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Best of AP — Honorable Mention

The world’s most streamed, and arguably overlooked, music video

By Mesfin Fekadu

Mesfin Fekadu, music editor, New York, for breaking the news that Luis Fonsi’s “Despacito” was not nominated for even a single MTV Music Video Award despite now being the most-streamed music video in history. http://bit.ly/2wnnC9X

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https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2017/08/14/despacito-vma-nomination/566969001/
http://www.billboard.com/articles/events/vma/7898328/despacito-video-not-nominated-for-vma-reason

By The Associated Press

AUG. 24, 2017

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