Brandi Carlile, Yola, Allison Russell lead Americana noms

NASHVILLE, TENN. » Brandi Carlile, Allison Russell and Yola are the leading nominees for the 2022 Americana Honors and Awards, with each one up for album of the year, artist of the year and song of the year.

The nominees were announced Monday in Nashville, Tenn., at the National Museum of African American Music.

Carlile is a six-time Grammy winning artist and producer and an Americana music favorite, having won artist of the year at the awards show twice before. She is nominated for album of the year for “In These Silent Days” and song of the year for “Right on Time.”

Russell’s debut solo album “Outside Child” is nominated for album of the year. The Canadian-born musician’s song, “Persephone,” is up for song of the year. British-born singersongwriter Yola’s sophomore record, “Stand for Myself,” is nominated for album of the year, and she is nominated for song of the year for “Diamond Studded Shoes.”

‘Doctor Strange 2’ keeps hold on top spot in 2nd weekend

NEW YORK » “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” stayed on top of the box office charts during its second weekend in theaters, earning an additional $61 million from North American theaters, according to studio estimates.

With $688 million in global grosses, it’s already one of the highest-grossing films of the pandemic and the secondbiggest of 2022. But a 67% fall is also a steep drop — even for reliably frontloaded superhero films. Still, “SpiderMan: No Way Home” slid 68% in weekend two.

Released by the Walt Disney Co., “Doctor Strange 2” benefitted from being the first Marvel movie to follow “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” in which Benedict Cumberbatch’s sorcerer played a pivotal role.