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Justin Timberlake, Bruno Mars, Taylor Swift, Others top MTV Video Music Awards nominations
MTVhas revealed the nominations for the 30th annual MTV “Video Music Awards” taking place at the Barclays Center, Brooklyn, USA on Sunday 25 August. The VMA’s most coveted award, “Video of the Year”, was unveiled via the @MTV Instagram and Vine video accounts – making the VMAs the first awards show to announce nominations via these social media video platforms. Justin Timberlake’s “Mirrors”, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis’ “Thrift Shop”, Bruno Mars’ “Locked Out of Heaven”, Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines” featuring T.I. and Pharrell, and Taylor Swift’s “I Knew You Were Trouble”, are set for an epic battle to take home “Video of the Year”. Previous “Video of the Year” winners have included R.E.M’s “Losing My Religion”, Pearl Jam’s “Jeremy”, Madonna’s “Ray of Light”, Eminem’s “Without Me”, Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance” and Beyoncé’s “Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)”.
Justin Timberlake and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis lead this year’s VMA pack with six overall nominations each. Timberlake’s nominations include “Video of the Year”, “Best Male Video”, “Best Pop Video” and “Best Editing” for “Mirrors”, while his “Suit & Tie” featuring JAY Z, scored nods for “Best Collaboration” and “Best Direction”. Previously, Timberlake has taken home seven Video Music Awards, including “Best Pop Video” for “Cry Me A River”.
Fresh off their show-stopping performance at the MTV Movie Awards, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis score their first-ever Video Music Award nominations with six nods (tying Timberlake in total nods) including “Video of the Year” for their smash hit “Thrift Shop”, “Best Hip-Hop Video”, “Best Cinematography”, “Best Direction” and “Best Editing” for “Can’t Hold Us featuring Ray Dalton”, while “Same Love” received a nod for “Best Video with a Social Message”.
As a previous performer at the 2011 “Video Music Awards,” Bruno Mars continues his hugely successful VMA run by garnering four nominations this year including “Video of the Year”, “Best Pop Video”, and “Best Male Video” for “Locked Out of Heaven”, and “Best Choreography” for the smooth summer groove, “Treasure”.
P!nk, Robin Thicke, Miley Cyrus and Thirty Seconds to Mars are each up for three Video Music Awards. P!nk’s powerful “Just Give Me A Reason” featuring Nate Ruess garnered multiple nominations for “Best Female Video”, “Best Collaboration” and “Best Editing”. Robin Thicke’s sexy video for “Blurred Lines” feat T.I. and Pharrell received VMA nods for “Video of the Year”, “Best Male Video” and “Best Collaboration”. Miley Cyrus’ millennial anthem “We Can’t Stop” is up for “Best Female Video”, “Best Pop Video” and “Best Editing” while Thirty Seconds To Mars’ “Up In The Air” received nominations for “Best Rock Video”, “Best Art Direction” and “Best Cinematography”. Other notable nominees receiving multiple 2013 Video Music Award nods range from the worlds of Pop, Hip-Hop, EDM, R&B and Rock and include previously nominated artists such as Taylor Swift, Drake, fun., Calvin Harris, and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs as well as first-time VMA nominees Kendrick Lamar, Lana Del Rey, The Weeknd and Capital Cities. This year, the VMA for “Best New Artist” has been re-named “Artist to Watch” ®. This change was inspired by the positive response to MTV’s Artist to Watch campaign, a new music discovery initiative across all of MTV’s television channels, websites and social networks. The nominees for “Artist to Watch” are: Twenty One Pilots for “Holding On To You”, Zedd featuring Foxes for “Clarity”, Austin Mahone for “What About Love”, The Weeknd for “Wicked Games” and Iggy Azalea for “Work”. Previous “Best New Artist” VMA winners have included iconic names in music such as Eurythmics, Guns N’ Roses, Nirvana, Eminem, Alicia Keys, Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber and One Direction. Celebrating the union between music and social activism, the nominees for this year’s “Best Video with a Social Message” include Kelly Clarkson’s “People Like Us”, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis’ “Same Love”, Snoop Lion’s “No Guns Allowed”, Miguel’s “Candles in the Sun” and Beyoncé’s “I Was Here”. First debuting in 2011, this category is presented in conjunction with MTV Act, which spotlights young people and celebrities who are taking positive action.
Every artist who wins a 2013 Video Music Award will take home a limited-edition KAWS Moonman, created exclusively for this year’s historic show set to take place in Brooklyn for the first time ever.
Beginning today, fans can vote in general VMA categories, including “Video of the Year”, “Artist to Watch”, and more by visiting mtv.co.za. In addition, “Artist to Watch” is available for voting via MTV’s official Facebook page, www.facebook.com/MTV. Voting for all VMA categories, except “Artist to Watch,” will end on 13 August at 00.00 CAT. ET. Voting for “Artist to Watch” continues through the show and will be announced live.
