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The Bellamy Group Presents LADIES NIGHT OUT Oct 14 Nashville TN

September 19, 2023 Ugospel Comments Off

Ladies Night Out is a movement of sisterhood for women in music and entertainment, the creative arts, and ministry who share ideas, address common concerns, and support to each other. The Ladies Night Out (LNO) gathering offers networking and relationship-building among female executives, entrepreneurs, pastors, creatives, artists, and musicians.

The 2023 Ladies Night Out will take place on Saturday, October 14, from 7-11PM. This gathering will be at Ray Of Hope Center, 2311 Murfreesboro Pike, Nashville, TN, to celebrate the brilliancy of women of color and serve as a source of STRENGTH, RENEWAL, and REVIVAL.

This year’s event will include “She Talks” speakers delivering indispensable information, wisdom from years of career experience, and inspiration from their journey as entrepreneurs, creatives, and ministry leaders. “She Talk” speakers include Jamine Moton of Skylar Security, Mental Health professional Lucinda Smith, The Bellamy Group’s Benita Bellamy Kelley, and pastor and life coach Dr. Erica Barr.

Music Therapist Bianca Ford will offer a “Her Harmonic Healing Suite” while evangelist and fitness guru Shanae Edwards guides attendees through a wellness segment, “Finesse Her Fitness.” Life-inspiring appearances will be on “Her Sound Stage” by Grammy-nominated singer Maranda Curtis, singer Tarralyn Ramsey, and Neo-Soul singer Cynthia Jones. Attendees will be treated to a special performance by Soul singer William Davenport and the house DJ for the night DJ AfroSheen.

Tickets are $40 for a night of fellowship, food, and fun. Ladies can enjoy the retro Game Time and win prizes, partake of savory treats in the Mocha & Mocktails Café, and shop the hand-selected specialty vendors. Additionally, celebrity make-up artist Nikki Campbell will provide application tips and demonstrate beauty products.

WHY WE GATHER: Ladies Night Out provides a safe and open forum for candid discussions of topics related to women in music and ministry that lead to solutions and inspiration. The Bellamy Group presents LNO to promote empowerment to women of all ages and encourage the pursuit of HOLY, HEALTHY, and HAPPY lives.

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The Quartet Music Awards Presents “QMA Honors – The Music City Edition” September 23 In Clarksville, TN

September 19, 2023 Ugospel Comments Off

The Annual Quartet Music Awards (The QMAs) is a new and fast-growing Gospel music awards platform launched two years ago by D. Chubbs Morton and Connie Birth. They created the QMAs to acknowledge and celebrate the heritage and the future of Black Gospel Quartet music. From legendary artists, The Swannee Quintet, Lee Williams and The Spiritual QC’s, and Evelyn Turrentine Agee to the dynamic new voices C. Dwayne and The Voices, Heidi Mae & Unified, and The McDuffies, the QMAs are positioning and promoting Quartet music so that it continues to thrive and maintain respect as a driving force in Gospel and Christian music.

In addition to the annual QMAs show, Morton and Birth have announced a new series, THE QMA HONORS. This pop-up event will recognize and showcase Quartet artists in various cities and regions throughout the country. Their first stop is the Nashville, TN region. The “2023 QMA Honors – Music City Edition” will be held on Saturday, September 23, at The City of David Christian Center, 1790 Woodlawn Rd, Clarksville, TN. The QMA Honors will begin at 5PM and feature Middle Tennessee’s most powerful Quartet groups and singers.

The Nashville/Clarksville QMA Honorees are The Joy Boyz, The DIxies, Clarksville Soul Stirrers, Tony Ward, The Marable Twins, and special recognition to iconic radio personality Connie “The Gospel Diva” Denell (posthumously). Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door.

The Quartet Music Awards is the vision of D. Chubbs Morton and Connie Birth. Morton is a songwriter, musician, and frontman for the Quartet group D. Morton and Gifted. Birth is a Gospel radio personality and music executive. The QMA Honors is the brainchild of Morton and Gospel music professional Derrick Bridges.

