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This combination of album art images shows BԪַMeteoraBԪַ a 20th anniversary edition by Linkin Park, left, and BԪַHope,BԪַ a 13-track album by Michigan rapper NF. (Warner Records via AP, left, and NF Real Music/Virgin Music via AP)

HereBԪַs a collection curated by The Associated PressBԪַ entertainment journalists of whatBԪַs arriving on TV, streaming services and music and video game platforms this week.

MOVIES

BԪַ a two-part documentary debuting Monday on Hulu, reconsiders how Shields was sexualized throughout pop culture as a child model and as the 12-year-old star of Louis MalleBԪַs controversial 1978 film BԪַPretty Baby.BԪַ Director Lana WilsonBԪַs film, which , revisits plenty of infamous episodes from ShieldsBԪַ life BԪַ her friendship with Michael Jackson, her relationship with Andre Agassi, her odd run-in with Tom Cruise BԪַ as well as new revelations, including that she was sexually assaulted by someone she knew professionally.

BԪַ revisits sex and film from a much different perspective. Beginning in April, the streaming service has gathered together some of the defining erotic thrillers of the BԪַ80s and BԪַ90s, including Brian De PalmaBԪַs BԪַDressed to KillBԪַ (1980), with Angie Dickinson and Michael Caine; Lawrence KasdanBԪַs BԪַBody HeatBԪַ (1981), with William Hurt and Kathleen Turner; and the WachowskisBԪַ BԪַBoundBԪַ (1996), with Jennifer Tilly and Gina Gershon. (BԪַBasic InstinctBԪַ arrives in June.) The absence of carnality in todayBԪַs more sexless cinema world has been a subject of ongoing debate. But if you want to step back into a steamier time, the Criterion Channel has you (but not its stars) covered.

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MUSIC

BԪַ Michigan rapper NF has a new album out Friday and some tough love for his record label. BԪַI could write a record full of radio songs/Do a bunch of features that my label would love,BԪַ he raps on the first single. BԪַSounds like a nightmare if you ask me/Went from my bedroom to the big leagues.BԪַ The 13-track album BԪַHopeBԪַ boasts features with singer-songwriter Julia Michaels and rapper Cordae. It marks the rapperBԪַs first full-length release since 2019BԪַs platinum-selling BԪַThe Search.BԪַ

BԪַ Scottish singer Lewis Capaldi is ready for his spotlight in 2023. The artist who gave us the pop ballad BԪַSomeone You LovedBԪַ will have a new album BԪַ BԪַBroken by Desire to be Heavenly SentBԪַ BԪַ out on May 19 and he has been announced for Glastonbury 2023. On Wednesday, Netflix will release a documentary that follows the Grammy nominee returning to his Scottish roots and attempting to reconnect with his old life and the family and friends he left behind. The new music includes the anching love song with lush strings and powerful percussion.

BԪַ Linkin Park fans can celebrate the bandBԪַs landmark BԪַMeteoraBԪַ album with a 20th anniversary edition dropping Friday. ItBԪַs got a lost gem BԪַ literally, a complete and mixed, yet forgotten, song from the era, appropriately entitled Says bandmember Mike Shinoda: BԪַFinding this track was like finding a favorite photo you had forgotten youBԪַd taken, like it was waiting for the right moment to reveal itself.BԪַ Another lost track is with the late Chester Bennington in fine force. BԪַMeteoraBԪַ landed on March 25, 2003, went No. 1 on the Billboard Top 200 before selling 27 million units worldwide.

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TELEVISION

BԪַ The popular New Zealand murder series returns for its ninth season Monday on Acorn TV, a streaming service offering British TV shows and other international television. The show stars Neill Rea as Mike Shepherd, a detective who in the pilot episode, is assigned to a murder case in the small, fictional town of Brokenwood. Shepherd, who uses unconventional methods in his work, must team up with local detective, Kristin Simms, played by Fern Sutherland, who is more structured and straight-lace. Shepherd stays on in Brokenwood, enjoying the townBԪַs idyllic charm, but there are still plenty of mysteries to solve, with SimmsBԪַ help, of course.

BԪַ The new Paramount+ series shows the origin of the girl gang before Frenchy, Rizzo, or Sandy ever donned their own pink jackets. BԪַRise of the Pink LadiesBԪַ takes place four years prior to the events of the BԪַGreaseBԪַ movie starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John. It features original music by Justin Tranter, a producer who has worked with recording artists including Lady Gaga, Dua Lipa, Ariana Grande and The Chicks. The showBԪַs creator, Annabelle Oakes, says her hope is to create a BԪַGreaseBԪַ cinematic universe much like MarvelBԪַs, centered around Rydell High. BԪַGrease: Rise of the Pink LadiesBԪַ debuts Thursday.

BԪַ Kathryn Hahn portrays a character inspired by writer Cheryl Strayed in the Hulu series ItBԪַs based on StrayedBԪַs book of the same name which excerpts an advice column where she went by the pseudonym Dear Sugar. In the series, Hahn plays Clare, a writer who agrees to take on an advice column where she writes beautiful, heartfelt responses to peopleBԪַs problems, incorporating her own life experiences, and all the while, ClareBԪַs real life is messy. Reese Witherspoon and Laura Dern, who both starred in a film adaptation of StrayedBԪַs memoir BԪַWild,BԪַ are executive producers on the series. BԪַTiny Beautiful ThingsBԪַ premieres Friday.

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VIDEO GAMES

BԪַ GolfBԪַs marquee annual event, The Masters Tournament, begins Thursday but the big news for virtual duffers is Electronic ArtsBԪַ long-awaited return to the links. ItBԪַs the first entry in the franchise since 2015, and its main selling point is exclusive rights to the Masters and the sportBԪַs three other majors. Augusta National, St. Andrews, Pebble Beach and 25 other classic courses are rendered in vivid detail, and EA has completely overhauled swing mechanics, ball physics, weather and landscape effects. Granted, there are plenty of video golfers who donBԪַt want quite that much realism, so thereBԪַs an arcade option for those craving more forgiving, faster-paced action. You can tee off Friday on PlayStation 5, Xbox X/S and PC.

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