Blue & Lonesome by The Rolling Stones: Covers album by the English band, their twenty fifth studio release
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Out this week:
* Albums
Blue & Lonesome by The Rolling Stones: Covers album by the English band, their twenty fifth studio release; follows 2005’s A Bigger Bang; includes the group’s renditions of Buddy Johnson’s ‘Just Your Fool’, Little Walter’s ‘Hate to See You Go’, and Eddie Taylor’s ‘Ride ‘Em on Down’.
Also out this week: rapper Childish Gambino’s third album, “Awaken, My Love!”; Darkness and Light, the fifth album by R&B singer John Legend; and The Libertines frontman Pete Doherty’s second solo record, Hamburg Demonstrations.
* Movies
Nerdland (with the voices of Paul Rudd, Patton Oswalt, Hannibal Buress) - animated comedy; desperate to become famous, an aspiring actor (Rudd) and an aspiring screenwriter (Oswalt) set out to achieve their dream.
The Comedian (starring Robert De Niro, Leslie Mann, Edie Falco) - comedy drama; tells the story of an aging insult comic.
Jackie (starring Natalie Portman, Greta Gerwig, Peter Sarsgaard) - biographical drama about Jackie Kennedy (Portman); focuses on her life following the assassination of her husband.
Man Down (starring Shia LaBeouf, Kate Mara, Gary Oldman) - war drama; a Marine (LaBeouf) searches for his son and wife in a post-apocalyptic setting.
Awards
44th Annual American Music Awards
Winners:
Award Of Merit: Sting
Artist of the Year: Ariana Grande
New Artist of the Year: Zayn
Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist: Justin Bieber
Pop/Rock Female Artist: Selena Gomez
Pop/Rock Band, Duo, or Group: Twenty One Pilots
Alternative Artist: Twenty One Pilots
Pop/Rock Album: Purpose - Justin Bieber
Pop/Rock Song: ‘Love Yourself’ - Justin Bieber
Rap/Hip Hop Artist: Drake
Rap/Hip Hop Album: Views - Drake
Rap/Hip Hop Song: ‘Hotline Bling’ - Drake
Soul/R&B Male Artist: Chris Brown
Soul/R&B Female Artist: Rihanna
Soul/R&B Album: Anti - Rihanna
Soul/R&B Song: ‘Work’ - Rihanna
Collaboration of the Year: ‘Work From Home’ - Fifth Harmony (featuring Ty Dolla Sign)
Top Soundtrack: Purple Rain
See the complete list of winner at: theamas.com/winners/2016-winners
Star
Charles Otto Puth Jr.
Born on 2nd December 1991 in Rumson, New Jersey, U.S.
Has two younger siblings, twins Stephen and Mikaela.
Was attacked and bitten by a dog when he was 2, which resulted in the scar on his right eyebrow.
Started playing the piano as a child. Subsequently learned jazz piano.
Graduated from the Berklee College of Music in 2013, majoring in music production and engineering.
Started uploading covers on YouTube in 2009.
Released his first extended play, The Otto Tunes, independently in 2010.
Gained recognition after releasing his first official single ‘Marvin Gaye’ (featuring vocalist Meghan Trainor) and writing and performing on Wiz Khalifa’s Paul Walker tribute track ‘See You Again’ in 2015.
Released his debut album, Nine Track Mind, earlier this year.
Also born today: Britney Spears, Nelly Furtado, Monica Seles, Rena Sofer
Spotlight
Arrival
Cast: Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker, Michael Stuhlbarg, Tzi Ma
Director: Denis Villeneuve
Tagline: Why are they here?
Science fiction drama; after extraterrestrial spacecrafts appear on Earth, a linguist (Adams) is recruited to assist the military in translating alien communications.
Based on Ted Chiang’s short story ‘Story of Your Life’.
Had a budget of $47 million; has made around $70 million in its first two weeks.
Has received very positive reviews from critics, who have praised the performance of the cast, especially Amy Adams, and found the film moving and entertaining.
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