Entertainment briefs 5/25/16

Pharrell produces Little Big Town album

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Hit music producer and artist Pharrell Williams has produced the next album for country quartet Little Big Town, who performed the first single on Tuesday's season finale of "The Voice" on NBC. Their new eight-song album is called "Wanderlust." It will be released by Capitol Records Nashville on June 10, the band stated. The new song, "One of Those Days," was released digitally Tuesday before the TV appearance. The Grammy-winning group consists of Karen Fairchild, Phillip Sweet, Kimberly Schlapman and Jimi Westbrook. Fairchild said in a statement the collaboration between the "Girl Crush" singers and the hit maker behind "Blurred Lines" and "Happy" started with a writing session a few months ago that turned into several songs.

Jury set in Michael Jace murder trial

LOS ANGELES -- A jury was selected Tuesday and opening statements began in the murder trial of an actor who played a police officer on the TV series "The Shield." The panel of six men and six women was seated in the case against Michael Jace, who is accused of shooting and killing his wife April two years ago in their Los Angeles home. He surrendered to police after telling a 911 dispatcher he had killed his wife. A recording of the call has not been released. The actor has pleaded not guilty, and his attorneys have said his state of mind will be a key element of his defense. A prosecutor has said Jace shot his wife in the back and then again while their young children watched. April Jace, 40, was a financial aid counselor at Biola University and had two sons with the defendant. The boys were 8 and 5 when she was killed. Her family called her death a senseless act of domestic violence. Michael Jace worked steadily in small roles in films such as "Planet of the Apes," "Boogie Nights," "Forrest Gump" and the television series "Southland."

-- From wire reports