After years of airing on BET, the annual “Super Bowl Gospel Celebration” special will be available this year on streaming platforms Amazon and IMDB TV as well as broadcast channels Bounce and ION TV.
Now in its 23rd year, the special offers NFL players the opportunity to talk about their spiritual lives, in addition to featuring performances from gospel musicians and others. Because of the pandemic, the concert and related elements were pre-recorded in Dallas, Atlanta and Los Angeles. The special is set to debut on Feb. 12, the day before Super Bowl LVI in Los Angeles, at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on Bounce TV, and will also be available for streaming free even without membership on Prime Video and IMDB TV.
“This 23-year journey with the Super Bowl Gospel Celebration is a testament to how faith can grow the seed of a dream into a reality far greater than any plan we might have set out to achieve,” said Melanie Few, founder and executive producer of the Super Bowl Gospel Celebration. “Despite every obstacle placed in our path, our faith in this vision has been rewarded with this anointed production that has touched the lives of so many.”
This year’s Super Bowl Gospel Celebration is hosted by Sarah Jakes Roberts and DC Young Fly. It is set to feature a wide array of award-winning musical performers, including Grammy Award winner CeCe Winans, who will perform a Gospel medley; CeeLo Green, who will perform a duet with Pastor Mike Jr.; Mali Music with singer-actress Chloe; and Regina Belle, who will close the show with a performance featuring the NFL Players Choir. Russell Wilson, Cam Jordan, Kirk Cousins, Stefon Diggs, Stefon Diggs and Matt Judon are among the NFL players slated to appear.
(Pictured: CeeLo Green and Pastor Mike Jr.)
The special will include a tribute to Deion Sanders, two-time Super Bowl Champion and current head coach for Jackson State University’s football team, who will be presented with the Lifetime Inspiration Award. Sanders will be honored for his work in increasing the visibility of Historically Black College and Universities’ athletics, and will be one of four NFL players to ever receive the award. In addition, the Black Women’s Health Imperative, a national nonprofit dedicated to the health and wellness of Black girls and women, will present a special recognition for former Carolina Pathers player DeAngelo Williams for his donations to cancer screenings via his DeAngelo Williams Foundation nonprofit.
After its initial presentation, the Super Bowl Gospel Celebration will receive an encore performance on Ion Television on Sunday, Feb. 13 at 12 a.m. ET/9 p.m PT. The special will continue to be freely available on Prime Video and IMDB TV for the remainder of February, in recognition of Black History Month.
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Today, 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.
Multi-award winning hip hop artist, critically acclaimed author and podcast host KB recently appeared on Good Morning America’s GMA3 ‘Faith Friday’ segment. During his time on the show, he announced his debut book, Dangerous Jesus: Why the Only Thing More Risky than Getting Jesus Right is Getting Jesus Wrong. He also spoke about his coming album His Glory Alone II. While sharing about both projects, he shared about faith, values and the misconceptions of both faith and Jesus.
Watch Clip From KB’s Good Morning America Appearance
This national broadcast appearance released just before the release of KB’s fifth studio album release His Glory Alone II, that drops on August 11, just one day after he kicks off the Summer Worship Nights arena tour with tourmates Phil Wickham and Brandon Lake.
His Glory Alone II will feature 16 tracks infusing the sounds of hip hop, gospel, afro-beats, and soul with a few worshipful ballads in between. Serving as the Part 2 to his previous record released in 2020, KB partnered up with producers WEARETHEGOOD, Scootie Wop and Cardec Drums to deliver a full length project that expresses the infiniteness of God. Additionally, KB peels back the layers of his own heart and journey, facing childhood trauma, abandonment, confusion and doubt with unapologetic transparency.
For more information on KB, Dangerous Jesus and His Glory Alone II, please visit www.whoiskb.com.