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MTV Video Music Awards: And the Winners Were…

A night of crazy fashion, memorable tributes and even a few tears has come to an end. On Monday evening, MTV handed out its annual Video Music Awards, recognizing Jennifer Lopez for her (HAWT!) body of work in the process, while mourning the late and truly great Aretha Franklin. Which artists came out on top? Which singers went home empty-handed? Which stars did Kanye West interrupt on stage this time around? The answer to the final question posed above is no one… while the answers to the first two questions can be found in our complete list of winners below… VIDEO OF THE YEAR Ariana Grande — “No Tears Left to Cry” Bruno Mars ft. Cardi B — “Finesse (Remix)” Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug — “Havana” *WINNER The Carters — “APES**T” Childish Gambino — “This Is America” Drake — “God’s Plan” ARTIST OF THE YEAR Ariana Grande Bruno Mars Camila Cabello *WINNER Cardi B Drake Post Malone SONG OF THE YEAR Bruno Mars ft. Cardi B — “Finesse (Remix)” Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug — “Havana” Drake — “God’s Plan” Dua Lipa — “New Rules” Ed Sheeran — “Perfect” Post Malone ft. 21 Savage — “rockstar” *WINNER BEST NEW ARTIST Bazzi Cardi B *WINNER Chloe x Halle Hayley Kiyoko Lil Pump Lil Uzi Vert BEST COLLABORATION Bebe Rexha ft. Florida Georgia Line — “Meant to Be” Bruno Mars ft. Cardi B — “Finesse (Remix)” The Carters — “APES**T” Jennifer Lopez ft. DJ Khaled & Cardi B — “Dinero” *WINNER Logic ft. Alessia Cara & Khalid — “1-800-273-8255” N.E.R.D & Rihanna — “Lemon” BEST POP Ariana Grande — “No Tears Left to Cry” *WINNER Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug — “Havana” Demi Lovato — “Sorry Not Sorry” Ed Sheeran — “Perfect” Pink — “What About Us” Shawn Mendes — “In My Blood” BEST HIP-HOP Cardi B ft. 21 Savage — “Bartier Cardi” The Carters — “APES**T” Drake — “God’s Plan” J. Cole — “ATM” Migos ft. Drake — “Walk It Talk It” Nicki Minaj — “Chun-Li” *WINNER BEST LATIN Daddy Yankee — “Dura” J Balvin, Willy William — “Mi Gente” *WINNER Jennifer Lopez ft. DJ Khaled & Cardi B — “Dinero” Luis Fonsi, Demi Lovato — “Échame La Culpa” Maluma — “Felices los 4” Shakira ft. Maluma — “Chantaje” View Slideshow: 2018 Video Music Awards Fashion: Who Dressed … Weirdest? BEST DANCE Avicii ft. Rita Ora — “Lonely Together” *WINNER Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa — “One Kiss” The Chainsmokers — “Everybody Hates Me” David Guetta & Sia — “Flames” Marshmello ft. Khalid — “Silence” Zedd & Liam Payne — “Get Low (Street Video)” BEST ROCK Fall Out Boy — “Champion” Foo Fighters — “The Sky Is a Neighborhood” Imagine Dragons — “Whatever It Takes” *WINNER Linkin Park — “One More Light” Panic! at the Disco — “Say Amen (Saturday Night)” Thirty Seconds to Mars — “Walk on Water” VIDEO WITH A MESSAGE Childish Gambino — “This Is America” *WINNER Dej Loaf and Leon Bridges — “Liberated” Drake — ‘God’s Plan” Janelle Monáe — “PYNK” Jessie Reyez — “Gatekeeper” Logic ft. Alessia Cara & Khalid — “1-800-273-8255” BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY Alessia Cara — “Growing Pains” — Cinematography by Pau Castejón Ariana Grande — “No Tears Left to Cry” — Cinematography by Scott Cunningham The Carters — “APES**T” — Cinematography by Benoit Debie *WINNER Childish Gambino — “This Is America” — mcDJ / RCA Records — Cinematography by Larkin Seiple Eminem ft. Ed Sheeran — “River” — Cinematography by Frank Mobilio & Patrick Meller Shawn Mendes — “In My Blood” — Cinematography by Jonathan Sela BEST DIRECTION The Carters — “APES**T” — Directed by Ricky Saix Childish Gambino — “This Is America” — Directed by Hiro Murai *WINNER Drake — “God’s Plan” — Directed by Karena Evans Ed Sheeran — “Perfect” — Directed by Jason Koenig Justin Timberlake ft. Chris Stapleton — “Say Something” — Directed by Arturo Perez Jr. Shawn Mendes — “In My Blood” — Directed by Jay Martin BEST ART DIRECTION The Carters — “APES**T” — Art Direction by Jan Houlevigue *WINNER Childish Gambino — “This Is America” — Art Direction by Jason Kisvarday J. Cole — “ATM” — Art Direction by Miles Mullin Janelle Monáe — “Make Me Feel” — Art Direction by Pepper Nguyen SZA — “The Weekend” — Art Direction by SZA and Solange Taylor Swift — “Look What You Made Me Do” — Art Direction by Brett Hess

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The Hills Reboot: It’s Really Happening! Watch the Teaser!

Are you ready for a new beginning? MTV surely is. And the network is hoping viewers feel the same way. On Sunday night, not long after Spencer Pratt and company came together on the red carpet of the MTV Video Music Awards for a reunion photo, MTV made the announcement many had been waiting to hear for months: THE HILLS IS COMING BACK! As you can see above, Spencer and Heidi Pratt, Audrina Patridge, Jason Wahler, Justin Bobby, Stephanie Pratt and Frankie Delgado all showed up for the annual awards ceremony, causing some fans to think this mere red carpet gathering would be the only reunion they'd see for awhile. But they were sorely (and awesomely?) mistaken. Midway through the VMAs, MTV ran the promo featured here. It teased a revival of the former reality series that will apparently be titled The Hills: New Beginnings . And why not, we guess, right?!? Last Man Standing is coming back this fall. So is Murphy Brown. Netflix has found success with Fuller House and MTV itself has found enormous success with Jersey Shore: Family Vacation. So … why not The Hills? According to a network press release, this new version of The Hills will reunite original cast members, alongside their kids, friends and returning favorites, while following their personal and professional lives while living in Los Angeles. It is scheduled to premiere in 2019. In the first preview for the program, footage of Los Angeles plays as Stephanie is heard saying, “It’s like we’re all growing up. It’s weird.” That's not really weird. That's sort of just how life works. But Heidi and Spencer have a son now and that is really weird! Only one question now remains: Will Lauren Conrad appear on the reboot? It doesn't sound that way. “I don’t think I would do another show that involved my family,” Conrad told HuffPost earlier this year, adding: “I spent a lot of years on a show focused on my personal life, so I don’t think I’d do it again.” Oh well. We're still all in on a The Hills reboot. How about you?!?

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Madonna Gets DESTROYED for Bizarre, Self-Serving Aretha Franklin Tribute

