Lopez to be honored at MTV awards
Jennifer Lopez will be honored for her film and television achievements at the MTV Movie & TV Awards.
The network announced Friday that Lopez will receive the Generation Award on Sunday in California. The award celebrates actors whose diverse contributions in both film and television have turned them into household names.
“Jennifer embodies everything about the Generation Award,” executive producers Wendy Plaut and Vanessa Whitewolf said in a statement. “As a woman who does it all — in the acting, singing, dancing, producing, fashion and beauty realms — Jennifer Lopez is a timeless icon who’s made a lasting impact on film, TV, music and culture.”
Lopez’s first breakthrough came as a dancer on the 1990s sketch comedy series “In Living Color.” She pursued an acting career and landed a leading role in “Selena” in 1997. She would go on to appear in such films including “Anaconda,” “The Wedding Planner,” “Hustlers” and her latest, “Marry Me.”
“Spider-man: No Way Home” enters the awards show as the leading nominee with seven nominations. HBO’S “Euphoria” earned six nods, and “The Batman” followed with four nominations. Vanessa Hudgens will host the awards show.
Starr receives honorary degree: Ringo Starr finally made it to Boston on Thursday to receive his honorary degree from the Berklee College of Music.
The school originally announced that the Beatles drummer would receive a doctorate in music at commencement ceremonies in May, but Starr was unable to attend then and instead addressed the graduating class in a recorded statement.
But with Ringo Starr and his All Starr Band in town for a show, the school held a special ceremony Thursday to honor his lifelong contributions to the music scene that featured performances of Starr’s hit songs, arranged and performed by Berklee students.
Starr, 81, told the story of how he picked up drumming when he was 13 and very ill and someone brought some percussion instruments to the hospital to keep him busy. He was hooked.
“I just wanted to be a drummer from that moment on,” he said at Thursday’s ceremony. “It was my big dream, and it’s still unfolding.”
CMA Fest bans Confederate
The flag imagery: CMA Fest is prohibiting any Confederate flag imagery at its four-day festival, in Nashville, Tennessee, following similar bans at other country music festivals. In a statement, the Country Music Association said the decision to enact the policy this year was based on the personal safety of fans and to prevent discrimination. After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the festival kicks off June 9.
Country star Maren Morris has urged other country singers to call on festivals and shows to ban the flag.
June 4 birthdays: Actor Bruce Dern is 86. Singer Michelle Phillips is 78. Actor Parker Stevenson is 70. Actor Keith David is 66. Singer El Debarge is 61. Actor Julie White is
61. Actor Scott Wolf is 54. Comedian Horatio Sanz is
53. Actor Noah Wyle is 51. Actor Russell Brand is 47. Actor Angelina Jolie is 47. Actor Theo Rossi is 47.