Inside Keke Palmer's Hollywood Journey, From Nickelodeon Star to VMAs Host

The actress joined the list of celebrities honoring Chadwick Boseman after his shocking death at the age of only 43 and she did it at the very beginning of the MTV VMAs last night! Keke Palmer, just like many others, is mourning the Black Panther actor who lost his private fight with colon cancer after 4 years. While Keke’s speech was not too long in the opening of the awards show, there is no doubt that it had a huge impact on anyone watching.

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.

Preparing to host the MTV Video Music Awards taking place Sunday night, the singer and actress Keke Palmer has been putting all of her talents to use. Her duties include “a little bit of everything,” she says.

Hustlers one time, but here's another reminder to watch it again. Palmer is a standout in the film.) She's also been a longtime, outspoken advocate for racial equality.

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.

The MTV VMAs began tonight with a tribute to Black Panther's Chadwick Boseman, with the show's host Keke Palmer dedicating the ceremony to him."We need to take the time to talk about the devastating loss of Chadwick Boseman, an actor whose talent and passion is a true inspiration to all the fans he touched and everyone he encountered," she said. "We dedicate tonight’s show to the man whose spirit touched so many.

Keke Palmer is ready for change. Are you? The singer and actress was one of the first faces we saw when the 2020 VMAs kicked off, and it was fitting — she is the show's host, after all.

Black Panther. He died in his home, with his wife and family by his side.

The 2020 MTV Video Music Awards were dedicated to the late Chadwick Boseman.

2020 MTV Video Music Awards honored Chadwick Boseman two days after the Black Panther star lost his battle with cancer.“Before we get into the music tonight, we need to take the time to talk about the devastating loss of Chadwick Boseman, an actor whose talent and passion is a true inspiration to all the fans he touched and everyone he encountered,” Keke Palmer said at the top of the Sunday, August 30, ceremony, which she hosted.

Former Nickelodeon star Keke Palmer is set to host the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards, after the unfortunate cancellation of her midday talk show on ABC earlier this summer. Nevertheless, the multi-hyphenate talent, 27, has “got the bug” for hosting, and has no plans to quit anytime soon. “Keke would really like to do another talk show and that’s the direction she’d like to focus her career on right now,” a source close to the TV personality told HollywoodLife exclusively.

Keke Palmer is going to be having a real kiki as host of the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards from New York on Sunday.The “Hustlers” actress-singer, 27, will preside over performances by the likes of Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande, The Weeknd and Miley Cyrus in the first live major awards show of the coronavirus era.But while she’s emerged as arguably the It girl of 2020, Palmer has much more of a résumé than you may realize.

Keke Palmer has proven that the sky’s the limit — and she’s only getting started.Palmer, who was born in Harvey, Illinois, began singing in the church choir at age 5. After her family moved to Los Angeles, the “Bossy” singer quickly found herself working as an actress, landing her first acting role in 2004’s Barbershop 2: Back in Business.She rose to fame after starring on her own Nickelodeon series, True Jackson, VP, from 2008 to 2011.

Keke Palmer is staying positive in unprecedented times. The multitalented performer is taking the stage as the host of the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, but that's far from the only thing on her plate — even amid nationwide COVID-19 shutdowns and delays.In addition to keeping fans entertained with her social media videos, hosting on Quibi, scoring a Daytime Emmy nod as co-host ofand taking her activism to the streets, Palmer is also returning to the music game with a new EP, ,which she

Keke Palmer takes the stage at Sunday's MTV Video Music Awards, she'll be making history in more ways than one. The multi-talented performer will be the first woman of color to host the show since «Downtown» Julie Brown and her fellow MTV VJs emceed the awards in 1986 and 1987 — years before Palmer was even born — and the first ever to take on solo hosting duties.Since its introduction back in 1984, the VMAs have featured a host for 28 of their 35 shows, going host-less in 2004, 2007, 2011,

Gabrielle Union, 47, Keke Palmer, 26, Uzo Aduba, 39, and Marsai Martin, 16, have called for an end to Black hair discrimination, which is rampant across the United States. In a PSA video published by Glamour, the actresses read out submissions from 13 anonymous Black women, who recounted their experiences being discriminated against for their hair.

Keke Palmer has said there will be “something special” about this year’s MTV Video Music Awards, which are taking place in New York despite the coronavirus pandemic.

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.

Gabrielle Union, Keke Palmer, Uzo Aduba and Marsai Martin are calling for an end to Black hair discrimination. In a PSA put out by , the actresses recite anonymously submitted hair experiences from 13 Black women across the country.«I've been told it's too big.