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Here's what is happening in pop culture:

• Kendrick Lamar and Taylor Swift lead the nominations for the MTV Video Music Awards — which will be handed out August 30, with music's bad girl Miley Cyrus as host. [Spin, Vulture]

• Emma Thompson says sexism in Hollywood is actually worse now than when she was a younger actress. [The Hollywood Reporter]

• Country music stars Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert are filing for divorce — thus providing fodder for plenty of country songs. [Entertainment Weekly]