For more information about the QMA Honors, contact quartetmusicawards@gmail.com.

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Candi Staton Recalls 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing on New Track

September 19, 2023 Ugospel Comments Off

Years before she was known for classic R&B tunes like “Young Hearts Run Free,” “You Got the Love,” and “Nights on Broadway”; the GRAMMY® Award nominated soul singer Candi Staton literally had a driver’s seat view to civil rights history. She was a 24-year-old mom of two toddlers on September 15, 1963, when members of the Klu Klux Klan blew up the historic 16^th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, AL with 19 sticks of dynamite. The explosion killed four young girls, injured two dozen others, and ignited an angry backlash that was felt around the globe. Listen Link: https://li.sten.to/1963

“I know I speak on behalf of all Americans in expressing a deep sense of outrage and grief over the killing of the children yesterday in Birmingham, Alabama,” President John F. Kennedy said in a White House statement the following day. “It is regrettable that public disparagement of law and order has encouraged violence which has fallen on the innocent. If these cruel and tragic events can only awaken that city and State–if they can only awaken this entire Nation–to a realization of the folly of racial injustice and hatred and violence, then it is not too late for all concerned to unite in steps toward peaceful progress before more lives are lost.”

Staton saw the madness and mayhem first-hand. The 83-year-old singer has recorded a coffeehouse-styled soul soliloquy, “1963” (Beracah Records), to commemorate the 60^th anniversary of that day and to draw a parallel to today’s issues. “I never experienced anything like that before,” she says. “We had gone to a little church a few blocks away from the 16^th Street Baptist Church. The choir had sung and suddenly, somebody burst through the front door and started screaming that 16^th Street Church was bombed and people were rioting. So, he told everybody to rush home to get safety. Black people were turning over the cars of every white person they saw. White people and black people were throwing things at each other in the streets. Police were shooting guns into the air to scare people. It was just one of the worst days ever.”

Staton grew up in rural Hanceville, Alabama, about 40 minutes outside of Birmingham where Jim Crow segregation was a way of life. As a teenager, she toured the deep south as a member of The Jewell Gospel Trio. “We used to be on the road with Sam Cooke, The Soul Stirrers, Mahalia Jackson, and we traveled in a caravan of cars,” she says. “We did that because the police would stop anybody and harass them. If we were in a caravan, they had witnesses, so they were less likely to do something crazy. I remember one night; the police made the Fairfield Four quartet get out of the car and start singing. The police said that if they don’t sound good, they would shoot them. So, while they were singing, they shot their guns at the ground near their feet. We had to stay at boarding houses because no hotels would welcome us. We had to get food at the side door of a restaurant. It was so dehumanizing.”

The Jewel Trio opened for actor-activist Paul Robeson during some of his political concerts and the group used to play in the yard of civil rights leader, Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune. “She used to make us bologna sandwiches,” Staton recalls. It’s against this tableau that she decided to make a song about that day. “I rarely hear anyone call out the names of those girls,” Staton says. “I wanted to call their names like people call George Floyd’s name. I also didn’t want to act like this was just a thing of the past. These kinds of tragedies are still happening. All the school shootings we’ve seen in recent years, reminded me that what happened in 1963 is still happening in 2023.”

A seasoned group of musicians provided the backdrop. Staton’s eldest sons, Marcel, and Marcus Williams, who were with her that Sunday in 1963, laid the music. Marcel played bass and Marcus (Isaac Hayes, Peabo Bryson) played drums and produced the track. Myra Walker (Pop Staples, Dionne Warwick) played the keyboards, and Steve “Lfthnd” Lewis, who is known throughout the Atlanta, Georgia Jazz community for his left-handed guitar skills. added some lite guitar. Staton joined her daughter Cassandra Hightower, and Walker on the background vocals. Listeners can hear the emotion in Staton’s voice as she tells the story in the song that she recorded in a single tape. “I could only do that one time,” she says. “I was reliving it and started to cry.”

