The honorary musical floodgates are about to open with the 2025 American Music Awards. But before the velvet ropes line up in a symphonic sequence, the audience has to keep up with the AMAs updates.

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Pope Leo XIV called for a just and lasting peace in Ukraine and an immediate ceasefire in Gaza with the release of hostages and delivery of humanitarian aid in his first Sunday noon blessing as ...