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By Sameen Amer
Fri, 02, 19

Can't Say I Ain't Country by Florida Georgia Line: Fourth album by the American country music duo....

Coming Soon

Out this week

* Albums


  • Can't Say I Ain't Country by Florida Georgia Line: Fourth album by the American country music duo; follows Dig Your Roots (2016); includes the songs ‘Simple’, ‘Talk You Out of It’, and ‘Meant to Be’ as well as collaborations with Jason Derulo and Jason Aldean.
  • Also out this week: Let’s Be Frank, American country singer Trisha Yearwood’s covers album of songs by Frank Sinatra; and Head Above Water, Canadian pop singer Avril Lavigne’s sixth album.

* Movies


  • Alita: Battle Angel (starring Rosa Salazar, Christoph Waltz, Jennifer Connelly, Mahershala Ali) – action, based on Yukito Kishiro’s manga series Gunnm; a reactivated cyborg (Salazar) with no memory of her past life tries to find out who she is.
  • Happy Death Day 2U (starring Jessica Rothe, Israel Broussard, Phi Vu) – horror; a woman (Rothe), stuck in a time loop reliving the day of her murder, is determined to escape after finding out that her friends are also targets.
  • Isn't It Romantic (starring Rebel Wilson, Liam Hemsworth, Adam DeVine) – romantic comedy; after getting hit on the head, a woman wakes up in a world that operates like a romantic comedy movie.

Awards

61st Annual Grammy Awards

Winners:

  • Record of the Year: ‘This Is America’ – Childish Gambino
  • Song of the Year: ‘This Is America’ – Childish Gambino
  • Music Video: ‘This Is America’ – Childish Gambino
  • Rap/Sung Performance: ‘This Is America’ – Childish Gambino
  • Album of the Year: Golden Hour – Kacey Musgraves
  • Country Solo Performance: ‘Butterflies’ – Kacey Musgraves
  • Country Album: Golden Hour – Kacey Musgraves
  • New Artist: Dua Lipa
  • Pop Vocal Album: Sweetener – Ariana Grande
  • Pop Solo Performance: ‘Joanne (Where Do You Think You’re Goin’?)’ – Lady GagaU
  • Rap Album: Invasion of Privacy – Cardi B
  • Rock Performance: ‘When Bad Does Good’ – Chris Cornell

For the complete list, visit grammy.com/grammys/awards.

Stars

Born today: Amber Riley, Conor Oberst, Brandon Boyd, Chris Farley, Ali Campbell, Janice Dickinson, Matt Groening, Jane Seymour

Spotlight

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

Voice cast: Jay Baruchel, America Ferrera, Cate Blanchett, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson, F. Murray Abraham, Jonah Hill, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Kristen Wiig, Kit Harington

Director: Dean DeBlois

Tagline: Fly on your own. Find your way home.

  • Animation; Hiccup (Baruchel) searches for the hidden ancestral home of the dragons before a hired hunter (Abraham) can capture Toothless.
  • Is the final instalment in the How to Train Your Dragon trilogy which is loosely based on the book series of the same name by Cressida Cowell. Serves as a sequel to 2010’s How to Train Your Dragon and 2014’s How to Train Your Dragon 2.
  • Was released in foreign markets prior to its upcoming release in the U.S.
  • Had a budget of $129 million; has made over $138 million so far.
  • Has received positive reviews from critics who praised the animation and emotional story.
  • Score composed by John Powell.