::THE SLICE REPORT WITH MONA AUSTIN

(TSN): Presidential candidates have prepped for the verbal throwdown that will help voters decide who they choose to run the country very differently. Vice Pres. Harris stayed in Pittsburgh for days to prepare while Donald Trump participated in interviews and event in the lead up to their first sparring match. Their first critical presidential debate in the race for the White House airs on ABC on Tuesday, Sept. 10. Mics will be muted on one candidate while the other is speaking. Held for 90 minutes just blocks away from Independence Hall at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, the debate will be moderated by ABC's David Muir and Linsey Davis. Both campaigns have their own issues with ABC Network. The Harris campaign asked for the rule to be changed to unmute the mics and says the format has “fundamentally disadvantaged” the vice president. Trump says ABC us the "nastiest" of all the networks and has accused them of harming his name. The network did not ...

  Ludacris to Host and Perform at This Year’s Award Show Live from Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles NEW YORK- March 21, 2024-  iHeartMedia and FOX Entertainment today announced that  Beyoncé  will be honored with the  iHeartRadio Innovator Award  at the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards. Additionally,  Ludacris  will host and perform during the event airing LIVE from Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, Monday, April 1 (8:00-10:00 p.m. ET live / PT tape-delayed) on FOX and will also be heard on iHeartMedia radio stations nationwide and on the iHeartRadio app. Ludacris joins the previously announced performance lineup including  Justin Timberlake, Green Day, TLC, Jelly Roll, Lainey Wilson, Tate McRae  and more, plus a special musical tribute to the  2024 iHeartRadio Icon Award Recipient Cher .  Few artists in the course of history have taken creative risks, successfully transformed their music and influenced pop culture on the level that ...

  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...

TUNE IN: BET AWARDS SET TO AIR LIVE ON BET, SUNDAY, JUNE 27 AT 8:00 PM, ET/PT ---------- QUEEN LATIFAH TO BE HONORED WITH PRESTIGIOUS LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT BET AWARD THE 2021 “BET AWARDS” PROCLAIMS THIS YEAR’S THEME AS “YEAR OF THE BLACK WOMAN” TO CELEBRATE AND HONOR THEIR IMMENSE IMPACT ON THE CULTURE GET SSOCIAL: #BETAWARDS  #CULTURESBIGGESTNIGHT New York, NY  –     BET  announces that Academy Award®-nominated and Golden Globe®-winning actor, filmmaker and philanthropist  Taraji P. Henson  will host the 2021  “BET AWARDS”  and GRAMMY ®  award-winning musician, critically acclaimed Golden Globe®-winning and Academy Award®-nominated actor  Queen Latifah  will be honored with the Lifetime Achievement BET Award. The “BET AWARDS” airs LIVE on BET on  Sunday, June 27  at 8:00 PM, ET/PT. “For more than 20 years, the BET Awards have been a celebration of Black creativity, art and excellence,”  said Taraji P. Henson . “R...

South Africa's Zoibini Tunzi will relinquish the tile after holding it lover than anyone in history due to the Coronavirus.  NEW YORK, NY --The Miss Universe Organization has announced that the 69th MISS UNIVERSE® competition will air from the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood on Sunday, May 16, 2021. The competition will broadcast LIVE around the world from 8:00 to 11:00 PM ET. “We have spent months planning and preparing safety precautions to develop this edition of MISS UNIVERSE—one that will be memorable, special and totally innovative,” said Paula M. Shugart, president of the Miss Universe Organization. “I look forward to seeing this work come to fruition and crowning a new Miss Universe in May.”  The three-hour event will feature women representing dozens of countries competing in multiple categories, including personal statement, swimsuit, evening gown and interview, ending with Zozibini Tunzi, who will be the longest-ever reigning Miss Universe, crowning ...

(The Slice): Oscar nominated Actress Cynthia Erivo is a woman with respect to both give and gain. For her lead role in the musical The Color Purple she won a Tony Award, a Drama Desk Award and a Daytime Emmy Award. Aretha Franklin saw that performance, met Erivo backstage to compliment her -- singing a line from one of the lead numbers -- and remembered her when she saw her at the Kennedy Center Honors. Later Erivo was most lauded for her singing and acting ability in "Harriet." To prepare for her latest, Erivo told Rolling Stone she studied Aretha Franklin's documentary "Amazing Grace": "Watching Amazing Grace was eye-opening for me, because it’s so strange — when she’s singing “Amazing Grace,” she looks like she’s going to take flight. It’s coming through her. And then she opens her eyes, and something disappears. I felt a sadness. Something left her for a second, and it only comes back when she’s in the music, singing." Will the London-born talent...

VIRTUAL EVENTS AIM TO CELEBRATE THIS YEAR'S NOMINEES AND THE MUSIC THAT UNITES US  SANTA MONICA, CALIF. (FEB. 25, 2021)  — The Recording Academy ®  highlights its GRAMMY ®  Week events lineup ahead of the 63rd Annual GRAMMY Awards ®  broadcasting  Sunday, March 14, 2021  on the  CBS Television Network at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT.  All events will be virtual this year to ensure the safety of our staff and guests and to make the events as accessible as possible to attendees. Please find a list of events and additional details below:   MARCH 8 GRAMMY In The Schools ®  Fest This four-day virtual event, presented by MusicPower, will celebrate music and music education featuring performances by students and professionals along with engaging, educational panels by artists, educators and other music professionals and will conclude on March 11, 2021.   Free to the public for those who register in advance by clicking on this  link . ...