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    Megan Thee Stallion Highlights Black Lives Matter in First Live Virtual Concert After Shooting

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    Delivering renditions of her hit singles after a July clash with Tory Lanez, the ‘WAP’ hitmaker pays tribute to the victims of racial injustice and police brutality.
    Aug 31, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Rap sensation Megan Thee Stallion used her first virtual concert to make a statement about racial injustice and police brutality as she returned to the stage after surviving a summer shooting.
    The hip-hop hitmaker had to undergo surgery on her feet after a July clash with fellow MC Tory Lanez, but she proved she is well on her way to a full recovery on Saturday (August 29) as she performed for fans online in a ticketed show for Live Nation.
    Megan was back in high heels and lingerie as she twerked onstage, and delivered renditions of singles like “Savage”, “Hot Girl Summer”, “WAP”, and “Girls in the Hood”.
    However, she also took the opportunity to voice her support for the ongoing Black Lives Matter movement, using a black backdrop to project the names of people killed in racially-motivated incidents in the U.S. in recent years, including George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Tamir Rice, Freddie Gray, and Elijah McClain.
    “THIS S**T IS EXHAUSTING,” it read, before listing the victims’ names with brief descriptions of each tragedy.

    She also paid tribute to Jacob Blake, who has been left paralysed from the waist down after he was shot seven times in the back at close range by an officer in Kenosha, Wisconsin – in front of his partner and their three children – during an attempted arrest on 23 August.
    The timely segment concluded with the question, “WHY IS IT SO HARD BEING BLACK IN AMERICA?”.

    After the show, Megan took to Instagram to share photos of her stage attire, captioning the post, “1st day back… did you catch thee show (sic)”.

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    MTV VMAs 2020: Miley Cyrus Performs 'Midnight Sky' With Massive Disco Ball

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    The reference to the singer’s 2013 hit song during her performance of ‘Midnight Sky’ is so well-timed as Miley celebrated the seventh anniversary of the song on Instagram last week.
    Aug 31, 2020
    AceShowbiz – The 2020 MTV MVAs took place on Sunday, August 30, and Miley Cyrus was among those who offered magnificent performances at the award-giving event. That night, Miley performed her new song “Midnight Sky” live for the first time following its release on August 14.
    The performance of her latest anthem of empowerment was rather special. Donning a shimmering black dress, Miley opened her performance of the song, which was released not long after she confirmed her split from Cody Simpson, by looking sexy and fierce at the same time. She belted the note in a room featuring black background.
    Later, viewers could see how the singer reminisced her 2013 hit track “Wrecking Ball” as a giant chain displaying a silver cross pendant and a staircase appeared toward the end of her performance. Rather unsurprisingly, she sat on top of it after ripping her skirt, revealing shining black panties.
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    The “Wrecking Ball” reference was so well-timed as Miley celebrated the seventh anniversary of the song on Instagram last week. “My concept of time is completely askew. Feels like a lifetime ago… but somehow only yesterday. Thank you for all the support you gave me then and of course the love you’re continuing to show my art today. Forever grateful & inspired,” she wrote on the photo-sharing platform.

    Meanwhile, Miley’s performance at the 2020 MTV VMAs marked her fifth appearance at the show. VMAs had been holding a special meaning for her as she debuted her song “Slide Away” at last year’s show which also served as her first public appearance at the time after her split from ex-husband Liam Hemsworth.
    At this year’s MTV VMAs, the “Malibu” singer is up for best editing and best art direction for “Mother’s Daughter”, which both she won. She graced the red carpet while looking dazzling as ever in jewelry by Loree Rodkin and an embroidered dress and gloves from Fall Winter 2020 collection of MUGLER.

    “@vmas red carpet moment yasssssss @muglerofficial @vijatm,” so she wrote alongside a picture of her red carpet look.

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    MTV VMAs 2020: Chadwick Boseman's Inspirational Spirit Celebrated During Show's Opening

