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TV Recommendations: Monday, December 26

December 26, 2022 by Rueben

Trying to figure out what to watch tonight? Be it new episodes of the TV season, reairs of cable series or a movie, here are some suggestions

NOTE: The new limited series drama Treason will debut online on Netflix today.

5 PM:
White House Down movie on A&E
Hidden Figures movie on FX

5:15 PM:
The Holiday movie on TNT

6 PM:
My Christmas Family Tree movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
A Glenbrooke Christmas movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Reair)
Ratatouille (animated) movie on Disney
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 movie on Syfy

7 PM:
His Dark Materials on HBO 2 (Encore)
Yellowjackets on Showtime (Encore)
Shrek Forever After (animated) movie on Freeform

7:05 PM:
Kingsman: The Golden Circle movie on FXM

8 PM:
His Dark Materials on HBO 2 (Encore)
Yellowjackets on Showtime (Encore)
9-1-1 on FOX (Reair)
Outlander on Starz (Reair)
The Nine Kittens of Christmas movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
The Perfect Christmas Present movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Reair)
Hacksaw Ridge movie on A&E
Captain America: The Winter Soldier movie on Encore
The Martian movie on FX
The Bodyguard movie on Lifetime
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers movie on Paramount Network
Skyfall movie on POP
Schnidler’s List movie on TMC
Rocketman movie on TNT

9 PM:
His Dark Materials on HBO (NEW)
NCIS on CBS (Reair)
Outlander on Starz (Reair)
Abominable (animated) movie on Freeform

9:52 PM:
His Dark Materials on HBO (NEW – Series Finale)

9:12 PM:
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 movie on Syfy

10 PM:
Yellowjackets on Showtime (Encore)
Five More Minutes: Moments Like These movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Encore)
Reunited at Christmas movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
NCIS: Hawai’i on CBS (Reair)

10:02 PM:
Outlander on Starz (Reair)

Enjoy!

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2022 Year-End Round Up: Award Winners

December 26, 2022 by Rueben

Every year there are lots of awards shows, some important, some just fun and numerous just plain silly or nonsensical, but the list featured below showcases just some of the top winners over the course of 2022.

GOLDEN GLOBES (January)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama – Will Smith, King Richard
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy – Andrew Garfield, Tick, Tick … Boom!
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy – Rachel Zegler, West Side Story
Best Supporting Actress, Motion Picture – Ariana DeBose, West Side Story
Best Television Series, Drama – Succession, HBO
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series, Drama – Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, Pose
Best Limited Series, Anthology Series or a Motion Picture made for Television – The Underground Railroad
Best Performance by an Actress, Limited Series, Anthology Series or a Motion Picture made for Television – Kate Winslet, Mare of Easttown
Best Motion Picture, Animated – Encanto

NAACP IMAGE AWARDS (February)

Entertainer of the Year – Jennifer Hudson
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture – Daniel Kaluuya, Judas and the Black Messiah
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture – Regina King, The Harder They Fall
Outstanding Drama Series – “Queen Sugar”
Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series – Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us
Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series – Angela Bassett, 9-1-1
Outstanding Female Artist – Jazmine Sullivan

SAG AWARDS (February)

Life Achievement Award – Helen Mirren
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture – Coda
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role – Jessica Chastain, The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series – Jung Ho-Yeon, Squid Game
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series – Lee Jung-Jae, Squid Game

CRITIC’S CHOICE AWARDS (March)

Best Picture (Film) – The Power of the Dog
Best Young Actor (Film) – Jude Hill – Belfast
Best Ensemble (Film) – Belfast
Best Original Screenplay (Film) – Kenneth Branagh – Belfast
Best Costume Design (Film) – Jenny Beavan – Cruella
Best Visual Effects (Film) – Dune
Best Comedy (Film) – Licorice Pizza
Best Actress in a Drama Series (TV) – Melanie Lynskey – Yellowjackets
Best Movie Made for TV – Oslo
Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for TV – Jennifer Coolidge – The White Lotus
Best Animated Series – What If…?

