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The Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, passed away today, August 16, in her Detroit home after a long battle with pancreatic cancer, according to the Associated Press. She was 76 years old.

“The universe works in weird ways,” Pete Davidson says to Allie Jones in the September issue of GQ. “All I know is that I'm the luckiest guy in the world.” Katie McCurdy photographs Davidson in what he calls a “mortifying” fashion shoot in which he gushes over his fiancée, popstar Ariana Grande.

Shoshana Bean, the Broadway veteran and very first replacement for Elphaba, the green-skinned witch, in Wicked, brings her powerhouse vocals to The Space. Bean will perform two concerts on Oct. 25 and 26 at the performance venue just west of the Las Vegas Strip that's known for intimate and unexpected experiences. Tickets go on sale Friday, Aug. 17.

Songstress Ariana Grande was the latest guest on James Corden's well-loved Carpool Karaoke series. The singer teamed up with Corden for duets on some of her hits, and then concluded with the Broadway favorite Suddenly Seymour from Little Shop of Horrors. Grande even noted that Audrey is her 'dream role.'

The Broadway at Birdland concert series was proud to present singer/impersonator Christina Bianco in 'Divine Delusions' on the historic stage on Monday, August 13.

Good morning BroadwayWorld! Today's top stories: we took you inside opening night of Gettin' The Band Back Together, and more!

MTV today announced the Backstreet Boys, Bazzi and Bryce Vine, the newest artist to join The Sound Drop by PEPSI®, will perform live from the VMAs red carpet Pre-Show outside of Radio City Music Hall on Monday, August 20th at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT.  Actor and host Terrence J., together with radio and TV personality Nessa, will host alongside Paul “Pauly D” Delvecchio and Vinny Guadagnino from “Jersey Shore Family Vacation.”  Additionally, supermodel and activist, Winnie Harlow will serve as the red carpet fashion correspondent.  To give fans an earlier start to the night, MTV will begin live streaming red carpet coverage at 7:30 p.m. on Twitter hosted by Justina Valentine from “Wild 'N Out” and Erik Zachary. 

Ariana Grande and James Corden celebrate the love story of Jack and Rose in 'Titanic' with a live performance of 13 songs in front of nine different sets all done in one take.

The following were honored today at TEEN CHOICE 2018TM, which aired live on FOX from the Forum in Los Angeles. This year, teens logged on to Twitter and FOX.com and cast more than 150 million votes in support of their favorite teen icons in film, television, music, sports, fashion, comedy and the web.

Nicki Minaj released her fourth studio album, Queen, today, one week earlier than the August 17th release date she had previously announced. 

MTV today announced global superstar Nicki Minaj will return to the 'VMAs' in a special performance, presented by PEPSI(R), from an iconic location in New York. This will mark Minaj's debut performance after the release of her highly anticipated album, 'Queen.' It will also be the first time a major awards show will televise a performance from the surprise location.

Miranda Sings…no offense…off key, but that's part of her charm.

MTV today announced global superstar Nicki Minaj will return to the “VMAs” in a special performance, presented by PEPSI®, from an iconic location in New York. This will mark Minaj's debut performance after the release of her highly anticipated album, “Queen.”  It will also be the first time a major awards show will televise a performance from the surprise location. 

MTV today announced that Travis Scott and Post Malone will take the stage at the 2018 “VMAs.” Scott will debut his first solo performance with a medley of hits from his highly anticipated, chart-topping, recently released album, “Astroworld,” and Malone will perform a song from his record-breaking album 'Beerbongs & Bentleys,' which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 Chart. They join previously announced performers Jennifer Lopez – who will also be honored with the “Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award” – Ariana Grande, Shawn Mendes, and Logic with Ryan Tedder.

Sony/ATV Music Publishing has promoted Lou Al-Chamaa to Vice President, A&R and Nick Bral to Director, A&R, both based in the company's Los Angeles office.

On Thursday, August 2, BOLD officially kicked off on Rodeo Drive with a live performance by artist Project M and the jazz group, Amanda Castro Band, the reveal of the five #BOLDBH social art installations on Rodeo Drive and throughout the city, as well as a spectacular fireworks show.

According to a new audition notice, casting is currently underway for a musical based on the behemoth pop catalogue of producer Max Martin.

MTV today announced that Ariana Grande, Shawn Mendes and Logic with Ryan Tedder will take the stage at the 2018 "VMAs." Grande will perform her smash hit single "God is a Woman" from her forthcoming album "Sweetener," while Mendes will deliver his chart-topping song "In My Blood," and Logic will perform his new single, "One Day," featuring Ryan Tedder of OneRepublic, for the first time.

Earlier this month, multiplatinum GRAMMY® Award-winning artist Estelle had exclusively premiered the official video for her latest single “Better” (directed by Estelle and Denzel Williams) on Apple Music. Today, the visual is now available to watch everywhere via YouTube. 

Four incredible A Cappella groups. One night of amazing all-vocal performances, with absolutely Zero Instruments!