The Official Top 20 biggest Americana albums of 2020

Nomadland has been named film of the year at the 41st London Critics' Circle Film Awards, adding to a growing array of honors the movie has amassed since it premiered at the Venice Film Festival. Chloe Zhao's American road movie also earned an actress of the year win for Frances McDormand and screenwriter of the year win for writer-director Zhao at the virtual ceremony on Sunday night.

Samuel Goldwyn Films has acquired North American rights to Tarzan and Arab Nasser’s Gaza Mon Amour, Palestine’s official submission for Best International Feature at the 93rd Academy Awards. The film will be released later this year.

(What's the Story) Morning Glory? or Different Class, anyway?Most of all, though, it will be a walk down memory lane that really stretches the legs of your hi-fi system, awash with electronics and polyrhythm, delicacy and outright mayhem. But we're sure you'll let us know if we've got it all wrong.

Vanessa Morgan welcomed her firstborn son on Saturday, January 30, according to multiple media reports! Yay!

(What's the Story) Morning Glory? or Different Class, anyway?Most of all, though, it will be a walk down memory lane that really stretches the legs of your hi-fi system, awash with electronics and polyrhythm, delicacy and outright mayhem. But we're sure you'll let us know if we've got it all wrong.

Darkoo's viral hit Gangsta ft. One Acen claims the UK's biggest afrobeats song of the past year, OfficialCharts.com can reveal. 

IDLES' Ultra Mono was the best-selling album in the UK's independent record shops in 2020, OfficialCharts.com can reveal. 

The New York Times Critic Circle selected “First Cow.” The Los Angeles Film Critics Association picked “Small Axe.” And now the National Board of Review has finally weighed in by announcing that Spike Lee’s “Da 5 Bloods” is their selection for Best Film, Best Director, and Best Ensemble of 2020.

The National Board of Review selected Spike Lee’s Da 5 Bloods as its best film of 2020 on Tuesday, handing the Netflix drama three honors overall in its annual voting of the year’s best in movies. Lee won best director, and the film also took the ensemble award.

Debbie Allen, Cynthia Erivo, Rian Johnson and Lulu Wang, among others — has unveiled its 10 best movies of 2020. Indicative of the year that was, the list is heavy on titles from Netflix, with additional streaming offerings via Amazon Studios, Disney+ and HBO Max.«All of the honored works advance the art of the moving image, inspire audiences and artists alike, enhance the rich cultural heritage of America's art form and make a mark on American society,» reads the press release.

The American Film Institute has picked its 2020 award winners for the 10 best movies and TV shows of the year. The titles, presented in alphabetical order, are works AFI's juries have determined advance the art of the moving image, enhance the cultural heritage of America's art form, inspire audiences and artists, and make a mark on American society.

The American Film Institute (better known as AFI) announced their ten best films of the year today, putting another dent in the precursor season. While they obviously had to snub a few titles, with Promising Young Woman being the main one to feel the pinch, the ten movies they did select definitely seem to be in the upper echelon of the awards hunt.

Kendrick Lamar could be on the way soon.The rapper hasn’t released an album since 2017’s ‘Damn.’, with his only new music since appearing on the Black Panther soundtrack.Podcast host Karen Civil extended an invitation to Punch on Twitter to come on her podcast Girl I Guess, asking at the same time: “Can we play that new Kendrick you played me?”“YES!” Punch replied.

Happy Birthday Emma Bunton!

Ayrshire’s hospitals as the number of patients being treated for the virus hits record-breaking highs in the region.Between Ayr and Crosshouse, Kilmarnock, the coronavirus bed capacity was set at 223 including ICU beds for critically-ill coronavirus patients — 28 per cent of the total hospital beds available.On Tuesday, January 19 at 8am, the health board were dealing with 197 Covid patients of which 14 were in ICU in both hospitals.A further 35 patients were in community hospitals across

With well over a decade of success under their belt, You Me At Six have become one of the most reliable bands in the pop-punk; their stadium-sized choruses and relatable lyrics have earned the Surrey band a global fanbase.

Pop Smoke's Shoot For The Stars, Aim For The Moon is officially Ireland's biggest debut album released in 2020.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorUnofficial reports began trickling out a few days ago, but now it’s official: Drake has become the first artist ever to surpass 50 billion combined streams on Spotify, a rep for the streaming service confirmed to Variety.Drake himself didn’t wait for official confirmation, posting the news on his Instagram Story over the long holiday weekend.Drake via his IG story pic.twitter.com/olaTZqwCHh— Drake Direct (@DrakeDirect_) January 18, 2021The feat is impressive but not

In an awards season where the documentaries “Time” and “Collective” have dominated the year-end honors from critics groups, but it was another film that took the top prize at the 2020 IDA Awards. Instead, Nicole Newnham and Jim LeBrecht‘s “Crip Camp” was honored with Best Feature.

EXCLUSIVE:  We have just learned that The Piano Best Oscar winner Anna Paquin has landed the lead in Kingdom Story Company and Lionsgate’s American Underdog: The Kurt Warner Story opposite Zachary Levi.