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BET NETWORK'S SUNDAY BEST SET TO CROWN SEASON 9 WINNER THIS SUNDAY NIGHT AT 8PM ET/PT ON BET

8/23/2019

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Photo Credit: (left to right) Erica Campbell, Bongiwe Madela, Kelly Price and Jonathan McReynolds (Photo: Nathan Bolster/BET)

VOTE BETWEEN SEASON 9 FINALISTS
JOSHUA COPELAND OR MELVIN CRISPELL, III
NOW AT BET.COM/VOTESUNDAYBEST

Joshua Copeland, "Anything Is Possible"

Melvin Crispell, III, "Not the End of Your Story"

SEASON 9 FINALE WILL FEATURE PERFORMANCES BY TASHA COBBS LEONARD, VASHAWN MITCHELL, KELLY PRICE AND JONATHAN MCREYNOLDS
+ ERICA CAMPBELL TO DEBUT NEW SINGLE “PRAYING & BELIEVING”

VaShawn Mitchell

Jonathan McReynolds

Erica Campbell

Kelly Price

Tasha Cobbs Leonard

With the competition officially over, this will be an unforgettable night of fun with the final 2
contestants, Kirk, the judges and an array of special guests as BET concludes the series with an
all-star Gospel celebration. And of course, at the end of the show, BET will announce the winner
of Sunday Best season 9!

The season 9 winner will receive a recording contract with RCA Inspiration, a cash prize of $50,000 and the title “Sunday Best.” BET will crown the season 9 Sunday Best winner on Sunday, August 25th at 8:00PM ET/PT. The finale episode will feature special performances from GRAMMY Award®-winner Tasha Cobbs Leonard, multiple Stellar Award-winner VaShawn Mitchell. Fans will also see soul stirring performances from judges Jonathan McReynolds, Kelly Price, and Erica Campbell debuting her new single “Praying & Believing.”

For updates and more information about Sunday Best, please visit BET.com/SundayBest.
Join the conversation on social media by using the hashtag: #BETSundayBest.

Tune-into the season 9 finale of Sunday Best on Sunday, August 25th at 8:00PM ET/PT on BET.

PURE HEAT COMMUNITY FESTIVAL TO HONOR R&B SINGER TWEET AND ACTRESS ANGELICA ROSS IN ATLANTA

8/23/2019

ATLANTA BLACK GAY PRIDE'S 8TH ANNUAL PURE HEAT COMMUNITY FESTIVAL SET TO HONOR R&B SINGER TWEET AND ACTRESS & HUMANITARIAN ANGELICA ROSS ON SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST AT ATLANTA’S PIEDMONT PARK

“POSE” ON FX STAR ANGELICA ROSS SET TO RECEIVE 2019 TRAILBLAZER AWARD

R&B SINGER & “SOUTHERN HUMMINGBIRD” TWEET SET TO RECEIVE 2019 LEGACY AWARD

(left: Angelica Ross; right: Tweet)

(ATLANTA, GA) – August 23, 2019 - On Sunday, September 1st, Atlanta's Piedmont Park will welcome the 8th Pure Heat Community Festival; also known as a free “day of unity.” The free cultural event is equipped with market and food vendors, live celebrity and local performers, entertainment, educational forums, prizes & giveaways - all designed to bring together the spirit of community, pride, and vision. In partnership with The Vision Community Foundation, a portion of proceeds from the weekend’s festivities are used to benefit homeless LGBT youth and those impacted from HIV/AIDS. This year’s festival will honor trailblazing triple-threat entertainer Angelica Ross (“POSE” on FX) and Award-Winning songstress Tweet. Hosted by Bishop Oliver Clyde Allen III, Rashad Burgess, Avian Watson, Melissa “DJ M” Scott and Julius "JuJu" James, the Pure Heat Community Festival is a front seat into a spectacular gathering of minority LGBTQ people and their allies in the heart of Atlanta.

MULTIPLE STELLAR AWARD NOMINEE JUDAH BAND RETURNS WITH NEW SINGLE “I BELIEVE”

8/16/2019

MULTIPLE STELLAR AWARD NOMINEE JUDAH BAND RETURNS WITH NEW SINGLE “I BELIEVE”

AVAILABLE ON ALL MAJOR DIGITAL RETAILERS NOW!

PURCHASE "I BELIEVE" NOW

Entertainment One and Light Records’multiple Stellar Award nominated group Judah Band returns with a new single, “I Believe” available at all major digital retailers now.

Judah Band made waves at Gospel radio and on the Gospel music scene in 2018 with its debut single, “For My Good,” and is widely known now as “one to watch.” The energetic, spirit-filled and fashion forward group follows up with “I Believe.”

Listen to “I Believe” Now”

PURE HEAT COMMUNITY FESTIVAL: 2019 ATLANTA BLACK GAY PRIDE WEEKEND

8/13/2019

Watch A Preview of the PURE HEAT COMMUNITY FESTIVAL

On Sunday, September 1st, Atlanta's Piedmont Park will welcome the 8th Pure Heat Community Festival; also known as a free “day of unity.” The free cultural event is equipped with market and food vendors, live celebrity and local performers, entertainment, educational forums, prizes & giveaways - all designed to bring together the spirit of community, pride, and vision. In partnership with The Vision Community Foundation, a portion of proceeds from the weekend’s festivities are used to benefit homeless LGBT youth and those infected/affected with HIV/AIDS. An exciting line-up of indie-artist performances, honorees and presenters will be announced in the coming weeks.

