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• Kanye West Says He’s ‘Got More Money Than Trump’ When Asked About Republican Involvement in Ballot Efforts

  31-08-2020 23:32
  
  The United States is 64 days away from the 2020 election on Nov. 3, and Kanye West is still on the campaign trail.
  The rapper has appeared on a few ballots thus far, but public questioning of his intentions have risen–especially since Vice magazine published an article earlier this month claiming the Republican Party helped him submit the required signatures to appear on the ballot in the swing state of Wisconsin.
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• Niecy Nash Comes Out By Introducing the World to Her New Wife: ‘Love Wins’

  31-08-2020 23:24
  
  Actress and comedian Niecy Nash is officially coming out — and she wants the world to know her beautiful new wife.
  In a series of social media posts on Monday (August 31), Nash, the 50-year-old star revealed photos of her walking down the aisle with “rock and soul” singer Jessica Betts. She wrote in the caption that the two were now officially married. “Ms. Carol Denise Betts” she wrote in the caption of her Instagram, followed up immediately by a hashtag reading &l
  
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• Toots Hibbert ‘Showing Signs of Improvement’ After Being Placed in Intensive Care Unit

  31-08-2020 23:19 via rollingstone.com
  
  "The family would like to assure those concerned that he is making positive progress and is receiving the best possible treatment, while he awaits the results on his COVID-19 test"
  
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• Chadwick Boseman’s Death Sparks 104% Streaming Gain for ‘Black Panther’ Soundtrack

  31-08-2020 23:19
  
  Streams of the Black Panther soundtrack roared into the millions in the days following the death of the film’s star Chadwick Boseman on Aug. 28.
  On Aug. 28 and 29, the songs on the 14-song soundtrack generated 3.5 million U.S. on-demand streams, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data. That’s a 103.5% gain over the previous two-day period, Aug. 26-27, during which the soundtrack’s songs accumulated 1.7 million streams.
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• What’s the Best Latin Collaboration of August 2020? Vote!

  31-08-2020 23:17
  
  Even if today officially marks the last day of August, summer is still in full swing and Latin artists continue dropping new music for the sunny season.
  In true end-of-month fashion, Billboard compiles all of the collaborations featured on the weekly editor’s pick First Stream Latin playlist and asks readers to vote for the best one of the month.
  The August poll highlights 15 joints such as ChocQuibTown’s “Que Lastima” with Sech, Sebastian Yatra’s flamenco-pop &ldqu
  
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• Devo’s Mark Mothersbaugh says he nearly died from coronavirus: “It was terrifying”

  31-08-2020 22:57 via nme.com
  
  Devo’s Mark Mothersbaugh has shared his experience with coronavirus, saying he nearly died from the disease.
  The musician contracted the virus earlier this summer and spent 10 days on a ventilator in hospital in Los Angeles in June.
  Mothersbaugh said he initially thought his symptoms were from exhaustion, until his temperature registered at 103ºF. “A nurse came over the next morning and said, ‘You should be in ICU,’” he told the LA Times. “I said, ‘
  
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• Liam Gallagher, Stormzy, and Post Malone to headline Reading & Leeds 2021

  31-08-2020 22:47 via music-news.com
  
  The annual music extravaganza was cancelled this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, but it has now been confirmed the event
  
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• BTS the first Korean band to top the Billboard Hot 100

  31-08-2020 22:40 via music-news.com
  
  The South Korean boy band - comprised of RM, SUGA, Jin, J-Hope, Jimin, V, and Jungkook - have made history yet again
  
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• Katy Perry’s Animated ‘Resilient’ Video Follows Tree’s Lifecycle

  31-08-2020 22:26 via rollingstone.com
  
  Singer continues her Smile video series with stop-motion animated clip
  
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• Hailey Bieber Is Jealous of Husband Justin Bieber’s Eyelashes

  31-08-2020 22:25
  
  Hailey Bieber recently chatted with Elle about her partnership with beauty brand BareMinerals, and the model revealed the way she achieves her flawless, envy-worthy skin.
  “I took a crazy deep dive into skincare. I’m obsessed with skincare,” she revealed. “My mom and my grandma taught me a ton about skincare growing up, so when I had the time in quarantine, I was doing dermatology courses and reading all these books about our skin. I find it interesting and I really c
  
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• Kanye West disputes claims Republicans are paying him to help Trump’s re-election

  31-08-2020 22:17 via nme.com
  
  Kanye West has responded to claims the Republicans are paying him to run for President to help Trump get re-elected.
  The rapper launched his bid to be the next leader of the United States on July 4 and held his first presidential rally in South Carolina later that month.Read more: Kanye West’s first Presidential rally: the key pledges, from gun ownership to prescription drugs and abortionHowever, West has faced many obstacles along his campaign, including filing paperwork too late to be in
  
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• Who Should Have Won Artist of the Year at the VMAs? Vote!

