Academy of Country Music The Academy of Country Music will unveil the nominees for the 2021 ACM Awards on Friday.
Kelsea Ballerini and Brothers Osborne will announce the nominees in the categories of Entertainer of the Year, Female Artist of the Year, Male Artist of the Year, Group of the Year, Duo of the Year and Single of the Year on CBS This Morning at 8:30 a.m. ET.
ETonline will reveal the artists nominated for Album of the Year, Song of the Year, New Male Artist of the Year, New Female Artist of the Year, Music Event of the Year and Video of the Year at 8:45 a.m. ET.
The full list of nominees will be available on the official ACM website following the morning announcements.
It was previously announced that the ACM Awards will broadcast for the second year in a row from the Grand Ole Opry, Ryman Auditorium and Bluebird Cafe in Nashville on April 18 at 8 p.m. ET on CBS.
Capitol Records Nashville For Carrie Underwood, “Softly and Tenderly” is a message of healing she hopes to share with fans.
In a behind-the-scenes video, Carrie discusses her connection to the hymn, which serves as the first release off her upcoming gospel album, My Savior.
She recalls singing “Softly and Tenderly” at the 2017 CMA Awards during a “very somber moment” in memoriam of the 60 people who were tragically killed during a mass shooting at Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas in October 2017.
“It felt like at the time, that song just brought a lot of healing into the room,” Carrie reflects. “I wanted to include it on this project to have it in a more ‘done’ way. Hopefully it’ll continue to bring some healing to people who need it.”
My Savior, the companion to Carrie’s Christmas album, My Gift, features a variety of other gospel songs she grew up singing including “Amazing Grace” and “How Great Thou Art.” The new album arrives on March 26.
ABC/Frank MicelottaFor eight seasons, Hayley Orrantia has played Erica Goldberg on ABC’s 1980s-set family comedy, The Goldbergs.
But in real life, Orrantia has many other roles — including country singer. The 27-year-old has showed off her singing chops on The Goldbergs and released her debut EP, The Way Out, in 2019.
As she continues to work on new music from her home studio, Orrantia is acutely aware of the changes taking place in the country music industry, specifically when it comes to speaking out against racism following the Morgan Wallen controversy.
“I absolutely think this is an opportunity for country music and people within country music to start having conversations that they were very hesitant to have before,” Orrantia tells ABC Audio.
“I think that not only in country music, but the entertainment industry all around has pushed things to the side or under the table that we’ve been able to ignore up until this point that you just can’t ignore anymore. It’s time to have a conversation. It’s time to make big changes.”
She adds that it gives her hope to see people in the industry speaking up, especially those in positions of power, because they help set the standard.
“There’s a fear when you’re in the entertainment industry, whether that’s music or acting, to be controversial because you don’t want to limit your audience,” she says. “But at the same time, you know what’s right and what’s wrong. And at some point you have to be able to stand up and use your platform to be able to represent that.”
“I applaud everyone who’s been able to do that during this time because we’re just teaching the younger generation how it should be done,” she says.
The Goldbergs airs Wednesdays at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.
Lucasfilm/Disney+(LOS ANGELES) — At today’s Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour, Disney+ revealed the release dates of some of its anticipated upcoming titles, not only from its hot Star Wars and Marvel properties, but also original series including The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers, and Big Shot, the latter of which stars Jon Stamos and Yvette Nicole Brown.
Some of those involved with the projects, including Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige, were on hand for the virtual event.
Feige confirmed not only that WandaVision‘s Elizabeth Olsen would appear in theaters in Doctor Strange‘s sequel The Multiverse of Madness, but also that WandaVision co-star Teyonah Parris would be also crossing over to the big screen for the sequel to Captain Marvel.
The animated Clone Wars spin-off The Bad Batch will debut on Star Wars Day — aka May the 4th — before settling into its normal Friday slot on May 7.
While it was already known that the MCU spin-off The Falcon and The Winter Soldier would debut on March 19, Feige revealed that another, Loki, starring Tom Hiddleston’s God of Mischief, will debut on June 11.
Here are the spring and summer premiere dates for Disney+ programming:
MARCH
March 19 – The Falcon and The Winter Soldier
March 26 – The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers
APRIL
April 16 – Big Shot
MAY
May 4 – Star Wars: The Bad Batch
May 14 – High School Musical: The Musical: The Series Season 2
Vertical Entertainment(NEW YORK) — Even you don’t recognize actor Frank Grillo’s name, you certainly know his face. Since 2014, he’s appeared in more than 30 films, including a memorable turn as one of Marvel’s baddest baddies, Brock Rumlow/Crossbones.
Grillo gave Chris Evans’ Captain America a run for his money in an elevator in Captain America: The Winter Soldier and appeared in Captain America:Civil War as well as the biggest movie of all time, Avengers: Endgame.
The Bronx, New York-born actor will appear in eight movies in 2021 alone, including the new drama Body Brokers, and he’ll reprise his comic book villain role in the upcoming Disney+ Marvel What If… animated series.
“You know, I got that ‘poor kid I came to the table late’ mentality…” the 55-year-old tells ABC Audio with a laugh. “My buddy Liam Neeson is 68 years old and he just finished a flick in Australia, another action movie — that guy keeps me going.”
Grillo adds of his producing partner Joe Carnahan, “Carnahan and I have become friends with Stallone, this guy 75 years old, man. I mean…I realize how old I am when these guys are…in their 70s . They call me ‘the kid’!” the actor says, exploding with laughter.
Grillo’s latest, Body Brokers, is based on a real scam: one of the provisions in the Affordable Care Act allows rehab centers to collect millions from insurance companies — and because of it, some centers make a mint by actively hunting recidivist addicts with no intention of getting clean.
Grillo plays Vin, the head of one of these sham centers, sort of a dark-side Tony Robbins. He says director John Swab’s vision hooked him. “[He] had experiences with addiction and really understood the world,” the actor explains. “And when you start to see the scam of it all…I [was] just like is this real? Like I think I want to get into that business!” he laughs.
Body Brokers, which also stars Val Kilmer’s actor son Jack, Boardwalk Empire‘s Michael K. Williams, and Oscar winner Melissa Leo, is now available on Video On Demand.
Academy of Country Music The Academy of Country Music will unveil the nominees for the 2021 ACM Awards on Friday. 
