Kendrick Lamar’s scathing ‘Humble’ video leads MTV VMA nominations
By Reuters
26 July 2017 |
4:58 am
Rapper Kendrick Lamar and Katy Perry lead the pack with nominations for the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards.
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