Music FRIDAY-SATURDAY, AUGUST 13-14, 2021 FFeatureseatures aren’t asgoodthey werewith outdoor eventwas, probably assumptions with how safean transmission, hesaid. ing newconcernsaboutoutdoor outdoor musicfestivalsarerais- 10, KATU-TVreported. leton WhiskeyMusicFestonJuly they’ve tied66casestothePend- Director Oregon. outdoor musicfestivalineastern COVID-19 outbreaklinkedtoan health leadersarelookingintoa 2002. (AP) Latin RecordingAcademyin named PersonoftheYearby Grammys, inadditiontobeing three GrammysandeightLatin more than35movies.Hehaswon 65 millionalbumsandfi propriate behavior. Fernandez hasdeniedanyinap- abuse bysinger He wasalsoaccusedofsexual while hewasposingwiththem. women withouttheirconsent appeared toshowhimtouching with thereleaseofphotosthat had threeherniasremoved. sis, andinMarch2015,thesinger that hefacedpulmonarythrombo- because ofatumor.Ayearafter removed almosthalfofhisliver underwent acomplexsurgerythat infection recentlyandin2012,he He washospitalizedforarenal ous healthissuesinrecentyears. ing toreports. caused spinalcordtrauma,accord- outside of his ranchin maldito amor,”sufferedafallat ing “Volver,volver”and“Portu only minimallysedated. mobility toimproveandsayhe’s ing tohisdoctors.Theyexpect his brainfunctionisintact,accord- ranchera musicisonaventilator, Wednesday. made byhismedicalteamon according toanInstagrampost hospitalized forafalllastweek, but stableconditionafterbeing Vicente Fernandez PENDLETON, Ore: MEXICO CITY: In thisAug.2,2021photo,JenniferHudsonposesforaportraittopromote‘Respect’attheFoxTheatreinDetroit.ha Swift forartistoftheyear. compete withArianaGrande,DojaCat,OliviaRodrigoandTaylor each havefi for herworkonLilBaby’s“OnMe(TheRemix).” was nominatedforasecondtimeinthebesthip-hopsongcategory artist oftheyear,bestcollaborationandhip-hopsong.Shealso ly fromherhitsong“WAP,”triggeringnodsforvideooftheyear, “Peaches.” “Holy” andbestpopsong,editingcollaborationfor rection for“POPSTAR,”artistoftheyear,bestcinematography veon, LilNasXandfi by MeganTheeStallion,BillieEilish,BTS,DojaCat,Drake,Gi- nominees atthe2021MTVVideoMusicAwards,followedclosely NEW YORK,Aug12,(AP):JustinBieberleadsthisyear’slistof Justin Bieberleadsnomineesfor2021MTVVideo MusicAwards Your Name)”;andTheWeeknd’s“SaveTears.” Ed Sheeran’s“BadHabits”;LilNasX’s“MONTERO(CallMeBy ing DrakeandBieber;“KissMeMore”byDojaCatfeaturingSZA; featuring MeganTheeStallion;“POPSTAR”byDJKhaledfeatur- “With delta,some ofour COVID-19 outbreakslinkedto Umatilla CountyPublicHealth Fernandez hassoldmorethan This year,Fernandezwasfaced Fernandez hashadnumer- The singerofsuchhitsinclud- While the81-year-oldkingof The videooftheyearcategoryisfi Eilish, BTS,DojaCat,Drake,Giveon,LilNasXandRodrigo Megan TheeStallionisrightbehindwithsixnominations,most- Bieber hassevennods,includingvideooftheyearandbestdi- JosephFiumara ❑ Guadalajara Los TresPotrillos, ve nominations.BieberandMeganTheeStallionwill Lupita Castro Mexican icon isincritical Local lmed . Thefall rst-time nomineeOliviaRodrigo. said .