BAFTA FILM AWARDS (March)

Leading Actress – Joanna Scanlan, After Love
Documentary – Summer Of Soul (Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Adapted Screenplay – CODA, Siân Heder
EE Rising Star Award – Lashana Lynch
Outstanding Directorial Achievement of a First-Time Feature-Film Director -Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Lost Daughter (Netflix)
Best Character Animation – Live Action – Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARDS (March)

Best Male Lead – Simon Rex, Red Rocket
Best Female Lead – Taylour Paige, Zola
Best Ensemble Cast in a New Scripted Series – Reservation Dogs
Best Female Performance in a New Scripted Series – Thuso Mbedu, The Underground Railroad
Best Male Performance in a New Scripted Series – Lee Jung-jae, Squid Game”
Best New Scripted Series – Reservation Dogs
Best Supporting Female – Ruth Negga, Passing
John Cassavetes Award (Given to the best feature made for under $500,000) – Shiva Baby

PRODUCER’S GUILD AWARDS (March)

David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of Limited or Anthology Series TV – M0are of Easttown
Award for Outstanding Producer of Televised or Streamed Motion Pictures- Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free: The Making of Wildflowers
Award for Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction TV – The Beatles: Get Back
Award for Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment, Variety, Sketch, Standup & Talk TV – Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

WRITER’S GUILD AWARDS (March)

Original Screenplay (Film) – Don’t Look Up
Comedy Series TV – Hacks
Adapted Long Form TV – Maid
Daytime Drama TV – Days of Our Lives
On-Air Promotion (Documentary TV) – Celebrating Powerful Female Leads: Trailers for The Equalizer & Why Women Kill, Written by Molly Neylan;

RAZZIE AWARDS (March)

Worst Picture – Diana the Musical (The Netflix Version)
Worst Actor – LeBron James / Space Jam: A New Legacy
Worst Supporting Actor – Jared Leto / House of Gucci

ACADEMY AWARDS (March)

Best Original Score – Hans Zimmer, Dune
Best Supporting Actress – Ariana DeBose, West Side Story
Best Supporting Actor – Troy Kotsur, CODA
Best Director – Jane Campion, The Power of the Dog
Best Lead Actor – Will Smith, King Richard
Best Lead Actress – Jessica Chastain, The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Best Picture – CODA

GRAMMY AWARDS (April)

Record of the Year – Silk Sonic
Album of the Year – Jon Baptiste
Best New Artist – Olivia Rodrigo
Best Pop Solo Performance – Olivia Rodrigo, “Drivers License”
Best Rock Performance – Foo Fighters, “Making a Fire”
Best Traditional R&B Album – H.E.R., “Fight for You”
Best Country Solo Performance – Chris Stapleton, “You Should Probably Leave”
Best Musical Theater Album – Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear, “The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical”

BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS (May)

Top Duo/Group – BTS
Top Billboard 200 Artist – Taylor Swift
Top Hot 100 Artist – Olivia Rodrigo
Top Billboard Global Artist – Ed Sheeran
Top Tour – The Rolling Stones
Top Country Duo/Group – Dan + Shay
Top Rock Artist – Glass Animals
Top Dance/Electronic Artist – Lady Gaga
Top Billboard 200 Album – Olivia Rodrigo, “SOUR”
Top Soundtrack – Encanto
Top Rock Album – Twenty One Pilots, “Scaled and Icy”
Top Radio Song – Dua Lipa, “Levitating”

MTV MOVIE & TV AWARDS (June)

Best Movie – Spider-Man: No Way Home
Best Show – Euphoria
Best Performance in a Movie – Tom Holland, Spider-Man: No Way Home
Best Performance in a TV Show – Zendaya, Euphoria
Best Comedic Performance – Ryan Reynolds, Free Guy
Best Hero – Scarlett Johansson, Black Widow
Best Villain – Daniel Radcliffe, The Lost City
Best Breakthrough Performance – Sophia Di Martino, Loki

