MTV VMA nominations Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande both scored nine nominations at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards, including video of the year for their No. 1 dance hit. Ellen Degeneres may leave Ellen Degeneres may be ready to say goodbye to her talk show as an investigation into toxic workplace claims is under way. Courteney Cox to return Courteney Cox is set to reprise her role as the dogged news reporter Gale Weathers for Spyglass Media Group and Paramount Pictures as they relaunch the “Scream” franchise. Oprah Winfrey has new show Oprah Winfrey is returning to her talk show format with a new series, “The Oprah Conversation,” on Apple TV+. The first episode will focus on racism in the United States. ‘Tenet’ to open soon Christopher Nolan’s thriller “Tenet,” delayed several times by the coronavirus pandemic, will debut in cinemas in over 70 countries starting August 26. One Direction still popular One Direction’s music catalog experienced a 468 percent increase on YouTube Music in response to the band’s 10th anniversary on July 23. “10 Years of One Direction,” the first video uploaded to the group’s YouTube channel since early 2016, has also garnered over 14 million views since its release. New Silkroad artistic director Grammy-winning folk singer and multi-instrumentalist Rhiannon Giddens is musical collective Silkroad’s new artistic director, taking the baton from Yo-Yo Ma, who founded the group in 1998.(SD-Agencies) | 