but shewasstillsurprisedwhentheQueenofSoulaskedhertotakeonrolefollowingOscarwinfor‘Dreamgirls’in20 to apartypitarea, Fiumarasaid. residents. Somecases weretraced cases areamongUmatilla County vaccinated. Hesaid 43ofthose people whotestedpositivewere comfortable with.” it’s notassafewhatwewere Fiumara said.“Idothinkitmeans the originalversionofthisvirus,” Fiumara saidfi solid offerand,still,therewasnoscriptordirector. take anothereightyearsforHudsontoevengeta name cameup,asdidAudraMcDonald’s.Itwould only namefl been alongtimecoming,andHudson’swasn’tthe to thebigscreen.Thefi would beanalmost15-yearjourneytoget“Respect” interviews thatshedreamedaboutplayingher. lin’s “ShareYourLovewithMe,”shealsosaidin secret: NotonlydidsheauditionforIdolwithFrank- going in.AndheradmirationforFranklinwasnota of 2018. spoke toalmostweeklyupuntilherdeathinAugust op anactualrelationshipwithFranklin,whomshe nephew, whoweremurdered.Shealsogottodevel- surviving thehorrifi her actingskillsonBroadwayandinmorefi life experiencestobeabledoit.” story, totellit.Ithinkneededliveandhavemy it ornotandlivedenoughtobeablerelatethe “ Idon’tknowifwould’vehadthecouragetodo though. a recentinterview. is likereally,reallyhappening?”Hudsonlaughedin a fi Soul toldHudsonthatshewantedhertoplayin Indiana. Butthistimewasdifferent:TheQueenof American Idol,openedforFranklinatashowin nically metbefore,whenHudson,freshlycutfrom Aretha Franklinin2007.Thetwosingershadtech- J Hudson playsheridolFranklin lled by“WAP”CardiB “Even whenwestartedtofi A defi That meetingwasjustthebeginningofwhat It wasn’tatotalsurprise:Hudsonhadbeenbriefed “Aretha isaveryintrovertedpersonandherpres- That includedhavingachildofherown,honing “I wouldnothavebeenreadythen,”Hudsonsaid. The longgestationperiodendeduphelping, lm. “Dreamgirls” whenshewassummonedtomeet ennifer HudsonwasfreshoffherOscarwinfor Variety nitive Aretha Franklin-sanctionedbiopichas ve ofthe66 oated overthedecades.HalleBerry’s By LindseyBahr c lossofhermother,brother and lm opensnationwideFriday. Plant andKraussreunitefornewalbum lm, Iwaslike,wait,this Film Records andisacollectionofcoverslikeitspredecessor.Itwas Awards. Sand” becameacriticalandcommercialhit,earningsixGrammy bum morethanadozenyearsaftertheircollaboration“Raising Fernandez Fiumara Robert Plant The 12-track“RaisetheRoof”willbeoutNov.19fromRounder Lenny Kravitz’s“RaiseVibration.” “My OwnSoul’sWarning,”KingsOfLeon’s“TheBandit”and “Shame Shame,”JohnMayer’s“LastTrainHome,”TheKillers’ nominees areEvanescence’s“UseMyVoice,”FooFighters’ LAROI, OliviaRodrigo,PoloGandSaweetie.Bestrocksong mount Network,Pop,TVLand,VH1andTheCWNetwork. across CMT,ComedyCentral,Logo,MTV2,Nickelodeon,Para- Barclays CenterinBrooklynonSept.12.Theshowwillsimulcast Lipa’s “Levitating”andRodrigo’s“driverslicense.” Mars, AndersonPaakandSilkSonic;“Dynamite”byBTS;Dua 24kGoldn featuringianndior;“LeaveTheDoorOpen”byBruno A 15-year journey toget‘Respect’bigscreenA 15-yearjourney The bestnewartistnomineesare:24kGoldn,Giveon,Kid The 2021VMAswillreturntoNewYorkCity,airingfromthe “WAP” isalsoupforsongoftheyear,alongside“Mood”by lms, and and Alison Krauss and eventransformedastadiuminAtlantainto detail, withover83costumechangesforHudson, the MuscleShoalsRhythmSection. ration withproducerJerryWexler(MarcMaron)and (Marlon Wayans)andhercareer-changingcollabo- 15th birthday,herturbulentmarriagetoTedWhite by McDonald),thebirthoftwochildrenbeforeher J. Blige),theuntimelydeathofhermother(portrayed ther KingJr.toDinahWashington(playedbyMary friends, whichincludedeveryonefromMartinLu- dle-class upbringingandenviablecircleoffamily global icon. at church,throughage29,whenshewasalreadya trot outtoperformforhispartyguestsaswell son’s on-screenfatherforthethirdtime),would pastor C.L.Franklin(ForestWhitaker,playingHud- a preternaturallytalentedsingerwhomherfather, soon enough,cameraswererolling. wright TraceyScottWilsontowritethescriptand ❑ Filmmakers recreatedeverythinginpainstaking The fi “Respect” tracesFranklin’slifefromage10,as The producerslovedit.Tommyenlistedplay- cording ofthe1972gospelalbum“AmazingGrace.” journey tofi a clearvision:HerFranklinbiopicwouldfollowher long shot.Butshedidherhomeworkandcamewith had neverdirectedafeature.Shefi Award fortheBroadwayshow“Eclipsed,”butshe directed televisionandbeennominatedforaTony director LieslTommytopitchatake.had loss witharenewedsenseofpurpose. involved intheprojectseemedtoemergefrom Hudson, whoperformedatherfuneral.Buteveryone for thefi “I hopeyou’rereadykindofmoment”gearingup long timetosimmerdown.” ence isalwayssoroyal,”Hudsonsaid.