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Viral Relationship Coach Bishop Greg Davis is Launching New Content Creation Studio with Randi Rossario as Grand Opening Host!

September 19, 2023 Ugospel Comments Off

Viral relationship coach, radio host, and author Bishop Greg Davis Sr. has just launched a brand new podcast recording and content creation studio aimed at helping metro-Detroiters expand in the world of digital content creation! Ground Breaking Podcast Studio (GBPS) will be opening its doors to the public for the first time on Saturday September 23, 2023 with a free festive ribbon cutting celebration from 12pm to 4pm EST at Groundbreaking Podcast Studio 33466 W. 8 Mile Farmington, MI 48226.

The open house begins at 12pm EST with a ribbon cutting ceremony and toast hosted by comedian Randi Rossario. Guests can drop in and experience the podcast studio firsthand and see all of the exciting new technology Davis is bring to Detroit. The studio is internally equipped allowing anyone to be able to enter as an amateur and leave as a YouTube STAR with high-tech production equipment to help podcasters and content creators every step of the way.

Along with podcast equipment, GBPS has seven different contemporary-themed studios providing a professional yet fun podcast interview environment. The set designs are perfect for selfies, digital reels, photo shoots, and more! There is also an internal editing team available to assist creators in refining the final product to be ready for distribution.

The studio is owned by TV Radio Host/Relationship Coach Bishop Greg Davis Sr. who is no stranger to the social media world with a passion to provide space for influencers. “This studio space is a hub and home for creatives to produce content that will be distributed around the globe”!

For more information visit www.gbpodcastdetroit.com

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Kirk Franklin premieres personal new documentary Father’s Day: A Kirk Franklin Story, out now

September 15, 2023 Ugospel Comments Off

From record-breaking hits to 19 GRAMMY® Awards, Kirk Franklin has created an esteemed career that spans over 30 years as an artist, songwriter, musician, producer, and a slate of other projects in television, film, radio and more.

Franklin has achieved so much, in spite of having a very difficult start in life, including being adopted and being homeless. But, this past year has brought revelations that have shaken up his world and upended everything he thought he knew.

Now, Franklin is sharing these discoveries and this latest chapter in his life with the documentary, “Father’s Day: A Kirk Franklin Story,” which premiered on the Kirk Franklin YouTube channel today.

He says, “Nothing could prepare me for what God had in store for me in 2023,” in an early teaser from the film that he shared on social media. A deeper look into his personal story, the raw and powerful short film shows Franklin leaning on his faith, work, and loved ones as he grapples with the painful life-changing revelations. All of this was happening as he was preparing his 13th studio album, Father’s Day (October 6, 2023). The 10-track album includes his newly-released song “Needs,” “Try Love,” and “All Things.”

Kirk Franklin is continuing to process the things that are revealed in Father’s Day, finding solace and strength through God, his family and his life’s work. And he hopes that the album and the film can help others who may be experiencing similar challenges or who just need to be encouraged as they navigate the experiences and obstacles that life brings.

Watch Kirk Franklin’s documentary “Father’s Day: A Kirk Franklin Story” here:

Kirk Franklin, Father’s Day (Fo Yo Soul/RCA):

https://KirkFranklin.lnk.to/FathersDayPR

ABOUT KIRK FRANKLIN: ?

