February 6, 2023

THE LEGEND OF GLYNN TURMAN

Emmy-winning actor and current 2x NAACP Image nominee for his work in ABC’s Women of the Movement, Glynn Turman (Fargo, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom) is coming off an incredible last year with buzz-worthy performances in a number of reputable projects with an incredible 2023 on the horizon. First up, Turman appears opposite Rita Moreno, Sally Field, Jane Fonda & Lily Tomlin in the Paramount film 80 FOR BRADY, which is in theaters now. Up next, Turman has the release of his documentary THE LEGEND OF GLYNN TURMAN, which will be on all major platforms this summer (trailer is here: https://vimeo.com/658329085) and later this year, Hulu’s “Black Cake,” from Harpo Films, which reunites him with Women of the Movement star Adrienne Warren and Marissa Jo Cerar. Turman also wrapped filming on Netflix’s RUSTIN, the biopic on the Civil Rights icon which sees him reunite with former MA RAINEY co-star Colman Domingo and director George C. Wolfe in the film for the Obama’s Higher Ground production company.

Turman’s true “Glynn-aissance” is in full swing, coming off of his Emmy nomination in 2019 for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama for his role as Nate Lahey Sr. in the Viola Davis starrer “How to Get Away with Murder.” He also had critically acclaimed and award garnering roles in the Oscar nominated film MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM, FX’s “Fargo,” opposite Chris Rock, a major arc on the David E. Kelley/Jack Bender series “Mr. Mercedes,” opposite Ben Affleck in the Gavin O’Connor-directed Warner Bros. film THE WAY BACK, and so many more.

Dear Alpha Female Its Not Him It’s You…..

Dear Alpha Female Its Not Him It’s You is a love letter for today’s career woman struggling with romance.

Valentines Day is a little over a week away, but many women have started celebrating their sister friendships with Galentine’s Day. Best-selling author Christal Jordan says the holiday dedicated to sisterly affection was the perfect release date for her highly anticipated new book ‘Dear Alpha Female: It’s not him, it’s You!’

The book is an interactive guide that takes 21st century single women on a journey to self-appreciation by coaching them through the roles they play in their love lives. Jordan describes the book as a “love letter wrapped in accountability” and shares much of her personal testimony as a career woman who identifies with the “alpha female” and struggled with finding and maintaining a romantic relationship despite achieving success in other areas of her life.

‘Love can’t exist without accountability and at some points in my life I needed to be held accountable in areas where I was struggling,’ she shares. A celebrity publicist by trade, Jordan says at the times her business was being touted as one of the premiere PR agencies in the southeast, she was secretly dealing with anxiety and high functioning depression. While her areas of weakness did not show up in her ability to serve clients and lead a staff of five, it did affect her dating life. After going through a painful divorce, Jordan was single for a little over a decade before a girlfriend told her she needed to get help.

That help included being a guest on ‘Iyanla: Fix my Life’, where she was held accountable for her contribution to her singleness. “Ms. Vanzant immediately cut through my exterior and spoke to that little girl inside me that believed she needed to “over-achieve’ to prove her worth. I’d never loved myself unconditionally; I told myself I had to perform at a certain level or else.” After her encounter with Iyanla Vanzant, Jordan went back to therapy and ended up getting married a year and a half later.

Today Jordan says she cringes hearing women boast and brag about their accomplishments suggesting their financial and or career success make them a “perfect catch”. “So many of us have bought into the idea that money, accolades or materialistic things make us worthy of love and then are disappointed and ultimately bitter when those achievements don’t reward us with a loving relationship. The truth is we have to love ourselves differently, finding value in just being our authentic selves. When we are unbalanced we don’t leave an open space for real love.”

Jordan hopes ‘Dear Alpha Female’ will serve as a cautionary epiphany to ambitious women everywhere.

In this thought-provoking devotional, readers will be confronted with questions (Will your life end if you never get married? Are you considered a failure if you don’t have children?) that encourage them to take inventory of their values and do away with toxic beliefs that may be holding them back from attracting the love they desire.

