Photos: Macklemore rehearses for the MTV VMA show

A crew member secures a sign for MTV’s VMA show on Broadway in downtown Los Angeles.

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Aug. 30, 2015 5 PM PT

Macklemore rehearses for MTV’s Video Music Awards.

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Macklemore rehearses for MTV’s VMA show.

(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Macklemore rehearses for the VMA show.

(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)