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(SILVER SPRING, MD) – On Friday, December 2nd, Urban One taped the 5th annual  URBAN ONE HONORS  in Atlanta, GA. The two-hour telecast will premiere on Monday, January 16, 2023, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, on TV One and CLEO TV, a division of Urban One, and will be hosted by R&B singer and actor, Tank. The televised event heralds the accomplishments of individuals who have made extraordinary contributions in entertainment, media, music, politics, education, and the community.   Under the theme, celebrating "Icons of the Culture,” this year’s honoree class recognized an esteemed group of individuals. Honorees are Entertainment Icon Honor, 2x GRAMMY and NAACP Image Award winner, LL Cool J, the first ever Phoenix Honor to award-winning entertainer, philanthropist, and entrepreneur Bobby Brown, Inspirational Impact Honor, NAACP Image Award winner David Mann and his wife, GRAMMY Award winner, Tamela Mann (TV...

  CeCe Winans, Pastor Mike Jr., Tamela Mann, Jonathan McReynolds, Mali Music, Todd Dulaney, and Kelontae Gavin among top nominees for The Greatest Night in Gospel Music CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL LIST OF NOMINEES (CHICAGO)  — Central City Productions has announced the nominees for the 37th Stellar Gospel Music Awards, the annual celebration honoring excellence in Gospel music. The Stellar Awards will return to Atlanta for the live-taped ceremony on Saturday, July 16, at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, as part of an illustrious weekend of events that will include a special announcement about the upcoming launch of the Stellar TV Network. Stellar Award-winning artists Jekalyn Carr and Kierra Sheard will co-host this year’s event, which will air on BET, BET HER, and BET International in August, and will be syndicated in various local markets across the country between August 13 and September 11. Leading this year’s nominations is Gospel music legend CeCe Winans, widely ...

  Annual Awards Event Honoring Black Excellence to Air on Juneteenth ATLANTA, GA  ( April 7, 2022)  –  The 30th Anniversary Bounce Trumpet Awards  has been rescheduled for  April 23, 2022 , at the  Dolby Theater  in Hollywood and will air on  Juneteenth ,  Sunday, June 19,  at  7 p.m. ET.  Produced by Magic Lemonade Production Company, the gala event will be televised on Bounce, the nation’s popular entertainment television network serving African Americans.  The event was rescheduled from January because of COVID-19 concerns. “It’s fitting that we will honor Black excellence and achievement on a day that is a commemoration of such a significant moment in our history as African Americans,” said  Cheryle Harrison , head of Bounce. “We appreciate everyone’s patience in our having to adjust this year’s schedule. Health and safety are a priority for our guests, honorees, and staff.” The 2022 Bounce Trumpet Award...

SNL HOST AND GUEST FOR THE MONTH OF MAY Well this is awkward. . .Several cast members on SNL were opposed to appearing with the first guest of this month -- Elon Musk.  Musk, a business magnate who owns Tesla Motors and Space X, does  not fit the usual criteria for appearing on the show such as being a celebrity or entertainer.  He just happens the be the richest man in the world whose opinion on the Coronavirus vaccine was controversial.  When Musk posted an Instagram message about his upcoming appearance by asking “Let’s find out how live Saturday Night Live really is,” followed by purple devil emojis, cast member Bowen Yang responded, “What the f*ck does this even mean?” May 8 - Elon Musk/Miley Cyrus May 15 - Keegan-Michael Key/ Olivia Rodrigo May 22 - Anya Taylor-Joy/ Lil Nas X NEW YORK - May 3, 2021 - Keegan-Michael Key will host "Saturday Night Live" for the first time on May 15. The Emmy Award winner next stars in "Schmigadoon!," premiering globally July 1...

Donald Lawrence Presents the Tri-City Singers leaders the list of Stellar Award nominees in 9 categories, followed by Kirk Franklin with 8 and Tasha Cobbs tied with 8 and JJ Hairston with 7. Bishop Paul S. Morton and the Full Gospel Choir and Kurt Carr go head to head in the best choir category with Central City Productions has announced the top nominees in traditional, contemporary and Christian Hip Hop genres on Tuesday . The ceremony takes place once again in Las Vegas on March 27, 2020. Jonathan McReynolds and Koryn Hawthorne, both past multi-Stellar Award winners will co-host the show. In addition to celebrating the year’s best album releases, Central City CEO Don Jackson will bestow special honors upon Gospel greats who have elevated the genre. This year’s James Cleveland Lifetime Achievement Award will honor none other than the iconic Clark Sisters - Karen Clark Sheard, Dorinda Clark Cole, Twinkie Clark and Jacky Clark Chisholm -- who hold a collective fifteen Stell...

TISHA CAMPBELL & TICHINA ARNOLD RETURN AS HOSTS FOR THE 2ND YEAR   -----   FIVE-TIME GRAMMY AWARD WINNING PRODUCER DUO, JIMMY JAM & TERRY LEWIS SET TO RECEIVE THE LEGEND AWARD ----- BILLBOARD GOSPEL ARTIST OF THE LAST DECADE, YOLANDA ADAMS TO RECEIVE FIFTH ANNUAL LADY OF SOUL AWARD ----- CHRIS BROWN LEADS WITH 8 NOMINATIONS, FOLLOWED BY DRAKE WITH 7 NODS AND BEYONCÉ AND LIZZO WITH 6 EACH #SOULTRAINAWARDS (New York, NY) –  BET Networks today announces the hosts and  nominees for the  2019 Soul Train Awards  across 12 different categories. The annual celebration recognizes the best in Soul, R&B and Hip-Hop from both established industry legends and the next generation of promising BET Presents:   2019 Soul Train Awards will air LIVE on  BET  and  BET HER  at 8PM EST with a one-hour pre-show beginning at 7PM EST, and a post show directly after . artists. Taking place on November 17, 2019 at the O...