MTV VMAs begin with tribute to Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman

The MTV Video Music Awards opened with a tribute to Chadwick Boseman, following the Black Panther star’s death aged 43 (Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP, File)

The MTV Video Music Awards opened with a tribute to Chadwick Boseman, following the Black Panther star’s death aged 43.

A starkly different VMAs is taking place across New York City’s five boroughs, with little to no audience and performances outside due to the coronavirus pandemic.