I wrote this book because I truly believe I am not my sister’s keeper, I am my sister,” says Jordan, who remarried last year after spending over a decade as a divorced, single working mom. “It’s time to allow those over-achieving little girls inside of us to relax. We have to let her know she’s carried us this far, but it’s time for her to exhale. It’s time for her to let go of her fear. It’s time for her to be loved unconditionally. It’s time for her to grow.”

TLC’s Chilli, a close friend and client of Jordan’s provides the foreword for the book.

‘Dear Alpha Female It’s Not Him It’s You’ is slated for release on Tuesday, February 7, 2023 in celebration of Galentine’s Day 2023. The book available on Amazon.com, Walmart, Barnes & Noble booksellers and more.

For more information on ‘Dear Alpha Female: It’s Not Him It’s You!’ or for interview opportunities with Christal Jordan email: Jamal James via associate@enchantedpr.net.

65th Grammy Awards Winners

History was made at this year’s Grammy award show. Here are some of the highlights and winners.

Beyoncé has become the most decorated artist in Grammy history and Viola Davis became the 18th person to achieve the coveted EGOT status winning an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and a Tony.

Record of the Year

  • Don’t Shut Me Down — ABBA
  • Easy On Me — Adele
  • BREAK MY SOUL — Beyoncé
  • Good Morning Gorgeous — Mary J. Blige
  • You And Me On The Rock — Brandi Carlile Featuring Lucius
  • Woman — Doja Cat
  • Bad Habit — Steve Lacy
  • The Heart Part 5 — Kendrick Lamar
  • About Damn Time — Lizzo
  • As It Was — Harry Styles
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 05: Lizzo accepts Record Of The Year for “About Damn Time” onstage during the 65th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 05, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)

Album Of The Year

  • Voyage — ABBA
  • 30 — Adele
  • Un Verano Sin Ti — Bad Bunny
  • RENAISSANCE — Beyoncé
  • Good Morning Gorgeous (Deluxe) — Mary J. Blige
  • In These Silent Days — Brandi Carlile
  • Music Of The Spheres — Coldplay
  • Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers — Kendrick Lamar
  • Special — Lizzo
  • Harry’s House — Harry Styles


LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 05: Harry Styles attends the 65th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 05, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)

Song Of The Year

  • abcdefu — GAYLE
  • About Damn Time — Lizzo
  • All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (The Short Film) — Taylor Swift
  • As It Was — Harry Styles
  • Bad Habit — Steve Lacy
  • BREAK MY SOUL — Beyoncé
  • Easy On Me — Adele
  • GOD DID — DJ Khaled Featuring Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend & Fridayy
  • The Heart Part 5 — Kendrick Lamar
  • Just Like That — Bonnie Raitt
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 05: <> poses in the press room during the 65th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 05, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)

Best New Artist

  • Anitta
  • Omar Apollo
  • DOMi & JD Beck
  • Muni Long
  • Samara Joy
  • Latto
  • Måneskin
  • Tobe Nwigwe
  • Molly Tuttle
  • Wet Leg
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 05: <> onstage during the 65th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 05, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)

Best Pop Solo Performance

  • Easy On Me — Adele
  • Moscow Mule — Bad Bunny
  • Woman — Doja Cat
  • Bad Habit — Steve Lacy
  • About Damn Time — Lizzo
  • As It Was — Harry Styles
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 05: Adele poses with the Best Pop Solo Performance Award for “Easy on Me” in the press room during the 65th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 05, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

  • Don’t Shut Me Down — ABBA
  • Bam Bam — Camila Cabello Featuring Ed Sheeran
  • My Universe — Coldplay & BTS
  • I Like You (A Happier Song) — Post Malone & Doja Cat
  • Unholy — Sam Smith & Kim Petras

 Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

  • Higher — Michael Bublé
  • When Christmas Comes Around… — Kelly Clarkson
  • I Dream Of Christmas (Extended) — Norah Jones
  • Evergreen — Pentatonix
  • Thank You — Diana Ross

Best Pop Vocal Album

  • Voyage — ABBA
  • 30 — Adele
  • Music Of The Spheres — Coldplay
  • Special — Lizzo
  • Harry’s House — Harry Styles

