Coming Soon
Out this week
*Albums
- Shake the Spirit by Elle King: Second album by the American singer; comes three years after her debut, Love Stuff (2015); includes the singles ‘Shame’, ‘Good Thing Gone’, ‘Naturally Pretty Girls’, and ‘Little Bit of Lovin'’.
- Forever Neverland by MØ: The Danish singer’s second album; follows No Mythologies to Follow (2014); includes the songs ‘Sun in Our Eyes’ (with Diplo), ‘Mercy’ (featuring What So Not), and ‘If It's Over’ (featuring Charli XCX).
* Movies
- Halloween (starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer, Andi Matichak, Will Patton, Virginia Gardner) – horror, eleventh instalment in the Halloween film series; Laurie Strode (Curtis) faces Michael Myers when he returns to finish her off for escaping his killing spree on Halloween night in 1978.
- Can You Ever Forgive Me? (starring Melissa McCarthy, Richard E. Grant, Jane Curtin) – biographical comedy drama, based on Lee Israel's memoir; a woman (McCarthy) tries to revitalize her failing writing career by forging letters from deceased authors.
- Serenity (starring Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Diane Lane, Jason Clarke, Djimon Hounsou, Jeremy Strong) – neo-noir thriller; a man (McConaughey) is approached by his ex-wife (Hathaway) to murder her new husband (Clarke).
Awards
46th Annual American Music Awards
Winners:
- Artist of the Year: Taylor Swift
- New Artist of the Year: Camila Cabello
- Collaboration of the Year: ‘Havana’ – Camila Cabello featuring Young Thug
- Music Video: ‘Havana’ – Camila Cabello featuring Young Thug
- Male Artist Pop/Rock: Post Malone
- Female Artist Pop/Rock: Taylor Swift
- Duo or Group Pop/Rock: Migos
- Album Pop/Rock: reputation – Taylor Swift
- Song Pop/Rock: ‘Havana’ – Camila Cabello featuring Young Thug
- Artist Rap/Hip-Hop: Cardi B
- Male Artist Soul/R&B: Khalid
- Female Artist Soul/R&B: Rihanna
- Artist Alternative Rock: Panic! At The Disco
- Artist Adult Contemporary: Shawn Mendes
- Artist Electronic Dance Music: Marshmello
- Soundtrack: Black Panther: The Album, Music From And Inspired By
- For the complete list of winners, visit theamas.com/winners/2018-winners.
Star
Rebecca Louisa Ferguson Sundström
- Born on 19th October 1983 in Stockholm, Sweden.
- Has three siblings; her parents are divorced.
- Started dancing at an early age.
- Worked as a model in her teens.
- Began her acting career in the Swedish soap opera Nya tider (New Times) (1999 – 2000).
- Gained some prominence after starring in the British mini-series The White Queen (2013) before earning fame after appearing in Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015).
- Reprised her role in the latest instalment of the Mission Impossible series, Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018).
- Has also appeared in the movies Florence Foster Jenkins (2016), The Girl on the Train (2016), The Greatest Showman (2017), and Life (2017).
- Upcoming projects include the films The Kid Who Would Be King (2019), MIB (2019), and Doctor Sleep (2020).
- Was in a relationship with Ludwig Hallberg from 2005 to 2015; they have a son, Isaac (born in 2007). Also has a daughter (born in 2018).
Also born today: Gillian Jacobs, Jason Reitman, Trey Parker, Ty Pennington, Sinitta, Jennifer Holliday, John Lithgow