<p>MTV Video Music Awards 2017 took a political turn on Sunday evening with celebrities taking a stand on critical issues.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Rapper Kendrick Lamar took home the prestigious award for&nbsp;Video of the Year for &quot;HUMBLE&quot; where he dresses up as everything from the pope to Jesus in &quot;The Last Supper.&quot; He opened the show with a&nbsp;martial arts-themed performance of the song with ninja dancers, one of which appeared to set himself ablaze. To portray a gender-neutral stance, he took&nbsp;six statuettes -- rechristened the &quot;Moon Person&quot; from &quot;Moonman&quot;.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>In another development, Ed Sheeran&nbsp;won Artist of the Year, which is a new prize created by merging male and female categories for a gender-neutral ceremony.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The VMAs also saw Heather Heyer&#39;s mother come on stage talking about her loss due to the white supremacist&nbsp;rally earlier this month. Heather Heyer was the 32-year-old anti-racism protester who got killed when a white supremacist drove into a crowd during the <a href="http://www.wionews.com/world/car-rams-into-crowd-at-white-nationalist-rally-in-virginia-18930">Charlottesville unrest on August 12</a>. Her mother announced a&nbsp;foundation in honor of her daughter.</p>

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<p>In an effort to&nbsp;&quot;make Heather&#39;s death count,&quot; Susan Bro, her mother said that&nbsp;the foundation would offer scholarships to students who pursue social justice.</p>

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<p>Susan Bro also presented &quot;Best Fight Against the System,&quot; a new award that recognises activism in a music video. She announced that all six contenders would share the prize.</p>

<p>Pink received the Vanguard Award 2017 and mentioned an intimate conversation with her 6-year-old daughter Willow about body shaming. Alessia Cara, in the same length, sang &quot;Scars to Your Beautiful&quot; as an&nbsp;ode to healthy body image.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Paris Jackson, a model and the daughter of the late &quot;King of Pop&quot; Michael Jackson, took a jibe at the white supremacists who marched in Charlottesville. She was quoted:&nbsp;&quot;We must show these Nazis that we have zero tolerance for their violence and hatred.&quot;</p>

<p>Katy Perry hosted this year&#39;s VMAs and took aim at President Trump subtly. She urged fans to choose a winner in a category that remained open to online voting. She said, &quot;This is one election where the popular vote actually matters,&quot; and added, &quot;But hurry up before some random Russian pop star wins.&quot;</p>

<p>MTV also invited a number of transgender US service people to attend the show. This comes two days after Trump ordered a ban on new transgender recruits in the military.</p>

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Susan Bro, mother of Heather Heyer who was killed in Charlottesville clash gave a moving speech

MTV Video Music Awards 2017 took a political turn on Sunday evening with celebrities taking a stand on critical issues. Rapper Kendrick Lamar took home the prestigious award for Video of the Year for "HUMBLE" where he dresses up as everything from the pope to Jesus in "The Last Supper." He opened the show with a martial arts-themed performance of the song with ninja dancers, one of which appeared to set himself ablaze. To portray a gender-neutral stance, he took six statuettes -- rechristened the "Moon Person" from "Moonman". Also Read: Full Coverage of MTV Video Music Awards with Katy Perry as the host In another development, Ed Sheeran won Artist of the Year, which is a new prize created by merging male and female categories for a gender-neutral ceremony. The VMAs also saw Heather Heyer's mother come on stage talking about her loss due to the white supremacist rally earlier this month. Heather Heyer was the 32-year-old anti-racism protester who got killed when a white supremacist drove into a crowd during the Charlottesville unrest on August 12. Her mother announced a foundation in honor of her daughter. Also Read: Total eclipse of the facts when Twitterati react to Trump's statement In an effort to "make Heather's death count," Susan Bro, her mother said that the foundation would offer scholarships to students who pursue social justice. Susan Bro also presented "Best Fight Against the System," a new award that recognises activism in a music video. She announced that all six contenders would share the prize. Pink received the Vanguard Award 2017 and mentioned an intimate conversation with her 6-year-old daughter Willow about body shaming. Alessia Cara, in the same length, sang "Scars to Your Beautiful" as an ode to healthy body image. Paris Jackson, a model and the daughter of the late "King of Pop" Michael Jackson, took a jibe at the white supremacists who marched in Charlottesville. She was quoted: "We must show these Nazis that we have zero tolerance for their violence and hatred." Katy Perry hosted this year's VMAs and took aim at President Trump subtly. She urged fans to choose a winner in a category that remained open to online voting. She said, "This is one election where the popular vote actually matters," and added, "But hurry up before some random Russian pop star wins." MTV also invited a number of transgender US service people to attend the show. This comes two days after Trump ordered a ban on new transgender recruits in the military. (WION)

