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BET Celebration of Gospel To Air On April 1 At 8pm ET

Mark your calendars!

The 12th annual Celebration of Gospel, hosted by Steve Harvey, will air on BET on Sunday, April 1, 2012 at 8pm ET/PT.

Folks already slated to perform/appear include:

Kirk Franklin
Yolanda Adams
Marvin Sapp
Shirley Caesar
Fred Hammond
Le’Andria Johnson
The Rance Allen Group
Earnest Pugh
Zacardi Cortez
Jessica Reedy
Ricky Dillard & New G 
Isaac Carree
Mali Music
Ledisi
Faith Evans
Kelly Price
Johnny Gill
Jennifer Holliday
James Fortune & FIYA
Moses Tyson, Jr.
Maurette Brown Clark
Dr. Bobby Jones
Wendy Raquel Robinson

The event will also feature tributes to Mahalia Jackson and Whitney Houston.

The two-hour special will be taped next Friday, March 16th, at 8 p.m. PT at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles.

FREE TICKETS are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Email betrsvp@bet.net to get ‘em!

Word Has It: Merge Summit 2010 Returns In August

Word has it that Relevé Entertainment is just about ready for the return of its annual entertainment conference, The Merge Summit, from August 26-28, 2010 in Los Angeles, CA.

The Merge Summit “integrates faith and entertainment, and provides a platform and education for men and women of faith to interface and partner with executives and talent in the entertainment industry.” The event provides info and networking opps in film, television and music.

Confirmed attendees include Kirk Franklin, Hezekiah Walker, J Moss, Brian Courtney Wilson, James DuBose, Suzanne de Passe, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Wendy Raquel Robinson, and countless executives from entertainment companies including BET, ABC Networks, William Morris, Lionsgate, Creative Artists Agency, and Columbia Records.

Holly Carter, President of Relevé Entertainment, manages the careers of Mary Mary, Deitrick Haddon, Kierra Sheard and more.

For additional information and registration for the event, please visit www.themergesummit.com.

Anyone attend last year’s Summit? Anyone planning to attend this year?