Ariana Grande has slammed Donald Trump for using her song We Can’t Be Friends in an anti-transgender TikTok video. Her record label is reportedly working to have the track removed, after she previously objected to her song Bye being used by the White House

The 2026 MTV VMAs nominations are out, with Madonna leading the pack with 11 nods, followed by Taylor Swift with nine. Ariana Grande and Sabrina Carpenter earn seven each, while BTS score two nominations for SWIM; other global stars also feature across major categories