MTV Video Music Awards 2017 take a political turn

<p>American singer Pink will be the recipient of 2017 Vanguard Award, MTV&#39;s equivalent of a lifetime achievement honour for video music, the U.S. cable and satellite television channel said on Tuesday.</p>

<p>The 37-year-old pop star is known in the music world for her powerhouse vocals and acrobatic live shows.</p>

<p>In a statement, Viacom Inc unit confirms that Pink is being recognized for her impact on music, pop culture, fashion and philanthropy for a career spanning 17 years.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>Ever since her debut in 2000, the singer has&nbsp;released six studio albums&nbsp;and won three Grammys and six MTV Video Music Awards.</p>

<p>She is also a UNICEF ambassador for children&#39;s nutrition worldwide and supports causes ranging from autism to human rights.</p>

<p>Pink will receive the honour at the MTV Video Music Awards show in Los Angeles on Aug. 27, where she will perform her latest single &quot;What About Us.&quot;</p>

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<p>She will join the list of previous Vanguard recipients including Rihanna, Kanye West, Beyonce and Michael Jackson.</p>

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She will be awarded on August 27 in Los Angeles

American singer Pink will be the recipient of 2017 Vanguard Award, MTV's equivalent of a lifetime achievement honour for video music, the U.S. cable and satellite television channel said on Tuesday. The 37-year-old pop star is known in the music world for her powerhouse vocals and acrobatic live shows. In a statement, Viacom Inc unit confirms that Pink is being recognized for her impact on music, pop culture, fashion and philanthropy for a career spanning 17 years. ?? @Pink will be honored with the Video Vanguard Award at the 2017 @VMAs on 8/27! #VMAs pic.twitter.com/6PTplKnuKt — MTV (@MTV) August 15, 2017 × Ever since her debut in 2000, the singer has released six studio albums and won three Grammys and six MTV Video Music Awards. She is also a UNICEF ambassador for children's nutrition worldwide and supports causes ranging from autism to human rights. Pink will receive the honour at the MTV Video Music Awards show in Los Angeles on Aug. 27, where she will perform her latest single "What About Us." Video. Tomorrow. #WhatAboutUs pic.twitter.com/wjLnTpRsXM — P!nk (@Pink) August 15, 2017 × She will join the list of previous Vanguard recipients including Rihanna, Kanye West, Beyonce and Michael Jackson. (WION)

American singer Pink to get Vanguard award at MTV Video Music Awards

<p>Beyonce became the most-nominated female artist in Grammy award history on Tuesday as she received a leading nine nods this year, followed closely by Drake, Rihanna and Kanye West with eight nominations each.</p>

<p>Beyonce&#39;s haul of nine included album, song and record of the year, the top three Grammy accolades, for her hit song &quot;Formation&quot; and visual album &quot;Lemonade,&quot; a collection of songs about race, feminism and empowerment.</p>

<p>The R&amp;B singer, 35, has been nominated 62 times in Grammy history and has won 20 Grammy awards over her career spanning two decades. Rapper Kanye West, who has eight nominations this year for his &quot;The Life of Pablo&quot; album, has notched 68 Grammy nominations over his career, and won 21 awards.</p>

<p>British singer Adele is also up for the top three awards with her hit ballad &quot;Hello&quot; and album &quot;25&quot; and has a total of five nominations. The singer previously swept all three top categories in 2012 with her &quot;21&quot; album.</p>

