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  "id": 10319397,
  "title": "Madonna Opens MTV Video Music Awards With Sabrina Carpenter and Charli xcx, Plus Sombr, Debi Mazar and More",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/madonna-opens-mtv-video-music-awards-with-sabrina-carpenter-and",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-28T00:16:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
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  "summary": "Madonna performed for the first time in 23 years at the MTV VMAs on Sunday, opening the show by bringing out special guests Sabrina Carpenter and Charli xcx to perform their respective duets. After a 20-minute telecast delay due to the NFL game, the pop icon began her performance perched on the top of a […]",
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        "title": "VMAs 2026: Madonna Opens The Show With Her First VMAs Performance In 23 Years, Joined By Sabrina Carpenter, Charli XCX, & More",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/vmas-2026-madonna-opens-the-show-with-her-first-vmas-performance-in",
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        "title": "Madonna’s 2026 VMAs Performance Featured Sabrina Carpenter, Charli XCX, and Crotch Lasers",
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        "title": "Watch Madonna Bring Out Sabrina Carpenter and Charli XCX at the 2026 VMAs",
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        "outlet": "Rolling Stone",
        "title": "Madonna, Sabrina Carpenter, Charli XCX Team Up for Star-Studded MTV VMAs Opener",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/madonna-sabrina-carpenter-charli-xcx-team-up-for-star-studded-mtv",
        "published": "2026-09-28T00:22:41.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Billboard",
        "title": "Madonna Opens 2026 VMAs With Star-Studded Set Featuring Sabrina Carpenter, Charli xcx, Seth Rogen & More",
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        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "Madonna Opens 2026 VMAs With Sabrina Carpenter and Charli XCX",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/madonna-opens-2026-vmas-with-sabrina-carpenter-and-charli-xcx",
        "published": "2026-09-28T00:39:42.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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