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Madonna leads 2026 MTV Video Music Awards nominations, followed by Taylor Swift

NEW YORK (AP) — Madonna leads the 2026 MTV Video Music Award nominations, the network announced Tuesday. The pop superstar has been nominated in every decade of her musical career. She has 19 competitive MTV VMA wins and in 1986 became the first solo female artist to receive the Video Vanguard Award. She is up for 11 awards at this year’s ceremony, including video, artist and song of the year as well as best collaboration, dance, direction, art direction, cinematography, editing, choreography and visual effects. If she were to sweep, she’d tie Beyonce and Taylor Swift for the ...

Powers to present country artist Gary Allan

Gary Allan will play Powers Auditorium on Oct. 29. Since his debut in 1996, Allan has sold more than 8 million albums, with three certified platinum for sales of a million copies. Allan has 14 top 10 country hits, including “Man to Man,” “Tough Little Boys,” “Nothing On but the Radio,” “Watching Airplanes” and “Every Storm (Runs Out of Rain).” He has appeared on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” “Late Show with David Letterman,” “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” and “Jimmy Kimmel Live” as well as the covers of People, Pollstar and Country Weekly ...

Jardine continues Wilson’s legacy

Al Jardine calls his group the Pet Sounds Band, but the founding member of The Beach Boys doesn’t limit himself to that iconic 1966 album on stage. Several tracks from “Pet Sounds” will be part of the setlist when Jardine and his band perform Saturday at the Robins Theatre, but so will ...

Playhouse Downtown gets first serving of ‘Black Eyed Peas’

Saudia Mills was a creative person in need of a creative outlet. She found it with “Black Eyed Peas at Midnight,” a play she wrote and directed that will make its debut on Saturday at The Playhouse Downtown. With the stage name Saudia Yasmein (her first and middle names), Mills worked ...

Gray Areas: Adduci, The Building team for album release show

Nick Adduci and Anthony LaMarca spent some time together at Peppermint Recording Studio over Christmas break, and they’ll share the stage Saturday at Westside Bowl. LaMarca, a member of The War on Drugs who releases his solo work as The Building, produced Adduci’s new album, “Tabula ...

Mahoning Valley arts and entertainment

Art ARTS & EDUCATION AT THE HOYT, 124 E. Leasure Ave., New Castle, Pa.: “Shaping Space: PIttsburgh Society of Sculptors” and “Nicole May Luga — City Scrolls: Everyday Beauty,” both through Sept. 30. Hours are 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday ...