The Museum of the City of New York is debuting a new exhibition, New York, New Music: 1980-1986, that revisits the music scene of the early to mid 1980s in New York City. The exhibition opens June 11 and coincides with MTV's 40th Anniversary. The yearlong exhibit highlights diverse musical artists—from Run DMC to the Talking Heads, Madonna and John Zorn—while exploring the broader music and cultural scene. This includes the media outlets, venues, fashion and visual arts of New York City during that time.

The 32nd Annual GLAAD Media Awards were held on Thursday, April 8th this year. The prestigious program was hosted by one and only Niecy Nash.

Bolivia's Lenka Nemer was named as the recipient of the first-ever Miss Universe Social Impact Award at the 69th Annual Miss Universe competition. As an international affairs graduate, she hopes to use her voice to speak up about hunger, education, gender equity and gender violence.

The MTV Movie & TV Awards aired this past Sunday, May 16 with host Leslie Jones and Snoop Dogg as the evening's DJ. After a year off due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the fan-voted show returned in front of an in-person audience at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles.

In 2020, the NAACP Hollywood Bureau and Society Awards partnered to offer the first-ever NAACP x Society Awards Scholarship. This opportunity was created for high school seniors who plan to pursue a degree in the arts from an accredited college or university.