Entertainment Headlines: VMAs, Broadway Week, and Howard Stern Hoax

MTV VMAs Highlights

• 🎶 Lady Gaga delivered a powerhouse performance, setting the tone for the night at the MTV VMAs held at UBS Arena.
• 🏆 Major winners included Sabrina Carpenter, Ariana Grande, and Lady Gaga, with tributes to music icons like Ricky Martin who received the first Latin Icon Award.
• 🎤 Buster Rhymes was honored with the MTV VMA Rock the Bells Visionary Award, and a headbanging tribute celebrated the late Ozzy Osbourne.
• 🌟 Mariah Carey was presented with the Video Vanguard Award by Ariana Grande, humorously questioning why it took so long.

Broadway Week and Show Closures

• 🎭 Broadway Week is back, offering two-for-one tickets to 24 different Broadway shows for performances running through September 21st.
• 🎟️ Six shows, including Mama Mia and Stranger Things: The First Shadow, are participating for the first time.
• ⚠️ The production of Cabaret, which is part of Broadway Week, will be closing early on September 21st.
• 🙏 Well wishes are extended to Billy Porter, who had to leave Cabaret early due to a serious case of sepsis.

Howard Stern Hoax Debunked

• 📢 A rumor about Howard Stern leaving his show, initially spread via a tweet from the AP, turned out to be a hoax.
• 🎙️ Andy Cohen announced he was taking over Stern's channel, but Stern later joined him, revealing the announcement was a prank.
• 🗣️ Stern also addressed inaccurate reports about his employment status over the summer.
• 💡 The discussion highlights Stern's knack for getting attention and his significant impact on SiriusXM.