The 2018 MTV Video Music Awards proved that both Jennifer Lopez and Madonna pretty much never age or change. The former was honored with a lifetime achievement award at the ceremony and also put on an incredible performance that showed off her dance moves and her ridiculous body. The latter, meanwhile, stood on stage and was tasked with paying tribute to Aretha Franklin, the truly legendary singer who passed away last week from cancer . But most viewers think she made this tribute all about herself. Following a video of Franklin’s “I Say a Little Prayer” on a big screen, members of the audience – including Lopez and Camila Cabello – were reduced to tears as they remembered the iconic artist. Madonna then spent her segment in front of the crowed rambling on about the impact Franklin had on her career. This maybe, possibly could have worked. Madonna could maybe, possibly have brought everything back around and used her tale as a way to depict the enormous impact Aretha had on the entire music industry. Instead, though, she barely even mentioned Franklin by name. At one point, for example, Madonna shared her experience at an audition where she sang Franklin’s “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman” in a last-minute decision after she had failed to bring sheet music or prepare another song. Okay… She explained that she ended up belting out this track “by heart,” acapella. And then said that the two men for whom she was auditioning didn’t believe “some skinny-ass white girl” was going to “[sing] a song by one of the greatest soul singers that ever lived.” No one watching had any idea what this had to do with Franklin herself. It just sounded like Madonna giving herself a great deal of props. Social media was quick to erupt with criticism for the strange, self-serving way in which The Material Girl essentially ignored the entire point of this Franklin tribute. Madonna did end up saying at least a few nice words about Franklin. She concluded her rambling speech as follows: “I want to thank you, Aretha, for empowering all of us. R-E-S-P-E-C-T. Long live the queen.” But the damage had already been done. Some folks are even calling for an apology to be issued, as explained by these two individuals on Twitter: I hope the vmas plan to issue a public apology for allowing Madonna to disrespect Aretha Franklin’s legacy like that #VMAs. “I’m so lost. I thought Madonna was supposed to be paying homage to Aretha but I all heard was her paying homage to herself. Come on, you are probably thinking. Could this have been all THAT bad? Welp, we’ve posted snippets of Madonna’s speech below. Go ahead and find out for yourself! Madonna: Slammed for This Aretha Franklin Tribute

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Farrah Abraham: I’m Not Mentally Ill, So Eat S–t, Haters!!!

So hey, don’t know if you noticed, but for a good long while now, there’s been something sort of off about Farrah Abraham. The very first time we saw her on 16 and Pregnant, she was a little strange, but things have definitely gone downhill since. Like, she was never the brightest or anything, but as she got more famous, things just got … bad. Things probably took the biggest turn around 2013, when she released her sex tape during the Teen Mom OG hiatus. Before that, she’d been kind of dim and awful, but afterwards, she began turning into the Farrah we know today. And just to be clear, the Farrah we know today is the one who gets arrested for assaulting hotel employees , goes on and on about how famous she is, and is completely incapable of stringing a proper sentence together. As the years have gone on, she’s gotten more self-centered, more out of touch with reality, more plastic … It’s actually a pretty tragic situation. For those of us who have been keeping up with her, it’s clear that something is going on with her. Some people claim she obviously has a drug problem , others, like her own mother, say she may suffer from mental illness . But in an Instagram Live video she shared yesterday, she insisted that neither of those rumors are true. And she’s going to prove it! In the video, she explains “I took a drug test yesterday because I was so tired of everyone insinuating or acting like I have time to go do drugs or something, like I have some like addictive personality.” She adds that she doesn’t care if anyone else does have an addictive personality, but “if you wanna hate on me and try to screw with my career over drugs or … what’s the other thing people say?” “Oh, I am bipolar or mentally ill!” Farrah says “I don’t even have that,” but just in case you don’t feel like you can take her word for it, she’s going to offer up some proof. “What I’m going to do is, for all the little haters and liars, I’m going to actually post my drug test and my mental wellness health being test up probably by the end of the month,” she claims. And yes, she honestly did say “my mental wellness health being test.” “I’m going to just post it up,” she continues, “so all the liars and all the haters can go eat sh-t, and then you guys can go cry and make up something else about me to hurt or act like my career is gonna be affected.” Well, we’ll say this: we sincerely cannot wait to see the results of Farrah’s drug test, and especially her mental wellness health being test. Because if she’s not taking any drugs, and she’s not dealing with mental illness, then that means that all the things that have been happening lately is just Farrah being Farrah. Her arrest, her complete denial that she did anything wrong , her outright lies about what’s been happening with the case, not to mention her super questionable parenting choices as of late … Her dog’s mysterious death , the way she dared her daughter to “prank” her friends by telling them her dog had died just the day before … If there’s nothing else going on, then that’s all just the way Farrah is. View Slideshow: Farrah Abraham: From 16 & Pregnant to Live Stream Cam Girl! And if we were her, we wouldn’t be too quick to prove that, you know?

