2020 MTV VMAs: Keke Palmer, The Weeknd call attention to Black Lives Matter movement

Travis Scott has said he sees himself as a “tool” to make the voices of the Black Lives Matter movement heard.

Lily James was forced to hit pause on her career amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Teyana Taylor is highlighting the pain and terror of police brutality in the powerful, provocative new music video for her song, «Still.» In the video, the songstress portrays several victims of racially motivated violence, including Breonna Taylor and Trayvon Martin.The video blends real-life footage of Black Lives Matter protests and archival footage of police brutality incidents, with modern body cam footage of police killings — including the death of George Floyd — with montages of Taylor

Howie Mandel’s Golden Buzzer act Brandon Leake performed a powerful Black Lives Matter poem during Tuesday’s fourth and final round of “America’s Got Talent” live quarter-finals.

Chris Stapleton is opening up about racial injustice.

MTV VMAs brought some of the biggest names in music to the stage for a virtual awards show that raised the bar for event TV in the age of the coronavirus pandemic.

Ellise Shafer editorNo one expected this year’s MTV VMAs to be typical. The event, which usually takes place at an arena like New York’s Barclays Center, was forced to go virtual this year due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, but that didn’t stop the network from trying its best to keep the spirit of a live show, well, alive.With the challenges of mandated quarantine and social distancing guidelines affecting cities coast-to-coast, all of this year’s performers, including Lady Gaga, Ariana

Lady Gaga ruled the night at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards — from rocking her first performance of «Rain on Me» to winning MTV's first-ever Tricon Award -- and of course, Mother Monster came prepared with many showstopping looks. From incredible accessories to matching masks to truly impressive trains, Gaga rocked NINE different outfits over the course of the awards show, swapping out her look for each win and multiple times throughout her marathon performance of hits.Check out all of Gaga's

DaBaby gives a thoughtful performance of a medley of hits at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards.

Video Music Awards! Some of music's biggest stars were honored during the 2020 VMAs, and many used their voices to encourage fans and viewers to get active, aware, and vote in the upcoming general election.«I know a renaissance is coming and the wrath of pop culture will inspire you, and the rage of art will empower you,» Lady Gaga told fans while accepting the VMAs inaugural Tricon Award.

Keke Palmer has officially kicked off the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards! The 27-year-old actress, dressed in a stylish, feather-fringed art deco flapper gown as she took to the digital stage, delivered a fun and impassioned opening monologue about the power of music to make cultural change.«This is incredible. I can't believe MTV asked me to host.

BTS lit it up like «Dynamite!» The K-pop boy band performed «Dynamite» for the first time at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, translating all the «funk and soul» from the nostalgic music video to the VMAs stage. RM, V, J-Hope, Jin, Jimin, Jungkook and Suga — who earned three VMA nominations this year -- performed from their native South Korea against a backdrop of fireworks, cityscapes and VMAs signage.The group were looking slick in an array of colorful suits and some dapper

After dedicating the night's performances to the late actor Chadwick Boseman, the 2020 MTV Video Music Award host Keke Palmer turned to current events: The Black Lives Matter movement that has swept across the country in recent months. "With the Black Lives Matter movement, we've seen our generation step up, take to the streets and make sure our voices will be heard," she said during the first moments of the show.

WNBA players made a strong statement in honor of 29-year-old Jacob Blake, an unarmed Black man who was shot by a Kenosha, WI police seven times. The Washington Mystics took the court in white shirts that spelled out Jacob’s name on the front, and had seven bullet holes on the back, representing the seven times he was shot.

Following Tuesday night’s historic sports strike — which started with the Milwaukee Bucks boycotting their playoff game in solidarity with police shooting victim Jacob Blake — Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors is making a call for similar action in Hollywood. “I think it's time for talent, writers, executives, the guild and SAG to show up for Black lives as well,” Cullors, a writer on Freeform’s Good Trouble, tells The Hollywood Reporter.

MTV VMAs are almost here.Like nearly all awards shows in the age of the coronavirus, MTV's annual music video celebration is making adjustments in 2020, but still plans to pack the night full of celebrity appearances and performances from major artists.

Keke Palmer is so ready to host the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards this weekend!The actress, who turned 27 on Wednesday, exclusively spoke with ET this week, where she teased what fans can expect from the virtual awards show.