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NASHVILLE — William “Bill” Pursell, a Grammy-nominated composer who worked as a Nashville studio musician with artists like Willie Nelson and Bob Dylan, has died. He was 94.

TORONTO — Michelle Latimer was celebrating word that her documentary "Inconvenient Indian" made it into this year's Toronto International Film Festival when she got a phone call with even bigger news.

Elizabeth Cook, “Aftermath” (Agent Love/Thirty Tigers) As an outlaw country disc jockey, fast-talking, y'all-ing Elizabeth Cook has a way with words, and so it goes on her new album, “Aftermath.

NEW YORK — Playwright-novelist Ayad Akhtar has been named the new president of PEN America, the human rights and literary organization. Akhtar, who assumes the presidency Dec. 2, succeeds novelist Jennifer Egan.

Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week.

Apple Books US Bestseller List - 09/06/20 - Paid Books Rank, Book Title by Author Name, ISBN, Publisher 1. All the Devils Are Here by Louise Penny - 9781250145253 - (St. Martin’s Publishing Group) 2.

Apple TV app - Movies US charts: 1. Bill & Ted Face The Music 2. Irresistible (2020) 3. The 2nd 4. The King of Staten Island 5. 42 6. Robin’s Wish 7. The Silencing 8. Black Panther (2018) 9. Bill & Ted’s Excellent Triple Feature 10.

NEW YORK — In the early days of the pandemic, doctors noticed something about the people severely ill from COVID-19: Many were obese.

TORONTO — Hundreds of workers on the front lines of the COVID-19 fight are set to receive virtual tickets to one of the hottest titles at the Toronto International Film Festival.

“Monogamy,” by Sue Miller (HarperCollins) Even after reading all 338-plus pages of Sue Miller’s new novel, it’s hard to tell if the noun of the title is aspirational or unattainable. And maybe that’s the point.