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Farrah Abraham: I’m Not Mentally Ill, So Eat S–t, Haters!!!

So hey, don’t know if you noticed, but for a good long while now, there’s been something sort of off about Farrah Abraham. The very first time we saw her on 16 and Pregnant, she was a little strange, but things have definitely gone downhill since. Like, she was never the brightest or anything, but as she got more famous, things just got … bad. Things probably took the biggest turn around 2013, when she released her sex tape during the Teen Mom OG hiatus. Before that, she’d been kind of dim and awful, but afterwards, she began turning into the Farrah we know today. And just to be clear, the Farrah we know today is the one who gets arrested for assaulting hotel employees , goes on and on about how famous she is, and is completely incapable of stringing a proper sentence together. As the years have gone on, she’s gotten more self-centered, more out of touch with reality, more plastic … It’s actually a pretty tragic situation. For those of us who have been keeping up with her, it’s clear that something is going on with her. Some people claim she obviously has a drug problem , others, like her own mother, say she may suffer from mental illness . But in an Instagram Live video she shared yesterday, she insisted that neither of those rumors are true. And she’s going to prove it! In the video, she explains “I took a drug test yesterday because I was so tired of everyone insinuating or acting like I have time to go do drugs or something, like I have some like addictive personality.” She adds that she doesn’t care if anyone else does have an addictive personality, but “if you wanna hate on me and try to screw with my career over drugs or … what’s the other thing people say?” “Oh, I am bipolar or mentally ill!” Farrah says “I don’t even have that,” but just in case you don’t feel like you can take her word for it, she’s going to offer up some proof. “What I’m going to do is, for all the little haters and liars, I’m going to actually post my drug test and my mental wellness health being test up probably by the end of the month,” she claims. And yes, she honestly did say “my mental wellness health being test.” “I’m going to just post it up,” she continues, “so all the liars and all the haters can go eat sh-t, and then you guys can go cry and make up something else about me to hurt or act like my career is gonna be affected.” Well, we’ll say this: we sincerely cannot wait to see the results of Farrah’s drug test, and especially her mental wellness health being test. Because if she’s not taking any drugs, and she’s not dealing with mental illness, then that means that all the things that have been happening lately is just Farrah being Farrah. Her arrest, her complete denial that she did anything wrong , her outright lies about what’s been happening with the case, not to mention her super questionable parenting choices as of late … Her dog’s mysterious death , the way she dared her daughter to “prank” her friends by telling them her dog had died just the day before … If there’s nothing else going on, then that’s all just the way Farrah is. View Slideshow: Farrah Abraham: From 16 & Pregnant to Live Stream Cam Girl! And if we were her, we wouldn’t be too quick to prove that, you know?

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MTV VMAs Flashback: Ladies and Gentlemen… Kelly Clarkson!

Kelly Clarkson won American Idol in 2002. But she won the hearts, minds and, yes, even souls of music fans everywhere three years later. At the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards in Miami, the original Idol champion belted out what most people would probably say – even now, even all this time later – is her best track: Since U Been Gone. The song is more than just a female empowerment anthem. It is pop music at its finest: catchy, memorable, with a message to which many can relate and full of notes that only a select few artists can hit. Clarkson, of course, is one of those artists. She has a voice nearly unparalleled in this generation and, some could argue, in any generation. For this Video Music Awards performance, Clarkson brought every ounce of energy at her disposal, rocking out to the single while rain poured down all over her face and body and she mingled with folks in the crowd. It was, in every sense of the phrase, a true show stopper. It was the kind of performance that announced to the universe that a new superstar had truly arrived. (One who had almost platinum blonde hair at the time!) Since this time, of course, Clarkson has merely proved those predictions to be accurate. She has collected numerous VMAs and Grammy Awards and is as beloved as any solo artist out there. And the video featured here is, in many respects, where that all began. With the VMAs airing on Monday, August 20 on MTV at 8/7c, go back in time and relive this incredible footage now!