BET AWARDS (June)

Best Actress – Zendaya, Euphoria/Spider-Man: No Way Home
YoungStars Award – Marsai Martin, black-ish
Album of the Year – Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak), “An Evening with Silk Sonic”
Best Female R&B/Pop Artist – Jazmine Sullivan

TELEVISION CRITICS ASSOCIATION AWARDS (August)

Individual Achievement in Drama – Mandy Moore, This Is Us
Individual Achievement in Comedy – Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary
Outstanding Achievement in Youth Programming – The Baby-Sitters Club
Program of the Year – Abbott Elementary

MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS (August)

Best New Artist – Dove Cameron
Best Rock – Red Hot Chili Peppers, “Black Summer”
Song of Summer – Jack Harlow, “First Class”
Best Album – Harry Styles, Harry’s House
Best Altenative – Måneskin,“I Wanna Be Your Slave”
Song of the Year – Billie Eilish, “Happier Than Ever”
Group of the Year – BTS

HUMANITAS PRIZE AWARDS (September)

Comedy Feature Film – Don’t Look Up
Drama Teleplay – Pachinko, “Chapter One”
Limited Series, TV Movie, or Special – Women of the Movement: ‘Mother and Son

EMMY AWARDS (September)

Limited or Anthology Series – The White Lotus
Lead Actor in a Drama Series – Lee Jung-jae, Squid Game
Lead Actress in a Comedy Series – Jean Smart, Hacks
Lead Actress in a Drama Series – Zendaya, Euphoria
Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie – Amanda Seyfried, The Dropout
Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series – Sheryl Lee Ralph, Abbott Elementary
Supporting Actress in a Drama Series – Julia Garner, Ozark

CMA AWARDS (November)

Entertainer of the Year – Luke Combs
Female Vocalist of the Year and New Artist of the Year – Lainey Wilson
Male Vocalist of the Year – Chris Stapleton
Vocal Group of the Year – Old Dominion

GOTHAM AWARDS (November)

Television Performer – Ben Whishaw, This Is Going To Hurt
Outstanding Lead Performance – Danielle Deadwyler, Till
Best Feature – Everything Everywhere All at Once

AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS (November)

Collaboration of the Year – Elton John & Dua Lipa, Cold Heart – Pnau Remix
Favorite Touring Artist – Coldplay
Favorite Female R&B Artist – Beyonce
Favorite Male Latin Artist – Bad Bunny
Favorite Soundtrack – Elvis

PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS (December)

Movie of 2022 – Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Comedy Movie of 2022 – The Adam Project
Action Movie of 2022 – Top Gun: Maverick
Male Movie Star of 2022 – Chris Hemsworth – Thor: Love and Thunder
Drama Movie Star of 2022- Austin Butler – Elvis
Action Movie Star of 2022 – Elizabeth Olsen – Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Show of 2022 – Stranger Things
Comedy Show of 2022 – Never Have I Ever
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Show of 2022 – Stranger Things
Country Artist of 2022 – Carrie Underwood

Congratulations to all of the above winners (and the countless others who won awards) this year. Are any of the above your favorites? Do you think there was an actor or actress who was overlooked this year? Please share your thoughts.

TOMORROW: Condolences

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TV Recommendations: December 25

December 25, 2022 by Rueben

Trying to figure out what to watch tonight? Be it new episodes of the TV season, reairs of cable series or a movie, here are some suggestions:

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

NOTE: The Netflix movie Matilda: The Musical will debut online today while the new prequel The Witcher: Blood Origin will debut online today also on Netflix. There will be a marathon of Yellowstone episodes on Paramount Network.

5 PM:
Wyatt Earp movie on GRIT

6 PM:
Christmas Class Reunion movie on Hallmark Channel (Encore)
The Search for Secret Santa movie on ION (Encore)
Merry Textmas movie on Lifetime (Encore)
A Godwink Christmas movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Reair)
The Wiz movie on BET
Shrek 2 (animated) movie on Bravo
It’s a Wonderful Life (classic) movie on E!

