Step aside Vanessa Hudgens … ‘cuz your lil’ sis is bursting through with her bikini bod, and these hot shots are ones for the books!

The 29-year-old actress hit the balcony during sunset hour — rockin’ this itsy-bitsy blue bikini for a ‘shoot — and the Instagram likes are piling in!

Kendrick Lamar and SZA are on a red-hot streak with their “Luther” record owning the Billboard Hot 100 for 7 weeks straight … a feat the song’s sample inspiration cannot wrap her head around!!!

TMZ Hip Hop reached out to Cheryl Lynn, the veteran R&B powerhouse whose vocals from her 1982 duet with the late Luther Vandross, “If This World Were Mine,” were used to construct “Luther” … and she’s pinpointed several reasons for Kendrick and SZA’s latest success.

Cheryl calls the track multi-generational, bold, captivating, and filled with passion, noting how the fusion of Kendrick and SZA’s voices seems to appeal to everyone — Old School meets New School with great respect!!!

The “Got to Be Real” singer says she’s a firm believer that great music never dies … it simply lives, morphs, and evolves as ear candy that soothes the soul and warms the hearts of music lovers everywhere.

Her calculations are fairly accurate … “Luther” is currently fast-tracking to 1 billion streams on Spotify and the music video, released on Friday, has already breached 1 million views — and counting!!!

Taking a 43-year-old song and flipping it into a new-age classic showcases hip hop music’s superpower, and Cheryl tells us it’s been both a blessing and a humbling experience to witness the work she did with Vandross — inspired by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell — being appreciated and applauded today in 2025.

Cheryl says she owes her cemented career to God, as she’s been getting embraced by the younger generation for some time now.

Ted Kotcheff — famous for directing iconic movies the likes of “First Blood” and “Weekend at Bernie’s” — has died, TMZ confirmed.

Thomas Kotcheff, Ted’s son, tells TMZ … the filmmaker died peacefully Friday night at Hospital Joya in Nuevo Nayarit, Mexico surrounded by family.

A cause of death was not disclosed.

Kotcheff’s enormous resume of both films and TV projects spans decades … but he is arguably best known for “First Blood,” the 1982 Sly Stallone classic that introduced audiences to John Rambo.

Of course … Kotcheff knew a thing or two about great comedy … which was evident when he directed the ’80s screwball classic, “Weekend at Bernie’s,” starring Andrew McCarthy and Jonathan Silverman.

Other notable movies Ted directed over a long career in Hollywood … the original “Fun With Dick and Jane” in 1977 with Jane Fonda and George Segal, “Uncommon Valor” with Gene Hackman, and the classic pro football comedy “North Dallas Forty” … just to name a few.

He was nominated for a slew of awards throughout his career — in Canada and the U.S. — and won a few.

He was 94.