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MTV VMAs Flashback: Ladies and Gentlemen… Kelly Clarkson!

Kelly Clarkson won American Idol in 2002. But she won the hearts, minds and, yes, even souls of music fans everywhere three years later. At the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards in Miami, the original Idol champion belted out what most people would probably say – even now, even all this time later – is her best track: Since U Been Gone. The song is more than just a female empowerment anthem. It is pop music at its finest: catchy, memorable, with a message to which many can relate and full of notes that only a select few artists can hit. Clarkson, of course, is one of those artists. She has a voice nearly unparalleled in this generation and, some could argue, in any generation. For this Video Music Awards performance, Clarkson brought every ounce of energy at her disposal, rocking out to the single while rain poured down all over her face and body and she mingled with folks in the crowd. It was, in every sense of the phrase, a true show stopper. It was the kind of performance that announced to the universe that a new superstar had truly arrived. (One who had almost platinum blonde hair at the time!) Since this time, of course, Clarkson has merely proved those predictions to be accurate. She has collected numerous VMAs and Grammy Awards and is as beloved as any solo artist out there. And the video featured here is, in many respects, where that all began. With the VMAs airing on Monday, August 20 on MTV at 8/7c, go back in time and relive this incredible footage now!

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Aretha Franklin: Mourned, R-E-S-P-E-C-T-E-D by Stars Everywhere

The Queen of Soul is no longer with us. On Thursday, August 16, arguably the greatest singer of all-time passed away when Aretha Franklin died of pancreatic cancer at her home in Detroit. You'd be hard-pressed to find a more respected and influential artist. It's as simple as that. Probably best known for her cover of Otis Redding’s classic Respect, as well as other hits such as “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman,” and “Think,” Frankli received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1979. She was the first woman to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987 and was named in 2010 by Rolling Stone as the best singer in history. In the wake of Franklin's passing, pretty much every star on the planet took to social media and sent their condolences, while a few also shared their personal memories and interactions with Franklin. Scroll down to see what they had to say… 1. Elton John 2. Diana Ross 3. Barbara Streisand 4. John Legend 5. Hillary Clinton 6. Hugh Jackman View Slideshow

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Bachelor in Paradise Recap: Becca is Back!!!

The Colton and Tia Show continued on ABC on Monday night. By which we mean Bachelor in Paradise, of course, but early installments of Season 5 have focused heavily on television’s most famous virgin and the woman he briefly dated a long time ago. Early on this week, Chris, Nick and Jordan confronted Colton Underwood after he came back from his date with Tia. Was he really open to a renewed romance with his quasi ex? Yes, Colton told the fellas, but he was also still exploring other bikini-clad options while he pondered this possibility. Underwood just wanted to “figure things out,” he said for the 972nd time. Colton also noted that he couldn’t simply turn his feelings for Tia back on after being in love with Becca Kufrin and pursuing her for two months. See, these are the challenges that face the men who go straight from The Bachelorette to Bachelor in Paradise. It isn’t easy, folks. Fast forward a short bit and Tia got irritated with Colton when she realized he was flirting with Angela, concerned he was just keeping her on the side for whenever he felt giving her attention. Afraid she’d end up like Dean and Kristina, Tia stood up for herself to Underwood. Playing all innocent and trying to be honest, Colton told Tia he intended to talk to other women…  but he didn’t know what he wanted. (This is sort of the entire point of the series, right?) However, Tia wanted for Colton to be jealous of her smooch with Chris — and when he didn’t really seem to care, she said she had enough. She refused to stay in the situation because she knew she deserved something wonderful, something Colton was not providing. So… did Colton survive the night? He didn’t get Tia’s rose and he struggled with Angela, but then Bibiana swooped in and saved the hunky football player. The next day, Becca paid the women a visit. She was on hand to offer them advice, but her presence caused Colton to break down in tears, forced to relive the heartbreak that resulted from her elimination of him a few months prior. Seeing Becca brought back all these difficult memories, as the episode concluded with Kufrin making her way over to the man she sent packing on The Bachelorette. Elsewhere this week… – Kenny took Krystal on a wrestling date, despite the fact that she’d swapped spin with Kevin the evening before. – Kenny then got in the ring and showed off some impressive moves, and the two later connected over their experiences on two-on-one dates. – Back at the beach, Kevin grew tired of having concerns over his relationship with Krystal. He therefore decided to pursue other women. – He and Astrid hit it off in an unexpected matter and before we knew it… they were kissing and holding hands! – David warned Annaliese about Jordan, which made her anxious, yet her nerves were calmed a bit when Jordan arranged a romantic dinner on the beach for the two of them. – They made out and she gave him her rose later in response. – John and Kendall also kissed this week, but the latter actually gave Joe her rose, while Angela handed hers to John. – Finally, Nick failed to win Chelsea over and our beloved Wills went home roseless. Can ABC just go ahead and make him The Bachelor already ?!? View Slideshow: The Bachelor 2019: Who Will It Be?!?

