2023 BET Awards: The winners; tributes to Tina Turner, Takeoff; an honor for Busta Rhymes; and top pics

LOS ANGELES — The 2023 BET Awards celebrated 50 years of hip-hop with tributes to the genre’s earliest voices, late legends, and new talent during a show packed with spectacular performances that consistently felt like a party. Sunday’s biggest surprise came when Quavo and Offset, the surviving members of Migos, performed “Bad and Boujee” in…

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Elton John’s Glastonbury Performance Watched By 7M Viewers For What Could Be ‘Rocketman’ Singer’s Final Farewell

Elton John raised the roof at Glastonbury last night in what could be the Rocketman singer’s last ever performance, and he was watched by more than 7M viewers on the BBC. The figure was almost triple that of Paul McCartney’s headline slot in 2022. The legendary British singer’s three-hour performance drew a near-50% audience share…

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Just How Much Trouble Is Vladimir Putin In?

The last few days have been alternately strange, confusing and nerve-wracking. The world watched as tension between several of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s most loyal lieutenants broke into the open, and one of them turned his guns on targets in his own country. For now, the situation appears to have been resolved with an offer…

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