MTV Music Awards Will Be First Staged Awards Show Since Pandemic Began

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaTop Broadway talent will join forces to create new works that will be featured in a one-night only event to benefit civil rights organizations.The event, dubbed #WhileWeBreathe: A Night of Creative Protest, is the brainchild of two producers Brian Moreland (“Lifespan of a Fact,” “Blue”) and Arvind Ethan David (“Jagged Little Pill”), and comes as many members of the theater community are looking for ways to get involved at a time when the killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery are bringing greater attention to social justice issues.

Liverpool have been "brilliant" this season - but warned their 4-0 thrashing was a starting point for next season. Sterling and his team-mates gave his former club a guard of honour after they were officially crowned Premier League champions for the first time last week.But once the game kicked off, Pep Guardiola's men put on a show and the new champions were second best.Sterling scored the second, won the penalty for Kevin de Bruyne's opener and saw his effort diverted into the net via Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain in the crushing win.

Kourtney Kardashian is doing her part to help get the word out about the importance of wearing a face mask during the COVID-19 pandemic. She’s also helping her sister Kim’s business, by wearing one of the entrepreneur’s popular SKIMS masks that she started selling in May through her body solutionwear brand. Kourt, 41, took to her Instagram on July 2, showing two close-up selfies of her wearing a SKIMS face mask in the “sand” color, with only her big brown eyes visible. Kim had the masks made in five different skin tones, which quickly sold out.

FREE newsletter is just champion! Get the biggest and brightest stories sent straight to your inboxThe names of the 10 areas most at risk of a new lockdown have been released by health officials.A total of three new areas have been added to the list of locations on the brink of a second spike in coronavirus cases. There has been a significant rise in Covid-19 cases in recent weeks, with Leicester already being placed on a second lockdown.

FREE newsletter is just champion! Get the biggest and brightest stories sent straight to your inboxMartin Lewis has warned drivers that their MOT will not be automatically extended if it is due to expire after the end of this month.The government has been letting MOT certificates get another extra six months added on due to garages having to work around the difficulties of the coronavirus pandemic.But as social-distancing rules relax, MOT checks are being carried out again which means you may land in trouble if you don't get your vehicle checked when it's due.Explaining the six-month rule on the Martin Lewis Money Show tonight, he said: "If it was due on July 17, you won't have to do book your check until January 17."But if your MOT is due

John Legend joined Ebro Darden on Apple Music on Thursday (July 2) to chat about his new album, Bigger Love, his musical legacy, the power of protesting and just how good all those recent Verzuz battles have been.

Peter White Television EditorEXCLUSIVE: Charles Booker, the Democratic senate candidate who narrowly lost to former Marine fighter pilot Amy McGrath in a close race in Kentucky, is set to have his campaign documented by American Relapse and Bernie Blackout director Pat McGee.Booker’s campaign was gaining steam right up until he lost to McGrath earlier this week by a narrow margin.McGee has been embedded with the Booker campaign after the Kentucky House of Representatives member handed him access over the last few weeks.Booker, who was running on a platform of universal health care, a green new deal to tackle climate change, systemic criminal justice reform and universal basic income, only started his campaign in January and was endorsed by

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Dave McNary Film ReporterSAG-AFTRA has told told its members to refuse work on the pandemic thriller “Songbird,” produced by Michael Bay.“Songbird” had been announced in mid-May as a low-budget production that would shoot in Los Angeles. The performers union announced the “do not work” order on Thursday for production company On A Lark Productions LLC. It said the company had failed to complete the signatory process and is therefore not signed to any applicable SAG-AFTRA agreement.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large“Lego Masters” hasn’t yet been renewed for a Season 2, yet Fox Corp. boss Lachlan Murdoch has all but confirmed that it will be back — well, once productions are allowed to come back.

Chris Willman Music WriterIf you ever wanted to be part of big-name artist’s music video, the barrier for entry has never been lower. Tens of thousands of fans a day have been able to insert themselves into the fast pace of clips that makes up a “never-ending music video” by Twenty One Pilots for their song “Level of Concern,” which has been airing continuously on YouTube since it premiered June 21.The video’s creators concede that it may well end someday — the sun itself will surely go out eventually, right? — but they’re determined to keep it going as long as possible as a way for fans to see their own reflections alongside the duo’s lockdown-themed hit, which has been the most popular song of the year at alternative radio.