Radio One Exclusives
Kirk Franklin shared a message about the power of forgiveness on social media earlier this week. The Gospel star recently discovered that his biological father, who gave him up for adoption when he was a baby, is terminally ill. Franklin went to Houston on Saturday to meet his father for the first time and opened […]
Want gospel news at your fingertips? Text NC to 60796 to join our text club! The Queen City Metropolitan Chapter of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women has established itself as a significant voice in Charlotte for the empowerment of Black Women. Community Voices host Ron Holland speaks with the chairwoman of this year’s […]
TMZ reports that Burt Reynolds, the iconic actor who played in films such as The Longest Yard, The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas, the Smokey & The Bandit series and Boogie Nights, has died. He was 82. Reynolds passed of a heart attack in Florida. His family was by his side as he went into cardiac arrest earlier […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bP2Luz33MI Whitney Houston sang at the funeral service for Bobby Brown’s mother Carole Brown who was buried yesterday in Boston, Massachusetts. According to TMZ, Whitney reached out to Bobby and asked to be a part of the funeral spoke a few words at the service and said she would always consider Carole her mother-in-law. https://youtu.be/r65WM25A1AE Whitney […]
The Queen of Soul will be laid to rest on Friday (Aug. 31). Her funeral is an invite only event, but the general public will be able to watch and listen to the service for Aretha Franklin in its entirety. National broadcasters including HLN and the Word Network are planning to air the complete five-hour-long […]
Before the star-studded funeral takes place on Friday, a tribute concert in honor of the late Aretha Franklin has been announced and will be streamed on TV One. More than 30 performers, including Kurt Carr, Raheem DeVaughn, Tasha Page-Lockhart, Gladys Knight, Johnny Gill, Regina Belle and more are expected to take the stage at Chene […]
Aretha Franklin’s Funeral Service will be held on Friday, Aug. 31 and will start a 9am. Here is the full program from Aretha Franklin’s funeral. ________ CELEBRATION OF LIFE Bishop Charles H. Ellis III, Officiant Rev. Robert Smith Jr., Co-Officiant 9:30-9:50 a.m.: Musical Prelude: Aretha Franklin Orchestra 9:50-10:00 a.m.: Lighting of […]
Want gospel news at your fingertips? Text BMORE to 52140 to join our text club! Tyscott Records Co-Founder and gospel recording artist Dr. Leonard Scott sits down with Maurette Brown Clark to discuss his new album, Jesus Love Legacy, and new single, “Working In My Favor,” and in between music talk, shared how the hand of God […]
Doreen Vail, author of "Poor Know More," sits down with Maurette Brown Clark to discuss the title of her new book and how it came about through her own personal financial experiences that soon became her ministry!
After weeks of speculation, the official lineup for Aretha Franklin‘s memorial service has been announced. It reads like a who’s who of performers, a festival like group of singers ranging from different tenors and more. See the full list below. Stevie Wonder, Faith Hill, Ronald Isley, Chaka Khan and Jennifer Hudson are among the performers along with Fantasia, Yolanda Adams, Shirley Caesar, the Clark Sisters, Jennifer […]
