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'Raya and the Last Dragon' threepeats at #1 at box office

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Walt Disney Pictures(LOS ANGELES) — Disney’s animated adventure Raya and the Last Dragon topped the box office for the third time in as many weeks, delivering an estimated $5.2 million.

The film, which collected an estimated $8 million overseas, has earned $71 million globally to date. Raya and the Last Dragon is also available to Disney+ subscribers for an additional $30. 

Another animated, family-oriented movie, Tom and Jerry, came in second with an estimated $3.8 million; Newcomer The Courier, starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Rachel Brosnahan debuted with an estimated $2 million; Chaos Walking took fourth place with an estimated $1.9 million, and The Croods: a New Age rounded out the top five with an estimated $620,000.  Its worldwide totals now stands at $14.7 million. 

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By George Costantino 
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NCAA upgrades women's weight rooms after viral outcry

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(NEW YORK) — The NCAA, following criticism over the disparity between the men’s and women’s training facilities during the March Madness tournament, has revealed an upgraded weight room for female basketball players.

The move comes after University of Oregon forward Sedona Prince posted a video on TikTok showing the differences between the men’s and women’s weight rooms. The video, which went viral, prompted a major backlash and calls of blatant inequality.

ABC’s Eva Pilgrim discussed the changes the organization has made on Good Morning America Monday morning:

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Scoreboard roundup — 3/21/21

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(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events:

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

Indiana 109, Miami 106 (OT)
Oklahoma City 114, Houston 112
New Orleans 113, Denver 108
Boston 112, Orlando 96
Chicago 100, Detroit 86
Brooklyn 113, Washington 106
Cleveland 116, Toronto 105
Philadelphia 101, New York 100
Dallas 132, Portland 92
Phoenix 111, LA Lakers 94

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

New Jersey 2, Pittsburgh 1 (OT)
Tampa Bay 5, Florida 3
Los Angeles 3, Vegas 1
Nashville 4, Dallas 3 (SO)

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Loyola Chicago 71, Illinois 58
Baylor 76, Wisconsin 63
Houston 63, Rutgers 60
Arkansas 68, Texas Tech 66
Syracuse 75, West Virginia 72
Villanova 84, North Texas 61
Oregon St. 80, Oklahoma St. 70

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Hail to the Chief: What's Thomas Rhett's country song?

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Big MachineThomas Rhett lays claim to his seventeenth career number one this week, as “What’s Your Country Song” tops the radio airplay chart in a relatively short amount of time.

Released in November, the lead single from TR’s upcoming fifth album made it to number one in four months, when it can often take a year for a song to top the chart.

So it certainly seems an appropriate time for the ACM Entertainer of the Year to answer the question he’s been asking — and he turns to the CMA Entertainer of the Year for the answer.

“I think if I had to pick my country song, it would probably be something by Eric Church,” TR explains, “’cause I think going through middle school and high school, he was my idol in country music.”

Narrowing it down further, Thomas Rhett picks a track from Eric’s 2006 debut album, Sinners Like Me.

“I just remember listening to ‘These Boots’ over and over and over and over again,” TR recalls. “I just loved how simple it was, how stripped-down it was, and the story that it told.” 

“‘Cause I think we all have been in those places where, whether we’re wearing boots or tennis shoes or whatever it is, you’re like, ‘Dang, these things have seen a lot of life and a lot of crazy memories, a lot of sad memories, a lot of the good ones,'” he continues. “So, I think “These Boots” would be my country song.”

Country Again: Side A, the first part of a double album by Thomas Rhett, comes out April 30. And if you’re as big a fan of the Chief as TR is, you’ll be interested to know that Eric starts releasing his three-part Heart & Soul project on April 16.

By Stephen Hubbard
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"American Idol" recap: Hollywood Week is here!

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ABC/Eric McCandless(LOS ANGELES) — It’s Hollywood Week at American Idol and, to kick it off, judges Katy Perry, Lionel Richie, and Luke Bryan joined together with their first ever group performance. 

For the first time in four seasons together on the series, the trio collaborated for an engaging rendition of The Beatles’ “All You Need Is Love.” Afterwards, it was time to get down to business and start narrowing down the search to find the next big star. 

For this next step in the competition, the singing hopefuls were split into groups by their genres — pop, country, soul, indie/folk, R&B, and rock. Each genre was split into small groups, where each person performed solo in front of the judges. After each person in the small group performed, they gathered together on the stage to find out their fate. 

Notably making it through to the next round after singing “River” by Bishop Briggs was Claudia Conway, daughter of George and Kellyanne Conway — the latter of whom joined her for support. She made her way to the stage with a newfound confidence and a new look — rocking black hair instead of the blonde audiences last saw her with — which Katy noticed right off the bat. 

Willie Spence, who went viral in 2017 for his cover of Rihanna’s “Diamonds,” also lived on to sing another day after mesmerizing the judges by singing “All Of Me” by John Legend.

While some naturally were disappointed about not making it to the next round, Erika Perry — no relation to Katy — didn’t bow out gracefully.

After the judges decided to end her journey, she fell into a downward spiral where, as she made her way off-stage, she asked the judges multiple times, “Are you sure?” She continued to throw a temper tantrum in the lobby which inevitably confirmed her greatest fear — becoming the laughing stock of her ex-boyfriend and his friends back home. 

The next challenge of Hollywood Week will be duets, where Katy, Lionel, and Luke will choose the pairs. 

Here’s the results of each genre.

POP
SAFE:
Liahona Olayan
Laila Mach
Ava August 
Anthony Guzman
Andrea Valles
Mary Jo Young 
Colin Jamieson

ELIMINATED: 
Ammon Olayan 
Liv Grace Blue 
She Nova 
Yurisbel
Erika Perry

COUNTRY
SAFE:
Drake McCain
Caleb Kennedy 
Mignon
Mason Picks 
Alex Miller
Chayce Beckham

ELIMINATED:
Cameron McGuar 
James Perdue
Christian McGuckian

SOUL
SAFE: 
RE’H
Xavier Washington
Grace Kinstler

ELIMINATED:
DJ Johnson
Celeste Butler

INDIE FOLK
SAFE: 
Wyatt Pike 
Emisunshine
Lizzy O’Very 
Murphy

ELIMINATED: 
Christina Daugherty
Hunter Metts
Graham DeFranco
Cassandra Coleman
Trinity Rose

R&B
ELIMINATED: 
Vahhley
Tryzdin Grubbs
Brianna Collichio

ROCK
SAFE:
Beane 
Casey Bishop 
Althea Grace

ELIMINATED: 
Christian Terry 

Also through to the next round are singers Zach D’onofrio, Madison Watkins, Alyssa Wray, Jason Warrior, Alanis Sophia, and Amanda Mena.

American Idol returns Monday, March 22 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.

By Danielle Long
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