  31-08-2020 21:52
  
  Lady Gaga took home the sought-after artist of the year award at Sunday night’s (Aug. 30) MTV Video Music Awards. But was Mother Monster the top star in your heart?
  “Being an artist is the only thing I’ve ever wanted to be in my whole life,” Gaga said in her acceptance speech. “I never wanted to be anything else. I remember when I first came to California after I built this small following for myself in New York, I would be taken out to these fancy dinners with exec
  
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• Death Cab for Cutie to Stream ‘Plans’ Visual Album for 15th Anniversary

  31-08-2020 21:51 via rollingstone.com
  
  Band's bassist Nick Harmer writes commemorative statement on Twitter
  
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• Death Cab for Cutie Announce ‘Plans’ Visual Album for 15th Anniversary

  31-08-2020 21:51 via rollingstone.com
  
  Band's bassist Nick Harmer writes commemorative statement on Twitter
  
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• Devo’s Mark Mothersbaugh Says He Nearly Died From Covid-19

  31-08-2020 21:41 via rollingstone.com
  
  Devo frontman was on a ventilator for 10 days, often in a delusional state
  
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• BTS become first international and Korean group to debut at top of Billboard Hot 100 chart

  31-08-2020 21:35 via nme.com
  
  BTS have become the first international and Korean band to debut at Number One on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
  The group were announced as this week’s chart-toppers earlier today (August 31), with their latest single ‘Dynamite’ claiming the top spot.Read more: BTS’ new song ’Dynamite’ is the perfect disco pick-me-up to bust the 2020 bluesThe feat marks BTS’ first Number One on the Hot 100, beating their previous best of Number Four with February 202
  
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• Doja Cat Says Her New Album Integrates Dancehall, Afrobeat, Funk, House, And More

  31-08-2020 21:23
  
  Doja Cat tells MTV News that her new album will dip into dancehall, Afrobeat, funk, and house — and she reflects on winning PUSH Best New Artist at the 2020 VMAs.
  
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• Reggae Legend Toots Hibbert Roars Back With ‘Got to Be Tough’

  31-08-2020 21:21 via rollingstone.com
  
  The 77 year-old singer mixes deep versatility and resistance politics with help from Zak Starkey and Ziggy Marley.
  
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• Who Should Have Won Video of the Year at the VMAs? Vote!

  31-08-2020 21:08
  
  The MTV Video Music Awards made the most of the cards 2020 has dealt, and transformed the ceremony this year into a creative, informative and socially distanced event with appearances by today’s biggest stars.
  The Weeknd took home the coveted video of the year award for his dizzying, gruesome “Blinding Lights” video, but for the star, “it’s hard to celebrate.” In his brief acceptance speech, the singer thanked those involved in making the video, before calling
  
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• Someone’s mashed up Cardi B’s ‘WAP’ with Taylor Swift’s ‘You Belong With Me’

  31-08-2020 20:58 via nme.com
  A TikTok user has mashed up Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s recent Number One hit ‘WAP’ with Taylor Swift’s ‘You Belong With Me’.
  In Niamh Adkins’ video, she started by lip-syncing to Swift’s 2009 track, recreating scenes from the video where the pop star sings to herself in the mirror in different outfits.Read more: How Cardi B squashed the concept of the female rap beefAs the chorus came in, Swift’s vocals disappeared and were replaced by
  
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• BTS’ ARMY Are Celebrating ‘Dynamite’ at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100: ‘No Words Just Tears’

  31-08-2020 20:24
  
  BTS’ “Dynamite” blasted into the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 this week, marking their first leader on the chart. The achievement also makes the septet the first all-South Korean group to top the Hot 100.
  .@BTS_twt earns their first #Hot100 No. 1 with “Dynamite,” making them the first all-South Korean act to top the chart.https://t.co/K2QMIGS8vr
  — billboard (@billboard) August 31, 2020As expected, ARMY could not be prouder of their favorite boys, a
  