“Ittookmea The producersatMGMinvitedSouthAfrican Their lastconversation,Hudsonrecalled,wasan lm offersaglimpseintoheruppermid- lm. Franklin’sdeathwasheartbreakingfor have reunitedforanotheral- nd herownvoice,culminatinginthere- death,” Fiumarasaid. (AP) hospital andlower yourriskof it willlikelykeepyououtofthe get vaccinated.It’snot100%,but to getthevaccine. encourage thosenotyetvaccinated “My advicetofolks,isfi Health leaderscontinueto ❑ ❑ Talented s insomewaysbeenpreparingtoplayArethaFranklinforherentirelife, rst, gured itwasa Lange, said.“We did notwantto festival’s executive director,Holly want totakeanychances,” the fortable traveling, and wedidn’t coronavirus infections. contagion fromthelatestsurgein been canceledamidconcernsof Mississippi BookFestivalhas JACKSON, Miss: “Authors wereveryuncom- the Wrong.” “High andLonesome”OlaBelleReed’s“YouLedMeto My Lover,”Wiley’s“LastKindWordsBlues,” Me Baby.” Van Zandt’s“Nothin’’’andcountrystar (Done MovedOn),”AllenToussaint’s“FortuneTeller,”Townes high pointinbothmusicians’longanddistinguishedcareers. ated platinumsalesandwashailedaroundtheworldasacreative Music Honors&Awards,debuted#2ontheBillboard200,gener- their fi ile NashvillemelodieswithcountryandbluegrassiconKrausson his high-decibelshriekingandrockstartheatrics,foundmoredoc- among others.ThereisalsoaPlant-Burnettoriginal. Geeshie Wiley,BertJansch,BettyHarris Haggard, AllenToussaint, once againproducedbyT-BoneBurnett. completed inNashvillejustweeksbeforethe2020lockdownandis The newalbumwillincludecoversofHarris’“TroubleWith That albumfeaturedTheEverlyBrothers’“GoneGone “Raising Sand”wonalbumoftheyearat2008Americana The formerLedZeppelinfrontman,previouslybestknownfor The newalbumhasPlantandKrausssingingsongsby rst collaboration. baby onmygrandmother’sknee.” she said.“Itismyrootsaswell.Istartedsinginga preacher’s kid.Iwasinchurchsevendaysaweek,” a deeplevel. als aredifferent,Hudsonwasabletorelateheron she experiencedlivewaslive,”Hudsonsaid. son said.(AP) fi Franklin, butbythetimewegettoendof to Hudson. right” bythequeenandherlegacythatsheentrusted still takingitin,youknow?” play me?Likethat’salottotakein,”shesaid.“I’m to playherandthenhavesay,Iwantyou ous timesandthentohaveitbemydreamwant her, andthentobeablepaytributehernumer- your idolisamomentinlifetime,right?Sotomeet versation again. surreal forHudson,whosenameisintheOscarcon- sang liveoncameraformostofthefi sighs ofrelease.Anditwasajoyfuldayafterthat.” that happenedweallbreathedhuge,emotional,teary fi ple wereburstingintotears,”Tommysaid.“That expensive day.” nth degree.Therewerehundredsofextras.” Every singledepartmentpushedthemselvestothe ing ‘Respect,’”Tommysaid.“Itwassomuchwork. number. 1950s MadisonSquareGardenforthebig“Respect” lmI’dlikeyoutohaveanewfoundrespect,”Hud- rst takewasperfect.Itsoteedup.Andonce The wholeexperienceofmakingthefi “I wasn’tapreacher’skid,butIgrewuplike Although HudsonandFranklin’striumphstri- “I wantedtoexperienceitasshedid.Everything “I knowweallhavearespectforMissAretha But ultimately,it’saboutFranklinand“doing “She’s oneofmyultimateidols.Andtojustmeet To giveanauthenticitytotheproduction,Hudson “The backgroundartistswentcrazy.Literallypeo- Then Hudsonstartedsinging. It was,asoneoftheproducersremindedher,“An “We wereallsointenselynervousaboutshoot- This month’s 07. (AP) TheEverlyBrothers, panel discussions. (AP) authors signedupto speakduring48 downtown loway UnitedMethodist Churchin the stateCapitolandatnearbyGal- held onAug21insideandoutside system.” any morestressonthehospital be asuper-spreadereventandput The free event was to have been The freeeventwastohavebeen Jackson Mel Tillis andthebandCalexico, lm. , with than 180 , withthan180 lm hasbeen Jimmy Reed Anne Briggs, ’ “StickWith Merle ’s