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KIRK FRANKLIN , MARY MARY , CHAKA KHAN , EL DEBARGE , SMOKIE NORFUL , FAITH EVANS, KELLY PRICE AND VASHAWN MITCHELL TO PERFORM ON BET’S CELEBRATION OF GOSPEL   PREMIERING SUNDAY, JANUARY 30 AT 8:00 P.M .* Hosted by Comedian, Radio and Television Personality Steve Harvey , BET’s CELEBRATION OF GOSPEL  will Feature Performances and Appearances by Kim Burrell , the Rance Allen Group , Israel Houghton , Beverly Crawford , James Fortune and FIYA and Many More. LOS ANGELES — December 1, 2010 — Having just celebrated its 10 th anniversary as the number one gospel show on television, CELEBRATION OF GOSPEL moves into the new decade with inspiring and uplifting music. This highly acclaimed two-hour special, premiering on Sunday, January 30 at 8:00 p.m.* ,  pays tribute to the rich history of  gospel music in a unique format that combines today's leading gospel and secular artists! “ Keeping the Faith ” is this year’s show theme, setting the stage for a world...

Eminem received 10 nominations for the 53rd Grammy Awards The nominees in the top five categories for the 2011 Grammy Awards were announced on Dec. 1 in a live telecast on CBS.  LL Cool J hosted the show at Club Nokia in downtown Los Angeles with announcements being made by celebrity presenters. The full list of nominess in all other categories can be viewed at http://www.grammys.com/ .  Eminem tops the list with 10 Grammy nominations for the come back album, "Recovery,"  including a nod for Album of theYear. I'm hoping to see Marshall (his real name) and Rihanna rock "Love the Way You Lie" at the Grammys, which was nominated for Song of the Year. R&B's soulfully sleek El Debarge also made a valiant comeback this year, earning two Grammy nominations for " Second Chance" ( Best Male R & B Vocal Performance and Best R & B Song.) If last night's performances were any indication, it's going the be a great show.  (2010...

First Album In 16 Years To Tell R&B Star’s Inspiring Story Of Redemption El DeBarge 's triumphant return to the stage at the 2010 “BET Awards ” on June 27th was only the beginning of life’s second chance for one of R&B Pop’s most distinctive and popular voices. On the star-studded show, DeBarge performed the title track from his forthcoming aptly titled album Second Chance , to be released this fall by Geffen Records , and a medley of his R&B smash hits "All This Love, "I Like It,” Time Will Reveal ," and "Rhythm Of The Night." The soulful performance by the charismatic DeBarge opened an exciting new chapter for the man whose emotional, uplifting music has romanced one generation of fans and is set to do the same for another. "I want the world to know that everybody deserves a second chance," says DeBarge. His long-awaited fifth solo album , Second Chance tells his story of redemption, which followed a period of p...