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Singers in the news, Part 1: Many of those who bitch about it no longer being relevant still could tell you that this woman hosted the VMAs this week:
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Miley Cyrus
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Taylor Swift
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Pink
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Katy Perry
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Singers, in the news, Part 2: She didn't host, but this songbird won the night with her terrific speech as she accepted the Video Vanguard Award:
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Miley Cyrus
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Taylor Swift
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Pink
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Katy Perry
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Singers in the news: Meanwhile, she announced on Ellen that she was donating $500,000 to Hurricane Harvey relief effort:
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Miley Cyrus
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Taylor Swift
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Pink
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Katy Perry
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And of these four singers, the only one who hasn't been a correct answer to this point in this week's quiz is the one who released the hotly-discussed Look What You Made Me Do this week:
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Miley Cyrus
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Taylor Swift
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Pink
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Katy Perry
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Because of an undeniably similar beat, these group you've read about in history class received writing credit on LWYMMD:
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Pet Shop Boys
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Right Said Fred
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Frankie Goes to Hollywood
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Miami Sound Machine
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And Look What You Made Me Do will almost certainly end Despacito's run at #1. This week, the Luis Fonsi song tied the all-time consecutive #1 streak with a song recorded by Maraiah Carey and:
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George Michael
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Boyz II Men
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Color Me Badd
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Hanson
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And before we leave music, we'll ask which singer, days before appearing a the VMAs in a barely-legal sheer number, belted out the National Anthem at the huge-money Mayweather/McGregor fight in Las Vegas?
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Lady Gaga
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Cher
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Demi Lovato
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Sia
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Wonder Woman news: This big-shot movie maker caused his share of trouble this week when he objected to the Amazing Amazon's movie, saying that the superheroine was still an "objectified icon:"
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M. Night Shyamalan
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Michael Bay
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J. J. Abrams
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James Cameron
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Meanwhile, comic book fans know that new on the shelves this week is a crossover featuring Wonder Woman and which other hero(s)?
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Conan
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
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Deadpool
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Blade
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Speaking of comic book movies, actor Ed Skrein left the reboot of this title over whitewashing criticism leveled at the project:
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The Crow
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Daredevil
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Hellboy
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Punisher
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And RIP to the great Tobe Hooper, who directed seminal horror movie The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, but this 80s scarefest as well:
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Gremlins
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Poltergeist
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Hellraiser
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Phantasm
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And finally, in a story we were sure wasn't true until we were sure that it was, this internet company apparently is getting into the mary jane business with its own brand of pot:
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Amazon
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YouTube
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Netflix
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Instagram
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