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Bout to show up at your party @ACMawards 😺 pic.twitter.com/ekNJfv4hci — Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) September 13, 2020 Taylor Swift will perform at the 2020 Academy of Country Music Awards on Wednesday, marking her first performance at a country show in seven years. The Grammy winner will perform her single, “Betty,” from her eighth studio album, …

Like many young students, 13-year-old Keedron Bryant is now navigating virtual learning as he goes back to school. But this eighth-grader from Jacksonville, Fla., is also a viral sensation who’s dropping his debut EP, “I Just Wanna Live,” on Friday. Keedron Bryant is dropping his debut EP, “I Just Wanna Live,” on Friday.AP Bryant landed …

The Oscars are raising the inclusion bar. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which oversees the annual Hollywood awards show, on Tuesday announced new diversity standards for best picture nominees. Beginning in 2024 with the 96th Academy Awards, films must meet two of four standards in representation categories in order to qualify for …

Although the Country Music Association Awards themed its 2019 telecast around women’s contributions to the genre, 2020 is turning out to be the year in which that’s actually born out in the nominations. In the slate of nominees announced Tuesday morning, female artists made up two or sometimes three of the five contenders in nearly …

It wasn’t the way it used to be. Then again, nothing is in 2020. After the 2020 MTV VMAs were moved from Barclays Center to various outdoor locations in the city — as well as remotely from Los Angeles and, for K-pop sensation BTS, South Korea — it was clear that this wasn’t going to …

Call it the dead carpet. Sunday night, the 2020 VMAS offered a canned red carpet — interviews were mostly taped, resulting in staid photos of the stars on-screen.  There was no real showcase of what MTV’s Video Music Awards are known for: The most irreverent, ridiculous and revealing fashion on the planet. Think Lady Gaga’s …

The coronavirus couldn’t rain on Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande’s parade at the 2020 VMAs Sunday night. Gaga grabbed the spotlight, as only she can, alongside her “Rain on Me” collaborator during a performance of their single from Gaga’s dance-centric “Chromatica,” which was one of the most anticipated albums of the summer. The song went …

The Weeknd lit up the 2020 VMAs Sunday night. The 30-year-old Canadian singer kicked off the show with his performance, described in advance as a “keyed-up, dazzling” showcase. He lived up to the hype with a rooftop version of his hit single “Blinding Lights” — which won VMAs for Video of the Year and Best …

All hail TikTok queen Doja Cat. The 24-year-old singer and rapper, who rose to viral fame on the short video platform, made her VMAs debut at the 2020 show, performing her hit songs “Say So” and “Like That.” Doja, whose real name is Amalaratna Zandile Dlamini, started her performance with a throwback nod to MTV …

The show must go on — despite the coronavirus pandemic. The 2020 VMAs will celebrate the year’s best music videos Sunday on MTV — just not in the manner they’re used to. Originally set for a return to Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, the normally in-person celebration was derailed by COVID-19 concerns and instead revealed winners and …