<p>Canadian pop star Justin Bieber&#39;s &quot;Purpose,&quot; Canadian hip hop star Drake&#39;s &quot;Views&quot; and country music singer-songwriter Sturgill Simpson&#39;s &quot;A Sailor&#39;s Guide To Earth&quot; rounded out the contenders of album of the year.</p>

<p>The Grammy Awards are the top US music honours and each year, members of the music industry choose nominees and winners across more than 80 categories.</p>

<p>This year&#39;s winners will be announced at a star-studded televised ceremony in Los Angeles on Feb. 12.</p>

<p>Other record of the year contenders include Lukas Graham&#39;s &quot;7 Years,&quot; Rihanna&#39;s &quot;Work&quot; and Twenty One Pilots&#39; &quot;Stressed Out.&quot; Graham&#39;s &quot;7 Years&quot; is also nominated for song of the year alongside Mike Posner&#39;s &quot;I Took a Pill in Ibiza&quot; and Bieber&#39;s &quot;Love Yourself.&quot;</p>

<p>Drake and Barbadian R&amp;B singer Rihanna shared three of their eight individual nominations, two for their steamy duet on Rihanna&#39;s sultry &quot;Work&quot; and one for Rihanna as a featured artist on Drake&#39;s &quot;Views.&quot;</p>

<p>Chance The Rapper landed seven nominations including the best new artist category, in which the 23-year-old Chicago native is up against pop duo The Chainsmokers, California rapper Anderson Paak and country music singers Kelsea Ballerini and Maren Morris.</p>

<p>Late British singer David Bowie, who died in January two days after the release of his final album &quot;Blackstar,&quot; received four nominations including best alternative album.</p>

<p>Late music star Prince, who died in April, also landed one Grammy nomination for his final record, &quot;Hit n Run Phase Two,&quot; in the best engineered non-classical album category alongside Bowie&#39;s &quot;Blackstar.&quot;</p>

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The R&B singer, 35, has been nominated 62 times in Grammy history and has won 20 Grammy awards over her career

Beyonce became the most-nominated female artist in Grammy award history on Tuesday as she received a leading nine nods this year, followed closely by Drake, Rihanna and Kanye West with eight nominations each. Beyonce's haul of nine included album, song and record of the year, the top three Grammy accolades, for her hit song "Formation" and visual album "Lemonade," a collection of songs about race, feminism and empowerment. The R&B singer, 35, has been nominated 62 times in Grammy history and has won 20 Grammy awards over her career spanning two decades. Rapper Kanye West, who has eight nominations this year for his "The Life of Pablo" album, has notched 68 Grammy nominations over his career, and won 21 awards. British singer Adele is also up for the top three awards with her hit ballad "Hello" and album "25" and has a total of five nominations. The singer previously swept all three top categories in 2012 with her "21" album. Canadian pop star Justin Bieber's "Purpose," Canadian hip hop star Drake's "Views" and country music singer-songwriter Sturgill Simpson's "A Sailor's Guide To Earth" rounded out the contenders of album of the year. The Grammy Awards are the top US music honours and each year, members of the music industry choose nominees and winners across more than 80 categories. This year's winners will be announced at a star-studded televised ceremony in Los Angeles on Feb. 12. Other record of the year contenders include Lukas Graham's "7 Years," Rihanna's "Work" and Twenty One Pilots' "Stressed Out." Graham's "7 Years" is also nominated for song of the year alongside Mike Posner's "I Took a Pill in Ibiza" and Bieber's "Love Yourself." Drake and Barbadian R&B singer Rihanna shared three of their eight individual nominations, two for their steamy duet on Rihanna's sultry "Work" and one for Rihanna as a featured artist on Drake's "Views." Chance The Rapper landed seven nominations including the best new artist category, in which the 23-year-old Chicago native is up against pop duo The Chainsmokers, California rapper Anderson Paak and country music singers Kelsea Ballerini and Maren Morris. Late British singer David Bowie, who died in January two days after the release of his final album "Blackstar," received four nominations including best alternative album. Late music star Prince, who died in April, also landed one Grammy nomination for his final record, "Hit n Run Phase Two," in the best engineered non-classical album category alongside Bowie's "Blackstar." (Reuters)

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