I Regret The Day I Lost My Virginity: You Are Not Your Past

8/12/2019

LeAnne "LeLee" Lyons tells all in her latest memoir "I Regret The Day I Lost My Virginity: You Are Not Your Past"

I Regret The Day I Lost My Virginity: You Are Not Your Past by LeAnne "Lelee" Lyons

Grammy-nominated and multi platinum recording artist and founding member of the female R&B trio SWV (Sisters with Voices), LeAnne “Lelee” Lyons wants you to know that you are not your past. In her first memoir “I Regret The Day I Lost My Virginity: You Are Not Your Past”, Lyons courageously tackles tough, personal subjects that would make most people uncomfortable.

With her unfiltered homegirl approach, this Bronx, New York native takes you on a journey of survival, while emerging whole, positive, and full of love for yourself. Making the decision to turn adversity into triumph, Lyons will inspire, and challenge you to see victories during the most difficult times in life, and demonstrates how to create a new beginning.

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SHIRLEY CAESAR GUEST STARS ON BET NETWORK'S“SUNDAY BEST” THIS SUNDAY, AUGUST 11TH AT 8PM ET/PT

8/8/2019

The Top 4 Contestants Take Viewers to Church!

JJ HAIRSTON & YOUTHFUL PRAISE'S 10TH ALBUM“MIRACLE WORKER” AVAILABLE NOW

8/7/2019

JJ & TRINA HAIRSTON'S HIGHLY ANTICIPATED
RELATIONSHIP BOOK "A MIRACLE MARRIAGE" AVAILABLE NOW

GRAMMY nominated, Billboard Music Award Winner, and seven-time Stellar Award winner JJ Hairston & Youthful Praise's 10th album Miracle Worker, is available now via Hairston’s JamesTown Music, which is distributed exclusively by Entertainment One. Hairston’s 10th album is accompanied by the release of a relationship book with his wife, Trina Hairston, titled, A Miracle Marriage. Fans can currently catch JJ and Trina Hairston on the multi-city "Love & Miracles Tour." Tour stops can be found at: JJHairston.com.

JJ and Trina Hairston’s debut book A Miracle Marriage was written to provide real answers to hard questions. A Miracle Marriage is an answer to prayer. Each chapter provides tips, tools, and truth from two individuals whose marriage needed a true miracle. If you are dating, courting, or married, this book will prove to you, once and for all, that miracles are still happening in marriages. In Volume 1 of A Miracle Marriage, JJ and Trina explore the importance of forgiveness, trust, and restoration. While many people see the successful career of Youthful Praise from afar, this book provides a transparent, up-close and personal look at the cost, the care, and the calling of marriage.

XSCAPE, FREDDIE JACKSON, YOLANDA ADAMS AND ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT TO RECEIVE BLACK MUSIC HONORS RECOGNITION

8/6/2019

Chicago based television production company Central City Productions announces the 2019 Black Music Honors television taping set to take place on Thursday, September 5th at The Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta, GA. During this star-studded two-hour television special, Central City Productions (CCP) will honor artists and musicians who have influenced and made significant contributions to American music.

Hammonds House Honors Celebrates and Recognizes Excellence in Black Visual Art

8/5/2019

Hammonds House Museum presents Hammonds House Honors, an evening of celebration and recognition of excellence in Black visual art. In the inaugural year iconoclast photographer Roy DeCarava is remembered on the 100th Anniversary of his birth, and seven individuals who elevate the visual art of the African Diaspora through their passion, creativity and commitment to artistic and cultural excellence will be honored. The evening will kick off with a cocktail reception at 6:15 pm, followed by a glamorous award show at 7:30 PM. Monica Pearson will serve as host. In keeping with the spirit of this artistic occasion, dress will be artistically chic. The 2019 Hammonds House Honors will take place on September 12 at Southwest Arts Center, 915 New Hope Road SW, Atlanta, GA 30331. Tickets are available at hammondshouse.org/events.

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GRAMMY-NOMINATED SINGER & TV PERSONALITY SYLEENA JOHNSON 10TH ALBUM “WOMAN” DUE IN FALL 2019

7/31/2019

Entertainment One Nashville welcomes its newest signee: GRAMMY-nominated recording artist and daytime television host, Syleena Johnson.

Known as the “Queen of Chicago,” and one of the most underrated singers of the new millennium – Johnson returns to music with the release of her 10th album, “WOMAN” in Fall 2019. Syleena empowers and calls all women to stand up for themselves and to be bold, brave and fearless, declaring 2019 as the “Year of the Woman.” Her current viral single, “Woman” can be viewed here.

Johnson states, “I am so excited that the ‘Woman’ album has found a new home with Entertainment One. Thank you to Gina Miller for believing in me and Entertainment One for helping me bring this project to life. Galatians 6:9 says, ‘Do not grow weary in well doing, for in due season you shall reap what you sow, if you faint not.’ I thank God for this season. The season of the Woman."