Jon Batiste tops Grammys; Silk Sonic soars, Rodrigo crowned
Jon Batiste won album of the year honors for โWe Areโ at the Grammy Awards on Sunday, giving him five trophies on a night that saw the โ70s funk of Silk Sonic take record of the year and song of the year and newcomer Olivia Rodrigo take three awards.
โSummer of Soul,โ โDrive My Carโ make Oscars shortlist
Documentaries about Julia Child, โBlack Woodstock,โ the pandemic and The Velvet Underground and acclaimed international films like Japanโs โDrive My Car,โ Iranโs โA Heroโ and Norwayโs โThe Worst Person in the Worldโ just got a little closer to scoring Oscar nominations.
'Dune,' 'CODA,' 'West Side Story' make AFI's 2021 top 10
The American Film Institute lined up behind many of the yearโs end-of-year Oscar contenders, naming Steven Spielbergโs โWest Side Story,โ Jane Campionโs โThe Power of the Dogโ and Adam McKayโs โDonโt Look Upโ among the yearโs 10 best films.
New this week: 'No Sudden Move' and 'The Tomorrow War'
This weekโs new entertainment releases include documentaries about celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck and another on a landmark 1969 Harlem concert series known as โBlack Woodstockโ that featured Nina Simone, Stevie Wonder, Sly and the Family Stone.
'CODA,' 'Summer of Soul' win top prizes at Sundance Awards
Dramatic Competition at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. The 2021 Sundance Film Festival Awards were unlike any before and had filmmakers calling in from around the world Tuesday night to cap off the festivalโs first virtual edition. โHive,โ from first time filmmaker Blerta Basholli, was awarded the world cinema grand jury prize and the audience award. โWriting With Fire,โ a documentary about Indiaโs only all-female newspaper, won the world cinema documentary audience award. The 2021 Sundance Film Festival runs through Wednesday.
Questlove uncovers 'Black Woodstock' in his hit Sundance doc
The film will debut at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. (Sundance Film Festival via AP)Sundance Institute programs. Known as โBlack Woodstock,โ the festival occurred during the same summer as Woodstock โ and just 100 miles away โ but received far less attention. It debuted Thursday night at the Sundance Film Festival where it spawned immediate acclaim and countless at-home dance parties for virtual festivalgoers โ a party Questlove extended with a live-streamed after-party DJ set. Morris Park for a celebration of soul, gospel, funk and, most of all of Black identity at a pivotal point in African American culture.
Sundance Film Festival unveils slate for 1st virtual edition
This image released by Sundance Institute shows a scene from "In The Same Breath," which will debut at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. (Sundance Film Festival via AP)Sundance Institute programs. Organizers on Tuesday unveiled a robust and diverse slate for the festival, which will be largely virtual due to the pandemic. Yutani said that the Sesame Street documentary, โStreet Gang: How We Got To Sesame Streetโ is likely to be a crowd favorite. โWe all are so excited about the possibility of encountering people whoโve never been to the festival," Jackson said.
Questlove's quest: To find woman who bought him a turntable
PORTLAND, Maine โ Ahmir Thompson, founder of The Roots and drummer for the โTonight Showโ band, wants to find the kind stranger who bought him a turntable and several records at the tender age of 5. โBeing the irresistible cat that I was, I talked an older woman named Ellie into buying me a stereo and a record collection,โ Questlove posted on Facebook and Instagram. Ellie wrote the youngster's order on a napkin: โBad Bloodโ by Neil Sedaka, โDance With Meโ by Rufus, and the Jackson 5. His parents were upset that he'd been chatting up a stranger when Ellie returned the next day bearing gifts. Heโs so cute of course I wanted to start his record collection!!
New this week: 'Enola Holmes,' Public Enemy and Bonnaroo
Hereโs a collection curated by The Associated Pressโ entertainment journalists of whatโs arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week. MOVIESโ โEnola Holmesโ: Itโs somewhat fitting that โStranger Thingsโ breakout Millie Bobby Brown gets her first starring role in a Netflix film, โEnola Holmes,โ coming to the streamer Wednesday. โ The Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival was supposed to take place in June in Tennessee but was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. This week, though, the festival is launching Virtual ROO-ALITY, a three-night live broadcast featuring new performances as well as content from the Bonnaroo archive. The two-hour film will be available at 7 p.m. EDT Tuesday at pbs.org/frontline and on YouTube at 9 p.m. EDT.
Malik B, founding member of The Roots, has died at 47
This image provided by @mpozitolbertphotography shows Malik B in studio. Malik B, whose real name is Malik Abdul Basit, was a major contributor to the group, which includes Ahmir Questlove Thompson and Tariq Black Thought Trotter. (@mpozitolbertphotography via AP)LOS ANGELES Malik B, a rapper and founding member of The Roots, has died. Malik B, whose real name is Malik Abdul Basit, was a major contributor to the group, which includes Ahmir Questlove Thompson and Tariq Black Thought Trotter. We regretfully inform you of the passing of our beloved brother and long time Roots member Malik Abdul Basit, the group said on Twitter.
DaBaby, Roddy Ricch to help BET celebrate awards virtually
The three-hour show will be jam-packed with heavy hitters currently dominating the pop charts and streaming services, including DaBaby, Megan Thee Stallion, Roddy Ricch, Summer Walker, Kane Brown and Chloe x Halle. The three-hour show will be jam-packed with heavy hitters currently dominating the pop charts and streaming services, including DaBaby, Megan Thee Stallion, Roddy Ricch, Summer Walker, Kane Brown and Chloe x Halle. Comedian, actress and TV personality Amanda Seales will host the 2020 BET Awards, which will air on CBS for the first time. Drake is the leading nominee: Hes up for six honors, including video of the year and best male hip-hop artist. Ricch and Megan Thee Stallion follow Drake with five nominations each.