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NEW YORK — Lady Gaga is ready to just dance at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards. MTV announced Thursday that Gaga, who is tied as the most-nominated act alongside Ariana Grande, will perform at the Aug. 30 event.

1. “Midnight Sun” by Stephanie Meyer (Little, Brown) 2. “Live Free or Die” by Sean Hannity (Threshold Editions) 3. “Caste” by Isabel Wilkerson (Random House) 4. “Too Much and Never Enough” by Mary L. Trump (Simon & Schuster) 5.

LOS ANGELES — Chris Evans became the most politically prickly “Avenger” a few years back with withering tweets about President Donald Trump and his Republican supporters.

NEW YORK — There is still plenty of life in Stephenie Meyer's “Twilight Saga.” Meyer is planning at least two more books in her mega-selling vampire series, she said during a recent promotional event.

An artist in Los Angeles is memorializing each of the thousands of people who have died from COVID-19 in the United States with a delicate origami crane.

Kolby Cooper, “Vol. 2" (Combustion Music) Kolby Cooper could add a fresh voice to country radio — if he could only get past the censors.

TORONTO — The CBC has announced what it calls a "smart, timely and relevant" mix of podcasts for the fall, starting with a new season of "Seat at the Table," focusing on the Black Lives Matter movement.

TORONTO — A Nova Scotia-set series described as "an epic tale of lust, legacy and lobster" is bound for the CBC. The public broadcaster says production is underway in the province on "Feudal," which will debut on CBC next year.

NASHVILLE — Christian artists Zach Williams and for King & Country are the leading artist nominees at this year’s Dove Awards, while rapper Kanye West and singer Gloria Gaynor earned their first ever nominations.

NEW YORK — Bette Midler is using words and pictures to tell a New York story. Midler's picture book “The Tale of the Mandarin Duck” will be published Feb. 16, Random House Books for Young Readers announced Thursday.