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Six awards. A whole lot of nostalgia. And Snoop Dogg never removed his sunglasses.

This week on Good Evening, Hollywood!, entertainment reporter Rae Williams and Rich Auntie Club founder Lianca Lyons put the 2026 VMAs on trial. Did Madonna save the night? Were the performances actually giving music video? And at what point does an awards show become a concert with a few trophies sprinkled in?

We’re also talking about the celebrities who still know how to create a moment, whether Gen Z may be a little too soft for old-school VMA chaos, and why the red carpet sometimes feels bigger than the ceremony itself.

Then it’s time to pass judgment. The networks, celebrities, and the internet all face the court. Plus, the celeb we're campaigning for to host the Golden Globes.

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Hosted and Edited by Rae Williams

Executive Produced by Rae Williams and Joshua Rechani

Produced by Alicia Rogers

Filmed by Upodcaster Studios in Hollywood, California

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This week on Good Evening, Hollywood!, host Rae Williams sits down with CODA Network founder Lexi Chow to talk about the Caribbean Music Awards’ big move from Brooklyn to Trinidad and Tobago. The carpet was giving Hollywood, the artists showed up, and the next island to host may have some competition.

Then we get into the Grammy of it all. Why are reggae and dancehall still sharing a category? Does Caribbean music need American validation? Why does joining the Recording Academy matter?

Plus, Rae and Lexi create a few categories of their own. We’re giving one artist's passport the recognition it deserves, putting respect on some very overdue names and revisiting the dancehall moment you simply had to be there for.

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EPISODE CREDITS...

Hosted and Edited by Rae Williams

Executive Produced by Rae Williams and Joshua Rechani

Produced by Alicia Rogers

Filmed by Upodcaster Studios in Hollywood, California

GOOD EVENING, HOLLYWOOD IS ALSO ON...

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Free skincare? Of course. A free car? Maybe next year!

Welcome to the first episode of Good Evening, Hollywood! Entertainment reporter Rae Williams takes you inside the official Emmys Giving Suite, where Distinctive Assets founder Lash Fary explains how celebrity gifting became a business and how this year’s suite raised $100,000 for the Television Academy Foundation.

Then sustainable-fashion expert Samata Pattinson joins Rae to unpack the 2026 Emmys. We’re talking Zendaya, Chase Infiniti and Florence Pugh, why fit can make or break a look, and what going fur-free actually means for the carpet.

Beyond the clothes, Rae and Samata discuss Mariska Hargitay’s hosting debut, the big winners and the absence of Black acting winners during the main telecast. Plus, what happens backstage after someone wins, when the cameras have moved on but their phone won’t stop ringing.