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Eddie Murphy will star in a movie about disgraced former Washington D.C. mayor directed by Spike Lee. Marion Barry was famously re-elected mayor after being caught smoking crack with a female friend on camera. Murphy is not known for dramatic roles but scored an Oscar nomination for his role in “Dreamgirls.” This would be the […]
It seems the executives at OWN have a new bright idea about how to save the ailing network, “target the Black audience.” SOURCES say that new OWN executives are taking cues from a show called “Sweetie Pies” which scored very well in the African-American audience. According to OWN president Erik Logan tells the Hollywood Reporter: […]
from: wzakcleveland.com Tyler Perry reportedly made an offer to buy American Airlines. They accepted. The new airline: African-American Airlines. The Texas-based AMR Corporation, the parent company of American Airlines, announced that the company filed petitions for Chapter 11 reorganization in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York, “in order to achieve […]
One of the most competitive categories in the Digital Gospel Music Awards, presented by Elev8, is undoubtedly Best Male Gospel Artist. Congratulations go out to Brian Courtney Wilson, Deitrick Haddon, Donald Lawrence, Earnest Pugh, Isaac Carree, James Fortune, Kirk Franklin, LeCrae, Lonnie Hunter and VaShawn Mitchell for a great 2011! Enter your vote in our […]
Former CNN anchor T.J. Holmes signed an offer today for a BET television show and content on BET.com. SEE ALSO: Father Says It Was ‘A Mistake’ To Use 9-year-old As Chauffeur ‘Tunnel Of Love’ Couple Busted Having Sex On Water Slide
Mary Mary’s Erica and Tina Campbell have decided to cancel their highly anticipated Have A Mary Mary Christmas Tour as Erica’s February due date draws near. Is Mary Mary The Best Gospel Group On Facebook? The singer has been advised by doctors that she cannot continue working at her current pace without risk of potential […]
Saturday night was a celebration of not only dance, but God and the miracles he creates. The 9th annual National Gospel Dance Showcase took place in the city of Philadelphia at the Holy Ghost Headquarters that brought in hundreds of people of all ages. The dance showcase was hosted by four time Grammy Award winning […]
The 13th Annual BMI Trailblazers of Gospel Music Awards, held during Stellar Awards weekend each year, will honor Kirk Franklin and Hezekiah Walker at this year’s event on Friday, January 13, 2012 in Nashville, TN. No word yet on who is slated to perform, but we’re hoping Donald Lawrence will, as always, arrange the musical […]
New York, NY — Multi-Grammy Award-winning My Block/Columbia recording artists Mary Mary have had an amazing whirlwind 2011 thus far. This year saw the release of their critically acclaimed sixth studio album, Something Big; they garnered the prestigious ASCAP Golden Note Award, a top BET Award, and were recently nominated for double Soul Train Awards […]
Anyone who knows gospel megastar, Vickie Winans, knows that she is a natural born comedienne. For years, she’s been booked for as many hilarious Mistress of Ceremonies gigs as concert dates and now she’s recording her long awaited and first ever standup comedy DVD. Back in the 1990s, CGI Records released a CD of some […]
Two-time Oscar winner Daniel Day Lewis will play the 16th President in the upcoming film “Lincoln,” directed by Steven Spielberg. But will slavery be depicted truthfully? CBS News reports that the film is currently in production. SEE ALSO: ‘Gay’ Hoover Movie Enrages FBI’s Old Guard Anyone familiar with Lewis’s acting knows he will give no […]
Check out the 54th Annual Gospel Grammy Awards Nominations below… Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance Do Everything Steven Curtis Chapman Track from: re:Creation [Sparrow Records] Alive (Mary Magdalene) Natalie Grant Track from: Music Inspired By The Story [WOW Joint Venture/EMI CMG] Your Love Brandon Heath Track from: Leaving Eden [Reunion Records] Jesus Le’Andria Johnson Track […]