To build anticipation for the show, MTV launched a successful cross platform social campaign, #RoadToTheVMAs, which features the “Moonman” trophy in a myriad of iconic locations throughout Brooklyn and NYC. Thus far, the campaign has achieved more than 25 million social media impressions including a quarter of a million likes on Instagram, 16 million impressions on Twitter, 8 million impressions on Facebook and 1 million impressions on Tumblr. Throughout the day, MTV will continue its creative use of social media by rolling out the 2013 VMA nominations as a series of imaginative stop motion videos created by 23-year old artist, Khoa, on the @MTV Instagram and Vine accounts.
The MTV “Video Music Awards“ will broadcast live across Africa on MTV (DStv Channel 130) on Monday 26 August at 03:00 CAT, with the primetime premiere that evening at 20:30 CAT. The show will air on MTV Base (DStv Channel 322) at 16:00 CAT on Tuesday 27 August.
A full list of categories and nominations are below. Nominees for an additional new socially voted category, “Best Song of the Summer” will be announced on 12 August.
The 2013 MTV Video Music Awards Nominees are:
Video Of The Year Justin Timberlake – “Mirrors” Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Wanz – “Thrift Shop” Bruno Mars – “Locked Out of Heaven” Robin Thicke feat. T.I. and Pharrell – “Blurred Lines” Taylor Swift – “I Knew You Were Trouble”
Best Hip-Hop Video Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton – “Can’t Hold Us” Drake – “Started From the Bottom” Kendrick Lamar – “Swimming Pools” A$AP Rocky feat. Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar – “F**kin Problems” J. Cole feat. Miguel – “Power Trip” Best Male Video Justin Timberlake – “Mirrors” Robin Thicke feat. T.I. and Pharrell – “Blurred Lines” Bruno Mars – “Locked Out of Heaven” Ed Sheeran – “Lego House” Kendrick Lamar – “Swimming Pools” Best Female Video Rihanna feat. Mikky Ekko – “Stay” Taylor Swift – “I Knew You Were Trouble” Miley Cyrus – “We Can’t Stop” P!nk feat. Nate Ruess – “Just Give Me A Reason” Demi Lovato – “Heart Attack” Best Pop Video Bruno Mars – “Locked Out of Heaven” Justin Timberlake – “Mirrors” fun. – “Carry On” Miley Cyrus – “We Can’t Stop” Selena Gomez – “Come and Get It” Artist To Watch Presented by Taco Bell® Twenty One Pilots – “Holding On To You” Zedd Feat. Foxes – “Clarity” Austin Mahone – “What About Love” The Weeknd – “Wicked Games” Iggy Azalea – “Work” Best Collaboration Justin Timberlake feat. JAY Z -“Suit & Tie” Pitbull feat. Christina Aguilera – “Feel This Moment” Calvin Harris feat. Ellie Goulding – “I Need Your Love” Robin Thicke feat. T.I. and Pharrell – “Blurred Lines” P!nk feat. Nate Ruess – “Just Give Me A Reason” Best Video With A Social Message Kelly Clarkson – “People Like Us” Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – “Same Love” Snoop Lion – “No Guns Allowed” Miguel – “Candles In The Sun” Beyoncé – “I Was Here” Best Rock Video Imagine Dragons – “Radioactive” Fall Out Boy Fall Out Boy – “My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark (Light Em Up)” Mumford & Sons Mumford & Sons – “I Will Wait” 30 Seconds To Mars Thirty Seconds to Mars – “Up In The Air” Vampire Weekend – “Diane Young” Best Art Direction Capital Cities – “Safe and Sound” Thirty Seconds To Mars – “Up In The Air” Janelle Monae feat. Erykah Badu – “Q.U.E.E.N” Lana Del Rey – “National Anthem” Alt-J – “Tesselate” Best Choreography Chris Brown – “Fine China” Ciara – “Body Party” Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull – “Live It Up” will.i.am feat. Justin Bieber – “#thatPOWER”
Bruno Mars – “Treasure”
Best Cinematography Thirty Seconds To Mars – “Up In The Air” Lana Del Rey – “Ride”
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – “Sacrilege”
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton – “Can’t Hold Us”
A-Trak & Tommy Trash – “Tuna Melt”
Best Direction
Justin Timberlake feat. JAY-Z – “Suit & Tie” Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton – “Can’t Hold Us”
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – “Sacrilege” fun. – “Carry On” Drake – “Started From The Bottom”
Best Editing
P!nk feat. Nate Ruess – “Just Give Me A Reason” Calvin Harris feat. Florence Welch – “Sweet Nothing”
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton – “Can’t Hold Us”
Justin Timberlake – “Mirrors”
Miley Cyrus – “We Can’t Stop”
Best Visual Effects
Flying Lotus – “Tiny Tortures”
Skrillex feat. The Door – “Breakin’ A Sweat” The Weeknd – “Wicked Games” Duck Sauce – “It’s You”
Capital Cities – “Safe and Sound”
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Major step in malaria prevention as three West African countries roll out vaccine
In a significant step forward for malaria prevention in Africa, three countries—Benin, Liberia and Sierra Leone—today launched a large-scale rollout of the life-saving malaria vaccine targeting millions of children across the three West African nations. The vaccine rollout, announced on World Malaria Day, seeks to further scale up vaccine deployment in the African region.