Best Dance/Electronic Recording

  • BREAK MY SOUL — Beyoncé
  • Rosewood — Bonobo
  • Don’t Forget My Love — Diplo & Miguel
  • I’m Good (Blue) — David Guetta & Bebe Rexha
  • Intimidated — KAYTRANADA Featuring H.E.R.
  • On My Knees — RÜFÜS DU SOL

Best Dance/Electronic Music Album

  • Renaissance — Beyoncé
  • Fragments — Bonobo
  • Diplo — Diplo
  • The Last Goodbye — ODESZA
  • Surrender — RÜFÜS DU SOL

Best Contemporary Instrumental Album

  • Between Dreaming And Joy — Jeff Coffin
  • Not Tight — DOMi & JD Beck
  • Blooz — Grant Geissman
  • Jacob’s Ladder — Brad Mehldau
  • Empire Central — Snarky Puppy

Best Rock Performance

  • So Happy It Hurts —Bryan Adams
  • Old Man — Beck
  • Wild Child —The Black Keys
  • Broken Horses — Brandi Carlile
  • Crawl! — Idles
  • Patient Number 9 —Ozzy Osbourne Featuring Jeff Beck
  • Holiday —Turnstile

Best Rock Album

  • Dropout Boogie —The Black Keys
  • The Boy Named If — Elvis Costello & The Imposters
  • Crawler — Idles
  • Mainstream Sellout — Machine Gun Kelly
  • Patient Number 9 — Ozzy Osbourne
  • Lucifer On The Sofa — Spoon

Best Alternative Music Performance

  • There’d Better Be A Mirrorball — Arctic Monkeys
  • Certainty — Big Thief
  • King — Florence + The Machine
  • Chaise Longue — Wet Leg
  • Spitting Off The Edge Of The World — Yeah Yeah Yeahs Featuring Perfume Genius

Best Alternative Music Album

  • WE — Arcade Fire
  • Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You — Big Thief
  • Fossora — Björk
  • Wet Leg — Wet Leg
  • Cool It Down — Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Best R&B Performance

  • VIRGO’S GROOVE — Beyoncé
  • Here With Me —Mary J. Blige Featuring Anderson .Paak
  • Hrs & Hrs — Muni Long
  • Over — Lucky Daye
  • Hurt Me So Good — Jazmine Sullivan

Best Traditional R&B Performance

  • Do 4 Love — Snoh Aalegra
  • Keeps On Fallin’ — Babyface Featuring Ella Mai
  • PLASTIC OFF THE SOFA — Beyoncé
  • ‘Round Midnight —Adam Blackstone Featuring Jazmine Sullivan
  • Good Morning Gorgeous — Mary J. Blige

Best R&B Song

  • CUFF IT — Beyoncé
  • Good Morning Gorgeous — Mary J. Blige
  • Hrs & Hrs — Muni Long
  • Hurt Me So Good — Jazmine Sullivan
  • Please Don’t Walk Away — PJ Morton

Best Progressive R&B Album

  • Operation Funk — Cory Henry
  • Gemini Rights — Steve Lacy
  • Drones — Terrace Martin
  • Starfruit — Moonchild
  • Red Balloon —Tank And The Bangas

Best R&B Album

  • Good Morning Gorgeous (Deluxe) —Mary J. Blige
  • Breezy (Deluxe) — Chris Brown
  • Black Radio III —Robert Glasper
  • Candydrip — Lucky Daye
  • Watch The Sun — PJ Morton

Best Rap Performance

  • GOD DID — DJ Khaled Featuring Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend & Fridayy
  • Vegas — Doja Cat
  • pushin P —Gunna & Future Featuring Young Thug
  • F.N.F. (Let’s Go) — Hitkidd & GloRilla
  • The Heart Part 5 — Kendrick Lamar

Best Melodic Rap Performance

  • BEAUTIFUL — DJ Khaled Featuring Future & SZA
  • WAIT FOR U — Future Featuring Drake & Tems
  • First Class — Jack Harlow
  • Die Hard — Kendrick Lamar Featuring Blxst & Amanda Reifer
  • Big Energy (Live) — Latto

Best Rap Song

  • Churchill Downs — Jack Harlow Featuring Drake
  • GOD DID — DJ Khaled Featuring Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend & Fridayy
  • The Heart Part 5 —Kendrick Lamar
  • pushin P — Gunna & Future Featuring Young Thug
  • WAIT FOR U — Future Featuring Drake & Tems

