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| Snoop Dogg to host 2026 MTV Video Music Awards | Snoop Dogg will host the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards the company announced on Thursday. Snoop Dogg will take center stage when the VMAs airs live Sept. 27 at 7:30 p.m. EDT from Los Angeles. This is the first time the VMAs have aired from the West Coast since 2017. The rapper has a long history with the VMAs, having previously won three awards with 13 nominations. Snoop Dogg also made his main stage debut on the awards show in 1994. "MTV and the VMAs have been part of my story since the beginning. Some of the biggest moments of my career happened on that stage and on MTV. They gave hip hop a place to be loud, fearless and seen by the whole world. |
| Sabrina Impacciatore screamed after reading Esmeralda's arc in 'Paper' S2 | Sabrina Impacciatore says she had a visceral reaction when she learned what befalls her outrageous schemer Esmeralda in Season 2 of the workplace comedy, The Paper. Now streaming on Peacock, the Greg Daniels-created mockumentary follows the staff of a struggling Ohio newspaper. In Season 1, clickbait addict and Toledo Truth Teller acting managing editor Esmeralda sees her life upended by the arrival of earnest journalist Ned (Domhnall Gleeson), the new editor-in-chief. Despite Esmeralda trying to sabotage Ned's efforts to improve the publication, it wins several awards at the end of Season 1, setting up higher expectations for all who work in the newsroom in Season 2. Spoilers ahead. |
| New heroes rise in latest 'Avatar: Seven Havens' trailer | A new Avatar rises as the world continues to heal from a devastating cataclysm in the new trailer for animated series Avatar: Seven Havens. Pavi, a young Earthbender, discovers that she is the next Avatar following Korra in the clip released on Thursday. Pavi, who also discovers a long-lost twin, must navigate a dangerous world that doesn't trust the Avatar. The world at large considers the Avatar to be humanity's destroyer and not its savior. Pavi and her twin sister must uncover their secret origins and save civilization before its too late. Avatar: Sevan Havens hails from series creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko and serves as a sequel to Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra. |
| 'Below' trailer: Josh Hartnett stars in new Netflix thriller | Netflix is giving a glimpse of the new series Below. The streaming service shared a trailer for the show Thursday featuring Josh Hartnett (Penny Dreadful, Trap). Below is a thriller created, co-written and showrun by Jesse McKeown. Hartnett stars as Calvin Penney, a fisherman in a remote Newfoundland town who is haunted by his father's death. In the trailer, Calvin and other residents are terrorized by a unidentified sea creature after a mysterious iceberg shows up in the waters outside town. Other cast members include Mackenzie Davis as Fonda Howander, a marine researcher, and Charlie Heaton (Stranger Things), Ruby Stokes and Rohan Campbell as Calvin's children, Wade, Mary and Jay. Below premieres Oct. 8 on Netflix. |
| Le Sserafim releases 'Made My Night,' new song for 'Overwatch' | South Korean girl group Le Sserafim has released its latest collaboration with the popular video game Overwatch. The K-pop stars released a single and music video for "Made My Night," its second song for the game, on Thursday. The "Made My Night" video shows the members of Le Sserafim sing and dance alongside footage of the Overwatch characters D.Va and D.Mon sporting their Le Sserafim-inspired skins. Le Sserafim previously released the song "Perfect Night" for Overwatch in 2023. The new Le Sserafim-inspired skins, emotes, in-game challenges and more debut in Overwatch on Saturday. |