The 2023 MTV Video Music Awards can’t get enough of Nicki Minaj. In addition to serving as the presiding MC for the night, the rapper also took the stage for the debut live performance of her latest single, “Last Time I Saw You,” set to appear on her forthcoming album …
Read More »Selena Gomez and Taylor Swift Were the MVPs of the 2023 VMAs Audience
On Tuesday night, MTV returned to its truest form with the 2023 Video Music Awards. It wasn’t just that the night was filled with back-to-back powerhouse performances from some of music’s biggest stars and that the awards themselves didn’t overshadow the creative craft. It also produced multiple genuinely viral reactions …
Read More »Nicki Minaj Will Take Over the MTV Video Music Awards Once Again
Nicki Minaj is back to dominate the MTV Video Music Awards, returning this year as the night’s emcee and taking the stage as a performer. Last year, Minaj co-hosted the VMAs alongside LL Cool J and Jack Harlow as the VMAs revamped the traditional hosting gig. As it stands, she’ll …
Read More »Diddy to Receive Global Icon Award at 2023 Video Music Awards
The 2023 MTV Video Music Awards will present the third-ever Global Icon Award to Sean “Diddy” Combs when the ceremony airs live from New Jersey’s Prudential Center on Sept. 12. The artist also joins the performance lineup as he gears up to release The Love Album: Off the Grid, his …
Read More »'My So-Called Life' and the Coming-Out Scene That Changed TV History
About a week before the finale, the Washington Post ran its own plea to keep the show on the air, with the headline, “A TV Show Worth Saving.” Writer Judy Mann shared her love of the show, which she said offered just as much to her as to her teen …
Read More »MTV Movie & TV Awards Scaled Back to Pre-Taped Special Amid Writers Strike
After losing host Drew Barrymore and much of its announced presenters due to the ongoing writers strike, the MTV Movie & TV Awards announced Friday it would no longer broadcast live this weekend, opting instead for a pre-taped special. Just days before the May 7 event, Barrymore withdrew from the …
Read More »Madonna's 'American Life' Video Was a Bold Statement About War and Celebrity. Then She Spiked It
On the morning of September 11, 2001, Madonna was due to perform one of the final shows on her Drowned World Tour at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. By noon, the show had been rescheduled and the world had changed irrevocably. After completing the tour, she wasted little time …
Read More »'Stranger Things,' 'Drag Race,' Selena Gomez Score 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards Nominations
The 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards will air live from Barker Hangar on Sunday, May 7, hosted by Drew Barrymore in celebration of some of the biggest films and series of the past year. This year’s nominations are led by fan-favorites Top Gun: Maverick, Stranger Things, The Last of …
Read More »Is Reality-TV Sex Safe?
After weeks and weeks of rose ceremonies, one-on-one dates, competitions, and getting to know each other in fleeting moments, the stars of The Bachelor and The Bachelorette narrow down all of the remaining contestants to their three favorite people. Then they take turns spending the night together in what the …
Read More »Drew Barrymore to Host 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards
Drew Barrymore has been tapped as the host of this year’s MTV Movie & TV Awards, airing live from Los Angeles’ Barker Hangar on May 7. The three-time MTV Golden Popcorn winner revealed her participation Wednesday in a promo video from the set of her daytime talk show featuring three …
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