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September 10, 2026
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Snoop Dogg will host the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards on Sept. 27 at Los Angeles’ Peacock Theater, CBS and MTV announced Thursday. The rapper has been part of the VMAs since 1994, earning 13 nominations and three wins while delivering several memorable performances. This year’s ceremony will also honor Nirvana with the Video Vanguard Award. The VMAs will air on CBS and MTV and stream on Paramount+, marking the show’s first West Coast edition since 2017.

Dior and A24 are joining forces on a two-year partnership, with the fashion house becoming the premier partner of New York’s historic Cherry Lane Theater. The collaboration launches with a short film starring Sabrina Carpenter, Josh O’Connor, Drew Starkey, Camille Cottin, and Sophie Wilde as fictional versions of Dior designer Jonathan Anderson. The brands will also develop creative programming and support emerging artists across film and theater.

Jake and Logan Paul are taking their combat-sports empire to TV with a new competition series at Hulu and ESPN. Produced by Wheelhouse and Jake Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions, the show will feature fighters living and training together before choosing their opponents across boxing, MMA, wrestling, jiu-jitsu, Muay Thai, and karate. Eliminations will be settled in the ring, with one man and one woman ultimately crowned champions. Production is expected to begin next year.

Avengers: Doomsday has already generated $50 million in domestic pre-sales, three months ahead of its Dec. 18 release. More than 70% of tickets sold are for premium Infinity Vision screens, signaling strong demand for large-format viewing. The Russo Brothers-directed film brings together the Avengers, Fantastic Four, Thunderbolts, and original X-Men, with Robert Downey Jr. starring as Doctor Doom and Chris Evans reprising Captain America.

Nike is putting a new spin on NBA fanwear with its Standard Issue Collection, launching across all 30 teams. The line blends performance-inspired materials with modern, oversized fits and graphics drawn from basketball, fashion, gaming, and pop culture. For the first time, fans can buy the same pieces NBA players wear for warmups, practices, and travel. The collection drops Sept. 15 and Oct. 12, with Specter Edition uniforms arriving later this fall.

OpenAI is bringing ChatGPT deeper into Wall Street with a new financial-services product built to handle work typically assigned to junior bankers. Developed with Morgan Stanley and Evercore, the tool can research companies, analyze financial data, and generate presentation decks using sources from LSEG, Daloopa, and PitchBook. Powered by GPT-6 Astra, the rollout marks OpenAI’s latest push into enterprise AI and raises fresh questions about the future of entry-level banking jobs.

MLB is marking the 25th anniversary of 9/11 with a new documentary examining baseball’s role in helping the country heal. When America Took the Field is set to premiere Thursday night at 10 p.m. ET on MLB Network, featuring interviews with Joe Torre, Mike Piazza, Chipper Jones, Ken Griffey Jr., John Smoltz, and former Mets players. The two-hour film explores how the sport provided comfort, connection, and a sense of normalcy after the attacks.

Harry Styles is taking his Together, Together Tour to stadiums worldwide in 2027. The 25-date run will hit six North American cities, including Phoenix, Dallas, Pasadena, Atlanta, Toronto, and Chicago, before heading to Europe. Kylie Minogue, Lainey Wilson, LCD Soundsystem, Tinashe, Tears for Fears, and others will join as openers. Styles is also introducing $20 tickets in North America, with standard prices ranging from $60-$300.

Michael Strahan and Constance Schwartz-Morini are launching their first podcast together, Hustle Like You’re Broke, premiering Sept. 23 through The Intersection, the podcast network from SMAC Entertainment and AMP Media. The weekly series will feature conversations with top names across sports, entertainment, business, and culture about the work behind sustained success. Early guests include Gillie & Wallo as well as Yankees icon CC Sabathia and his wife, Amber.

Conor Benn is bringing fashion into the ring for Saturday’s WBC welterweight title fight against Ryan Garcia in Las Vegas. Benn will wear a custom Off-White, Everlast, and Bespoke Boxing kit inspired by the Dark Knight, complete with armor-like details. The collaboration also extends beyond fight night, with five co-branded T-shirts priced at $260-$290 and boxing gloves selling for $500. Off-White and Everlast previously teamed up for Terence Crawford in 2025.

Elon Musk’s Boring Co. has raised $3 billion at a $23 billion valuation, with funding backed by the United Arab Emirates and other investors. The capital will support more than 150 kilometers of underground transportation tunnels across the UAE, building on Boring’s Dubai Loop project. The round includes Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Temasek, and others, marking a major bet on Musk’s vision for high-speed underground transit.

Sacha Baron Cohen is heading to London’s West End for his stage debut in Quentin Tarantino’s The Popinjay Cavalier. Cohen will star as the title character in the “swashbuckling” comedy, which Tarantino is also making his theatrical debut with. Set in 1830s Europe and centered on deception and disguise, the production is slated to open in spring 2027 at an undisclosed venue. Sonia Friedman Productions and Sony Pictures Entertainment are producing.

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