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    Aside from acknowledging the ‘devastating loss’ of the ‘Black Panther’ star, host Keke Palmer also takes a moment to express support for the Black Lives Matter movement against racial injustice.
    Aug 31, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Actress Keke Palmer launched the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards by dedicating Sunday’s (August 30) show to the late Chadwick Boseman.
    Two days after the news of his death first broke, host Palmer opened the ceremony by acknowledging the “devastating loss” of the “Black Panther” star, who passed away on Friday, August 28 following a secret four-year battle with colon cancer.
    Recognizing the 43-year-old as a “true inspiration to all the fans he touched and everyone he encountered,” she added, “We dedicate the night’s show to a man whose spirit touched so many. He’s a true hero, not just onscreen, but in everything he did. His impact lives forever.”
    Palmer also took a moment at early on in the show to express support for the Black Lives Matter movement against police brutality and racial injustice, and call on music fans to stand united to “continue to fight to end systemic racism.”
    “It’s our time to be the change we wanna see…,” she declared, as she officially got the VMAs underway in New York City.
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    The first award of the night went to Lady GaGa and Ariana Grande, who secured Best Collaboration for “Rain on Me”, while Taylor Swift scored Best Direction for shooting her own promo for “The Man”.
    Meanwhile, BTS (Bangtan Boys) were already double winners heading into the main event after picking up a pair of honors during the pre-show – Best Group and Best K-Pop prize for “On”, and rap-rocker Machine Gun Kelly was also celebrating early as he took home Best Alternative for his “Bloody Valentine” video, starring his new girlfriend, actress Megan Fox.
    The VMAs featured early performances from The Weeknd, Miley Cyrus and Maluma, whose sets were reportedly filmed ahead of time amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to the New York Post.

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    MTV VMAs 2020: Taylor Swift and BTS Among Early Winners

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    Ariana Grande and Lady GaGa, who led the pack with nine nominations each, are also among the early winners that night as they receive Best Collaboration honor.
    Aug 31, 2020
    AceShowbiz – The 2020 MTV VMAs is finally here! Held virtually on Sunday, August 30 due to COVID-19 pandemic, the award-giving event was just as thrilling as ever with Keke Palmer hosting the award show from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Unlike previous years, tonight saw the winners making their acceptance speech from the comfort of their own homes.
    In tonight’s event, Machine Gun Kelly was named as first artist to collect the coveted Moon Man as he was announced as the winner of Best Alternative Music Video for “Bloody Valentine”. The rapper received the award in person ahead of his performance on the pre-show.
    Ariana Grande and Lady GaGa, who led the pack with nine nominations each, were among the early winners that night as they received Best Collaboration honor for “Rain on Me”. The pair edged out Ariana’s collaborative song with Justin Bieber “Stuck With U”, Black Eyed Peas and J Balvin’s “RITMO (Bad Boys For Life)”, Ed Sheeran and Khalid’s “Beautiful People”, Future and Drake’s “Life Is Good” and Karol G and Nicki Minaj’s “Tusa”.
    K-Pop group BTS (Bangtan Boys) was also awarded with Best K-Pop Music Video for their song “On”. That’s not the only award they collected that night as the South Korean heartthrobs were also announced as the winner of Best Group. Meanwhile, the award for Song of Summer went to fellow K-Pop group Blackpink for their bop “How You Like That”.
    Joining the list of winners of the 2020 MTV VMAs was Taylor Swift. The singer won Best Direction for her music video for “The Man”. Maluma and J Balvin, meanwhile, were awarded with Best Latin trophy for their hit song “Que Pena”.
    The show is currently underway with stunning performances from the likes of BTS, Ariana Grande, Lady GaGa and Maluma among others.

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    Amanda Kloots Hits Studio to Finish Nick Cordero's New Song

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    The fitness guru hits the recording studio a month after her husband’s death as she’s adding her own verse and voice to complete his unfinished music project.
    Aug 30, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Amanda Kloots is keeping late husband Nick Cordero’s legacy alive by finishing up one of his incomplete projects.
    The “Rock of Ages” actor passed away last month (Jul20) after losing his battle with Covid-19 aged just 41 and, after documenting the Broadway star’s battle online, Amanda told fans she’s teamed up with family friend and composer Rickey Minor to finish a track by the late actor/singer.
    “Tonight I got to work with musical legend Rickey Minor on a very special song, a Nick Cordero original,” she wrote on Instagram alongside a photo of herself and Minor at a recording studio.
    “Nick wrote a song about his losing and missing his father, called Not Far Away. He posted it on Instagram, but only wrote one verse and chorus,” she explained. “Our friend Maddox had the idea for me to write the second verse and then sing a duet with Nick. Rickey and @lennywee helped me, added our voices together, mixed and arranged it, then added beautiful strings and chimes to create this new duet.”
    Amanda continued, “This was one special night… I got to sing with Nick! It was hard living up to my husbands vocals but I closed my eyes and pretended we were onstage singing this song together. I cried a lot, but Rickey guided me through it every step of the way.”
    The mother of one added that she’s “so grateful” to have the song completed for her and Cordero’s 16-month-old son, Elvis Eduardo, and opened up about how “therapeutic” it has been to work on the Broadway star’s unfinished project.
    “It made me feel very close to Nick, like he was with me,” Amanda admitted in a separate post on her Instagram Stories. “I’ve had a really hard last couple of days just with the things that come along with a loved one passing… I’ve been exhausted and emotionally drained, but I’ve had a lot of help, which has been wonderful.”
    “Doing this tonight was therapeutic,” she reflected. “It was pretty special and it was really nice.”