Best Rap Album

  • GOD DID —DJ Khaled
  • I Never Liked You — Future
  • Come Home The Kids Miss You — Jack Harlow
  • Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers — Kendrick Lamar
  • It’s Almost Dry — Pusha T

 Best Country Solo Performance

  • Heartfirst — Kelsea Ballerini
  • Something In The Orange — Zach Bryan
  • In His Arms — Miranda Lambert
  • Circles Around This Town — Maren Morris
  • Live Forever — Willie Nelson

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

  • Wishful Drinking — Ingrid Andress & Sam Hunt
  • Midnight Rider’s Prayer — Brothers Osborne
  • Outrunnin’ Your Memory — Luke Combs & Miranda Lambert
  • Does He Love You – Revisited — Reba McEntire & Dolly Parton
  • Never Wanted To Be That Girl — Carly Pearce & Ashley McBryde
  • Going Where The Lonely Go — Robert Plant & Alison Krauss

Best Country Song

  • Circles Around This Town — Maren Morris
  • Doin’ This — Luke Combs
  • I Bet You Think About Me (Taylor’s Version) (From The Vault) —Taylor Swift
  • If I Was A Cowboy — Miranda Lambert
  • I’ll Love You Till The Day I Die — Willie Nelson
  • ‘Til You Can’t — Cody Johnson

Best Country Album

  • Growin’ Up — Luke Combs
  • Palomino — Miranda Lambert
  • Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville — Ashley McBryde
  • Humble Quest — Maren Morris
  • A Beautiful Time — Willie Nelson

Best Improvised Jazz Solo

  • Rounds (Live) — Ambrose Akinmusire, soloist
  • Keep Holding On — Gerald Albright, soloist
  • Falling — Melissa Aldana, soloist
  • Call Of The Drum —Marcus Baylor, soloist
  • Cherokee/Koko — John Beasley, soloist
  • Endangered Species — Wayne Shorter & Leo Genovese, soloist

Best Jazz Vocal Album

  • The Evening: Live At APPARATUS — The Baylor Project
  • Linger Awhile — Samara Joy
  • Fade To Black — Carmen Lundy
  • Fifty — The Manhattan Transfer With The WDR Funkhausorchester
  • Ghost Song — Cécile McLorin Salvant

Best Jazz Instrumental Album

  • New Standards Vol. 1 — Terri Lyne Carrington, Kris Davis, Linda May Han Oh, Nicholas Payton & Matthew Stevens
  • Live In Italy —Peter Erskine Trio
  • LongGone — Joshua Redman, Brad Mehldau, Christian McBride, And Brian Blade
  • Live At The Detroit Jazz Festival — Wayne Shorter, Terri Lyne Carrington, Leo Genovese & esperanza spalding
  • Parallel Motion — Yellowjackets

 Best Latin Pop Album

  • AGUILERA — Christina Aguilera
  • Pasieros — Rubén Blades & Boca Livre
  • De Adentro Pa Afuera — Camilo
  • VIAJANTE — Fonseca
  • Dharma + — Sebastián Yatra

Best Música Urbana Album

  • TRAP CAKE, VOL. 2 — Rauw Alejandro
  • Un Verano Sin Ti — Bad Bunny
  • LEGENDADDY — Daddy Yankee
  • La 167 — Farruko
  • The Love & Sex Tape — Maluma

Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album

  • El Alimento — Cimafunk
  • Tinta y Tiempo — Jorge Drexler
  • 1940 Carmen — Mon Laferte
  • Alegoría — Gaby Moreno
  • Los Años Salvajes — Fito Paez
  • MOTOMAMI — Rosalía

Best Reggae Album

  • The Kalling — Kabaka Pyramid
  • Gifted — Koffee
  • Scorcha — Sean Paul
  • Third Time’s The Charm — Protoje
  • Com Fly Wid Mi — Shaggy

Best Music Video

  • Easy On Me — Adele
  • Yet To Come — BTS
  • Woman — Doja Cat
  • The Heart Part 5 — Kendrick Lamar
  • As It Was — Harry Styles
  • All Too Well: The Short Film — Taylor Swift