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Is now when the fun begins? After a historic two-month pandemic-related postponement, the nominees for the 93rd Academy Awards are about to be announced. It’s been a strange campaign with no official in-person screenings, virtual Q&As, and almost every major contender already available on streaming or PVOD.

Janelle Monáe dropped by Tuesday’s episode of Global’s “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” to perform her new song “Turntables”. The track was written for “All In: The Fight for Democracy”, a documentary about Stacey Abrams and voter suppression in the United States.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterAlamo Drafthouse Cinema is collaborating with Harlem Film House, the organizers of the Hip Hop Film Festival, to present a curated series of culturally significant Black films.Labeled the Vanguard Collection, the crafted slate will include important films about the Black experience and feature perspectives from voices of hip-hop culture.

At the height of the COVID pandemic, All In: The Fight for Democracy directors Liz Garbus and Lisa Cortés reached out to Janelle Monáe to write a song for the documentary about voter suppression. By her own admission, Monáe “mentally wasn’t in a good space” and had stopped recording.

Also Read: 'One Night in Miami' Writer Kemp Powers on the 'Painful' Process of Reworking His Play for the ScreenOther acting awards went to Andra Day for “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” and the late Chadwick Boseman for “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.” Day and Boseman won Golden Globe acting awards last week.Powers also co-wrote and co-directed “Soul,” the Best Animation winner.

Jimmy Fallon is putting his own unique spin on some of TikTok’s most well-known songs.

Chris Willman Music Writer“Turntables” is not, as you might guess from its placement in the documentary “All In: The Fight for Democracy,” a song written to extol vinyl. It uses that film’s exploration of the historical and recent suppression of Black voters’ rights in Georgia as a launchpad to explore “what’s goin’ on” in a nation still not done turning away from racial inequities.

Got a new agenda,With a new dream,I’m kicking out the old regime,Liberation, elevation, education.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorCostume designer Trish Summerville, who has previously worked with David Fincher on “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” and “Gone Girl,” says she was very excited when she learned the director wanted to do a full project in black-and-white. The only time she had ever tackled crafting costumes was in flashback sequences, not a full-length feature.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorJanelle Monáe knows the tables have turned and a new era has evolved with the 2020 elections that saw Democrats win the White House and Georgia flip the Senate in the runoffs. “The Georgia that went out and voted is not Georgia in the ‘50s or ‘60s.

J Balvin has shared a new track and video for ‘Ma’ G’, the first single from the reggaeton singer’s upcoming as-yet-unannounced new album.The song was debuted at the boxing match this week between Canelo Alvarez vs. Avni Yildirim in Miami.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorThe most important thing to director Regina King for her directorial debut on “One Night in Miami” was to have everything as historically accurate as possible.Cinematographer Tami Reiker’s research bible was “Goat: A Tribute to Muhammad Ali” by Jeff Koons.

Chris Willman Music WriterOriginal songs by Black artists with specifically Black themes have only occasionally found their way into contention for the Oscar and Golden Globes races over the past decade. “Glory” by Common and John Legend, from “Selma,” won seven years ago.