Australian Rockers End Jay-Z, Beyonce No 1 Debut Streak

Australian Rockers End Jay-Z, Beyonce No 1 Debut Streak

20 Established 1961 Tuesday, June 26, 2018 Lifestyle Music & Movies Bollywood film producer Boney Kapoor (center) receives the award for best performance in a leading role - female in behalf of his late wife and actress Sridevi for her role in ‘Mom’ while Bollywood actress Kriti Sanon (right) and Tarun Garg (left) executive director Maruti Suzuki and executive vice president of Nexa looks on during the IIFA Awards of the 19th International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) festival at the Siam Niramit Theatre in Bangkok on June 24, 2018. Bollywood actress Rekha (center orange dress) performs with other actors and actresses at the closing of the IIFA Awards. — AFP photos Bollywood actress Rekha (center) performs. Konkona Sensharma (left) receives the Best Debutante Bollywood actress Kriti Sanon (center) receives the Most Director award while directors Nitesh Tiwari (center) and Stylish Icon award from Bollywood actor Ayushmann Anurag Kashyap (right) looks on during the IIFA Awards. Khurrana (left) and Deepika K, director of brand marketing Myntra.com looks on during the IIFA Awards. ‘Bollywood Oscars’ honors drowned superstar ollywood superstar Sridevi Kapoor was honored more than 850 million, the IIFA Awards-dubbed Outstanding Achievement Award vintage hits in a rare public performance, as well as rou- for her final role at India’s movie awards in Bollywood’s Oscars by some in the industry-is India’s Khan bagged the award for his role in “Hindi Medium”, tines from the likes of Ranbir Kapoor and Kriti Sanon. BBangkok, winning best actress at the celebration of biggest media event. It is also one of the world’s most- a film highly critical of India’s class divide in which he Organizers opted for a green carpet instead of red to dance, music and film just months after her shock death. watched annual entertainment shows, held outside India to plays a father trying to get his daughter into a prestigious raise awareness of environmental issues and it was Sridevi was considered one of the most influential demonstrate Bollywood’s global appeal. school. The subject of Sridevi’s last film “Mom” also graced by stars like Varun Dhawan, Konkona Sen Bollywood actresses of all time. Her death from acciden- Sridevi “was the queen of grace and worthy of every touched a sensitive topic in India-that of rape, with the Sharma, Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Arjun Kapoor. tal drowning in a Dubai hotel room bathtub aged 54 in praise”, read a message from the IIFA’s Twitter account. actress portraying a mother seeking to avenge a sex However the National Film Awards, established in 1954, February left the nation in stunned grief. “I have mixed The ceremony saw India’s biggest stars descend on the attack on her stepdaughter. The event saw veteran actor are still considered India’s most prestigious film awards emotions today. I miss her every minute and second of Thai capital late Sunday for a riotous evening filled with Anupam Kher honored with the “IIFA Award for ceremony. IIFA will be broadcast worldwide on televi- my life,” her widower Boney Kapoor said as he collected glamour and stunning dance routines. But it was given an Outstanding Achievement in Indian Cinema”. The Indian sion on July 29. “The fact that we are 1.2 billion people in the gong on her behalf at the Indian Film Academy’s additional tinge of sadness as best actor went to Irrfan star is known abroad for his roles in “Bend It Like India helps” boost the audience, said Sabbas Joseph, the (IIFA) annual awards ceremony. Khan, known internationally for his roles in blockbusters Beckham” and “Silver Linings Playbook”. Best picture event’s organizer, adding that viewing figures are also “I still feel she is around... I want you all to support “Life of Pi” and “Slumdog Millionaire”, in his absence. went to “Tumhari Sulu” which stars Vidya Balan as a strong in the Middle East and in countries with large Janhvi like you supported her mother,” the Bollywood pro- Earlier this year the Indian actor, who was also in the 2016 housewife who becomes a DJ offering relationship advice Indian communities. — AFP ducer said in an emotional speech quoted by Indian media, film “Inferno” alongside Tom Hanks and is one of on a late-night radio show. Saket Chaudhary scooped best referring to the eldest of Sridevi’s two daughters who is Bollywood’s most globally recognized exports, revealed he director for “Hindi Medium”. The ceremony saw veteran set to make her Bollywood debut. With an audience of has a rare tumor and is being treated in London. actress Rekha, 63, roll back the years as she belted out Want to watch great entertainment during the World Cup? 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For each day and each match of the month- Please see the full schedule (left) covering all Featuring everything from series 1 to 7 of Game long football tournament, OSN has a bumper shows and timings: of Thrones, Oscar-nominated movies like Get choice of content that can be enjoyed on over In this file photo Beyonce (left) and Jay-Z perform during (From left) Musicians Michael Clifford, Calum Hood, Luke Hemmings and Ashton Irwin of a Get Out the Vote (GOTV) performance in support of 5 Seconds of Summer attend the 2015 American Music Awards at the Microsoft Theater Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton at the at LA. — AFP photos Wolstein Center in Cleveland, Ohio. Australian rockers end Jay-Z, Beyonce No 1 debut streak ustralian pop band 5 Seconds of 2011 as YouTube sensations when the then stu- poorly reviewed 2002 collaborative album with Summer stunned Beyonce and Jay-Z dents in Sydney uploaded covers of popular R&B singer R. Kelly. by opening Sunday at the top of the songs, becomes the first Australian act to top Beyonce and Jay-Z both opened at number US album chart, with the couple’s the Billboard 200, the benchmark US chart, one with their last solo albums, “Lemonade” surpriseA collaboration ending the superstars’ with three different albums. Jay-Z and and “4:44” respectively, despite refusing to streak of number one debuts. 5 Seconds of Beyonce, two of the biggest names in US pop stream them on Spotify. Number three on the Summer had stepped up promotion of their culture, put out “Everything Is Love” with no latest US album chart is “?” by the controver- album “Youngblood” after Jay-Z and Beyonce warning on June 16 after a concert in London. sial rapper XXXTentacion, with interest spik- dropped “Everything Is Love,” with the A musical celebration of their marriage, ing after he was shot dead on June 18 at age 20 Australians telling fans they were in a close “Everything Is Love” initially came out only on “?,” which sold 94,000 copies in the week, had race for number one and encouraging listeners Tidal, the fledgling streaming service led by opened at number one in March. over social media to stream their songs contin- Jay-Z, but went out widely including on rival XXXTentacion’s success took the music world uously to drive up their totals. Spotify on June 18 — the fourth day of the by surprise with his songs full of references to “Youngblood” wound up selling 142,000 counting period for the latest weekly chart. suicide and the rapper awaiting trial on copies or the equivalent in downloads and “Everything Is Love” becomes the first solo charges of beating his pregnant former girl- streams in the week through Thursday, edging studio album by Beyonce not to debut at num- friend. — AFP out “Everything Is Love” which clocked up ber one. All of Jay-Z’s studio albums have also 123,000 copies, tracking service Nielsen Music opened at number one since 1998’s “Vol. 2... said. 5 Seconds of Summer, who emerged in Hard Knock Life” with the exception of a.

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