6:27 PM:
Call the Midwife on PBS (Reair)

6:30 PM:
The Gilded Age on HBO 2 (Encore)
Sweet Home Alabama movie on CMT
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban movie on Syfy

7 PM:
Christmas in Wolf Creek movie on UPtv (DEBUT)
George & Tammy on Showtime (Encore)

7:20 PM:
The Gilded Age on HBO 2 (Encore)

8 PM:
Call the Midwife Holiday Special on PBS (DEBUT)
George & Tammy on Showtime (Encore)
A Holiday Spectacular movie on Hallmark Channel (Encore)
The Holiday Dating Guide movie on Lifetime (Encore)
A Godwink Christmas: Miracle of Love movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Reair)
East New York on CBS (Reair)
All Creatures Great and Small on PBS (Reair)
Shrek (animated) movie on Bravo
Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore movie on HBO
Top Gun movie on EPIX
The Lion King (animated) movie on FX
Die Hard movie on Starz
The Wizard of Oz (classic) movie on TBS

8:30 PM:
Tombstone movie on Sundance TV

8:40 PM:
Sweet Home Alabama movie on Disney

9 PM:
George & Tammy on Showtime (NEW)
The Blind Side movie on CMT
It’s a Wonderful Life (classic) movie on E!

9:30 PM:
1923 on Paramount Network (Check Your Local Listings for Airing)

9:31 PM:
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire movie on Syfy

9:50 PM:
Top Gun: Maverick movie on EPIX

9:51 PM:
Galaxy Quest movie on Encore

10 PM:
The Royal Nanny movie on Hallmark Channel (Encore)
The Gift of Peace movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Encore)
The Search for Secret Santa movie on ION (Encore)
A Christmas to Treasure movie on Lifetime (Encore)
East New York on CBS (Reair)
Call the Midwife on PBS (Reair)
Shrek 2 (animated) movie on Bravo

10:03 PM:
A Christmas to Treasure movie on ION (Encore)

10:30 PM:
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug movie on HBO

Enjoy!

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MESSAGE: We Wish You a Merry Christmas!

December 25, 2022 by Rueben

Merry Christmas 2022!!!

While the world is in a seemingly better place than we were this time last year, the Coronavirus is still an issue, one that we still need to be mindful of each and every day.

However, it is my hope, just like every other year, that this holiday season we can all be a little nicer to each other, celebrate the holiday with our friends and family like we have in the past and enjoy the holiday

I want to thank you SO VERY MUCH for visiting Rueben’s Ramblings!

Have a blessed and wonderful Christmas Day, and I hope you will continue to visit as often as you can!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

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2022 Year-End Round Up: Box Office Movies

December 25, 2022 by Rueben

This year movie-goers were back in the cineplex in droves because the COVID restrictions were far less stringent than last year, and the box office included some heavy hitters this time around. There were still superhero-related movies like Black Panther, Doctor Strange, Thor: Love and Thunder, Black Adam and Spider-Man: No Way Home, but there were also huge blockbusters like Top Gun: Maverick, Jurassic World: Dominion and Elvis. And then there were more indie movies like Everything Everywhere All at Once and the much buzzed about screen adaptation of the best-selling novel Where the Crawdads Sing.

Among the much buzzed about news items in the world of box office movies have been the unjust cancellation of Batgirl just as the film was nearly at completion; the rave reviews for the performances by Brendan Fraser in The Whale and Austin Butler in Elvis and the impressive cast of The Woman King, including Lashana Lynch, John Boyega, Sheila Atim, Viola Davis, Thuso Mbedu.

