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Nicki Minaj to get Video Vanguard Award at MTV Awards
NEW YORK (AP) — Nicki Minaj will receive the Video Vanguard Award at the MTV Awards later this month, joining such previous winning music luminaries as Madonna, Janet Jackson, LL Cool J, Jennifer Lopez and Missy Elliott. Minaj, who has won five MTV trophies for such hits as...
Jack Harlow, Lil Nas X, Kendrick Lamar top MTV VMA nominees
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jack Harlow, Lil Nas X and Kendrick Lamar are top contenders with seven nominations at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards. MTV announced Tuesday that Lil Nas X and Harlow earned multiple nominations for their collaborative hit “Industry Baby,” which is...
Soccer Mommy's Sophie Allison plays with 'darkness and fun'
NEW YORK (AP) — How songs come to Sophie Allison is pretty simple. They just sort of show up, raw and in need of attention. “The way I write is I just sit down and — I could be watching TV, be having coffee or something — I’m just kind of mindlessly playing guitar until I...
Man arrested in shooting death of Atlanta rapper Trouble
CONYERS, Ga. (AP) — A man accused of fatally shooting Atlanta rapper Trouble has been denied bond after a confrontation that investigators allege stemmed from jealousy over a woman. A judge in Rockdale County on Tuesday denied bail to 33-year-old Jamichael Jones of Jonesboro, local...
New this week: 'Interceptor,' Post Malone and 'Fire Island'
Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week. MOVIES — Screenwriter and comedian Joel Kim Booster looked to Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice” as...
