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  "id": 7860745,
  "title": "Madonna To Open 2026 VMAs, Her First Live Performance At Show In 23 Years",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/madonna-to-open-2026-vmas-her-first-live-performance-at-show-in-23",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-16T19:45:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
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    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/09/madonna-2026-vmas-open-performance-1237105262/"
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  "summary": "Madonna, who heads into the VMAS with a leading 11 nominations, will open the 2026 awards shindig, her first live performance at the show in 23 years. The Queen of Pop is coming off the release of her well-received album Confessions II, which debuted at No. 1 in July on the Billboard 200. Her 2026 […]",
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        "outlet": "Billboard",
        "title": "Madonna to Open 2026 VMAs — Her First Time Performing on the Show in 23 Years",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/madonna-to-open-2026-vmas-her-first-time-performing-on-the-show-in-23",
        "published": "2026-09-16T19:45:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "Madonna to Perform at the VMAs for the First Time in 23 Years",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/madonna-to-perform-at-the-vmas-for-the-first-time-in-23-years",
        "published": "2026-09-16T19:45:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Rolling Stone",
        "title": "Madonna to Perform at VMAs for First Time in 23 Years",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/madonna-to-perform-at-vmas-for-first-time-in-23-years",
        "published": "2026-09-16T19:47:51.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Pitchfork",
        "title": "Madonna Is Opening the VMAs for the First Time in 23 Years",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/madonna-is-opening-the-vmas-for-the-first-time-in-23-years",
        "published": "2026-09-16T22:02:44.000Z"
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