The first performers for the upcoming MTV Video Music Awards have been announced. Alex Warren, Busta Rhymes, J Balvin featuring DJ Snake, Ricky Martin, Sabrina Carpenter, and sombr have been chosen to take the stage. Along with their performances, Busta Rhymes will receive the MTV VMA Rock the Bells Visionary Award, and Ricky Martin will be honored with the Latin Icon Award. The VMAs will take place on September 7.

A teaser trailer and debut date for “The Diplomat” season three have been released. The Netflix political drama will return for its third season on October 18. The show has already been renewed for a fourth season. “The Diplomat” proved to be an immediate hit for Netflix upon its debut in 2023.

Legendary actress Helen Mirren dismisses the notion of a woman portraying James Bond. Even though Helen is featured as a spy in her new film, “The Thursday Murder Club”, she feels that 007 carries a male mystique. She said, “I’m such a feminist, but James Bond has to be a guy. You can’t have a woman. It just doesn’t work. James Bond has to be James Bond, otherwise it becomes something else.”

Shawn Mendes is currently on his ‘On The Road Again’ tour, and during his London show, he surprised fans by bringing out a very special guest. While performing at the O2 Arena, Shawn Mendes told his fans, “Everyone… please welcome Mr. Niall Horan.” Fans were naturally freakin’ out as the former One Direction star walked out on stage with his guitar. After hugging, they performed Niall’s solo hit “This Town”.

Maroon 5 dropped their new album “Love is Like” on Friday. They also released a new video for the title track. In it, Adam Levine wanders down a street when 2 guys shove him into a limousine. There, he finds Lil Wayne, who guests on the song. After Weezy’s verse, Adam exits the car, takes off his shirt and keeps right on walking.

Celine Dion has released a dance remix of her 2002 hit ‘A New Day Has Come’. Swedish DJ Sebastian Ingrosso remixed the song, renamed ‘A New Day’. The dance track officially dropped in July, but Celine posted the new video on Saturday.

The Who kicked off their “The Song Is Over North America Farewell Tour” Saturday in Sunrise FL and treated fans to a song they’ve never played live before. They performed the “Who’s Next” classic ‘Going Mobile’ with Pete Townshend’s brother, guitarist Simon Townshend, handling lead vocals.

Slipknot is reportedly very close a deal to sell their entire music catalogue for $120 million. Reported to be in the final stages, the deal would see the band hand over rights to their publishing and master recording royalties for all releases since their debut in 1999 to HarbourView Equity Partners.

Lindsay Lohan was almost Regina George in “Mean Girls”. The part went to Rachel McAdams, because the director thought Rachel was too old to play Cady, and they wanted Lindsay to be the lead following “Freaky Friday’s” success.

Alex Warren’s “Ordinary” jumps up one place to reclaim the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for a milestone 10th week. Over the 67-year history of the Hot 100, only 4% of all No. 1 hits (just 47 of 1,183 total songs) have topped the chart for double-digit weeks.

After over 20 years in development, the feature dramedy “Honeymoon With Harry” has found a home at Amazon MGM. The project will star Kevin Costner and Jake Gyllenhaal. The story follows a man who decides to go on his honeymoon with his would-be father-in-law after his fiancée passes away just before their wedding.

Jake Johnson will star in the Apple TV+ sports comedy film, “The Dink”. The film follows a former tennis pro, as he ventures into the world of pickleball to save a struggling club. The cast includes Mary Steenburgen, Ed Harris, Chloe Fineman, Aaron Chen, Patton Oswalt, Chris Parnell, and Christine Taylor. The series is being produced by Ben Stiller.

Taylor Swift has revealed two new variants of “The Life of a Showgirl”. “The Life of a Showgirl: The Shiny Bug Vinyl Collection is available now on my site for 48 hours❤️‍🔥,” she wrote on social media. The vinyl come in two different colors: violet shimmered marble and wintergreen and onyx marble. The record’s coloring coordinates with the sparkling letters.