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UPDATED at 1pm PT with more details from MTV, Barclays officials New York City, which was the initial global epicenter of COVID-19, will host the MTV Video Music Awards on August 30 at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center. Gov. Andrew Cuomo confirmed the date and venue Monday during one of his regular briefings about the…

No one in music was happy this week, or so it seemed, as the best of intentions blew up in several faces in the industry. BTS fans claimed segregation, Taylor Swift fans screamed collusion, and A$AP Rocky fans lashed out at the Swedes over their decision to prosecute the street-brawling rapper. Meanwhile, a few…

Comedian and actor Sebastian Maniscalco will host the 2019 Video Music Awards, MTV has announced. The announcement is expected to be made tonight on NBC’s The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon. Named Billboard’s 2018 Comedian of the Year, Maniscalco will host the VMA event live on Monday, August 26, from the…

There was a tight performance from Video Vanguard Award winner Jennifer Lopez last night on the MTV Video Music Awards, but the show at Radio City Music Hall saw several stumbles too, and we don't just mean in the ratings. There were cringes galore Monday as the recently deceased Aretha Franklin received a very awkward…

Lambasted for last night’s self-centered Video Music Awards tribute to the late Aretha Franklin, Madonna says it was all a misunderstanding. “I did not intend to do a tribute to her!,” the Material Girl said about the Queen of Soul today on Instagram. In her Instagram message, Madonna, sharing a photo of herself with…

Wearing a “F*** The Wall” T-shirt and flanked by dozens of immigrant children and immigrant rights activists, rapper Logic delivered a strong message to protest the Trump administrations’s border separation policy in his performance at last night’s MTV Video Music Awards. Logic, along with One Republic’s Ryan Tedder…

Kevin Hart wasted no time getting political onstage last night at the MTV Video Music Awards as he and Tiffany Haddish took the stage as the night’s first presenters, reassuring the crowd that they can feel to express themselves. “But at this game, you guys can kneel. You can do whatever the hell you want. There’s no…

Considering it was the MTV Video Music Awards, one would think they would have some sort of tribute to the late, great Aretha Franklin — and they did. Madonna stepped out on the stage at the VMAs adorned in what looks like everything from her appropriation jewelry box, then paid homage to the Queen of Soul…but it wasn…

Moon Men (or is it Moon Persons?) were handed out at the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards with Camila Cabello winning not one, but two trophies for Artist of the Year and Video of the Year. Other winners of the evening included Post Malone’s “Rockstar” taking the trophy for Song of the Year and Cardi B nabbing Best New…

From In Living Color Fly Girl to actress to pop superstar, Jennifer Lopez’s career will hit another milestone at this year’s MTV Video Music Awards where she will not only perform but also be honored with the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award. Sway Calloway announced the news today live which was followed by a…

The MTV Video Music Awards nominations were announced Monday, with Cardi B leading the way with noms in 10 categories, including Video, Song and Artist of the Year. The Carters followed with eight, including Video of the Year, Best Collaboration and Best Hip Hop for their recent hit single "APES**T." Other top…

The world is in a serious place, beset with racism, sexism, suicide, violence and general repression. Some of the artists and presenters at the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards used the channel’s platform to speak out against those conditions. But not all could be bothered, and this edition of the long-running awards show…