::THE SLICE REPORT WITH MONA AUSTIN

By Mona Austin One week ago today, Melanie Few Harrison, founder of the Super Bowl Gospel Cele b ration, did not know if the event she'd planned for an entire year would take place. For over a week, Dallas, TX, and the surrounding area of Arlington, where Super b owl 45 would be held, wrestled with a seemingly relentless winter storm system--the worst in 15 years. Numerous flights and other scheduled events were canceled. Few wondered if  poor road conditions would cause her to cancel. But, no rain nor winter storm could stop this holy ghost party. Few- Harrison and her team prayed for a successful outcome and an acclaimed list NFL players, an all-star slate of gospel entertainers, Jessie Jackson and  perhaps the most faithful fans in the grid iron showed up for another Super Bowl Gospel Touchdown!  Not only did fans show up, but Super Bowl Gospel  12 sold out! Held at the Fairplex Music Hall, Super Bowl Gospel is the only NFL sanctioned event. ...

Auditions for BET's signature singing competition Sunday B est will start on 2/19 in Dallas, TX.  Auditions will also e held in Los Angeles and Atlanta. Season 3 winner Leandria Johnson  is in the studio working on her first CD.  You too can have a shot at a record deal.   Do you have the chops?  Then go to one of the following cities and show the judges what you're working with. Dallas, TX Saturday February, 19 (7am-1pm) The Potter’s House (Main – Dallas Campus) 6777 W Kiest Blvd Dallas, Texas 75236 Los Angeles, CA Saturday, March 5 (7am-1pm) Location TBD Atlanta, GA Saturday, March 12 (7am-1pm) Location TBD For more information  go to www.bet.com/sundaybest or call 1-855-879-5978, Ext. 101!

  Smash Single from GRAMMY Nominated Album “All In One” is a Favorite Among The Gospel and Urban Radio Audiences  BIG Winner at the Stellar Awards: The First Albertina Walker Female Vocalist of The Year Clark Sheard Performed With Her Sisters The Clark Sisters at the BMI Trailblazer Tribute Upcoming Broadcast DETROIT (Feb.8, 2011)– Legendary Gospel artist Karen Clark Sheard is all set for an incredible year! Two months into 2011 finds her on top of the world as a GRAMMY Award nominee, a Stellar award winner, and now the buzz is building on the video release of her smash-hit single “He Knows,” featuring Dorinda Clark Cole . The popular song from the successful GRAMMY nominated album, “All In One”, answers the questions many people ponder on whether God knows about their daily struggles. The video comes on the heels of Karen’s recent honor of being named the Stellar Awards’ first-ever Albertina Walker Female Vocalist of the Year. "It’s an honor to be the first to recei...

  Two Simultaneously Released Singles are Heating Up Radio: “I Smile” is #1 Most Added at Gospel Radio, #2 Most Added at Urban AC “I Am” is #2 Most Added at Gospel Radio CD In Stores March 22, 2011   Franklin Joins Steve Harvey on the Gospel Comedy Tour  , Steve Harvey (New York, New York – February 8, 2011) -- Multiple GRAMMY ® , Stellar and Dove Award winner Kirk Franklin releases his 12th CD, Hello Fear , on March 22, 2011. Hello Fear is an innovative musical offering that showcases Franklin’s growth and maturation both creatively and personally, while still boasting his creative genius of combining various styles and genres of music into his own unique, definitively gospel sound.     He has teamed again with five of the most sought after vocalists in the music industry—Isaac Carree, Anaysha Figueroa, Nikki Ross, Charmaine Swimpson and Eric Moore—to create the inimitable harmonies for which his music is known. The result is a Kirk Frank...

A shooting took place on the parking lot of New Birth Cathedral in Lithonia,GA last Saturday.  DeKalb County police were called to the scene at 5: 30 p.m. reports the Atlanta Journal Constitution.  The  man who was found shot in the parking lot remains in critical condition.   Both the motive and suspect are unknown and no further details are availa b le as of the time of this report.  Em b attled B ishop Eddie Long, who has be en in the news for an alleged all-male sex scandal,   is the pastor of New Birth . DeKalb police spokeswoman Mekka Parish said this incident is not connected to the church.

   Donnie McClurkin rehearses with NFL Choir on Feruary 4, 2010.  Players and entertainers were given gifts at the event.