Taylor Swift, Madonna, BTS Among Winners at MTV VMAs

Taylor Swift and Madonna led the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards, with Swift taking home Video of the Year for “The Fate of Ophelia” and Madonna adding seven trophies to her name. Madonna claimed Artist of the Year and Best Album for Confessions II, while her single with Sabrina Carpenter, “Bring Your Love,” won Best Collaboration. BTS took Song of the Year for “Swim,” and Sienna Spiro earned Best New Artist. Nirvana received the Video Vanguard Award.

Atlanta City FC has unveiled the branding for the NWSL’s newest expansion club, set to debut in 2028. The team’s red-and-Georgia-peach identity features a phoenix and dogwood-inspired crest, with an “A” at its center. Owned by Arthur Blank’s AMB Sports and Entertainment, Atlanta City will join Columbus to bring the NWSL to 18 teams. The club is already setting its sights high, targeting a sellout at 71,000-seat Mercedes-Benz Stadium for its inaugural match.

The Philadelphia 76ers have a new jersey sponsor as they enter a season featuring new additions LeBron James and Jaylen Brown. The team signed a multi-year partnership with energy company Bloom Energy, replacing Crypto.com after five years. Financial terms weren’t disclosed, but the deal is reportedly the NBA’s second-largest jersey patch agreement. Bloom will also sponsor the Delaware Blue Coats and partner with the Sixers on community initiatives.

Nvidia is doubling down on both shareholder returns and AI security. The chipmaker’s board approved an additional $150 billion for share buybacks, bringing its total authorization to $235 billion through January 2028. Separately, Nvidia introduced two open-source tools, OpenShell and Nvidia Sentry, designed to monitor AI agents in real time and shut them down when they violate safeguards. The company says the system could have prevented the recent Hugging Face breach involving OpenAI models.

Avengers: Endgame Encore topped the weekend box office, generating $26 million domestically and $86 million worldwide in its reissue. The latest haul brings the Marvel blockbuster’s lifetime global total to $2.88 billion. Resident Evil landed in second with $23.3 million, while Heart of the Beast and Primetime opened to $20 million and $19.1 million, respectively. DreamWorks’ Forgotten Island rounded out the top five with strong audience scores.

SpaceX’s Starship has reached orbit for the first time, marking a major milestone for Elon Musk’s rocket company. During its 14th test flight, the spacecraft also deployed 26 Starlink V3 satellites before splashing down off the coast of Texas. SpaceX says a single Starship can carry 60 Starlink V3 satellites, roughly 20 times the capacity of a Falcon 9. The breakthrough could accelerate SpaceX’s plans to scale Starlink and its satellite network.

Shawn Levy is leaving Netflix for a new overall television deal with Disney’s 20th Television. Beginning in October 2027, Levy and his 21 Laps Entertainment will develop and produce series for Disney’s platforms, ending a decade-long run at Netflix. The move expands Levy’s existing relationship with Disney, where he recently directed Star Wars: Starfighter and previously worked on Deadpool & Wolverine. At Netflix, Levy worked on projects including Stranger Things, The Perfect Couple, and All the Light We Cannot See.

The New York Islanders have agreed to sell roughly 15% of the NHL franchise to a group of investors at a $3 billion valuation, pending league approval. The deal includes venture capital investor David Shuman, while the identities of the other buyers remain undisclosed. The valuation reflects the continued rise of NHL team values, with the Islanders now worth more than six times the $485 million paid for the club in 2014.

Lindsay Lohan and Henry Golding are teaming up for Netflix’s new romantic feature Return to You, reuniting Lohan with Mean Girls and Freaky Friday director Mark Waters. Lohan will star and produce, while Golding joins as her co-lead. Set in 2008, the film follows a lonely attorney who mistakenly receives an emotional DVD intended for a dying woman’s husband and uses its clues to track him down.

The Giants have traded for J.J. McCarthy, sending the Vikings a 2027 fifth-round pick. Minnesota selected the 23-year-old quarterback No. 10 overall in 2024, but McCarthy started just 10 games before losing his job to Kyler Murray and eventually dropping to third string. Now, he’ll suit up for John Harbaugh in New York after playing for Harbaugh’s brother, Jim, in college at Michigan. Jameis Winston is expected to remain the Giants’ starter for now as Jaxson Dart recovers from knee surgery.

Neil Patrick Harris, Julianne Hough, and Austin Scott are heading back to Broadway for a new revival of Damn Yankees, marking the musical’s first Broadway revival in more than 30 years. Harris will play Applegate, Hough will star as Lola, and Scott will portray Young Joe. The production updates the classic baseball musical to the early 2000s and will partner with MLB Studios. Damn Yankees begins previews at the Marquis Theatre on March 24, 2027.

OBB is opening its first international office in London as it expands its global footprint. The new OBB Bolded hub will serve clients and develop projects across the U.K., Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, with former VaynerMedia executive Daisy Domenghini leading the operations. Based in Fitzrovia, the office will work with OBB’s Los Angeles and New York teams on projects including Tucci in Great Britain for National Geographic and Disney+.

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