Kirk Franklin is a 19-time Grammy Award-winning artist, songwriter, and producer. After more than 30 years of countless hits and success at bridging Gospel, R&B, Hip-Hop and Pop music together, Franklin continuously creates a sonic compass for everyday culture and curates a moment whenever and however he can to keep the message of the Gospel moving forward. With epic collaborations with artists including Mariah Carey, Khalid, Lil’ Baby, Chance the Rapper, Kanye West, Justin Timberlake, Justin Bieber, Demi Lovato, Michael Jackson and Wyclef Jean, Franklin’s impact doesn’t just stop at the charts. He works to promote the growth and development of young artists by hosting a summer camp for aspiring artists and musicians called Camp Lotus. And he supports non-profit organizations including, Compassion International and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. While Franklin is committed to helping the community, he is also passionate about making sure that Gospel music continues to reach new heights and larger audiences. In March 2023, Franklin made history by spending 100 weeks at #1 on Billboard’s Gospel Songwriters chart and becoming the first artist to reach the 100-week milestone on any Billboard songwriters chart. In addition to music, Franklin has his own channel, Kirk Franklin’s Praise, on SiriusXM and has executive produced several film and television projects including Kingdom Business on BET and Kirk Franklin’s A Gospel Christmas and Kirk Franklin’s The Night Before Christmas on Lifetime.

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JEKALYN CARR Announces New Self-Titled Album, JEKALYN

September 15, 2023 Ugospel Comments Off

GRAMMY® nominated and Stellar Award winning Jekalyn Carr announces her new self-titled album, JEKALYN, due via WayNorth Music. JEKALYN is preceded by the Billboard Gospel National Airplay #1 single, “I Believe God,” and is due in stores and online Friday, October 20, 2023.

JEKALYN, is full of inspiration, faith filled messages, encouragement, empowerment with each lyric bringing excitement, freedom, and restoration into the listeners atmosphere. Jekalyn Carr delivers a timeless album that shows maturity and defines the elevation of Jekalyn’s faith that has inspired people for years and, as it will continue for years to come. The self-titled, JEKALYN, marks Carr’s first-full release in four years.

Currently, Carr is currently nominated for a 54th GMA Dove Award for Contemporary Gospel Recorded Song of the Year with her collaboration “New Day” (Word Entertainment) with Blanca.

Carr starred in the Universal Pictures’ Will Packer produced film, PRAISE THIS, as “KiKi.” Carr received rave reviews for providing comic relief as her portrayal as the ghetto-fabulous choir member. Jekalyn Carr continues to expand her brand with offerings under her-all new, JEKALYN BEAUTY, collection. Jekalyn Carr can also be heard during the midday on Radio One’s Atlanta affiliate Praise 102.5 as the host of her radio show “Jekalyn Carr Family Affair Show” which airs Monday-Friday 10am-3pm EST.

Follow Jekalyn Carr on social media using the handle @JekalynCarr, visiting Facebook and on her website at: IAMJekalynCarr.com.

About Jekalyn Carr:

In such a short period, Carr has achieved what many adults strive to achieve throughout their lives and still never manage to accomplish. She is an award winning artist. Jekalyn has spent half a decade on top of the charts as a top-selling independent recording artist with ten Billboard No.1’s including six No.1 radio singles, two No.1 albums, two No.1 digital singles, and seven Top 10 songs. In her career, she’s garnered four GRAMMY® Award nominations, two Billboard Music Award nominations, millions of lifetime global streams, and on YouTube, she has surpassed 100 million views. Her 1.5 million social media followers often go to her for a positive voice during rough times. She was recently inducted into the Women’s Songwriters Hall of Fame, and was named one of EBONY Magazine’s ‘Power 100’ in 2014 as one of the Most Influential People in the World and ranked No. 23 on Billboard’s Top Gospel Artist of the 2010s according to the All Decade-end Charts.

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Tamela Mann’s “Take Me to The King” RIAA Certified Double Platinum, Kicks-Off Reunion Tour Oct. 1

September 8, 2023 Ugospel Comments Off

Grammy Award Winner, Stellar Award Winner, Billboard Music Award Winner, and 2022 American Music Award Winner for Favorite Gospel Artist, Tamela Mann, is celebrating the latest RIAA certification of her record-breaking, chart-topping single, “Take Me to The King.” The song, written by Gospel Icon Kirk Franklin and featured on her album, Best Days, is receiving the highly coveted honor of Double Platinum certification with more than two million copies sold since the track was release June 12, 2012.

“What an amazing blessing to receive this very special recognition. I’m honored Kirk and I got to collaborate on this song and I’m so thankful for the love and support of our fans who helped make this happen. I couldn’t have done it without everyone,” said Tamela.

The ballad marked the first-time collaboration between Tamela and Kirk since the songstress launched her solo career. The powerhouse team is also known for the songs, “God Provides,” the No. 1 song from Tamela’s Billboard chart-topping No. 1 album, One Way, and “Superheroes Prayer” from her latest album, Overcomer.
Tamela, along with Franklin, her husband, actor/comedian/singer David Mann, The Clark Sisters, Israel Houghton, and Tye Tribbett, are headlining the The Reunion Tour, with special guests New Breed, Texas-based choir The Family, and God’s Property. The tour kicks off Thursday, September 28th, in Connecticut and continues into November, hitting Miami, Atlanta, Toronto, Detroit, Chicago, Washington DC, Los Angeles, Houston, and many other cities. For more information about the tour and to buy tickets, visit tillymannmusic.com.

Tamela Mann is an accomplished songwriter, producer, actress, and businesswoman, She has amassed a Grammy Award, BET Award, Billboard Music Award, American Music Award, multiple NAACP Image Awards and Stellar Gospel Music Awards. Her Billboard No. 1 album, Best Days, includes the No. 1 double platinum single, “Take Me to The King,” and received Billboard’s “Album of the Decade” for 2010-2019, in the Gospel category. Tamela’s Billboard No. 1 album, One Way, garnered two No. 1 singles, including “Change Me” and “God Provides,” which earned the singer her first Grammy Award in 2017. In 2018, Tamela and her husband, NAACP Image Award winning actor/comedian David Mann, released their first book and joint album, Us Against the World. The book won an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work and the album garnered airplay success with the Urban AC track, “Ups & Downs.” Tamela and David helm Tillymann Entertainment. Together, they starred in the NAACP Image Award-winning docu-series, The Manns, the hit comedy, Mann & Wife, and their family YouTube viral series, Mann Family Dinner. Tamela is in the second season of her YouTube cooking show, Mama Mann’s Kitchen, and she and David are currently starring in Tyler Perry’s Assisted Living. Tamela’s athleisure apparel and shapewear line, the Tamela Mann Collection, is available at TamelaMann.com and in select retail stores.

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VaShawn Mitchell’s New Album, ‘Chapter X: See the Goodness’ is Now Available on All Streaming Platforms!!!

August 31, 2023 Ugospel Comments Off

2x Grammy-nominated gospel veteran VaShawn Mitchell has just released his 10th live album to all streaming platforms entitled, “Chapter X: See the Goodness”. Fans who have been given early access to preview record have already given it rave reviews. Leonie said, “I love each song. It gives you strength to keep moving…” The album’s vocal director, Ron Poindexter says, “So much encouragement on this album…” Special guest features include Donnie McClurkin, Jekalyn Carr, Darrel Walls, Shana Wilson and more! Fans are truly in for a treat with this record and are going to get the classic VaShawn Mitchell sound that the world has grown to know and love.

According to Mitchell, he says, “During the pandemic when I wrote this album, I was very intentional to not write from a position of where we are, but rather where we’re going.” He continues, “I wanted write music that gives a word of encouragement in order for people to see, feel, and hear victory. Each song from, ‘Work Together’, ‘Victory’, See the Goodness’, ‘Blessings’ all of them, were carefully curated in order to encourage, inspire and uplift.”