Now let’s take a look at the top 30 box office winners from this year (up through Sunday, December 18 that is):

1. Top Gun: Maverick – 718.3 million
2. Black Panther: Wakana Forever – 419.8 million
3. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness – 411.3 million
4. Jurassic World: Dominion – 376 million
5. Minions: The Rise of Gru – 369.5 million
6. The Batman – 369.3 million
7. Thor: Love and Thunder – 343.3 million
8. Spider-Man: No Way Home – 231.8 million
9. Sonic the Hedgehog – 190.9 million
10. Black Adam – 167.7 million
11. Elvis – 151 million
12. Avatar: The Way of Water – 150.4 million
13. Uncharted – 148.6 million
14. Nope – 123.3 million
15. Lightyear – 118.3 million
16. Smile – 105.9 million
17. The Lost City – 105.3 million
18. Bullet Train – 103.4 million
19. The Bad Guys – 97.2 million
20. Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore – 95.8 million
21. DC League of Super-Pets – 93.7 million
22. Where the Crawdads Sing – 90.2 million
23. The Black Phone – 89.9 million
24. Sing 2 – 86.3 million
25. Scream – 81.6 million
26. Morbius – 73.9 million
27. Everything Everywhere All at Once – 68.7 million
28. Ticket to Paradise – 67.9 million
29. The Woman King – 67.2 million
30. Halloween Ends – 64.1 million

NOTE: This list does not include Babylon or Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody, both of which come out on December 23 nor does it include the Tom Hanks film A Man Named Otto, which comes out on December 30. Please keep in mind the box office results are currently low for Avatar: The Way of Water, as it just came out on Decmeber 16.

On the other spectrum are the movies that were either a disappointment in the box office due to poor ticket sales or, more importantly, had a horrible trailer that made me completely uninterested in seeing them. While several of the below were in the top 30 for ticket sales, they still weren’t very good (at least to me).

They appear in alphabetical order below:

Bones and All
Don’t Worry Darling
Halloween Ends
Jackass Forever
Marry Me
Massive Talent
Nope
Smile
Terrifier 2
The Barbarians
The Black Phone
The Menu
Violent Night

What movies did you most enjoy seeing this year? Which movies were disappointments to you? Please share your thoughts and comments.

TOMORROW: Awards of 2022

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

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TV Recommendations: Saturday, December 24

December 24, 2022 by Rueben

Trying to figure out what to watch tonight? Be it new episodes of the TV season, reairs of cable series or a movie, here are some suggestions

5 PM:
Jack Reacher movie on A&E

6 PM:
A Magical Christmas Village movie on Hallmark Channel (Encore)
Time for Us to Come Home for Christmas movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Reair)
Dear Christmas movie on Lifetime (Reair)
Love Actually movie on BBC America
Despicable Me (animated) movie on Bravo
Despicable Me 3 (animated) movie on FX

6:14 PM:
The Secret Life of Pets (animated) movie on HBO

7 PM:
The Snowball Effect movie on UPtv (DEBUT)
George & Tammy on Showtime 2 (Encore)
A Prince and Pauper Christmas movie on ION (Encore)

8 PM:
George & Tammy on Showtime 2 (Encore)
Haul Out the Holly movie on Hallmark Channel (Encore)
The 12 Days of Christmas Eve movie on Lifetime (Encore)
Time for Them to Come Home for Christmas movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Reair)
Christmas Matchmakers movie on ION (Reair)
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back movie on A&E
Despicable Me 2 (animated) movie on Bravo

9 PM:
George & Tammy on Showtime 2 (Encore)

9:30 PM:
Three Wise Men and a Baby movie on Hallmark Channel (Encore)

10 PM:
George & Tammy on Showtime 2 (Encore)
Time for Him to Come Home for Christmas movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Encore)
The Search for Secret Santa movie on ION (Encore)
A Christmas Spark movie on Lifetime (Encore)
Love Actually movie on BBC America
Minions (animated) movie on Bravo

10:05 PM:
Man of Steel movie on HBO

Enjoy!

