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Following is a summary of current entertainment news briefs. Singer Sam Fender wins Mercury Prize for album 'People Watching' Rocker Sam Fender won the Mercury Prize for his third album "People Watching" on Thursday, beating the likes of band Pulp and singer FKA Twigs for the British music award.

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Singer Sam Fender wins Mercury Prize for album 'People Watching'

Rocker Sam Fender won the Mercury Prize for his third album "People Watching" on Thursday, beating the likes of band Pulp and singer FKA Twigs for the British music award. Loud cheers erupted when the 31-year-old's name was called out at the ceremony in the northern English city of Newcastle, just a few miles from Fender's hometown of North Shields.

Kiss lead guitarist Ace Frehley dies at 74

Ace Frehley, the original lead guitarist of the rock group Kiss, whose hard-driving sound, stage theatrics and iconic makeup created one of the most popular and groundbreaking bands of all time, died on Thursday at age 74, his family said. A representative for Frehley, Lori Lousararian, attributed his death to a recent fall at his home, Rolling Stone magazine said.

Ben Stiller gets personal about his parents in 'Stiller and Meara'

Ben Stiller didn't think about how his family would react to his deeply personal documentary about his parents, "Stiller and Meara: Nothing is Lost," until after it was finished. "It was really kind of after the fact, once we got to the place where the movie was what it was, that I started to think about how it might feel to have it out in the world, and I had to kind of figure that out for myself," Stiller told Reuters.

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