Mitchell, who is known for hit songs like ‘Nobody Greater’, ‘Turning Around for Me’, ‘Joy’ and more is no stranger to chart topping music. Aside from his own music as a solo artist his writing and producer credits also include having worked with Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Bishop Paul S Morton and the Full Gospel Ministry of Worship, Smokie Norful, Anthony Brown & Group Therapy, Bishop Larry Trotter & Sweet Holy Spirit, Vanessa Bell Armstrong and more! Chapter X: See the Goodness will sure to go down as the next classic!

‘Chapter X: See the Goodness’ is currently now available to be streamed and downloaded on all streaming platforms – CLICK HERE.

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Kirk Franklin, new single Try Love out now!

August 31, 2023 Ugospel Comments Off

19-time GRAMMY® Award-winning producer, songwriter and artist, Kirk Franklin, debuted his latest song, “Try Love.” “Try Love “is the second single from Franklin’s upcoming album, Father’s Day, which will release on October 6, 2023. The track is the follow up to the album’s lead single, “All Things.”

Written and produced by Franklin, “Try Love” is a feel-good, mid-tempo anthem. The song makes listeners bob their heads while encouraging them to choose love and peace when facing life’s challenges to exemplify God’s everlasting love. The music video, which premiered today on BET Gospel, BET Her and BET Soul, reinforces the theme of the song, showing people of different ages, races and backgrounds reaching out to and connecting with one another.

In addition to his new music, Franklin hosted the Exodus Music and Arts Festival in May in Irving, TX. Having co-headlined the wildly successful Kingdom Tour with Maverick City Music in 2022, he will embark on The Reunion Tour alongside The Clark Sisters, Israel Houghton, David and Tamela Mann and Tye Tribbett on September 28, 2023. Also, The One, the dating series that he and his wife Tammy Franklin co-host and co-executive produce, is currently airing on TV One.

Listen to “Try Love” at https://KirkFranklin.lnk.to/trylove1PR and watch the music video at

ABOUT KIRK FRANKLIN:

Kirk Franklin is a 19-time Grammy Award-winning artist, songwriter, and producer. After more than 30 years of countless hits and success at bridging Gospel, R&B, Hip-Hop and Pop music together, Franklin continuously creates a sonic compass for everyday culture and curates a moment whenever and however he can to keep the message of the Gospel moving forward. With epic collaborations with artists including Mariah Carey, Khalid, Lil’ Baby, Chance the Rapper, Kanye West, Justin Timberlake, Justin Bieber, Demi Lovato, Michael Jackson and Wyclef Jean, Franklin’s impact doesn’t just stop at the charts. He works to promote the growth and development of young artists by hosting a summer camp for aspiring artists and musicians called Camp Lotus. And he supports non-profit organizations including, Compassion International and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. While Franklin is committed to helping the community, he is also passionate about making sure that Gospel music continues to reach new heights and larger audiences. In March 2023, Franklin made history by spending 100 weeks at #1 on Billboard’s Gospel Songwriters chart and becoming the first artist to reach the 100-week milestone on any Billboard songwriters chart. In addition to music, Franklin has his own channel, Kirk Franklin’s Praise, on SiriusXM and has executive produced several film and television projects including Kingdom Business on BET and Kirk Franklin’s A Gospel Christmas and Kirk Franklin’s The Night Before Christmas on Lifetime.

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Gospel Superfest to rebrand its Jacksonville Celebration and BET recording to “A Night of Healing”

August 31, 2023 Ugospel Comments Off

Gospel Superfest Television will honor the city of Jacksonville with a special night of healing. The live television taping for BET, set for Saturday September 23^rd, will offer Gospel Superfest’ unique brand of television entertainment with a special segment to honor the victims and encourage the community as a result of the recent tragedy in Jacksonville.