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• YG Taps Day Sulan for Raucous ‘Equinox’ Video

  31-08-2020 20:22 via rollingstone.com
  
  Track will appear on rapper's forthcoming album, My Life 4Hunnid
  
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• Tom Morello: The Guitar Is Still the ‘Greatest Instrument Ever Invented’

  31-08-2020 20:12 via rollingstone.com
  
  The Rage Against the Machine guitarist discusses the future of guitar - and his fans' racial and political confusion
  
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• Headliners and first acts announced for Reading & Leeds 2021

  31-08-2020 20:01 via nme.com
  
  The headliners and first acts for Reading & Leeds 2021 have been announced – see the full line-up so far below now.
  The twin festivals will return between August 27-29 2021 and will feature six headliners and, for the first time, two main stages.Read more: Reading & Leeds boss Melvin Benn: “Next year we’ll have two main stages and six headliners”Stormzy and Catfish And The Bottlemen will headline the Friday night (August 27) in Reading and Saturday night in L
  
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• RS Charts: Cardi B, Megan Thee Stallion’s ‘WAP’ Tops RS 100, Holding Off BTS

  31-08-2020 19:57 via rollingstone.com
  
  BTS' all-English single "Dynamite" arrives at Number Two, as Drake's "Laugh Now Cry Later" falls to Number Three
  
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• Maluma and CNCO Each React to Winning Their First-Ever Moon Person at the 2020 VMAs

  31-08-2020 19:57
  
  Both Maluma and CNCO were present at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards Sunday night (Aug. 30), where they all not only performed on the innovative stage at Brooklyn’s Skyline Drive-In New York City, but also nabbed Moon Persons.
  Rocking a neon yellow suit and accompanied by a group of dancers (all wearing their masks), the Colombian singer performed his single “Hawai.” CNCO, who performed at the VMAs red carpet in 2019, took the mainstage for the first time with the TV debut of t
  
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• BTS’ ‘Dynamite’ Blasts in at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100, Becoming the Group’s First Leader

  31-08-2020 19:41
  
  BTS achieves its first No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart, as “Dynamite” debuts at the summit.
  The seven-member South Korean act rules the Hot 100 with its first all-English-language single, after previously reaching a No. 4 high with “On” in March.
  BTS, which is comprised of members J-Hope, Jimin, Jin, Jungkook, RM, Suga and V, is additionally the first all-South Korean group to lead the Hot 100.
  The Hot 100 blends all-genre U.S. streaming, radio airplay and sale
  
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• RS Country Music Picks: Week of August 31st

  31-08-2020 19:38 via rollingstone.com
  
  Mo Pitney's celebration of the simple life, Carolina Story's slow-burning plea, and Rev. John Wilkins' comforting prayer
  
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• What’s a Livestream Worth?

  31-08-2020 19:17
  
  In April, Dutch DJ Oliver Heldens cruised the canals of Amsterdam in an open-air boat outfitted with turntables, blasting a set of future house music that was streamed on YouTube.
  The spectacle cost between $5,000 and $10,000 to produce, but Heldens made it free for viewers. He thought of it as a marketing expense to stay in fans’ minds as coronavirus lockdowns became the norm around the world, his manager, Dave Frank, tells Billboard.
  In the five months since, livestreamed concerts are sl
  
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• Mariah Carey Announces Christmas Special on Apple TV Plus

  31-08-2020 19:17 via rollingstone.com
  
  Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special will feature surprise guest lineup with music, dancing and animation
  
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• If You Stream It, Will They Come? Inside The Livestream Boom

  31-08-2020 19:17
  
  At a 2007 Los Angeles music industry function, Ray Smith was pitching his new company, BE-AT.TV, to a high-ranking Live Nation executive. The business was focused on livestreaming electronic music festivals like Tomorrowland and Ultra Music Festival, and Smith says the executive’s reaction was not as he had hoped: “He was like, ‘Who the hell is going to sit at home and watch a bunch of kids partying on a laptop?'”
  Thirteen years and a global pandemic later, millions of mu
  
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• Choosing A Livestream Platform: A Guide For Artists And Managers

