MTV VMAs Unveil First Round of 2022 Performers

Micky Dolenz, the last living member of The Monkees, is suing the FBI for access to a secret dossier containing information on him and his former bandmates.

Brooklyn Beckham has seemingly spoken out on the reported family feud after new details around his mum Victoria Beckham and wife Nicola Peltz's issues emerged. Rumours around the struggles the two families have shared have been circulating ever since Brooklyn, 23, and Nicola, 27, tied the knot in a star-studded £3 million ceremony in Florida back in April this year.

Pay rises for better-off council staff would be capped under plans discussed to end waves of strikes by local authority workers.

A Lanarkshire woman attacked two other females during an early morning disturbance over claims of "grassing".

Breakfast is known to be the most important meal of the day and this may be especially true for anyone trying to lose weight.

The superstar told how extreme weather worried her and her family and that they all become sick, only getting better before the big dayJennifer continued: "Not to mention the thunder and lightning that arrived almost on cue each day at the exact time the ceremony was supposed to start that Saturday."Oh, and all of us caught a stomach bug and were recuperating 'til late in the week.""That, and along with a few other unexpected setbacks, had all the makings of a doozie of a wedding weekend," she added.A post shared by Jennifer Lopez (@jlo)However, even with all the mishaps, Jennifer told how felt "calm" about finally marrying her beau.She wrote: "The truth is, I never had one doubt.

Sir Tom Jones, 82, already received a hip replacement back in 2017, but he is bracing himself for the prospect of having another one. Until then, he has been sitting down for his shows, and has had an inversion table added to his dressing room so he can hang upside down before taking to the stage.The Mama Told Me Not To Come singer has revealed in a new interview that four songs are typically his limit before he is forced to sit down again.He has shared his fears with his son Mark Woodward that he might not be accepted by American audiences when his USA tour begins later this month, agonising: "I hope they don't mind!"However, Mark, who manages the hitmaker, assured him: "Don't worry about it.

Anne Heche died in August and reportedly had not established a final will and testament before she passed away, as her eldest son, Homer Laffoon, seeks to establish guardianship over his mother's estate. Laffoon, 20, filed the paperwork in Los Angeles Superior Court Wednesday, according to Page Six, and is requesting to be named the administrator of her estate, which has an "unknown" value and will need to undergo forensic accounting to establish its worth. In addition, Homer, whom Heche shared with ex-husband Coley Laffoon, requested to be appointed "guardian ad litem" over his 13-year-old brother, Atlas Tupper, from Heche's decade-long partnership with James Tupper, and "waive a bond that would be owed."  The next hearing is scheduled for Oct.

EXCLUSIVE: Fresh off multiple rave reviews last night, we can reveal that Altitude has secured UK and Ireland distribution rights to writer-director Georgia Oakley’s buzzy Venice, Toronto and London Film Festival-bound drama Blue Jean from London and Paris-based Film Constellation.

Alejandro G Iñárritu‘s three-hour-long opus Bardo (False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths) received a warm reception at its Venice Film Festival world premiere on Thursday night. Six minutes of applause began inside the Sala Grande as the credits rolled, with attendees standing for the Oscar winning filmmaker for about four of those.

Dave Chappelle and Chris Rock have both spoken about their recent assaults on stage on the first night of their European stand-up tour.

The fortunes of Phoebe Waller-Bridge have been transformed after her remarkable success with Fleabag.

Feist has left Arcade Fire's WE tour after sexual misconduct allegations against the band's frontman Win Butler emerged last weekend. The 46-year-old Canadian singer-songwriter, who was the indie rock band's opening act, announced that she had decided to exit the tour in a lengthy note that she posted to Instagram on Thursday, "At a pub in Dublin, after rehearsing with my band, I read the same headline you did.

