Andrea Lewis Teases Mahogany's 'A Nashville Legacy' With 'American Idol' Alum Ruben Studdard!

Andrea Lewis is hyping up the premiere of Mahogany‘s newest movie, A Nashville Legacy.

Here’s a quick summary of the movie: After Naima (Lewis) lands an internship at the National Museum of African American Music, she uncovers a donated box that contains a mystery about the true author of one of the most famous songs of the 1960s.

Ahead of the premiere tonight, Andrea opened up about working alongside an American Idol alum, and the importance of the Black music history.

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“I absolutely love this era,” she told Media Village about the music scene featured in the movie. “The film incorporates everything from jazz to country to soul. And we feature Ruben Studdard and country artist Curt Chambers. To me, his music defines what this film is. It’s soulful and country focused, but it’s Americana. It’s like all these things mixed into one.”

Andrea added that fans will get a taste of “many types of music that include Black culture and are the voice of America. The fun part of this film is that we show Black history and American history are synonymous.”

She also spoke about highlighting the importance of Black history, saying “that’s the most exciting part about the script. It touches on so many things everybody can relate to like family, legacy and music, and it introduces people to the African American Museum of Music.”

“This space is like a cultural time capsule of all things to do with music history within African American culture. So many people don’t know or didn’t know about the museum, so you get an element of learning.”

Andrea continued, “It’s very important because Black history is American history. To be in a film that touches on it in such an elegant and easy way that enriches the lives of these characters … Honestly, I was so pleased to see that fit because I didn’t know this museum existed. It’s so beautiful, and it literally has everything from James Brown to Cardi B! Every kind of music is in there, which makes it a fascinating space.”

Pooch Hall, Roz Ryan, Stan Shaw, and The Shindellas‘ Tamara Chauniece, Kasi Jones and Stacy Johnson will also star.

A Nashville Legacy premieres TONIGHT, February 26 at 7 p.m. on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries.