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Snoop Dogg brings the VMAs back to Los Angeles as host for Sept. 27 show

The MTV Video Music Awards are returning to the West Coast with Snoop Dogg as host

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Nirvana unveiled as this year's Video Vanguard Award recipients at the 2026 MTV VMAs

Nirvana follow in the footsteps of the likes of Michael Jackson, Mariah Carey, The Beatles, Guns N' Roses and Kanye West in be bestowed with the honour.

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Steve-O installs X-rated decoration for new swimming pool

Jackass legend Steve-O has found a unique item to pay tribute to his time on the iconic show.

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Like a Goya of Google, artist Jon Rafman fixates on the internet’s perverse pleasures

Jon Rafman is a master of turning the internet’s trash, excess and alienation into strangely seductive art.

The Conversation

“I never saw what the big fuss was about Clapton to begin with”: Angus Young’s thoughts on Eric Clapton – and the players he prefers

When the AC/DC guitarist was coming up, Clapton was the player blowing everyone's mind but his

Guitar World

I'm excited for Stage Tour, but Rock Band 4 will take a lot to beat

Harmonix's swan song for the plastic-instrument era lives on

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The Murder Detective review – is justice for Lyra McKee really this impossible?

It’s painful to see Northern Irish police bang their heads against the wall as they hunt for the journalist’s killer. But there are still important moments here – including remarkable footage from an MTV show that never aired

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The most provocative filmmaker in cinema says Gen Z should have more bad sex

INTERVIEW: Gregg Araki, the New Queer Cinema icon, has made a career out of sexy, caustic art like ‘The Doom Generation’ and ‘Nowhere’ and the haunting ‘Mysterious Skin’. Now he’s back with a raunchy S&M comedy starring Olivia Wilde. He speaks to Adam White about sexual fluidity, Gen Z prudes,…

The Independent UK

"It's not made for radio, it's not made for MTV, it's just made for rock and roll." Forget what critics and sales stats might tell you, Flick Of The Switch is the finest AC/DC album since Back In Black

Flick Of The Switch is AC/DC's most under-rated album. The End

Louder

MTV have scrapped the ‘Best Rock’ category at their Video Music Awards after 37 years

Looking for rock music at this year's MTV VMAs? Good luck with that

Metal Hammer

Frank Beard was the enigma at the heart of ZZ Top. "I never wanted to quit ZZ Top. And I never wanted to get fired"

Frank Beard was cool, calm and collected - but ZZ Top’s human metronome had his dark times

Louder

"I'm like, Oh my God, this is the most beautiful thing I've ever seen! God is on my side." The story behind Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit video, by those who were there

When Nirvana shot a video for Smells Like Teen Spirit in mid-August 1991 they had no idea it would change their lives forever

Louder

Madonna storms the 2026 MTV VMAs with 11 nominations as Taylor Swift closes in on all‑time record

Madonna leads this year’s MTV Video Music Awards with 11 nods, while Taylor Swift lands nine and sits one win away from becoming the most awarded artist in VMA history.

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Madonna tops Taylor Swift for MTV nominations

LOS ANGELES - Pop music icon Madonna scored the most nominations for the MTV Video Music Awards on Tuesday — four decades after the “Material ‌Girl” singer put the event on the cultural map with a headline-making performance.

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MTV VMAs nominations: Madonna leads with 11 as Taylor Swift follows behind

Madonna has earned the highest number of nominations for the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards, the network announced on Tuesday

The Independent UK

NSYNC member gives candid answer about why boy band won’t reunite

Joey Fatone appeared alongside band member Lance Bass for a recent interview

International Business Times UK

Tyler Duckworth Cause of Death Still a Mystery as Police Reveal New Details in 'The Challenge' Star's Death

Tyler Duckworth, a two-time champion of MTV's 'The Challenge,' has died at 44. Authorities are investigating, with an autopsy and toxicology report pending to determine the cause of death.

The Conversation

5 Bret Easton Ellis adaptations, ranked from worst to best

Bret Easton Ellis’ books look like they should be perfect material for the screen. They’re filled with beautiful, amoral young things, designer clothes, pop music, lashings of drugs and casual sex, horrific violence and the sun-drenched landscape of California. His characters inhabit a world already saturated with images drawn from…

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How Photograph transformed Def Leppard into global pop-metal megastars: "I was this geeky twat who liked music and wasn't living in the real world. All I ever wanted was to be a star."

Aided by a game-changing video, Photograph annoyed the hell out of the PRMC and helped Def Leppard break America

The Guardian - UK

‘I put a raging dent in Neil Young’s forehead!’ Tim Pope on his riotous videos for the Cure, Bowie, Queen, Soft Cell and more

He dressed Freddie Mercury as a prawn, got Paul Weller to wear lipstick, locked the Cure in a flooded wardrobe and created a 75ft penis for Hall & Oates. Pope looks back on is wild adventures with titans of music

The Guardian - US

From Felix the Cat to MTV: MoMA explores a century of animation

Exhibition It’s Alive follows the evolution of animation in the 100 years before digital technology changed the game

Cinemablend

Xzibit's Cat Has Been With Him Since His Pimp My Ride Days, And The Internet Is Obsessed

Consider me a Thunder Cat fan!

Tom’s Guide

New on Paramount+ in August 2026: All the new shows and movies to watch

All the movies, shows, and sports events on Paramount+ in August, plus our top picks for the month.

Louder

“I don’t belong on TV, I should be in a circus!”: How ZZ Top’s Afterburner continued one of the most unlikely success stories of the 80s

ZZ Top hit big with Eliminator. So they repeated the formula with Afterburner

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Dave Kendall, creator and host of MTV’s ‘120 Minutes,’ dies at 63

Dave Kendall, who as the taste-making creator and former host of the long-running MTV music video show 120 Minutes introduced alternative rock and underground music to a generation of fans in the 1980s and ’90s, has died. He was 63.

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