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Gospel Music
SUNDAY BEST’ FINAL TWO CHOSEN: With “one voice, one organ, and one last chance,” Y’Anna Crawley and Jessica Reedy became the top two remaining contestants on BET’s “Sunday Best” after silencing Latice Crawford in a sing off Sunday night. Back to back, each singer sang “Jesus Loves Me” for a minute and thirty five seconds, immediately followed by the results. Then the judges decided to send New Yorker Latice Crawford home. Patti Labelle Sings “Wind Beneath My Wings” Lee Williams- “Cooling Water” Best of Stellars
A new original series, Best of Stellars, will spotlight the most memorable moments and performances from The Stellar Awards. The premier Gospel event that recognizes and honors Gospel artists, will be seen Sunday nights at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT on the Gospel Music Channel television network beginning this Sunday, April 5. Gospel great Vickie Winans will host the show. The Best of Stellar will feature highlights from the first 24 years of The Stellars in themed-shows every week. Those themes include the most memorable: Opening Numbers (series premiere/April 5th), rousing finales; Male Performances – solo; Male Performances – group; Female Performances – solo; Female Performances – group; and Choirs. Two special Gospel artists who have contributed many of the most-memorable moments in Stellars history will get their own themed episodes: Kirk Franklin and Yolanda Adams. In addition to the great performances, each episode of Best of Stellar will feature exclusive new backstage interviews with the artists.
Among the many great performers featured in Best of Stellar include Shirley Caesar, Bryon Cage, The Caravans, Kurt Carr and the Kurt Carr Singers, The Clark Sisters, Ricky Dillard, Fred Hammond, Walter Hawkins, Israel & The New Breed, Donald Lawrence, Mary Mary, Donnie McClurkin, Bishop Paul Morton, Smokie Norful, Dottie Peoples, Marvin Sapp, Richard Smallwood, Tye Tribbett and Hezekiah Walker. Award-winning artist Vickie Winans comes from a large family of impressive Gospel singers. She began her career as a small child performing with family. She went on to share success with the famous Winans family, marrying Marvin Winans and eventually joining forces with the Winans Gospel group. Top Gospel Albums— WOW Gospel 2009, the latest installment in the WOW Gospel series moves to its seventh consecutive week atop Billboard’s Top Gospel Albums charts. In addition, the album sits at #2 on the Top Christian & Gospel Charts and #80 on the Top 200 Albums Charts. The Sound from Mary Mary takes the #2 position, while Marvin Sapp’s Thirsty moves to the #3 position. Heather Headley’s Audience of One takes the #4 position for the week, with Souled Out from Hezekiah Walker & LFC rounding out the week’s top five albums. Other notable chart movements include Lecrae’s Rebel jumping 6 places to #12 and Bishop Paul Morton & FGBCF’s Cry Your Last Tear moving 7 slots to #18. In the world of radio, Hezekiah Walker & LFC’s “Souled Out” enjoys its second week as the #1 single at Gospel radio. “I Trust You” from James Fortune & FIYA moves to the #2 position, with “Peace and Favor Rest On Us” from Kurt Carr & The Kurt Carr Singers jumping to the #3 spot. “Back II Eden” from Donald Lawrence & Co. takes the #4 slot, while Mary Mary’s “Get Up” rounds out the week’s top 5 songs. (Mar. 22, 2009) Sunday Best Set to Return — BET is set to launch its second season of the wildly popular television show Sunday Best. The nationwide talent search gives singers from across the country the opportunity to showcase their gift on a national stage and compete for the title of “Sunday Best”. Talent searches began in January in Atlanta, Chicago, and Washington DC in addition to an online casting call to discover talent for this year’s season. The premiere of BET Sunday Best airs Sunday March 8 at 9pm ET. Kirk Franklin will return to host the show as BeBe Winans and Mary Mary will resume their roles as celebrity judges. This season, the Sunday Best home moves to Atlanta’s Turner Studios. This year’s grand prize winner will walk away with a 2009 Lincoln MKS as part of their grand prize winnings. (updated Mar 5, 2009) You must be logged in to post a comment. |
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