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Veteran Entertainment Journalist and Brand Builder Rejoins the Stellar Awards After Years Away [GAINESVILLE, CA] — [Aug. 11, 2026] —White House and Congressional Correspondent Mona Austin is bound for the Stellar Awards red carpet to celebrate 20 years of covering the event. The 41st Annual Stellar Awards, a production of Chicago's Central City Productions will be held in Charlotte, NC at the Spectrum Center on August 15. Before social media transformed celebrity coverage, Mona Austin was building direct connections between gospel artists and their audiences through digital journalism. Now, nearly two decades after first receiving her credentials to cover the Stellar Awards as a reporter in the Los Angeles market, the nationally known journalist is returning to gospel music's biggest night—bringing with her a legacy of gospel music history and brand building that champions faith based content. Whether conducting exclusive interviews or breaking stories about artists such as ...

  Paramount Skydance Corporation Announces Extension of Expiration Dates of Previously Announced Exchange Offers and Tender Offers Paramount Skydance Corporation (NASDAQ: PSKY) ("Paramount") today announced the extension of the Expiration Dates in connection with the previously announced (i) offers to purchase (the "Tender Offers" and each, a "Tender Offer") for cash, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the related offer to purchase (the "Offer to Purchase"), any and all of the identified notes in each series of the Existing Tender Offer Notes (defined by reference to the table set forth below) issued by Discovery Global Holdings, Inc. (formerly WarnerMedia Holdings, Inc.) (the "DGH Issuer") and Discovery Communications, LLC (the "DCL Issuer" and together with the DGH Issuer, each a "WBD Issuer" and collectively the "WBD Issuers"), as applicable, and (ii) offers to exchange (the "...

JOHN P. KEE, DARREL WALLS AND PJ MORTON EARN 9 STELLAR GOSPEL MUSIC AWARDS AND DAZZLE WITH GREAT PERFORMANCES   Tyscot Records , the oldest operating African American owned gospel label in the world, is celebrating its 50 th anniversary with nine Stellar Gospel Music Award wins for its affiliated acts.  The recent Grammy® Award winning Heart of Mine (Gumbo Studios / Tyscot) album collaboration between Darrel Walls and R&B star PJ Morton earned three awards. Walls took home Artist of the Year and Contemporary Male Artist of the Year awards. Morton, who designed the album cover, took home the Recorded Music Packaging of the Year award. The biggest reward of all was that they took to the stage for a brilliant medley that opened with Morton at the piano, performing his gospel radio smash “Mercy” with the full throttle of Mariah Carey’s music director Daniel Moore pushing the band to explosive highs. Then, Walls strolled out as Morton continued to play and they segued int...

 After satisfying all regulatory conditions,  Paramount Skydance Corporation (NASDAQ: PSKY) ("Paramount") today announced the extension of the Expiration Dates in connection with the previously announced (i) offers to purchase (the "Tender Offers" and each, a "Tender Offer") for cash, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the related offer to purchase (the "Offer to Purchase"), any and all of the identified notes in each series of the Existing Tender Offer Notes (defined by reference to the table set forth below) issued by Discovery Global Holdings, Inc. (formerly WarnerMedia Holdings, Inc.) (the "DGH Issuer") and Discovery Communications, LLC (the "DCL Issuer" and together with the DGH Issuer, each a "WBD Issuer" and collectively the "WBD Issuers"), as applicable, and (ii) offers to exchange (the "Exchange Offers" and each, an "Exchange Offer" and, together with the ...

x SUMMARY: The confirmation of Todd Blanche as U.S. attorney general has raised a fundamental question about the future of the Justice Department: How much independence should the nation’s top law-enforcement agency have from the president it serves? (The Slice News): The aberrant leadership of Pres. Donald Trump becoming more normalized was of grave concern to Democratic leaders during the confirmation hearing of Todd Blanche. Now the new Attorney General and former Trump attorney has made it clear in an interview in Meet the Press that their fears were warranted. His position is a presidentially appointed role yet the Department of Justice is expected to function independently. Asked about the president pardoning Jan. 6ers he said the any president's pardoning powers are "unlimited." The attorney general is a presidentially appointed Cabinet official and ultimately answers to the president as head of the executive branch. But American law-enforcement tradition ha...

  Pastor Mike Jr. (The Thomas A. Dorsey Most Notable  Achievement Award Recipient) Tasha Cobbs Leonard (The Aretha Franklin Icon Award Recipient) Kirk Franklin (41st Stellar Gospel Music Awards Host) Kierra Sheard (Performer) KIRK FRANKLIN, TASHA COBBS LEONARD, YOLANDA ADAMS, JEKALYN CARR, JONATHAN MCREYNOLDS, PASTOR MIKE JR.,LIL REL HOWERY, PJ MORTON, MARVIN SAPP, KIERRA SHEARD, JOHN P. KEE, ERICA CAMPBELL, TYE TRIBBETT, KELONTAE GAVIN, LISA KNOWLES & THE BROWN SINGERS, AND MORE LIGHT UP THE 41ST ANNUAL STELLAR GOSPEL MUSIC AWARDS Gospel Music’s Greatest Night Set to Premiere Saturday, August 29th at 8PM ET on The Stellar Network and Sunday, August 30th at 8PM ET on BET (CHARLOTTE, NC) August 17, 2026 — The Stellar Gospel Music Awards celebrated its 41st year honoring excellence in gospel music with an unforgettable evening of powerful performances, moving tributes and special honors celebrating the artists and trailblazers who continue to shape the genre. Hosted by 45-...