Shelby Twp. Classic Car Show Benefits Pediatric Cancer Treatment, VMAs Tonight, Will Smith Celebrates Fresh Prince

Classic Car Show & Concert in Shelby Twp. Benefit Pediatric Cancer

Anything that involves music and supporting cancer treatment and different programs I am all about. Music Maker Studio is hosting a classic car show and concert this Sunday. It's to benefit 13Forever, a local nonprofit that is dedicated to helping in the fight against pediatric cancer. All the proceeds are actually going to fund music therapy programs at local hospitals. At the event you'l be able to check out vintage cars, music, face painting, ice cream, food, raffles. Again, that's this Sunday from 2:00 PM until 6:00 PM at 25 Mile Road and Shelby Road in Shelby Township. Go and support if you can. You can read more here... https://13forever.org/events/

MTV Video Music Awards Tonight

Tonight is the night. The VMAs are going down in New York City and there are so many things going on with the show this year. Nicki Minaj is hosting and performing. Diddy and Shakira, they're receiving the Video Vanguard and Global Icon Awards. Lil Wayne, Cardi B, Megan Thee Stallion, and so many more performing. There's going to be a 50th Anniversary of Hip-Hop performance with LL Cool J, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, Doug E. Fresh and more. Taylor Swift is leading the nominations with 11, but SZA is right behind her with eight. And for boy band fans, NSYNC fans are speculating that there might be a surprise performance by them. The show does start at 8:00 PM. There's a pre show at 6:30 PM you could check out on MTV. It's also being simulcast on BET.

Will Smith Celebrates Fresh Prince of Bel Air

Here's a little slap of reality in the face. Will Smith's big acting break came with the TV show Fresh Prince of Bel Air. Well, he had taken a pic in front of the mansion, you remember the big white one in Bel Air they'd show at the beginning? He posted the picture and wrote "Moved in 33-years ago today." I can't believe it's been that long. Will Smith's been part of our lives for a long time there are so many classic clips and so many people who have been on that show as extras and went on to be bigger stars. D.L. Hughley, Chris Rock, Jada Pinkett. Such a good show. Here's Will's post in front of the Bel Air mansion... https://twitter.com/WillSmith2real/status/1700897439253942668?s=20

The 2023 MTV Video Music Awards nominations were revealed this week. One category in particular stood out -- the Artist of the Year. All of the nominees were females. This is the first time this has happened since the VMAs introduced the category in 2017. Beyoncé, Doja Cat, Karol G, Nicki Minaj, Shakira, and Taylor Swift snagged a nomination for Artist of the Year for the September show. This is also the first time that two of the nominees are Latin music artists. The first Latin artist to be nominated in this category was Bad Bunny, who won last year.

Women account for six of the seven nominees for Video of the Year. Nominations go to Doja Cat’s “Attention,” Miley Cyrus’ “Flowers,” Nicki Minaj’s “Super Freaky Girl,” Olivia Rodrigo’s “vampire,” SZA’s “Kill Bill,” and Taylor Swift’s “Anti-Hero.” The seventh nod is for Sam Smith & Kim Petras’ “Unholy,” which made the duo the first openly non-binary and transgender artists, respectively.

Taylor Swift has the most nominations for the awards show, with eight nods. She is followed by SZA with six; Doja Cat, Kim Petras, Miley Cyrus, Nicki Minaj, Olivia Rodrigo, and Sam Smith have five each; and BLACKPINK, Diddy, and Shakira have four each. The 2023 VMAs will be live on Tuesday, September 12 at 8 p.m. ET from the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ. The host has not yet been announced. Fan voting is open now through September 1 and can be done here.

Take a look below at the six female nominees for Artist of the Year: