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                                                                                     PEOPLE & ARTS Monday 28 august 2017
             Swift to be in spotlight at VMAs, along with Kendrick, Katy



            By MESFIN FEKADU             video  on  “Good  Morning  —  did  earn  a  nomination
            AP Music Writer              America” and a lyric video  in the song of summer cat-
            NEW  YORK  (AP)  —  Taylor  for  the  song  went  viral  Fri-  egory,  announced  earlier
            Swift isn’t nominated for an  day.                        this week.
            award, but she could own  Others,  too,  will  be  in  the  The song does not have an
            the night at the MTV Video  spotlight  at  the  VMAs.  official  video  for  the  remix
            Music Awards.                Kendrick  Lamar,  who  ap-   with Bieber.
            The  pop  star  who  made  peared  on  Swift’s  “Bad  Lamar  will  perform  at  the
            headlines  all  week  as  she  Blood,”  is  nominated  for  live show, as will Ed Sheer-
            teased  her  new  single  will  eight  awards,  including  an,  Miley  Cyrus,  Shawn
            debut a music video at the  video of the year for his an-  Mendes,  Lorde,  Fifth  Har-
            show Sunday. She dropped  themic No. 1 hit, “Humble.”  mony  with  Gucci  Mane,
            the juicy song, “Look What  Bruno  Mars’  “24K  Magic,”  Thirty  Seconds  to  Mars,
            You Made Me Do,” on Fri-     DJ  Khaled  and  Rihanna’s  Logic  with  Khalid,  Post
            day,  causing  a  stir  online  “Wild Thoughts,” the Week-  Malone and Julia Michaels.
            as  fans  and  others  de-   nd’s “Reminder” and Ales-    Pink, who will also perform,
            ciphered  the  lyrics,  with  sia  Cara’s  “Scars  to  Your  will  receive  the  Michael   In this Feb. 4, 2017 file photo, Taylor Swift performs at the DIRECTV
            many  interpreting  it  a  diss  Beautiful”  are  also  up  for  Jackson  Video  Vanguard   NOW Super Saturday Night Concert in Houston, Texas.
            toward Kanye West.           the top prize.               Award.                                                                Associated Press
            Others felt Swift’s song took  The surprise snub for video  The Weeknd, who was pre-   Khalid  and  Cardi  B,  who  categories  like  best  male
            shots  at  Katy  Perry,  who  is  of  the  year  was  Luis  Fonsi  viously announced to take   has  a  rap  hit  with  “Bodak  and  female  video  at  this
            hosting  the  VMAs.  It  was  and    Daddy     Yankee’s  the stage, will not perform   Yellow (Money Moves).”       year’s VMAs, and they an-
            not  clear  if  Swift  is  attend-  “Despacito,”   the   most  Sunday.                 GLAAD     announced     on  nounced  the  artist  of  the
            ing  the  show,  to  be  held  viewed video on YouTube.  Rod  Stewart  will  sing  a  re-  Saturday  that  transgender  year   award.   Nominees
            at the Forum in Inglewood,  MTV  said  Universal  Music  worked  version  of  his  hit   members  of  the  military  include  Lamar,  Sheeran,
            California. It starts at 8 p.m.  Latin  Entertainment  didn’t  “Da  Ya  Think  I’m  Sexy?”   would  walk  the  red  car-  Ariana Grande, Lorde and
            EST.                         submit  the  video,  while  remotely  from  Las  Vegas    pet.  On  Friday,  President  the Weeknd.
            The  song  set  a  Spotify  re-  the  record  label  said  they  with  pop  band  DNCE;   Donald Trump directed the  Acts  who  scored  nomina-
            cord  on  Saturday,  with  8  weren’t  asked  to  send  in  Demi  Lovato  will  also  per-  Pentagon to extend a ban  tions  include  the  Chain-
            million  single-day  streams,  the clip.                  form remotely from Vegas.    on  transgender  individuals  smokers,   Migos,   Harry
            the  most  ever.  Swift  de-  The  song  —  its  remix  ver-  Performers  during  the  pre-  joining the military.  Styles, Selena Gomez, Fifth
            buted  a  clip  of  the  new  sion featuring Justin Bieber  show  include  Bleachers,   MTV  eliminated  gender  Harmony and Big Sean.q
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