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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DeVon Franklin
February 14, 2019
An interview with DeVon Franklin on his new book, ‘The Truth About Men’ and how he’s spending Valentine’s Day with wife, Meagan Good.
Drake
February 14, 2019
Drake celebrated the 10-year anniversary of his debut mixtape, ‘So Far Gone’ by sending a sweet message to Kanye West despite their beef.
Cardi B
February 14, 2019
Just two days after quitting Instagram over the backlash over her GRAMMYs win, Cardi B returns to announce new song with Bruno Mars.
Winston duke/ logan browning
Check out all the stars who have been nominated for the NAACP Image Awards including Beyonce, Chadwick Boseman, and more.
Jennifer Lopez
The Twitterverse was clearly unimpressed by Jennifer Lopez’s Motown tribute at the 61st annual GRAMMY Awards on Sunday night.
Childish Gambino
Childish Gambino (aka Donald Glover) makes history by winning Song of the Year and Record of the Year at the GRAMMYs but skips the event.
Drake
Heres’ the complete list of winners from the 61st annual GRAMMY Awards including Drake, Cardi B, Childish Gambino, and more.
Drake
Drake delivers surprising GRAMMYs speech after winning the award for Best Rap Song for “God’s Plan” but gets cut off before he can finish.
Cardi B
Cardi B is noticably shaken and at a loss for words after winning best Rap Album for ‘Invasion of Privacy’ at the 61st annual GRAMMY Awards.
Johnny Wright/ Ryan Coogler
Check out our interviews with Black Hollywood’s brightest stars including Tichina Arnold, Ryan Coogler, and more from the 10th annual AAFCA Awards.
Cardi B
Check out the wildest fashion moments from the music indistry’s biggest stars including Janelle Monae and Chloe x Halle at the 61st annual GRAMMYs
Alicia Keys/ Michelle Obama
The night’s host, Alicia Keys opens GRAMMYs with a little help from Michelle Obama, Jada Pinkett Smith, Jennifer Lopez and Lady Gaga.
Janelle Monae thegrio.com
Janelle Monae dedicates her 2019 GRAMMY nominations to her “trans brothers and sisters” during the Fem the Future brunch hosted by Instagram.
Clive Davis/ LL Cool J
Get all the info on what went down at the star-studded, annual pre-GRAMMY gala hosted by Clive Davis on Saturday night at the Beverly Hilton.
Michael Jackson
HBO has announced it will debut the two-part Michael Jackson documentary, ‘Leaving Neverland’ on March 3 and 4 and we’re still on the fence.
Ava DuVernay
February 8, 2019
Ava DuVernay takes over ‘TIME’ Magazine as guest editor and features Lena Waithe, Laverne Cox and Cicely Tyson in this month’s ‘The Art of Optimism’ issue.
Lena Waithe/ Ben Cory Jones
The MACRO Lodge was the place to be during the Sundance FIlm Festival in Park City, Utah and we’ve got the 411 on all of the star-studded events you missed.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Netflix has acquired ‘Knock Down the House,’ the Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez documentary that premiered at the Sundance FIlm Festival.
Martial Martin
14-year-old ‘black-ish’ star Marsai Martin inks first-look deal with Universal and will develop projects through her Genius Productions imprint.
Gabrielle Union thegrio.com
Gabrielle Union discusses the prospect of her new series, ‘LA’s Finest’ featuring cameos from Will Smith and Martin Lawrence.