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THURSDAY, Aug. 13

UPDATES with BOOKS-STEPHENIE-MEYER-TWILIGHT, BOOKS-BETTE MIDLER, MUSIC-LADY GAGA, MUSIC-DOVE-AWARDS, FILM-NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL

MUSIC MICKEY GUYTON — Mickey Guyton is turning a mirror on country music by speaking her truth and reclaiming both her career and identity. She's delivering a one-two punch of important songs this year leading up to her first new EP in five years. By AP Entertainment Writer Kristin M. Hall. SENT: 900 words, photos.

MUSIC-LADY GAGA — Lady Gaga is ready to just dance at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards. MTV announced Thursday that Gaga, who is tied as the most-nominated act alongside Ariana Grande, will perform at the Aug. 30 event.SENT: 162 words, photo.

FILM-BOYS STATE — The documentary “Boys State,” which won the grand jury prize at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, captures today’s American politics in microcosm. By Film Writer Jake Coyle. SENT: 1,000 words, photos.

FILM-NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL — This year’s New York Film Festival will be held largely virtually and in outdoor screenings, organizers said Thursday while unveiling a lineup featuring new films from Chloe Zhao, Steve McQueen and Azazel Jacobs. By Film Writer Jake Coyle. SENT: 355 words, photo.

PEOPLE-CHRIS EVANS — Chris Evans became the most politically prickly “Avenger” a few years back with withering tweets about President Donald Trump and his Republican supporters. But the Captain America actor is staying relatively quiet during this presidential campaign. He wants to amplify the voices of elected officials instead. By AP Entertainment Writer Ryan Pearson. SENT: 600 words, photos and video.

BOOKS-STEPHENIE-MEYER-TWILIGHT — There is still plenty of life in Stephenie Meyer’s “Twilight Saga.” Meyer is planning at least two more books in her mega-selling vampire series. SENT: 220 words, photo.

FILM-AMC REOPENING — AMC Theatres, the nation’s largest movie theater chain, will reopen in the U.S. on Aug. 20 with retro ticket prices of 15 cents per movie. By AP Film Writer Jake Coyle. SENT: 280 words, photo.

BOOKS-BETTE MIDLER — Bette Midler is using words and pictures to tell a New York story. Midler’s picture book “The Tale of the Mandarin Duck” will be published Feb. 16. SENT: 160 words, photo.

MUSIC-DOVE-AWARDS — Christian artists Zach Williams and for King & Country are the leading artist nominees at this year’s Dove Awards, while rapper Kanye West and singer Gloria Gaynor earned their first ever nominations. SENT: 200 words, photos.

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REVIEWS

FILM REVIEW-BOYS STATE. By Film Writer Lindsey Bahr. SENT Wednesday: 700 words, film stills.

FILM REVIEW-PROJECT POWER. By Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. UPCOMING: 700 words by 9 p.m. Thursday, film stills.

MUSIC REVIEW-RUMER. By Pablo Gorondi. SENT Wednesday: 350 words, cover image.

MUSIC REVIEW-KATHLEEN EDWARDS. By Jill Lawless. SENT Wednesday: 340 words, cover image.

MUSIC REVIEW-MATT ROLLINGS. By Steven Wine. SENT: Wednesday: 350 words, cover image.

MUSIC REVIEW-KOLBY COOPER. By Scott Stroud. SENT Thursday: 350 words, cover image.

MUSIC REVIEW-SYLVIE SIMMONS. By Pablo Gorondi. UPCOMING: Thursday: 350 words, cover image.

BOOK REVIEW-AFTER THE LAST BORDER by Jessica Goudeau. Reviewed by Jeff Rowe. SENT Monday: 432 words, cover image.

BOOK REVIEW-THEN SHE VANISHED by T. Jefferson Parker. Reviewed by Bruce DeSilva. SENT Monday: 302 words, cover image.

BOOK REVIEW-THE STORY OF GARDENING. Reviewed by Julie Rubin. SENT: Tuesday, 350 words, cover image.