By Ron Wynn NASHVILLE, TN — A huge event for Music City Black music fans is the 92Q and Analog Soul New Year’s Eve Party, being held this year at the Hutton Hotel from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. It’s being hosted by top radio host and program director Kenny Smoov, and features Will Davenport, The Shindellas, Shae Nycole and Louis York. Kenny Smoov is not only a long time award-winning broadcaster but a decorated Desert Storm Veteran who has earned among other things an Army Commendation Medal 2 Clusters, Army Achievement Medal 2 Cluster and additional honors during his…
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By Ron Wynn NASHVILLE, TN — Media mogul Byron Allen has resumed his bid to gain control of the various BET networks. He extended a $3.5 billion offer via email Tuesday to Paramount Global senior executives and board. Allen is the founder and CEO of the Allen Media Group. The BET Media Group includes the BET cable channel, VH1, BET Studios and streaming service BET+. The story was confirmed by multiple media outlets, among them Variety and Deadline. Allen has increased his bid from the $2.7 billion he had offered earlier this year. There was no comment regarding the bid…
NASHVILLE, TN — The Nashville Chapter of Les Gemmes held its December meeting and Holiday Bash at the home of one of its charter members, Rosetta Miller-Perry. It was a joyful bliss with the Holiday Bash. Gloria McKissack led the group in the famed some “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” followed by the ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas Left Right game. Gemme Julie Upkins led an Apollo type game on who had the best holiday look. There was also a brief modeling show from an original by Nashville designer, Doris McMillian. “The greatest gift is the respect and love we…
By Ron Wynn NASHVILLE, TN — The Tennessee State Tigers delivered their best offensive performance of the young season Saturday, blowing out Boyce College 117-59 at Gentry Center. Head Coach Penny Collins had expressed his concerns about shot selection and court judgement in their previous losses to Liberty and Lipscomb. But against Boyce, the Tigers were dominant on both sides of the ball. They shot 62 percent from the field and 54 from three-point range, while holding Boyce to 37 percent and forcing 16 turnovers, good for 27 points. With leading scorer Christian Brown out with an injury, the Tigers…
The NBA and its commissioner Adam Silver didn’t address a serious problem quickly enough or in a decisive manner. Now it has evolved into a major issue, and one that can’t be neatly solved or easily handled. The problem is the behavior of Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green, who last week received an indefinite suspension following his latest on-court incident. Green struck Phoenix Suns center Jusuf Nurkic in the face, knocking him to the court. It was just the latest in a series of incidents involving Green dating back to last season, when he slugged then teammate Jordan Poole…
By Ron Wynn NASHVILLE, TN — It’s been almost three decades since he first played the oddball cop Axel Foley, but Eddie Murphy is returning to that role next year. The trailer was released last week for the newest incarnation of the “Beverly Hills Cop” franchise, which will appear on Netflix early next year. Murphy last played Foley in “Beverly Hills Cop 3,” which debuted in 1994. Netflix also announced that the film will make its debut as a summer release. The trailer appeared last Thursday, two days after the streaming platform teased the film in a post shared on…
By Ron Wynn NASHVILLE, TN — Daniel Kaluuya has appeared in many notable projects as either a lead actor or key contributor, but he’s now making his debut in another area. The trailer for his directorial debut “The Kitchen” is now available online. He’s co-directing this project with Kibwe Tavares for Netflix, and he also co-wrote the screenplay with Joe Murtagh. A release about the project describes it in this manner: “In a dystopian London, the gap between rich and poor has been stretched to its limits. All forms of social housing have been eradicated and only The Kitchen remains.…
Things didn’t go well for Middle Tennessee State University’s football program this past season. Coming off an 8-5 mark from last year, expectations were high. But instead the Blue Raiders finished 4-8, and more importantly to the athletic administration, attendance at home was dismal. Still, few anticipated what happened on December 5. Longtime head coach Rick Stockstilll, an 18-year fixture, was fired. Even fewer expected what came next. His replacement was former Vanderbilt head coach Derek Mason. Mason had spent the season as an analyst for the SEC network, but had previously indicated he wanted to return to coaching. Mason…
By Ron Wynn NASHVILLE, TN — The Golden Globe Awards have been trying to revive interest and reshape their image in the wake of controversy over a lack of diversity in the voting base that awarded them. Another part of that process was announced this week as they unveiled the first Golden Globe nominations for Performance in Stand-Up Comedy on Television. Nominations on Monday were given to several recently Grammy-nominated comedians, among them Chris Rock, Wanda Sykes, Trevor Noah and Sarah Silverman. Netflix led nominations in the category with five out of six. Rock’s “Selective Outrage,” seeing Sykes “I’m an…
By Ron Wynn NASHVILLE, TN — Will Smith made headlines in many ways during a recent appearance at the third Red Sea International Film Festival. Among many other things he validated that news about an “I Am Legend” sequel is accurate, at least to a degree, and also acknowledged some past behavioral mistakes. “I have made tons of mistakes,” Smith admitted in an interview with Variety.. “We love your mistakes,” a woman in the audience screamed in return. And the star shared that he has Quincy Jones as a trusted adviser and mentor. “Quincy has always made himself available,” Smith…