  31-08-2020 19:17
  
  When the coronavirus shut down the live industry, artists had no choice but to cancel or postpone their tours. Now they face an overwhelming range of choices as dozens of livestream platforms compete to be the next big virtual stage.
  Many of these livestream companies launched amid the pandemic, while new services are debuting on an almost weekly basis. They have much in common and are sometimes difficult to tell apart, but employ a variety of business models — including pay-per-view ticke
  
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• Filming A Livestream Concert? Hire A Music Video Director

  31-08-2020 19:16
  
  When Angel Olsen began planning a series of “Cosmic Stream” performances leading up to the release of her fifth album, Whole New Mess, she turned not to a live production company, but instead to her longtime music video director, Ashley Connor. Filming three solo performances from empty yet distinctive locations in Olsen’s Asheville, N.C., home base, Connor was able to capture the type of performance that wouldn’t be possible with fans in attendance, in a setting that pro
  
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• Building A Better Livestream: Crucial Lessons From Artists Who’ve Figured It Out

  31-08-2020 19:16
  
  The first time singer-songwriter Lissie tried a livestream, in late March, she was at her then-boyfriend’s house in northern Virginia, and she had just managed to thank those in attendance — two dogs in the kitchen — before the camera fell to the floor. “This is so professional!” she declared.
  But over the months, both her equipment and her savvy became increasingly sophisticated, with the response to her ticketed streams strong enough to cover personal costs and ma
  
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• Megan Thee Stallion Addresses Her Shooting In Raw New Freestyle

  31-08-2020 19:08
  
  Megan Thee Stallion drops a freestyle where she directly references being shot earlier this summer. The rapper also won a VMA for Best Hip Hop on August 30.
  
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• Popcaan, Naomi Campbell and More Celebs React to Adele’s Carnival Photo: ‘You Just Broke That Internet’

  31-08-2020 19:01
  
  A number of celebrities and fans reacted to a photo posted by Adele on Sunday (Aug. 30).
  In the pic, the singer sports a traditional Bantu knot hairstyle, a Jamaican flag bikini top, large gold hoop earrings and a matching chunky necklace and yellow feather wings. The photo was taken at the Notting Hill carnival in London over the weekend.
  Actress Lisa Rinna congratulated the singer on the post that has racked up more than four million likes and counting, commenting, “You just broke t
  
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• BTS share breezy and reflective new song ‘IONIQ: I’m On It’

  31-08-2020 18:59 via nme.com
  
  BTS have shared a new song called ‘IONIQ: I’m On It’ – scroll down the page to listen to it now.
  The group wrote the new song as part of their ongoing collaboration with Korean car manufacturer Hyundai, celebrating the launch of its new electric vehicle (EV) brand, IONIQ.Read more: BTS: “We’re eager to give comfort and joy through our music now more than ever”“Full energy, higher esteem/Better focus on what’s charging me,” rap
  
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• Brandy Vs. Monica: Before The Verzuz Battle, Check Their Chart Battle

  31-08-2020 18:55
  
  Even by Verzuz standards, the program’s battle tonight (Aug. 31) between Brandy and Monica is a headline occasion. As the two pop and R&B singers go head-to-head and put their classic catalogs on the line, the event marks a key chapter in a 25-year saga that has linked the pair in the history books forever, both through a record-setting collaboration and a wavering sense of warmth and ice in their relationship that has fascinated fans and observers for decades.
  Notably, too, the dual p
  
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• Miranda Lambert, Marty Stuart Set for Country Music Hall of Fame Fundraiser

  31-08-2020 18:42 via rollingstone.com
  
  "Big Night (At the Museum)" virtual concert will benefit the Hall of Fame's educational initiatives
  
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• How to Watch Brandy and Monica’s Verzuz Battle

  31-08-2020 18:21
  
  The boy is whose? Brandy and Monica are about to take their rivalry to a whole new level on Monday night (Aug. 31) as they face off in a can’t-miss Verzuz battle.
  The showdown between the pair of R&B icons will take place at 8:00 p.m. ET/5:00 p.m. PT on Verzuz’s popular Instagram Live channel. Brandy and Monica have long been pitted as competitors throughout their storied careers, largely due to the success of their smash hit, “The Boy is Mine,” which spent 13 we
  
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• Mariah Carey Sets Apple TV+ Christmas Special

  31-08-2020 18:19
  
  The undisputed queen of Christmas has another gift for the Lambs this holiday season: a new Apple TV+ special.
  The streaming giant has confirmed Mariah Carey’s Magical Christmas Special, an exclusive holiday event from the global pop icon superstar. It is being described as an “innovative special” that will mix music, dancing and animation “driven by a universally heartwarming story that brings the world together.”
  Expect surprise celebrity guests and songs fro
  
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• Katy Perry: 'Russell Brand split was the first breaking of my idealistic mind'

  31-08-2020 18:15 via music-news.com
  
  Katy Perry has reflected on the "resistance" she faced in her marriage to Russell Brand, while gushing about her "healthy frictional" relationship with fiance Orlando Bloom.
  
