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| Madonna, Swift, Carpenter grab spotlight at MTV Video Music Awards | The MTV Video Music Awards returned Sunday in Los Angeles with a bang as pop legend Madonna, along with fellow stars Sabrina Carpenter, Charlie xcx and many others, launched the evening with a vivid dance production. Snoop Dogg hosted the ceremony at Peacock Theater, where he introduced Madonna, who opened the show with her first live VMAs performance in 23 years. She performed her co-hit with Carpenter, Bring Your Love, first lying atop a black grand piano as Carpenter tickled the ivories, then breaking into a choreographed dance routine. Madonna shortly afterwards took home the first of her awards by nabbing Best Collaboration with Carpenter for the song. |
| 'Avengers: Endgame' tops North American box office with $26M | The re-release of 2019's Avengers: Endgame is the No. 1 movie in North America, earning $26 million in receipts this weekend, BoxOfficeMojo.com announced Sunday. Coming in at No. 2 is Resident Evil with $23.3 million, followed by Heart of the Beast at No. 3 with $20 million, Primetime at No. 4 with $19.2 million and Forgotten Island at No. 5 with $12.8 million. Rounding out the top tier are Practical Magic 2 at No. 6 with $5.7 million, Spider-Man: Brand New Day at No. 7 with $4.1 million, The Odyssey at No. 8 with $3.7 million, Coyote vs. Acme at No. 9 with $1.9 million and Daniel and the Fiery Furnace with $1.5 million. |
| Famous birthdays for Sept. 27: Lil Wayne, Gwyneth Paltrow | Those born on this date are under the sign of Libra. |
| John Goodman joins 'Last of Us' S3 ensemble | The Conners and The Righteous Gemstones alum John Goodman joined the Season 3 ensemble of HBO's video-game adaptation, The Last of Us. The Emmy winner will play Joey to Ian Alexander's Paco in an upcoming arc of the zombie-apocalypse drama. The characters describe themselves as "heroes of the highway." The first two seasons of the show starred Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey as Joel and Ellie, survivors with a father-daughter-like bond until Joel is brutally murdered in front of her. Season 3 is expected to be told from the point of view of the killer Abby, played by Kaitlyn Dever. Also joining the cast this season, which is slated to premiere next year, are Jason Ritter and Patrick Wilson. |
| Jhene Aiko's 'Westside Whimsy' tops U.S. album chart | Singer-songwriter Jhene Aiko's Westside Whimsy is the No. 1 album in the United States this week. Coming in at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 chart dated Saturday is Ella Langley's Dandelion, followed by Olivia Rodrigo's You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love at No. 3, Morgan Wallen's I Am the Problem at No. 4 and Noah Kahan's The Great Divide at No. 5. Rounding out the top tier are Drake's Iceman at No. 6, Ariana Grande's Petal at No. 7, Rod Wave's Don't Look Down at No. 8, Olivia Dean's The Art of Loving at No. 9 and Kahan's Stick Season at No. 10. |