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    The Killers Make History With Latest No. 1 Album

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    The Brandon Flowers-fronted rock band rules U.K. Albums chart with ‘Imploding the Mirage’, becoming the only international group ever to debut at No. 1 with six consecutive albums.
    Aug 30, 2020
    AceShowbiz – The Killers have trounced their competition in the U.K. albums chart and landed their sixth number one with “Imploding the Mirage”.
    The project racked up 50,000 chart sales to outsell the rest of Friday’s (28Aug20) top five combined to reach the top spot.
    “Imploding the Mirage” extends the band’s record unbroken run of number one studio albums – the rockers are now the only international group ever to have six consecutive chart-toppers from its debut.
    At two is rapper Pop Smoke’s posthumous release, “Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon”, ahead of Taylor Swift’s “Folklore” in third place. Synth-pop legends Erasure are at four with “The Neon”, ahead of tragic Juice WRLD’s “Legends Never Die” at five.
    In the singles chart, “Head & Heart” by Joel Corry is on top for a sixth week, keeping Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s controversial hit “WAP” at two. In at three is this week’s highest new entry, K-pop superstars BTS’ first English language track, “Dynamite”.
    Expressing their delight at their first-ever U.K. top five hit, BTS tell OfficialCharts.com, “We feel humbled and honoured to have earned a new personal best on the UK Official Singles Chart. First and foremost, we give all credit to ARMY (their fans) – without their support and love from Day 1, we wouldn’t have come this far.”
    “Dynamite was created in the hopes of bringing some vibrant energy that the world needs right now more than ever. If it made one person happier, then that’s more than enough for us.”
    U.K. rappers Headie One, AJ Tracey, and Stormzy’s collaboration “Ain’t It Different” is a new entry at four while Nathan Dawe and KSI’s “Lighter” rounds out the top five at five.

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    Public Enemy Signed to Def Jam for New Album

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    Chuck D and Flavor Flav are returning to their former label ahead of their upcoming studio album ‘What You Gonna Do When the Grid Goes Down’, more than two decades after leaving the company.
    Aug 30, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Hip-hop veterans Public Enemy have returned “home” to Def Jam Recordings, the fabled label with which they first found fame.
    The rap stars, fronted by Chuck D and Flavor Flav, have signed a new contract with company bosses to release the album “What You Gonna Do When the Grid Goes Down”, more than two decades after parting ways with the label.
    To mark the occasion, the group has dropped the lead single “Fight the Power (Remix 2020)”, a revamp of the 1989 Public Enemy classic, which was performed at the opening of the BET Awards in June, with Nas, Black Thought, Questlove, and YG among others.
    In a statement, Chuck D said, “Cultural Institutions are important. Being an integral part of one is an honour bestowed and to uphold. Public Enemy songs are forever sonic prints in the sands of time. And it’s time – it’s necessary – to bring the noise again from a place called home. Def Jam. Fight The Power 2020.”
    “Def Jam is like the house we grew up in. It’s cool to be home,” added Flavor Flav.
    “What You Gonna Do When the Grid Goes Down”, the follow-up to 2017’s “Nothing Is Quick in the Desert”, will hit music retailers on 25 September.

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    Lin-Manuel Miranda and Gloria Estefan to Celebrate Latinos in Broadway Benefit Show

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    The ‘Hamilton’ creator and the ‘Conga’ hitmaker have been confirmed to take part in the upcoming star-studded charity event ‘Viva Broadway! Hear Our Voices’.
    Aug 30, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Lin-Manuel Miranda and Gloria Estefan are among the top acts gathering to celebrate Latinos in theatre at “Viva Broadway! Hear Our Voices”.
    West Side Story legend Chita Rivera and Mexican pop icon Thalia, who produced 2018 play “Summer: The Donna Summer Musical”, are also booked as headline acts for the upcoming digital benefit concert.
    Bosses behind the show, to be directed and choreographed by Sergio Trujillo, aim to celebrate the history and achievements of Latino theatre stars while also focusing on Hispanic representation, inclusion and diversity.
    “It’s going to celebrate the past,” Sergio tells the Associated Press of the show. “It’s going to pay attention to the present and look to the future.”
    The online event will also feature snapshots of Broadway-bound musicals and plays from Latin stars, including a peek at John Leguizamo’s latest work, “Kiss My Aztec”.
    Andrea Burns, star of 2005 Tony Award-winning Latinx musical “In the Heights”, will host “Viva Broadway! Hear Our Voices.”
    The concert will be broadcast on Playbill.com, Playbill’s YouTube Channel, and on The Broadway League’s Viva.Broadway website on 1 October (20), with proceeds from the function benefitting the Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and Broadway Bridges charities.

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