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• Corey Taylor says it’s “even more important now” to entertain people during pandemic

  31-08-2020 18:15 via nme.com
  
  Corey Taylor has spoken about the importance of musicians’ jobs during the current coronavirus pandemic.
  The Slipknot and Stone Sour frontman is gearing up to release his debut solo album later this year and said in a new interview putting out new music was his way of doing his bit for people.Read more: The Big Read – Slipknot: “I’m just going to tell you the facts, this album is a masterpiece”During an appearance on radio show Full Metal Jackie, the star was asked
  
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• Amazon Studios Acquires J Balvin Doc ‘The Boy From Medellin’

  31-08-2020 18:13
  
  Amazon Studios has picked up the worldwide rights to director Matthew Heineman’s The Boy From Medellín, a portrait of Colombian Latin music star J Balvin.
  The Endeavor Content-backed feature-length documentary follows Balvin, the “Prince of Reggaeton” and a Latin Grammy–winning performer, in the lead-up to a sold-out 2019 homecoming concert performance in Medellín, Colombia. The acquisition deal comes ahead of the documentary’s world premiere
  
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• Kobe Bryant fans upset he wasn’t included in 2020 MTV VMAs ‘in memoriam’ segment

  31-08-2020 18:06 via nme.com
  Kobe Bryant fans are upset that the basketball star wasn’t included in last night’s MTV VMAs ‘in memoriam’ segment.
  A number of stars were honoured as part of the 2020 Video Music Awards, including Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman and Glee‘s Naya Rivera.
  Blink-182‘s Travis Barker introduced the segment during the ceremony, which was held around New York City, socially distanced but without an audience.
  Fans of Bryant, who died in January after his private h
  
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• Rolling Loud Teams With Twitch For Digital Festival Series and Channel

  31-08-2020 18:05
  
  Hip-hop festival Rolling Loud and Twitch have announced a new music partnership that will see the two entities team-up for a digital festival series and weekly programming. It is the first partnership of its kind for the online platform.
  The new agreement includes three upcoming digital Rolling Loud festivals, complete with state-of-the-art production values and star-studded lineups; each digital festival will present over five hours of live performances each day of the event. The first fes
  
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• Video Music Awards 2020: MTV Just Wants Our Stupid Love

  31-08-2020 17:57 via rollingstone.com
  
  BTS bring the dynamite, Gaga reclaims her crown, Black Eyed Peas still suck
  
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• Watch Idles Rip Through Cover of Beatles’ ‘Helter Skelter’ at Abbey Road Studios

  31-08-2020 17:53 via rollingstone.com
  
  British punks covered White Album classic during a recent livestream performance
  
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• Kobe Bryant Fans Are Furious That He Was Left Out of MTV VMAs’ In Memoriam Segment

  31-08-2020 17:50
  
  Some basketball fans were heated on Sunday night (Aug. 30) when late Lakers All-Star Kobe Bryant was not included in an In Memoriam package at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards.
  The show, which was dedicated to Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman — who died on Friday after a four-year battle with colon cancer — featured a tribute section in which Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker remembered passed rappers Pop Smoke and Juice WRLD.
  He then set up a video montage that honored a number of o
  
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• From BTS to Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande, Which VMAs Performance Was the Best?

  31-08-2020 17:47
  
  MTV pulled off an impressive feat on Sunday night (Aug. 30), holding the socially-distanced 2020 Video Music Awards throughout New York City with performances by Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande, BTS and more.
  Hosted by Keke Palmer, this year’s awards show saw The Weeknd (who also opened the evening high above Manhattan) take home video of the year for “Blinding Lights,” while Gaga was honored with the tricon award as well as both artist and song of year among her five wins, and Taylor
  
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