Nicki Minaj is set to receive the Video Vanguard Award at the 2022 MTV Video Music 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 Anaconda, Chun-Li and Hot Girl Summer, will get the award and perform at the ceremony on August 28 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.'Nicki has broken barriers for women in hip-hop with her versatility and creative artistry,' said Bruce Gillmer, chief content officer of music at Paramount+ and president of music, music talent, programming and events at Paramount.  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; pictured in 2018'She has shifted the music industry and cemented her status as a global superstar with her crossover appeal, genre-defying style and continuing to be unapologetically `Nicki´.'Jack Harlow, Lil Nas X and Kendrick Lamar are the top award contenders with seven nominations.  Harlow, Lil Nas X, Drake, Bad Bunny, Ed Sheeran, Harry Styles and Lizzo will compete for artist of the year.Styles and Doja Cat received the second-most nominations with six. Sheeran, Billie Eilish, Drake, Dua Lipa, Taylor Swift and The Weeknd each pulled in five.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorVeteran Russian musical collective and  activists Pussy Riot will be joined by some high-profile guests for their forthcoming concert at Los Angeles’ El Rey Theater on Wednesday: comic Sarah Silverman will be performing a full set, while Big Freedia — fresh from her prominent guest spot on Beyonce’s “Break My Soul” —  Salem Ilese, Josiah, Boyfriend, Slayyyter and Eva Elfie will be making special guest appearances, along with previously announced artist Rei Ami.The appearance is a rare high-profile slot for Silverman, who has been keeping a relatively low profile in recent months. Big Freedia and Salem Ilese both appear on Pussy Riot’s “Matriarchy” mixtape, which dropped on Friday. Ilese also released the viral hit “Crypto Boy,” and for which the group’s Nadya Tolokonnikova created the single artwork.

Nicki Minaj is set to receive the coveted Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at this year's MTV Video Music Awards — and she'll also take the VMA stage for the first time since 2018!The 17-time VMA nominee and five-time winner won her first Moon Person statuette for Best Hip Hop Video in 2011, and is nominated once again this year for Best Hip Hop for her Lil Baby collab, «Do We Have a Problem?» Her anticipated VMAs performance will follow the Aug. 12 release of her new single, «Super Freaky Girl.»«Nicki has broken barriers for women in hip-hop with her versatility and creative artistry,» said Bruce Gillmer, President of Music, Music Talent, Programming and Events for Paramount and Chief Content Officer, Music for Paramount+.

There’s been an exciting announcement about the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards.

everything. ICYMI: the MTV VMAs 2022 will be broadcast live from Newark, New Jersey's Prudential Center on Sunday, August 28 at 8 PM ET.

The first batch of performers is set for 2022 MTV Video Music Awards. Coming to the stage later this month will be Anitta, J Balvin, Marshmello x Khalid and Panic! at the Disco.

2022 MTV Video Music Awards are right around the corner and the first batch of performers has been announced. Anitta, J Balvin, Marshmello x Khalid and Panic! At the Disco are all on tap to hit the stage at New Jerseys' Prudential Center on Sunday, Aug. 28.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorLive Nation posted solid results in its second quarter earnings report, with a 40% increase in revenue over the same period in 2019 to $4.4 billion, an 86% increase in operating income to $319 million, and a 50% increase in adjusted operating income $480 million.Perhaps most significantly, “We have sold over 100 million tickets for our concerts this year — more than we sold for the entire year in 2019,” CEO Michael Rapino said in a statement, adding that the company is on track for a record year.Live Nation also posted what it said is its highest quarterly attendance ever, with more than 33 million fans across 12,500 events — up 20% over the same quarter in 2019.Rapino said, “With most of the world fully re-opened, it’s clear that concerts remain a high priority for fans. Consumers are seeking out and spending more on experiences, and the growing demand we are seeing for live music and events is driving our business to record levels, far outpacing any macro issues or cost increases.” However, while many blockbuster tours, such as Harry Styles and Olivia Rodrigo, are thriving, the high number of artists on the road, combined with recession fears and lingering apprehension about mass gatherings as Covid variants continue, has caused others to perform below expectations.