MTV VMAs 2020: Host Keke Palmer's Best Moments

On Sept. 20, Jimmy Kimmel will have the unenviable task of having to turn a virtual awards show into must-see TV.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticAl Kasha, the Academy Award-winning composer who, along with songwriting partner Joel Hirschhorn, won Oscars for the soft rock disaster movie classics “The Morning After” and “We May Never Love Like This Again,” died Tuesday in Los Angeles. He was 83.His death was announced by spokesperson Deborah Radel.

Chris Willman Music WriterAl Kasha, the songwriter who won Academy Awards in the 1970s for co-writing hit ballads for “The Poseidon Adventure” and “The Towering Inferno,” died Monday in Los Angeles. He was 83.

LOS ANGELES -- Kevin Hart will host the return of a popular telethon once spearheaded by the late Jerry Lewis to fight muscular dystrophy.The Muscular Dystrophy Association announced Wednesday that Hart will host the MDA Kevin Hart Kids Telethon. The two-hour, star-studded virtual fundraiser event will air Oct.

Kara Keough showed her husband Kyle Bosworth’s sentimental tattoo five months after their son McCoy’s death.“Your ashes are tattooed on his skin in the shape of your perfect feet,” the Real Housewives of Orange County alum, 31, wrote via Instagram in a letter to her late infant on Tuesday, September 8.

Naman Ramachandran ViacomCBS Networks International has signed a three-year deal with the National Football League (NFL) to bring Monday Night Football to free-to-air broadcaster Channel 5.Monday Night Football, an iconic TV sports series, will be broadcast from Channel 5’s studio in Los Angeles, where presenter Kirsten Watson will be joined by former All-Pro Jacksonville Jaguars running back Maurice Jones-Drew and other guests.Channel 5 will also host a Sunday morning magazine program titled

Demi Lovato and her new fiancé Max Ehrich didn't make their in-person red carpet debut at the MTV VMAs tonight. The couple opted not to travel to New York City for the ceremony, instead staying in Los Angeles amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

2020 MTV VMAs were moved from Barclays Center to various outdoor locations in the city — as well as remotely from Los Angeles and, for K-pop sensation BTS, South Korea — it was clear that this wasn’t going to look or feel like any other VMAs.And it didn’t. As the first major live awards show in the COVID era, it didn’t have the same energy that we’re used to from one of the biggest nights in show biz.But still, the show — hosted by “Hustlers” actress-singer Keke Palmer — had to go on.

MTV might not have been able to host a big event in the Barclays Center as planned, but the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards still took place on Sunday (August 30) and we have the full winners list here!

one Twitter user commented.Wearing a barely-there nude bodysuit, the singer frolicked around the stage with mask-clad dancers bumping and grinding to the mashup.The Los Angeles native was nominated for three awards this year, including song of the year for “Say So,” which pit her up against heavy-hitters Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande, Billie Eilish and Post Malone. She was also nominated for the Push best new artist category and best direction for the song’s music video.

The MTV VMAs is the first major U.S. awards show to attempt an in-person ceremony during the coronavirus pandemic, and unsurprisingly, some big A-list stars there in previous years opted not to fly over from Los Angeles for the New York City show.

Doja Cat proved she’s a “boss bitch” during her 2020 MTV Video Music Awards performance on Sunday, August 30.The Los Angeles-born singer, born Amala Dlamini, took the VMAs stage for the first time on Sunday to perform “Say So” and “I Like It.” She was tapped to perform alongside Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus, The Weeknd, BTS, Maluma and many more. The ceremony, hosted by Keke Palmer, was held in New York City.The 2020 VMAs was a big night for Doja.

Tonight, the MTV VMAs are hosting the first major in-person live awards show during the coronavirus pandemic in New York City. Missing from the A-list celeb crowd? The Jonas Brothers, including Joe Jonas and his wife Sophie Turner.

Ariana Grande may not be in New York City on the red carpet at the MTV VMAs, but the singer dressed up from home and shared her look on Instagram. Grande wore a blue Mugler bodysuit and mini skirt with Giuseppe Zanotti white platform heels.

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.

Joey King is a presenter at this weekend’s 2020 MTV Video Music Awards and she looks so fierce in these photos she snapped on set while pre-taping her segment.

Matt Bomer and Jaime Camil are helping out!

Matt Grobar Assistant Editor, AwardslineIn the latest season of Top Chef, executive producer and co-host Padma Lakshmi brought together a group of All-Star chefs for a fresh set of culinary challenges, taking the show to Italy for the first time, and paying tribute to the late Los Angeles food critic Jonathan Gold.A nine-time Emmy nominee, Lakshmi has appeared on the Bravo reality series since 2002, bringing constant passion and curiosity to the kitchen, while using her platform for the good of