Today’s launch brings to eight the number of countries on the continent to offer the malaria vaccine as part of the childhood immunization programmes, extending access to more comprehensive malaria prevention. Several of the more than 30 countries in the African region that have expressed interest in the vaccine are scheduled to roll it out in the next year through support from Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, as efforts continue to widen its deployment in the region in coordination with other prevention measures such as long-lasting insecticidal nets and seasonal malaria chemoprevention.
Benin, which received 215 900 doses, has added the malaria vaccine to its Expanded Programme on Immunization. The malaria vaccine should be provided in a schedule of 4 doses in children from around 5 months of age.
“The introduction of the malaria vaccine in the Expanded Programme on Immunization for our children is a major step forward in the fight against this scourge. I would like to reassure that the malaria vaccines are safe and effective and contribute to the protection of our children against this serious and fatal diseases,” said Prof Benjamin Hounkpatin, Minister of Health of Benin.
In Liberia, the vaccine was launched in the southern Rivercess County and will be rolled out afterwards in five other counties which have high malaria burden. At least 45 000 children are expected to benefit from the 112 000 doses of the available vaccine.
“For far too long, malaria has stolen the laughter and dreams of our children. But today, with this vaccine and the unwavering commitment of our communities, healthcare workers and our partners, including Gavi, UNICEF and WHO, we break the chain. We have a powerful tool that will protect them from this devastating illness and related deaths, ensuring their right to health and a brighter future. Let’s end malaria in Liberia and pave the way for a healthier, more just society,” said Dr Louise Kpoto, Liberia’s Minister of Health.
Two safe and effective vaccines — RTS,S and R21 — recommended by World Health Organization (WHO), are a breakthrough for child health and malaria control. A pilot malaria vaccine programme in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi reached over 2 million children from 2019 to 2023, showing a significant reduction in malaria illness and a 13% drop in overall child mortality and substantial reductions in hospitalizations.
In Sierra Leone, the first doses were administered to children at a health centre in Western Area Rural where the authorities kicked off the rollout of 550 000 vaccine doses. The vaccine will then be delivered in health facilities nationwide.
“With the new, safe and efficacious malaria vaccine, we now have an additional tool to fight this disease. In combination with insecticide-treated nets, effective diagnosis and treatment, and indoor spraying, no child should die from malaria infection,” said Dr Austin Demby, Minister of Health of Sierra Leone.
Malaria remains a huge health challenge in the African region, which is home to 11 countries that carry approximately 70% of the global burden of malaria. The region accounted for 94% of global malaria cases and 95% of all malaria deaths in 2022, according to the World Malaria Report.
“The African region is taking positive steps in scaling up the rollout of the malaria vaccine – a game-changer in our fight against this deadly disease,” said Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa. “Working with our partners, we’re committed to supporting the ongoing efforts to protect, save the lives of young children and lower the malaria burden in the region.”
Aurelia Nguyen, Chief Programme Officer at Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, noted: “Today we celebrate more children gaining access to a new lifesaving tool to fight one of Africa’s deadliest diseases. This introduction of malaria vaccines into routine programmes in Benin, Liberia, and Sierra Leone alongside other proven interventions will help save lives and offer relief to families, communities and hard-pressed health systems.”
Progress against malaria has stalled in these high-burden African countries since 2017 due to factors including climate change, humanitarian crises, low access to and insufficient quality of health services, gender-related barriers, biological threats such as insecticide and drug resistance and global economic crises. Fragile health systems and critical gaps in data and surveillance have compounded the challenge.
To put malaria progress back on track, WHO recommends robust commitment to malaria responses at all levels, particularly in high-burden countries; greater domestic and international funding; science and data-driven malaria responses; urgent action on the health impacts of climate change; harnessing research and innovation; as well as strong partnerships for coordinated responses. WHO is also calling attention to addressing delays in malaria programme implementation.
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The Un Certain Regard Jury of the 77th Festival de Cannes
The Canadian actor, director, screenwriter and producer Xavier Dolan will be the President of the Un Certain Regard Jury of the 77th Festival de Cannes. He will be joined by French-Senegalese screenwriter and director Maïmouna Doucouré, Moroccan director, screenwriter and producer Asmae El Moudir, German-Luxembourg actress Vicky Krieps, and American film critic, director, and writer Todd McCarthy. They will be in charge of awarding prizes for the Un Certain Regard section, which showcases art and discovery films by young auteurs.
This year, 18 films have been selected, including 8 first films. The 2023 Un Certain Regard top prize went to director Molly Manning Walker’s debut feature How to Have Sex.
When the light breaks by Rúnar Rúnarsson will open the Un Certain Regard section on Wednesday May 15, 2024.
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