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When Olivia (Demetria McKinney), a young assistant pastor, gets assigned to be a lead pastor at a new church a month before Christmas, she’s fearful she can't manage the transition, including getting the choir ready to open the town's annual Winter Jamboree. Banding together with her new congregation, Olivia discovers a new home for herself, and even finds a little Christmas romance along the way! Featuring a special appearance and songs written and arranged by Kirk Franklin. Kirk Franklin's A Gospel Christmas is produced by Swirl Films and Big Dreams Entertainment. Executive produced by Kirk Franklin and Tracy "Twinkie" Byrd and produced by Leslie Greif, Eric Tomosunas and Ron Robinson. Erica Sutherlin directs a script by Kourtney Richard. >

Oooh, baby baby! The Lifetime Network is kicking of 2021 with the  January 23 premiere of the highly anticipated biopic of the empresses of Hip Hop, Salt-N-Pepa.  It is the story of how two besties and their side-kick became the first platinum selling female rap group in hisotry.  The three-hour saga stars GG Townson as Cheryl “Salt" James, Laila Odom as Sandra “Pepa” Denton, and Monique Paul as Deidra “ DJ Spinderella ” Roper.  Airing at 8 PM ET/PT the movie will be  followed by the documentary  Salt - N - Pepa  Interview Special, hosted by Emmy® and NAACP award winning, Loni Love (The Real, Café Mocha, Bridezillas).  About the Movie Salt-N-Pepa  details the journey of Queensborough Community College students Cheryl “Salt” James and Sandra “Pepa” Denton as they enter the world of rap and hip hop, after recording a song for their friend Hurby Azor. Salt-N-Pepa made a huge impact as one of the first all-female rap groups, changing th...

Queen Latifah, Mary J. Blige and Missy Elliott have joined forces as Executive producers for the ultimate movie collaboration about the top-selling  gospel girl group of all time -- The Clark Sisters,  The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel.  The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel  recounts the story of the musical discipline and strict upbringing their trailblazing mother, Mattie Moss Clark ( Aunjanue Ellis ) developed in them. Credited with being pioneers n contemporary gospel, the five Clark sisters ( Christina Bell  as “Twinkie,”  Kierra Sheard  as “Karen,”  Sheléa Frazier  as “Dorinda,”  Raven Goodwin  as “Denise,”  Angela Birchett  as “Jacky”) overcame humble beginnings in Detroit, enduring abuse, loss, rejection, betrayal, and sibling rivalries to achieve international fame as icons of the Gospel music industry. VIEW THE TRAILER The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel  will air ...

buzzz worthy. . .   LOS ANGELES, CA  - Lifetime's all-new docuseries The Jacksons: Next Generation (#JacksonsNextGen) focuses on the third generation of the famed Jackson family -- Taj, Taryll and TJ -- Tito Jackson's sons and nephews of the famed Jackson 5. Premiering Friday, October 2, at 10PM ET/PT, the series features the brothers as they work to balance a career and their lives as traditional family men while living up to the pressures and demands that comes with their last name. The siblings, known as the music group 3T, have toured and sold more than three million records worldwide just off their debut album.  Still impacted by the loss of their mother, Dee Dee, the brothers are raising their children and managing the day-to-day tasks within their families, just like everyone else. Their quest for normalcy, however, often collides head-on with the good and bad of living with one of history's most renowned last names. The series reveals what it's like for...