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Meghan Markle: We’ll Do ANYTHING to Make My Dad Shut Up!

Even though Thomas Markle promises to stop talking already , it doesn’t look like Duchess Meghan’s family’s reign of terror is going to end any time soon. Between her dad and two of her half-siblings, the Palace is at a loss for what to do. This isn’t the good ol’ days when they could just throw people in the dungeons, folks. The Palace is having to rethink its long-standing policies to address Prince Harry’s new in-laws. A source spoke with Entertainment Tonight about Meghan Markle’s family and how she and Kensington Palace intend to deal with this ongoing problem. Speaking of Meghan and her father, an insider reveals: “She has gone through periods of difficulty with her father in the past.” That’s pretty normal for most families. “But,” the source makes sure to clarify. “She does love him.” Of course, in this situation, loving the person who is constantly blabbing to any camera he sees just makes it more painful. “That’s what’s been so difficult about this,” the insider explains. “The Palace,” the source says. “Normally takes a firm policy of not commenting on personal matters.” The royal family is always going to be the center of rumors and speculation and conspiracy theories. The insider reveals that Kensington Palace “is now considering a more aggressive strategy to deal with the situation.” Jokes about the Queen hiring assassins aside, this is a big deal. The source explains that the Palace is considering how to deal “with both her father and her sister.” “No one wants to see this continue,” the insider shares. For anyone, having family members constantly embarrassing and badmouthing them on a global stage is an absolute horror. However, the source does mention that the Palace is “less concerned” when it comes to Meghan’s half-sister, Samantha. They’re less worried, the insider explains, “because she has never had a real relationship with Meghan.” Meghan was close with her idiot dad . Samantha, it seems, is just delighting in being cruel on any show that will give her airtime. Entertainment Tonight had previously heard about how strained things have become between Meghan and Daddy Dearest. “She has not spoken to her father in more than 10 weeks since her wedding,” an insider revealed. That is understandable. Especially since her father, by his own admission, hung up on Prince Harry a short time after his photo scandal came to light. Meghan, the source shared, “is still hurt by her father, who has both staged the photos and continues to give paid interviews.” He claims that the interview that he gave on Sunday will be his last. We’ll see. “The Palace is at a loss of what to do and is re-evaluating options,” the insider stated. The Palace is condiering a lot of things, the source said, “including a more aggressive strategy to stem the embarrassment caused by Meghan’s dad, half-sister, and half-brother.” What we’re guessing is that the Palace will either give official statements to clear the air and discredit Meghan’s relatives and some of their nastier claims. Or they may use their considerable resources to counter Harry’s in-laws in a less direct manner, perhaps with a media campaign of their own. It’s even conceivable that they could effectively bribe Meghan’s family into silence, though that would set a very alarming precedent. View Slideshow: Meghan Markle: 19 Cruelest Things Her Own Family Has Said About the Duchess

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