Beyoncé is set to perform at the MTV Video Music Awards this month and will also receive the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award. It will be her fourth time performing at the event, and she leads the way at this year's event with eight nominations. Also added to the bill is Iggy Azalea, last year's winner of the MTV Artist to Watch award, who is nominated for seven awards and is making her performance debut. They will join previously announced acts Usher, Maroon 5, Ariana Grande and 5 Seconds of Summer The event will be held at The Forum in Inglewood, California, on Sunday, August 24. It will be broadcast in the UAE the following night at 9.25pm. – The National Staff
Adventures of Frozen characters to continue in series of books
The adventures of Disney's Frozen sisters Anna and Elsa are set to continue in print. The publisher Random House Children's Books has announced that it will launch a new series of books next year. The first two books – Anna & Elsa #1: All Hail the Queen and Anna & Elsa #2: Memory and Magic – are due to be released in January. They will be written by Erica David, the author of more than 40 children's stories. Random House has already sold more than eight million books related to Frozen. The characters from Frozen are also set to appear in live-action form in the forthcoming season of the American TV show Once Upon A Time, in a storyline that takes place after the events of the movie. – AP
Aamir nude poster to be ‘dressed up’ in protest in Mumbai
Aamir Khan has come under attack from a politician in Mumbai, reported The Times of India. The Congress legislator Krishna Hegde wants the actor to withdraw a poster for the new film PK in which he appears nude, save for a strategically placed boombox. "I would like to convey to Aamir that the poster is in bad taste," said Hegde. "We will be 'dressing' a cut-out of the offensive Aamir poster here [Mumbai] tomorrow to register our protest. Aamir should withdraw the poster as it offends sensibilities. Aamir should remember that there are families and children who read newspapers and watch the ad on TV." Khan, 49, last week defended the poster saying it depicts the story of the film, after women's groups complained and a law student filed a case against him for promoting obscenity. – The National staff
Hrithik Roshan denies Sussanne Khan alimony-demand reports
After recent reports that Sussanne Khan had demanded 4 billion rupees (Dh240.3 million) as alimony from her husband Hrithik Roshan, from whom she separated earlier this year, Roshan took to Twitter to set the record straight: "Fabricated news articles. Demeaning my loved ones. Testing my patience." He also sent The Times of India a statement, in which he revealed that his wife hadn't asked "for a single penny". He added: "When people separate they don't stop being a family ... It is sad that I have to put out a statement like this, but sometimes the truth needs to be louder to obliterate the lies." The couple, who were married in December 2000 and have two sons, filed for divorce earlier this year. – The National staff
Lady Gaga hits dizzying new heights and gets hospitalised in Denver
Lady Gaga landed in hospital after suffering a bout of altitude sickness after a gig in the American city of Denver, Colorado. The singer posted on social media a selfie showing her wearing an oxygen mask. But she soon recovered and was able to get back on the road in time for her next show in Seattle. She was in Denver, which is 5,280 feet above sea level and is known as the Mile-High City, with her artRAVE: The ARTPOP Ball Tour, which will hit Dubai on September 10. – The National staff.
