New this week: Sia, Clarice Starling and Kristen Wiig
Hereโs a collection curated by The Associated Pressโ entertainment journalists of whatโs arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week. One nominee, โJudas and the Black Messiah," arrives on HBO Max (as well as in theaters) on Friday. Adโ Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo's last writing partnership turned out pretty well. Adโ AP Film Writer Jake CoyleMUSICโ Siaโs Golden Globe-nominated directorial debut, โMusic,โ will be accompanied with a 14-track album. Adโ โSilence of the Lambsโ is three decades in the rearview mirror, but only a year has passed as CBSโ โClariceโ picks up the story of FBI Agent Clarice Starling.
Tyler Hubbard, Tim McGraw call for unity on new duet
Hubbard and McGraw are asking people to walk a mile in someone else's shoes in a call for unity on their new duet Undivided." Hubbard wrote the song while isolating on his tour bus after testing positive for COVID-19 last year. He said the division in America in 2020 weighed heavily on his heart as he wrote the song. โI think that 2020 and the state of the country was heavy on my heart, just like it is heavy on everybodyโs heart,โ Hubbard said. Hubbard said the timing for the song is just right, even when there is so much noise to break through.
Positive COVID-19 test sidelines FGLโs Tyler Hubbard at CMAs
NASHVILLE, Tenn. โ Florida Georgia Lineโs Tyler Hubbard is the second artist so far that will miss a scheduled performance at the CMA Awards on Wednesday due to COVID-19. Hubbard posted a note on his Instagram page on Monday saying he was asymptomatic and quarantining on his bus outside his home. It comes days after another artist, Lee Brice, also revealed he had tested positive and would also not perform on the show, which airs on ABC from Nashville, Tennessee. โWe have been extremely diligent with our testing process in advance of anyone entering our footprint,โ the statement said. โEvery single person has been tested, and many will be tested repeatedly throughout the week.