questions about neutrality.

Prosecutors countered that the calls were not severe enough to create bias, came from unknown outsiders, and did not require notifying the defense. They said the law treats such calls as attempts to influence the case, not grounds to disqualify anyone.

The court has now taken its strongest stance yet, making clear that the government’s leadership remains in place and that the prosecution remains intact.

Durk is facing charges tying him to an alleged murder-for-hire plot targeting Savannah rapper Quando Rondo.

Prosecutors say the plan grew out of the 2020 clash that left King Von dead and resulted in the killing of Lul Pab. That confrontation deepened a feud between the camps and forms the backdrop of the federal case now moving forward.

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Google escalated its war with Penske Media Corporation by announcing that YouTube will stop submitting streaming data to Billboard charts starting January 16, 2026.

The move marks a dramatic new front in the ongoing battle between the tech giant and the media conglomerate that owns Billboard, Rolling Stone and Variety.

YouTube’s global head of music and Hip-Hop veteran Lyor Cohen said the platform refuses to accept Billboard’s methodology that weights subscription streams higher than ad-supported streams.

“We believe every fan matters and every play should count equally,” Cohen wrote in a blog post on Wednesday.

The dispute comes just months after Penske Media sued Google in federal court over AI overviews. The September lawsuit alleged that Google illegally uses Penske’s journalism to power AI summaries without consent while reducing traffic to their websites.

Billboard updated its chart rules Monday to narrow the gap between paid and free streams from 1:3 to 1:2.5. But YouTube demanded equal weighting for all streams regardless of whether users pay for subscriptions.

“Billboard uses an outdated formula that weights subscription-supported streams higher than ad-supported,” Cohen said. “This doesn’t reflect how fans engage with music today and ignores the massive engagement from fans who don’t have a subscription.”

The streaming methodology fight represents the latest escalation in a broader war between Google and Penske Media. Penske alleged that Google forces publishers to allow their content to be used in AI-generated summaries as a condition for appearing in search results.

The company said about 20% of Google searches linking to its sites now show AI overviews, with that percentage expected to rise.

“We have a responsibility to proactively fight for the future of digital media and preserve its integrity – all of which is threatened by Google’s current actions,” Penske said in the lawsuit.

The media conglomerate reported that affiliate revenue had dropped by more than a third from peak levels by late 2024, as search traffic declined. Penske attracts 120 million online visitors monthly across its properties.

Google defended both disputes, saying AI overviews help users discover content, while YouTube data will continue to flow to Luminate, Billboard’s primary chart source.

Billboard responded that it hopes YouTube will reconsider and recognize “the reach and popularity of artists on all music platforms.”

The chart company said it measures fan activity appropriately based on consumer access, revenue analysis and industry guidance.

YouTube paid the music industry over $8 billion in the past year, according to Cohen, and now both sides appear dug in for a prolonged battle that could reshape how tech platforms interact with media companies.

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And….they allegedly removed Nicki Minaj’s credit from the song as well. Can we unpack this?

6ix9ine and Nicki Minaj just made Hip-Hop history in a strange way. Their song “FEFE” has been officially demoted and stripped down. The once unavoidable 2018 smash has slid from 8× Platinum to 5× Platinum. That is still a lot of units, but it is now the first major record this century to lose that much RIAA ground after the fact. On top of that, Nicki Minaj’s name has been removed entirely from the RIAA credit line. Now, 6ix9ine is represented as a solo act. How?

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Now let’s be clear. This is not your typical certification tweak where numbers get nudged because of new accounting systems or delayed data. This is a full three million units. How exactly do you reverse sales?

“FEFE” was everywhere. The song debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and dominated streaming platforms. 6ix9ine was impossible to ignore and Nicki Minaj was still flexing her pop rap style. Now, I think I know what happened, but I will have to get back to you all on that.

The RIAA has not publicly explained why the certifications were revised or why Nicki’s feature credit disappeared from the official listing. That silence has only fueled speculation. All I know is bots are real!

What this does not do is erase the impact. You cannot rewind playlists, radio spins, YouTube views. Or can you?

I don’t think Nicki or Tekashi cares about this. They got their money. But they may care about being embarrassed. I hope somebody clears this up fast.

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