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Beyoncé, Adele lead MTV VMA nominees
out musician Troye Sivan also lands nomination
Beyonce (Still courtesy Parkwood/Columbia)
MTV announced its 2016 VMA nominations with Beyoncé and Adele leading the pack.
Beyoncé received the most nominations, earning 11 for her visual album “Lemonade” and scoring a nomination for Video of the Year for “Formation.” Adele came in at second place with a total eight nominations, seven for “Hello” and one for “Send My Love (To Your New Lover).”
Troye Sivan’s “Blue Neighborhood Trilogy” music video series was also nominated for Best Long-Form Video. The series tells the story of Sivan and his childhood friend who encounter the struggles of a same-sex relationship. The series includes Sivan’s songs “Wild,” “Free” and “Take Me Down.”
The 33rd annual MTV VMAs air on Sunday, Aug. 28 from New York City’s Madison Square Garden.
Video of the Year
Adele- “Hello”
Beyoncé- “Formation”
Drake- “Hotline Bling”
Justin Bieber- “Sorry”
Kanye West- “Famous”
Best Female Video
Adele- “Hello”
Beyoncé- “Hold Up”
Sia- “Cheap Thrills”
Ariana Grande- “Into You”
Rihanna- “Work (featuring Drake)”
Best Male Video
Drake- “Hotline Bling”
Bryson Tiller- “Don’t”
Calvin Harris- “This is What You Came For (featuring Rihanna)”
Kanye West- “Famous”
The Weeknd- “Can’t Feel My Face”
Best Collaboration
Beyoncé- “Freedom (featuring Kendrick Lamar)”
Fifth Harmony- “Work From Home (featuring Ty Dolla $ign)”
Ariana Grande- “Let Me Love You (featuring Lil Wayne)”
Calvin Harris- “This is What You Came For (featuring Rihanna)”
Rihanna- “Work (featuring Drake)”
Best Hip-Hop Video
Drake- “Hotline Bling”
Desiigner- “Panda”
Bryson Tiller- “Don’t”
Chance the Rapper- “Angels (featuring Saba)”
2 Chainz- “Watch Out”
Best Pop Video
Adele- “Hello”
Beyoncé- “Formation”
Justin Bieber- “Sorry”
Alessia Cara- “Wild Things”
Ariana Grande- “Into You”
Best Rock Video
All Time Low- “Missing You”
Coldplay- “Adventure of a Lifetime”
Fall Out Boy- “Irresistible (featuring Demi Lovato)”
Twenty One Pilots- “Heathens”
Panic! At The Disco- “Victorious”
Best Electronic Video
Calvin Harris & Disciples- “How Deep is Your Love”
99 Souls- “The Girl is Mine (featuring Destiny’s Child and Brandy)”
Mike Posner- “I Took a Pill in Ibiza”
Afrojack- “SummerThing!”
The Chainsmokers- “Don’t Let Me Down (featuring Daya)”
Breakthrough Long-Form Video
Florence + the Machine- “The Odyssey”
Beyoncé- “Lemonade”
Justin Bieber- “Purpose: The Movement”
Chris Brown- “Royalty”
Troye Sivan- “Blue Neighbourhood Trilogy”
Best New Artist
Bryson Tiller
Desiigner
Zara Larsson
Lukas Graham
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Gay Men’s Chorus celebrates 45 years at annual gala
‘Sapphire & Sparkle’ Spring Affair held at the Ritz Carlton
The Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington held the annual Spring Affair gala at the Ritz Carlton Washington, D.C. on Saturday. The theme for this year’s fete was “Sapphire & Sparkle.” The chorus celebrated 45 years in D.C. with musical performances, food, entertainment, and an awards ceremony.
Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington Executive Director Justin Fyala and Artistic Director Thea Kano gave welcoming speeches. Opening remarks were delivered by Spring Affair co-chairs Tracy Barlow and Tomeika Bowden. Uproariously funny comedian Murray Hill performed a stand-up set and served as the emcee.
There were performances by Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington groups Potomac Fever, 17th Street Dance, the Rock Creek Singers, Seasons of Love, and the GenOUT Youth Chorus.
Anjali Murthy, a member of the chorus and a graduate of the GenOUT Youth Chorus, addressed the attendees of the gala.
“The LGBTQ+ community isn’t bound by blood ties: we are brought together by shared experience,” Murthy said. “Being Gen Z, I grew up with Ellen [DeGeneres] telling me through the TV screen that it gets better: that one day, it’ll all be okay. The sentiment isn’t wrong, but it’s passive. What I’ve learned from GMCW is that our future is something we practice together. It exists because people like you continue to show up for it, to believe in the possibilities of what we’re still becoming”
The event concluded with the presentation of the annual Harmony Awards. This year’s awardees included local drag artist and activist Tara Hoot, the human rights organization Rainbow Railroad as well as Rocky Mountain Arts Association Executive Director, Dr. Chipper Dean.
(Washington Blade photos and videos by Michael Key)
Equality Prince William Pride was held at the Harris Pavilion in Manassas, Va. on Saturday, May 16.
(Washington Blade photos by Landon Shackelford)
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(Washington Blade photos by Daniel Truitt)
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