By Ron Wynn NASHVILLE, TN — One of the most innovative and edgy comedies on broadcast, cable TV or streaming services will be back next season. HBO announced this week that Robin Thede’s “A Black Lady Sketch Show” would receive a third season. Thede, the creator, showrunner, executive producer, writer and star of the Emmy-nominated narrative comedy show, told Variety.com that making the show has been a dream come true. “I’m honored to continue our incredible series and wonderful partnership with HBO, Issa Rae, JAX Media and our entire producing team,” she added in a statement. The first season debuted…
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By Ron Wynn Lee Daniels is one of the most prolific and versatile creative figures in Hollywood at the moment, and he’ll be quite busy this upcoming season. He also has a new deal with 20th Television, a Disney backed studio. The deal was announced this week, and comes on the heels of Daniels and his company (Lee Daniels Entertainment or LDE) returning to broadcast television for the 2021-22 season. They’ll be doing both “The Wonder Years” update at ABC and “Our Kind of People” at Fox. “I’m beyond grateful to continue my partnership with 20th, Dana Walden, Karey Burke…
By Ron Wynn The Nashville Predators did a lot of things right in Game 2 of their first-round playoff series against the Carolina Hurricanes, yet find themselves down 2-0 going into Friday night’s third contest at Bridgestone Arena. Their hopes of getting a split in Game 2 Wednesday night were erased due to the razor sharp goaltending of Hurricanes rookie Alex Nedeljovic and the offensive prowess of Sebastian Aho. Nedeljovic stopped all 32 Predators’ shots, while Aho scored the game’s first goal in the opening period and then got a second one with 53 seconds remaining to seal what ultimately…
By Ron Wynn NASHVILLE, TN — Despite being ranked second in the nation most of the season, the Vanderbilt Commodores face a tough battle just to win the SEC Eastern Division, let alone defend their NCAA title. The Commodores dropped the final game of their series against the 14th-ranked Ole Miss Rebels Sunday, and begin the week with a 17-9 SEC record. They are a half game behind Tennessee (18-9), who also dropped two of three games over the weekend to top ranked Arkansas. The Razorbacks not only remain atop the national standings, they lead the SEC East with a…
The WNBA’s 25th anniversary season has begun, and a league that many predicted wouldn’t survive has not only stayed in business, but greatly broadened and expanded its reach and exposure. Though it still doesn’t get anywhere near the coverage given either men’s pro or college basketball, there are now more WNBA games on different networks through a new deal that puts the WNBA on multiple cable and broadcast entities. But there are also major changes. All 12 WNBA teams will have new uniforms, and Nike has created three looks for each franchise. There’s also a new Wilson basketball being used…
By Ron Wynn NASHVILLE, TN — The score for the Pixar film “Soul” was among the winners this week as the ASCAP Screen Music Awards began a four-day virtual celebration. It was among the winners announced in the Composers’ Choice Awards, which are voted on by peers. The number of categories for the performing rights organization’s still fairly new division of awards voted by fellow songwriters and composers was expanded in this round, with documentary score and television theme of the year added for 2021. “Soul” added the ASCAP award as Film Score of the Year to its recent win…
By Ron Wynn NASHVILLE, TN — Posthumous honors continue rolling in for Chadwick Boseman. His latest came Sunday night when he received the Best Performance in a Movie award at the MTV Movie & TV Awards. Boseman lost his fight against colon cancer in August of 2020 at 43, and has received multiple awards over the last year for his performance as Levee Green in Netflix’s “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.” Yara Shahidi received he award on his behalf. Speaking on stage at the Palladium in Los Angeles, Shahidi said, “I’m so honored to accept this award on behalf of Chadwick…
By Ron Wynn NASHVILLE, TN — As Nashville SC prepares for its first road game this weekend, they hope to build off the momentum earned from finally getting a victory. After three disappointing draws, two of them against either expansion teams or clubs they were favored to beat, Nashville SC turned in a solid performance against a previously undefeated team. Their 2-0 win over the New England Revolution improved their record to 1-0-3, ad got them their first three-point result of the MLS season. The Revolution are 2-1-1. While Nashville SC hoped to get at least nine and possibly 12…
Many times aging veterans don’t get a chance to depart teams on their own terms. For every John Elway or Peyton Manning who gets to go out with a victory, many others are unceremoniously cut when teams decide they have reached a point where they are either not worth the money they’re making, or they can get the same thing for much less with a younger player. However some situations look worse than others, and few have looked as bad as the Los Angeles Angels last week with the release of Albert Pujols. This one has gotten messy quickly, and…
By Ron Wynn NASHVILLE, TN — Lloyd Price was not only a marvelous vocalist, he was someone well schooled in the rough and tumble worlds of business and commerce. Price, who enjoyed huge hits in the ‘50s with such songs as “Stagger Lee” and “Personality” passed last week at age 88. The New Orleans born artist began performing at a young age. He was discovered as a teenager performing his song “Lawdy Miss Clawdy” in clubs around the Crescent City. Specialty Records signed him and helped make “Lawdy Miss Clawdy” a hit in 1953. Price’s career was interrupted due to…