::THE SLICE REPORT WITH MONA AUSTIN

Album Features the Single “Don’t Save It All For Christmas Day” Which LaBelle will Perform at the 91 st  Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade New York, NY  (November 21, 2017) – On Friday, November 24 th , GRAMMY® Award-winner and GPE Records recording artist,  Patti LaBelle , will deliver a new holiday collection,  Patti LaBelle and Friends - Home for the Holidays , which will be available on CD and via digital and streaming outlets everywhere. Patti LaBelle and Friends - Home for the Holidays  showcases the legendary entertainer alongside fellow acclaimed artists, Vivian Green  (“My   Favorite Things”),  Ruben Studdard  (“Let It Snow”),  Tamela Mann  (“Jesus King!”) and piano virtuoso, Jamar Jones  (“Brazilian Sleigh Bells”). The soulful compilation, which features holiday favorites and spiritual sonnets, will warm the hearts of listeners of all ages throughout the season. In addition to the release of...

Chris Blue is the 2017 winner of The Voice.  By Mona Austin Newly crowned winner of The Voice, Chris Blue may have gospel singer Tamela Mann to thank for this victory.  Blue's rendition of Mann's hit "Take Me to the King" secured his position in the finals and Mann was watching.   Appearing on a Jacksonville, FL news program she praised Blue's performance.  "He made it his own and I loved it, said Mrs. Mann.  Along with her support and supporters at church viewing parties around the country, the worship leader from Team Alicia won by the closest margin in the history of the show.  Blue earned a recording contract and $100,000 prize. In the 2-hour finale Monday night in Los Angeles, the young crooner beat Michigan born country singer Lauren Duski. With a back story that matched his tender Prince-like falsetto voice, the 26-year-old from Knoxville, TN captured the hearts of viewers early on.  However, unlike ...

Mann & Wife Season Three Premieres Tuesday, March 28 at 9:00 pm (ET) With Two All-New Episodes Back-to-Back on Bounce ATLANTA , GA  -- David Mann, Tamela Mann and company bring a new assortment of hysterical family situations and laughs in the third season of their hit Bounce comedy series Mann & Wife.  Bounce will double the fun by kicking off season three with two new original episodes back-to-back 9:00-10:00 pm (ET) on Tuesday, March 28. All-new Mann & Wife episodes will continue to premiere Tuesday nights at 9:00 pm (ET) through the spring on Bounce. Real-life husband and wife team David and Tamela Mann star and serve as executive producers of Mann & Wife. The half-hour situation comedy follows their characters - newlyweds and second-chance sweethearts Daniel and Toni Mann - as they laugh and love their way through the ups and downs of life as a blended family,...

buzzz worthy. . . BET NETWORKS IS KEEPING IT REAL WITH THE SEASON 2 RETURN OF "IT’S A MANN’S WORLD" AND THE SERIES PREMIERE OF “ABOUT THE BUSINESS” STARRING MODEL AND ACTRESS EVA MARCILLE DAVID AND TAMELA MANN RETURN FOR FAMILY FUN WITH SEASON 2 PREMIERE OF "IT’S A MANN’S WORLD" ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23 AT 10 P.M. ET/PT MODEL AND ACTRESS EVA MARCILLE STARS IN NEW DOCUSERIES “ABOUT THE BUSINESS” PREMIERING WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24 AT 10 P.M. ET/PT NEW YORK, NY  – BET Networks announces two new docuseries premieres in February, with the season two return of "IT’S A MANN’S WORLD" starring David and Tamela Mann, and the series premiere of “ABOUT THE BUSINESS” starring actress and model Eva Marcille.  The ten-episode season of "IT’S A MANN’S WORLD" continues to follow the hilarious and heartwarming antics of the larger-than-life Mann clan, as they balance their Hollywood careers with family life in Dallas.  Back in Los Angeles, t...

buzzz worthy. . .   20-Track Album Features Kirk Franklin, Andraé Crouch, Hezekiah Walker, Tamela Mann, Ricky Dillard, Marvin Sapp, Donald Lawrence, and more   NASHVILLE, TN (January 13, 2015) – Entertainment One Music (eOne Music) releases a must-have album out today, January 13, with the greatest hits collection Billboard #1 Gospel Hits , featuring fan favorites of this past decade from gospel’s biggest stars, including award-winning artists Kirk Franklin, Andraé Crouch and Marvin Winans, Tamela Mann, Hezekiah Walker, Marvin Sapp, Donald Lawrence, Fred Hammond, and more.  Bringing together the chart-topping hits that fans have driven to #1 atop Billboard’s Gospel songs chart since 2010 to now, the Billboard #1 Gospel Hits album captivates both new listeners and gospel superfans with 20 inspiring tracks that have become beloved instant classics.   The global stars and legends whose songs have been in heavy rotation with fans in the pas...

buzzz worthy. . . The BET Awards were held in the Nokia Theater in downtown last night and broadcast live on the network. The winners are: Best Female R&B/Pop Artist Rihanna Best Male R&B/Pop Artist Miguel Best Group Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Best Collaboration A$AP Rocky f/ Drake, 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar – Problems Best Male Hip Hop Artist Kendrick Lamar   Best Female Hip Hop Artist Nicki Minaj Video of the Year Drake – Started From The Bottom Video Director of the Year Benny Boom Best New Artist Kendrick Lamar Best Gospel Artist Mary Mary Best Actress Kerry Washington Best Actor Jamie Foxx YoungStars Award Gabrielle Douglas Best Movie Think Like A Man Subway Sportswoman of the Year Gabrielle Douglas Subway Sportsman of the Year LeBron James Coca-Cola Viewers Choice Award  Drake – Started From The Bottom Centric Award Tamar Braxton – Love and War Best International Act: Afri...

buzzz worthy. . . This Sunday, October 7, 2012, Dr. Bobby Jones welcomes Earnest Pugh, Beverly Crawford, Valerie La Flore and Hezekiah Walker to kick-off the 32nd season of the longest running program on cable television. This season of “BOBBY JONES GOSPEL” promises to bring the best of gospel to your living room for Sunday mornings filled with divine fellowship. Each episode of “BOBBY JONES GOSPEL” is packed full of blessings with testimonials, praise dancers, mass choirs and the best of established and up and coming gospel artists. It’s a gathering to praise the Lord and everyone is invited. “BOBBY JONES GOSPEL” airs Sundays at 9:00AM ET/PT on BET. Dr. Bobby Jones and Mona Austin at the taping of Bobby Jones Gospel  in July of 2012. Bobby Jones Gospel Season 32 Schedule Oct 7, 2012 Beverly Crawford, Hezekiah Walker, Earnest Pugh, and Valerie LaFlore Oct 14, 2012 Cissy Houston, DA TRUTH, and Earl Bynum & Mt. Unity Choir Oct 21,...