AP Entertainment Digest for Wednesday, July 15, 2020

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WEDNESDAY, July 15

UPDATES with MUSIC-ELLIE GOULDING-JUICE WRLD, PEOPLE-NICK CANNON, CBS-NAACP PARTNERSHIP, FRANCE-TOURISM, BRITAIN-BANKSY, RACIAL INJUSTICE-KENTUCKY, CZECH- MUSEUM FIRE

MUSIC-ELLIE GOULDING — English singer Ellie Goulding gets dark and deep on her new album “Brightest Blue.” By Music Writer Mesfin Fekadu. SENT: 800 words, photos, video.

With: MUSIC-ELLIE GOULDING-JUICE WRLD — Ellie Goulding remembers late rapper and collaborator Juice WRLD. SENT: 350 words, photos.

PEOPLE-NICK-CANNON -- ViacomCBS says it’s cutting ties with Nick Cannon because of what the media giant called his ’hateful speech” and anti-Semitic theories. The company’s move came in response to remarks made by Cannon on a podcast in which he discussed racial bias with a former Public Enemy member, Richard Griffin. By Lynn Elber. SENT: 567 words, photo.

BRITAIN-JOHNNY DEPP — Amber Heard’s former personal assistant has said in a British court she told the model-actress about a violent sexual assault she had endured, only for Heard to “twist” the story for her own use. Kate James testified at Johnny Depp’s libel trial against a British tabloid newspaper. By Jill Lawless. SENT: 664 words, photos.

TV-DANCING WITH THE STARS — Tyra Banks will be showing off her moves as solo host of ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars.” ABC says that Banks will replace longtime host Tom Bergeron and take on the role of executive producer for the celebrity dance contest. By Television Writer Lynn Elber. SENT: 300 words, photo.

THEATER-ONLINE AUDITIONS — Most theaters in America may be closed but one musical isn’t letting the virus pandemic stop it from getting prepared to put on a show. “KPOP” is conducting a video-based global casting call . By Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. SENT: 800 words, photo.

CBS-NAACP PARTNERSHIP — CBS Television and the NAACP have reached an agreement to develop content that tells stories of the African American experience. The partnership will focus on creating and producing scripted, unscripted and documentary content for the studio’s broadcast, cable and streaming platforms. SENT: 148 words, photos.

MUSIC-MICHAEL JACKSON — A month-long Michael Jackson channel is launching Wednesday on SiriusXM radio. The channel, which launches at noon Eastern, will feature music from Jackson’s album and from live performances, including his 1988 concerts at London’s Wembley Stadium on his Bad Tour. SENT: 200 words, photos.

FRANCE-TOURISM — The French tourist industry received a further boost Wednesday with the partial reopening of Disneyland Paris and the opening up of the top floor of the Eiffel Tower. Disneyland Paris, Europe’s most frequented theme park resort, is partially re-opening to the public, four months after it closed as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. SENT: 300 words.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-MOTOWN MUSEUM — Get ready, because the Motown Museum is reopening its doors to the public on Wednesday. The Detroit building where Berry Gordy Jr. built his music empire has been closed since March due to the coronavirus pandemic. UPCOMING: 3500 words, photo.

BOOK-FOUNDATION DIRECTOR — Lisa Lucas, executive director of the National Book Foundation since 2016, has been named senior vice president of the Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group imprints Pantheon and Schocken. SENT: 500 words, photo.

BRITAIN-BANKSY — Even if you are Banksy, tagging is forbidden on London’s Underground. The local transportation agency had the acclaimed street artist’s latest work on the subject of COVID-19 scrubbed from one of its trains. SENT: 190 words, photo.

RACIAL INJUSTICE-KENTUCKY — Police say 87 demonstrators who gathered at the home of Kentucky’s attorney general to demand justice for Breonna Taylor have been arrested. Among those arrested were Kenny Stills, a wide receiver for the Houston Texans, and Porsha Williams of “Real Housewives of Atlanta.” SENT: 336 words

CZECH- MUSEUM FIRE — Prague officials say a fire broke out at a modern art museum in the heart of the Czech capital. A spokesman for Prague firefighters says electrical cables at one of Museum Kampa’s buildings caught fire Wednesday. The museum is known for its valuable collection of paintings by Frantisek Kupka, a pioneer of modern abstract painting. SENT: 129 words, photos.

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REVIEWS

FILM REVIEW-DIRT MUSIC. By Film Writer Lindsey Bahr. SENT Tuesday: 686 words, film stills.

FILM-REVIEW-THE PAINTED BIRD. By Film Writer Jake Coyle. UPCOMING Wednesday: 700 words, film stills.

FILM REVIEW-FATAL AFFAIR. By Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. UPCOMING Wednesday: 700 words, film stills.

MUSIC REVIEW-THE CHICKS. By Cristina Jaleru. SENT Tuesday: 318 words, album cover image.

MUSIC REVIEW-THE PRETENDERS. By Wayne Parry. UPCOMING Wednesday; 300 words, album cover image.

MUSIC REVIEW-U.D.O. By Wayne Parry. UPCOMING Wednesday: 300 words, album cover image.

MUSIC REVIEW-S.G GOODMAN. By Scott Stroud. UPCOMING Wednesday: 300 words, album cover image.

MUSIC REVIEW-BTS. By Cristina Jaleru. UPCOMING Friday: 300 words, album cover image.