Taylor Swift passes Beyoncé in number of MTV Video Music Awards

Inside: The Paramount-Warner merger moves forward,‍ a history of the CW at 20 and the Hispanic Heritage Awards.‍  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­   ADVERTISEMENT October 1, 2026 | View in browser Taylor Swift passes Beyoncé in number of MTV Video Music Awards, debuts starry ‘Patient Zero’ video Taylor Swift debuted her video for ‘Patient Zero’ at a historic MTV VMAs for the pop superstar, who broke a Beyoncé record. The video featured Swift’s ‘good friend’ Dakota Johnson. Read More ADVERTISEMENT Federal judge allows Paramount-Warner merger to move forward The judge’s approval allows tech scion David Ellison to finalize his company’s $111-billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery. Read More After a bruising battle for Warner Bros., David Ellison faces daunting challenges in Hollywood Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison will have considerable work ahead to repair frayed relations with Hollywood talent after settling a lawsuit with state attorneys general that held up his company’s merger with Warner Bros. Read More ADVERTISEMENT Paramount streaming chief Cindy Holland exits studio, making way for HBO’s Casey Bloys The announcement came as Paramount waited for a judge’s approval of its $111-billion purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery. Read More From creating ‘crack for girls’ to superhero TV: The untold history of the CW, 20 years later When the WB and UPN merged 20 years ago, the result was the CW, a network that took younger viewers seriously, spawning stars and hit series like ‘Gossip Girl,’ ‘The Vampire Diaries’ and ‘Arrow.’ Read More Keep up with California Your support helps us deliver the news that matters most. Subscribe to the Los Angeles Times. Subscribe Now Los Tigres del Norte honor Minneapolis community at relocated Hispanic Heritage Awards Airing Oct. 2 on PBS, the Hispanic Heritage Awards was relocated to Minneapolis in solidarity with its immigrant communities. Honorees include Mon Laferte, Eladio Carrión, Oscar D’León and Ximena Sariñana. Read More Sylvester Stallone was never supposed to make it “The Steps: A Memoir” details not only the grit and determination it took to write best picture winner “Rocky” but how Stallone stood his ground to get to play the underdog boxer. Read More Studio bets $450 million on stacked soundstages, sky bungalows to woo production back to Hollywood Construction is far along on Echelon Studios Hollywood: an old-school movie studio with all the standard features, but stacked in a single building rather than spread out on a sprawling lot. Read More Think Burning Man meets the end of the world: This Pulitzer winner’s new book is a chaotic trip Pulitzer winner Hernan Diaz returns with ‘Ply,’ an ambitious, science-fiction leap into a fallen metropolis where art and anarchy reign. Read More 10 must-see scares at the Academy Museum’s killer new horror exhibit From Bela Lugosi’s original ‘Dracula’ cape to a room dripping with blood, here are the highlights of the Academy Museum’s new celebration of horror. Read More ADVERTISEMENT Thank you for reading The Envelope from the Los Angeles Times Sign up for more L.A. Times newsletters. Sign Up You received this email because you opted to receive email communications from L.A. Times. Unsubscribe | Manage marketing email preferences | Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Do Not Sell My Personal Information | CA Notice of Collection Advertisers have no control over editorial decisions or content. Place an ad or classified. Copyright © 2026, Los Angeles Times 2300 E. Imperial Highway, El Segundo, CA 90245 1-800-LA-TIMES latimes.com