About Cortney Wills

Cortney M. Wills is the Entertainment Director at TheGrio and host of our latest podcast initiative, Acting Up.
Born and raised in Los Angeles, the Medill alum began her career at Time Inc. and has since covered music, film, television, and pop culture for numerous publications including Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, Billboard, MTV News, JET, and more.
Much of her work at TheGrio focuses on holding Hollywood accountable and examines how stories about our people, our culture, and our communities are being told on screens big and small.
She’s currently based in Los Angeles where she resides with her husband and children.

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Tayshia Adams thegrio.com
November 25, 2020
Tayshia Adams, star of ABC’s ‘The Bachelorette’ opened up about how George Floyd and the BLM movement affected her.
November 25, 2020
Netflix is developing a film adaptation of ‘Forty Acres’ with Cheo Hodari Coker and Jay-Z based on the novel by Dwayne Alexander Smith.
62nd Annual GRAMMY Awards – Arrivals
November 24, 2020
The Recording Academy has announced that ‘Daily Show’ Trevor Noah is set to host the 63rd Grammy Awards on Jan. 31.
Grammys BeyoncÄ— Roddy Ricch Megan Thee Stallion thegrio.com
November 24, 2020
Beyoncé is the top nominee for the 2021 Grammy Awards, other top nominees are Megan The Stallion and Roddy Ricch.
Alicia Keys theGrio.com
November 24, 2020
MasteClass has announced that 15-time Grammy winner, Alicia Keys will teach an online course on songwriting and producing.
CW Black Lightning
November 24, 2020
The CW announced that Black Lightning from Salim Akil is coming to an end shortly after revealing its plans for a spinoff, Painkiller.
John Boyega Small Axe Steve McQueen thegrio.com
November 23, 2020
Check out John Boyega in the first trailer for ‘Red, White and Blue’ the third film from Steve McQueen’s Small Axe anthology on Amazon.
2020 American Music Awards - Show
November 23, 2020
Find out who took home trophies and see the full list of winners from the 2020 American Music Awards hosted by Taraji P. Henson.
Radha Blank Forty Year Old Virgin Sundance thegrio.com
November 20, 2020
‘Forty-Year-Old Version’ director and star, Radha Blank receives the Sundance Institute’s 2020 Vanguard Award.
movie video Missick thegrio.com
November 20, 2020
Check out the first official trailer for ‘A Cold Hard Truth’ starring real-life spouses, Simone Missick and Dorian Missick.
Resist Dream Hampton Patrisse Cullors thegrio.com
November 20, 2020
Check out the trailer for the YouTube docuseries ‘Resist’ executive produced by Dream Hampton and BLM co-founder, Patrisse Cullors.
50 Cent MJB ABC comedy thegrio.com
November 20, 2020
Mary J. Blige and 50 Cent are combining their talents for a half-hour comedy show for ABC. The two are already working together at Starz.
Jingle Jangle
November 20, 2020
Check out five, fun, Christmas-themed Netflix films that are sure to get you in the holiday spirit despite the ongoing drama of 2020.
Coming 2 America
November 20, 2020
Amazon Studios acquires ‘Coming 2 America’ and sets March release date for the sequel that stars Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, and more.
Letitia Wright Mangrove British thegrio.com
November 19, 2020
Letitia Wright on playing U.K. Black Panther leader Altheia Jones-LeCointe in ‘Mangrove’ the first film of ‘Small Axe’ anthology.
Billy Porter thegrio.com
November 19, 2020
Billy Porter has signed on to make directorial debut with ‘What If?’ a film set at MGM’s recently relaunched Orion Films.
Tiny Pretty Things
November 19, 2020
It looks like Netflix may have another hit on its hands when it debuts Tiny Pretty Things, a series about a ballet academy in Chicago.
Jenifer Lewis Debbie Allen Christmas thegrio.com
November 19, 2020
Debbie Allen and Jenifer Lewis discuss how their Netflix film, ‘Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square’ can help us heal.
Alycia Pascual-Pena Saved By the Bell reboot thegrio.com
November 18, 2020
Check out our exclusive interview with ‘Saved by The Bell’ star, Alycia Pascual-Pena on repping her Afro-Latino heritage on the reboot.
David Byrne's American Utopia
November 18, 2020
Spike Lee has signed on to direct a musical about the story behind the creation of Viagra based on David Kushner’s 2018 Esquire article.