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2022 Year-End Round-Up: Music Moments

December 24, 2022 by Rueben

As I’ve shared for many years now, music has always been an important part of my life. It all started when I was a little girl, listening to music while sitting in the middle of my big brothers’ shared bedroom on the their old 1970’s turntable then listening to my big boom box and later the Walkman I had in the 1980’s all the way through to my iPod in the 2000’s to now my Pandora and Spotify accounts.

I wake up to music every morning rather than a buzzing alarm; and then I go to bed with music. Music may not mean to everyone what it means to me, but it does play a crucial part in television, Broadway, theatre and the box office.

The following are just some of the top performers for 2022:

Most Moving Song of the Year: “Unstoppable” by Sia

Sia (born Sia Kate Isobelle Furler) is a singer-songwriter from Australia who has been performing since the mid-1990’s. With nine albums (and a 10th album for which she is currently working on) under her belt, she is nothing short of very accomplished in the industry. Much like Lady Gaga, who was known for her outrageous outfits, Sia is very often seen in public – and especially when performing – behind the long bangs of a Cruella de Vil inspired wig. The wigs notwithstanding, Sia is a powerhouse singer and a force to be reckoned with.

Here is the lyric video for “Unstoppable”:

Duet of the Year: “Cold Heart” by Elton John and Dua Lipa

Joining forces this year was the one and only Elton John and one of the current, top pop princesses, former model and now singer Dua Lipa. This inventive single quickly reached number one on many charts all across the globe, using lyrics from John’s hit single “Rocketman,” this single earned the duo honors as Variety’s 2022 Hitmakers of the Year

Here is the lyric video for “Cold Heart”:

Up and Comers of the Year: Chapel Hart

The country music vocal group from Mississippi, comprised of sisters Danica and Devynn Hart and their cousin Trea Swindle, received a unanimous group golden buzzer on America’s Got Talent this summer with their original song, based on the Dolly Parton hit single Jolene, called “You Can Have Him Jolene.” They may have finished fifth in the competition, but they captured the hearts of everyone.

Here is the moment Chapel Hart took the stage and wowed everyone:

Global Artist of the Year: Bad Bunny

Bad Bunny (born Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio) is a Puerto Rican rapper and singer, who has been credited with helping Spanish-language music achieve worldwide mainstream popularity, and he has the awards to prove it. He has amassed 2 Grammys, four Latin Grammys, 8 Billboard Music Awards and 13 Premios lo Nuestro awards as well as being crowned Artist of the Year at this year’s Apple Music Awards.

Here is the music video for “Titi Me Pregunto” by Bad Bunny:

Hot New Group: Wet Leg

Wet Leg is a British duo from the Isle of Wight, founded by Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers, has a new wave sound and deadpan vocals. They created an infectious and deceptively sly debut album that hit number one on the UK, Australian and Irish album charts and earned them five Grammy nominations, including Best New Artist.

Here is the official music video of the single “Chaise Lounge” by Wet Leg:

Best “New” Country Artist: Lainey Wilson

Lainey Wilson was the most nominated singer at the 2022 Country Music Awards, and has landed herself a recurring guest starring role in the immensely popular Paramount Network drama Yellowstone. And while she is 30 years old and has been performing since she was a child, it was this year, and her single “Things A Man Oughta Know,” where she finally made it big

Here is the official music video for “Things A Man Oughta Know”:

Top Band of the Year: Glass Animals

Glass Animals is an English indie rock band that was formed back in 2010 and since that time has released three studio albums, hit it big this year with their single “Heat Waves,” which went viral on TikTok, surpassed 2 billion streams on Spotify and reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100. They received their first Grammy nomination this year in the Best New Artist category.

Here is the official music video for the hit single “Heat Waves”:

Top Single of the Year (TIE): “ABCDEFU” by Gayle and “Victoria’s Secret” by Jax

Gayle (born Taylor Gayle Rutherfurd) is an 18-year old singer from Texas, who made it big this year with her breakout single “ABCDEFU.” The single, which has a pop-punk edge with a catchy lyrical twist and a sing-along chorus, has inspired a number of imitators, as well as parodies, and crossed over to Billboard’s Hot 100 list and even hit internationally on Billboard’s Global 200.

