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The Weeknd and BTS hope to raise billions for Global Citizen
Read full article: The Weeknd and BTS hope to raise billions for Global CitizenThe Weeknd, BTS and Billie Eilish will participate in Global Citizen Live, a 24-hour event on Sept. 25 organized to raise funding and awareness to battle worldwide issues including COVID-19, climate change and extreme poverty.
New this week: 'Coming 2 America,' Camilo and a dragon movie
Read full article: New this week: 'Coming 2 America,' Camilo and a dragon movie(ABC/Paramount+/Amazon via AP)Hereās a collection curated by The Associated Pressā entertainment journalists of whatās arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week. MOVIESā Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall are back in Queens as Prince Akeem and Semmi in āComing 2 America,ā the sequel to the 1988 film, which is now coming straight to your living room Friday on Amazon Prime Video. Set to becoming the King of Zamunda, Murphyās character returns to the U.S. to find a son heās never met. Adā A more family friendly streaming option this week is the Walt Disney Co.ās computer animated āRaya and the Last Dragon,ā featuring the voices of āStar Warsāā Kelly Marie Tran as Raya and Awkwafina as a dragon. The big-voiced Grammy-winning singer self-produced āBaby, Iām Hollywood!ā ā which is a mix of soul music, piano ballads and funk sounds.
AP's top albums of 2020: Toni Braxton, Teyana Taylor, JoJo
Read full article: AP's top albums of 2020: Toni Braxton, Teyana Taylor, JoJoThis cover image released by Island Records shows "Spell My Name," by Toni Braxton. (Island via AP)NEW YORK ā The top 10 albums of the year by Associated Press Music Editor Mesfin Fekadu (a playlist of the albums can be found here ):1. Toni Braxton, āSpell My Name": I can breathe again, thanks in part to the living legend Toni Braxton. Teyana Taylor, āThe Albumā: R&B princess Teyana Taylor boldly named her latest release āThe Album" and she has reason to. JoJo, āgood to know": Vocal beast JoJo pours all of her emotions on āgood to know," making a superb album that's good to listen to now, and later.