{
  "id": 7861907,
  "title": "Madonna to Open MTV Video Music Awards With First Show Performance in 23 Years",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/madonna-to-open-mtv-video-music-awards-with-first-show-performance-in",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-16T19:45:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/music/news/madonna-performance-to-open-mtv-video-music-awards-1236864336/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Madonna is set to open the MTV Video Music Awards with her first live performance at the show in 23 years. The pop star last graced the VMA stage as a performer with her iconic 2003 appearance with Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera. She already received a big look ahead of the VMAs with 11 […]",
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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."
}