Here is the official music video for “ABCDEFU” by Gayle (explicit language warning):

Jax (born Jaclyn Cole Miskanic) hails from New Jersey and finished 3rd on the 14th season of American Idol. Her first entry on the Billboard Hot 100 chart is the single “Victoria’s Secret” that is her ode to body positivity, which blew up on TikTok.

Here is the lyric video for “Victoria’s Secret” by Jax:

Best Dance Number: “Never Gonna Not Dance Again” by Pink

The lead single from the pop rocker’s 9th studio album is “an upbeat anthem about dancing through perpetually hard times” that has been called “vibrant, joyful and euphoric.” Pink has been quoted that the song reflects her “desire to just find happiness” and that “insecurities should not limit people from doing what they want.”

Here is the music video for “Never Gonna Not Dance Again“:

Has He Become Over-Exposed: Harry Styles

Yes, Harry Styles is handsome and talented. He has hit singles playing on the radio; in fact, it seems you can’t turn on the radio without hearing one of his singles. He even starred in the much-buzzed-about drama thriller flick Don’t Worry Darling alongside Chris Pine and Florence Pugh and the independent film My Policeman, making him even more of the “It Boy” than he already was. But, for me, it just seems like he has become overexposed.

She’s Having a Big Year: Taylor Swift

For over half her life, Taylor Swift has built up quite an impressive catalog of songs, albums and awards. This year, though, she has become the first artist in history to command all 10 of the top spots on the Billboard Hot 100 in a single week with songs from her latest album Midnights.

What singer or band has been your “go-to” music during the past year? Which singles were the stand-outs for you this year? What song did you get sick of hearing on the radio? What was the top album in your opinion? Please share your thoughts on the music of 2022 below.

TOMORROW: Box Office Results

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Delayed Ratings: Winter TV (Tuesday, December 20)

December 23, 2022 by Rueben

Tuesday night’s primetime line-up on the major networks was filled with lots of holiday specials, repeats, a game show, some reality and one new episode from a Tuesday night drama, which was the show’s season finale.

Here is how that lone Tuesday night drama fared in the overall ratings on Tuesday night:

9 PM Show:
Professionals (The CW) [NEW – Season Finale] – 291,000 viewers

What did you watch on TV on Tuesday night. Please share.

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Breaking News: Outlander Season 7 Trailer and Return Status

December 23, 2022 by Rueben

The folks over at TV Line have provided details on when Outlander will premiere season 7 on Starz as well as the first look at the trailer for the new season.

You can check out the trailer here.

Season 7 will include new faces Kristin Atherton (Doctors and Waterloo Road), who will take over as Jamie’s sister, Jenny Murray, a role played in Seasons 1 through 3 by Laura Donnelly and Charles Vandervaart (Lost in Space), who will play William Ransom, Jamie’s grown son. The returning faces in season 7 will include Graham McTavish (who played Dougal McKenzie), Nell Hudson (Laoghaire Fraser), Steven Cree (the elder Ian Murray), Lotte Verbeek (Geillis Duncan), Andrew Whipp (Brian Fraser), Layla Burns (Joan MacKimmmie).

Make sure to mark your calendars for the season premiere of season 7 of Outlander, which will air starting in the Summer of 2023.

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Limited Series Introduction: Treason

December 23, 2022 by Rueben

On December 26, the limited series Treason will debut online today on Netflix

The drama follows Adam Lawrence (Charlie Cox), trained and groomed by MI6, whose career seems set. But when the past catches up with him in the form of Kara, a Russian spy with whom he shares a complicated past, he is forced to question everything and everyone in his life. A triangular relationship forms between Kara, Adam and his wife, Maddy; three people who are trying to expose each other’s secrets, navigate political and diplomatic relationships, whilst hanging onto their personal lives, and those they love most.

The series also stars Ciaran Hinds, Olga Kurylenko and Oona Chaplin.

Here is a trailer for Treason:

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