Prince’s sister accepts ‘Purple Rain’ AMA trophy, three decades later One of the surprise moments of the 2016 American Music Awards was the presentation of the Top Soundtrack award, which went to a record that first won AMA recognition a full three decades ago. The honor went to the late Prince’s classic smash 1984 set “Purple Rain,” a soundtrack that took honors for Favorite Album in both Pop/Rock and Soul/R&B back in 1985. Director lashes out at top rich One of China’s most famous film directors publicly accused the country’s richest man on Friday of monopolizing the cinema market and limiting screenings of his latest movie. ‘Amelie’ musical confirms spring arrival on Broadway The race for best musical at the 2017 Tony Awards is heating up, with the confirmation of one more strong contender before the current season wraps next April. Washington hit by fake news story on Trump A fabricated news story claiming Hollywood actor Denzel Washington had praised U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is being shared widely on Facebook. The post from Facebook page American News has been shared more than 22,000 times since November 14. Brad Pitt promotes ‘Allied’ in Shanghai U.S. actor Brad Pitt is in Shanghai promoting his latest film, World War II romantic thriller “Allied.” Sheeran surprises fan with ukulele performance Ed Sheeran has been making good use of his time off from the music biz. His latest good deed included dropping in for an impromptu bedside concert for a 9-year-old fan who spends most of her time in the hospital. (SD-Agencies) (SD-Agencies) |