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MTV VMAs 2022: How and when to watch the awards

Billie Eilish and Lizzo are among the top nominees at this year’s ceremony

The Independent UK

MTV VMAs 2022: LL Cool J, Nicki Minaj and Jack Harlow to host

The MTV Awards this weekend will have not one host but three, with rap stars LL Cool J, Nicki Minaj and Jack Harlow all set to anchor the ceremony

The Independent UK

Samantha Mumba, The Cranberries and Westlife named among top artists in UK poll

Samantha Mumba ranked higher than Lizzo and BTS in popularity

Irish Mirror

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MTV VMAs 2022: How and when to watch, plus list of performers and nominees

Fans will get to enjoy performances from stars like Nicki Minaj, BLACKPINK, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Evening Standard

Beyoncé, Lizzo, and the power of language: How ableist lyrics reignited a century-old discussion

As much as we all like to think we're careful with the words we choose, ableist language is pervasive and examples in pop culture are everywhere.

ABC News

Lisa Deaderick: Lizzo and Beyoncé called out for ableism in lyrics, but a white band is not. Activists say that's a problem

A couple of things are happening in the recent controversies about the use of ableist lyrics in popular music. One is the inherent and systemic ableism in our culture that normalizes the use of language that stigmatizes people with disabilities. Another is the way that the response to these recent…

Tribune News Service

Excelling as a musician takes practice and requires opportunities – not just lucky genes

What makes talented musicians so good at what they do?

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Lizzo, Jack Harlow to perform at MTV Video Music Awards in Newark

Lizzo will give her first performance at the MTV Video Music Awards since 2019 during this month’s ceremony at the Prudential Center in Newark, organizers announced Monday.

Tribune News Service

Kathy Hilton mistakes Lizzo for Precious star Gabourey Sidibe in uncomfortable WWHL moment

RHOBH star Kathy Hilton received backlash online after she confused Lizzo with Gabourey Sidibe’s character Precious

The Independent UK

'The Queens' of Beyoncé and Madonna's 'Break My Soul' remix have spoken: 'In tears'

All hail the queens of Beyoncé and Madonna's "Break My Soul (The Queens Remix)," who are officially losing their minds over their shout-outs from the supreme Queen Bey.

Los Angeles Times

Davina McCall: Can Big Brother distract us from our own reality shows?

Davina McCall: reality TV rules, so will you be rewatching Big Brother? | Rebecca Nicholson

The Guardian - UK

Beyoncé bags fourth UK number one album with Renaissance – but misses out on chart double

Beyonce has claimed her fourth solo UK number one album with Renaissance this week, making it her first chart-topper in years, but she missed out on getting the chart double

Daily Mirror

It's not just Lizzo and Beyoncé; check out these hits that had objectionable lyrics rewritten

Oops, they did it again. Another high-profile pop star sang an offensive lyric that brought backlash.

Tribune News Service

Hannah Diviney reveals being trolled after calling out Beyoncé for ableist slur as Q+A panel asks for greater disability representation

A conversation about ableist lyrics in a Beyoncé song leads to calls for more people with disability to be appointed to senior roles in the NDIS and Australian politics.

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Beyoncé removes Kelis interpolation from new song Energy after complaints

Beyoncé's new album Renaissance is at the centre of another controversy, with the singer removing an interpolation of Kelis’s 2003 R&B hit song Milkshake from her song Energy after accusations of theft.

Evening Standard

Is this a revolution? As Beyoncé changes lyrics to Heated, Monica Lewinsky says Partition should be next

Fan protest on social media has been pushing artists to make changes to their work but it’s hardly a new phenomenon

Daily Mirror

Beyoncé edits album AGAIN after Kelis slammed her for sampling Milkshake in furious rant

Beyoncé's track, Energy, sampled Kelis' 2003 hit Milkshake, which was written by Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo (formerly known as The Neptunes)

Salon

On Beyoncé and moving away from ableism

Beyoncé listened and will change an ableist lyric. Many people, however, aren't so quick to change

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The Independent UK

Lizzo tearfully reacts to video of little girl dancing to her song ‘About Damn Time’

‘That video is my Grammy, right there,’ singer says

Daily Mirror

Dis Life: 'Singers using S word in their lyrics make disabled people feel invisible'

Anna Morell says Americans often use the slur without thinking about context, but in a country in which a quarter of all adults are disabled, that flippancy is a part of dismissing disabled people

Reason

Beyoncé, Under Fire for Using an 'Ableist Slur,' Chooses Self-Censorship

"Spazzing on that ass" does nothing whatsoever to harm people with cerebral palsy.

Daily Mirror

Loose Women star says she's 'heartbroken' over Beyoncé's 'deeply offensive' lyrics

TV presenter Sophie Morgan - who is disabled - has slammed Beyoncé for using a derogatory term in a song on her new Renaissance album - just weeks after Lizzo did the same

The Guardian - UK

It’s not just Beyoncé and Lizzo – culture is full of painful ableism that’s too often ignored

We need allies who care enough to shift their thinking, so the onus isn’t always on disabled people to point out problems, says the Observer New Review writer Kathryn Bromwich

Asharq Al-Awsat

Beyoncé to Remove Offensive Word from New Song

Beyoncé is removing an offensive term for disabled people from a new song on her record “Renaissance,” just weeks after rapper Lizzo also changed lyrics to remove the same word. “The word, not used intentionally in a harmful way, will be replaced,” a spokeswoman for Beyoncé wrote in a statement…

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Beyoncé will change a lyric in her latest album after accusations of ableism

Beyoncé's publicist confirmed that the artist will replace an offensive lyric from a song in her latest album, Renaissance.

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