On hand to honor and celebrate with Gospel Superfest and the city of Jacksonville will be multiple local clergy from various denominations. An array of top national recording artists will take the stage in performance that will include Pastor Donnie McClurkin, Pastor John P. Kee, Jekalyn Carr, Minster Beverly Crawford, Koryn Hawthorne, Melvin Crispell, III, local vocalist Vicki Farrie, Shirley Murdock, Ricky Dillard & New G, Demetrius West & JP, Doe, Crystal Aikin, Kazual, The Dewitt Cooper Dancers and others. Local Cox radio and TV personalities Wanda Patterson & Dawn Lopez are also scheduled to take the stage during the evening. Gospel Superfest Live In Jacksonville “A Night of Healing” will be recorded live for the Black Television Network (BET) Saturday, September 23^rd at the Jacksonville Center for the Performing Arts.

“It’s a rebranding of sorts in light of the unfortunate circumstances and recent tragedy”, states Gospel Superfest Founder and executive producer, Bobby Cartwright, Jr. “We have always been about the business of encouraging and uplifting our audiences through the genre of gospel music. This gives us an opportunity to offer an inspirational moment to the families, the city and the region, while continuing in our core mission and purpose. We will honor and respect the privacy of the victim’s families, but we hope and pray they may have the strength to attend the taping.” Dr. Cartwright further states. The show will be hosted by noted TV personality and red-carpet mainstay, Ms. Rocsi Diaz, who is most noted for her multiple-year run as host of the iconic BET show 106 & Park. The event is presented by The Cartwright Family Foundation (a 501c3 organization established in the state of Ohio)

Gospel Superfest Live In Jacksonville “A Night of Healing” the live TV recording for Paramount’s Black Entertainment Network (BET), will take place Saturday, September 23^rd at 7:30 PM at The Jacksonville Center For The Performing Arts. The Theater is located at 300 W. Water Street in downtown, Jacksonville. Tickets for the event can be purchased at www.ticketmaster.com or in person at the Veteran’s Memorial Box office. For more information on Gospel Superfest Television please visit www.gospelsuperfest.com

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About Gospel Superfest Television

Gospel Superfest is one of the nation’s top inspirational music-driven productions specifically designed and developed for national television distribution. Founded in 1998 by its founder and executive producer Bobby Cartwright, Jr., the show has maintained a consistent presence in broadcast syndication for twenty-three consecutive TV seasons, reaching over 85% of US households with its telecasts. (Source Nielsen Media Research) Gospel Superfest’ production company and distributor, Unity Media Limited, releases five one-hour specials annually which are released in domestic syndication and cable. The 2023 session GSF “Live in Jacksonville, A Night of Healing” will be carried by The Black Entertainment Television Network (BET) and also major TV network affiliates including ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, CW, & MYTV affiliated stations throughout the US. Past and present cable affiliates include The Grio Network, TV One, Aspire Network, Bounce, TBN, Daystar, ION, The Word Network and others. Gospel Superfest TV programming reaches millions of TV viewers annually and is the most widely distributed TV brand in black gospel music.

Gospel Superfest TV is known for its elaborate staging, trendsetting production, and Broadway styled approach to gospel music television. GSF TV has become a “best in class” offering for TV audiences nationwide and has also become a coveted stage opportunity for gospel & R&B performers down through the years. Previous GSF live recordings have been held in New York City, Atlanta, GA, Chicago, IL, Memphis, TN, Jacksonville, FL, Cincinnati, OH, Baltimore, MD and most recently Dayton & Columbus, OH. The production will return to Jacksonville, FL in 2023. Since the program’s inception in the year 2000, GSF has garnered the attention of blue-chip advertisers and partners including Procter & Gamble, Allstate Insurance, Johnson & Johnson, Walmart Stores, GM, SC Johnson, Kraft, African Pride Hair Care, McDonald’s, Ford Motor Company, among others. The show will continue to build on its rich legacy this fall as it records season twenty-four in Jacksonville, FL this coming September. More info on Gospel Superfest is available at www.gospelsuperfest.com or by calling the program’s hotline at (800) 219-0337. Press inquiries should be by email at unitedtv@msn.com.

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