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Thania Garcia The Recording Academy‘s Black Music Collective (BMC) has added new members to its honorary chairs and leadership council. Together, the group is committed to the “inclusion, recognition and advancement of Black music and its creators and professionals within the Recording Academy and music industry at-large,” according to the BMC. Yolanda Adams, Valeisha Butterfield Jones, Ethiopia Habtemariam and Yvette Noel-Schure will be joining returning honorary chairs Jeff Harleston, Jimmy Jam, Quincy Jones, and John Legend. New on the leadership council are Prince Charles Alexander, Jimmie Allen, Denzel Baptiste and David Biral (Take a Daytrip), Jennifer Goicoechea, Mickey Guyton, Claudine Joseph, Ledisi, Herb Trawick, Ebonie Ward and Yola.

Juneteenth is just around the corner. The holiday -- named for and celebrated on June 19 -- commemorates the true ending of slavery in the United States.

PBS’s National Memorial Day Concert will return on May 28 with a lineup that includes a tribute to Vietnam War POWs and Gold Star families, as well as a commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the Korean War Armistice and a remembrance of World War II.

CBS has set a date for Byron Allen presents theGrio Awards special where African-American excellence is honored. Co-hosted by Sheryl Underwood from The Talk and Taye Diggs, the two-hour award show will air on Saturday, Nov. 26 starting at 8 p.m. ET.

A celebrity-studded crowd gathered in the Atlanta Hawks home arena Friday to remember slain rapper Takeoff, a member of the hip-hop trio Migos.

It was a very emotional day for Takeoff’s friends and family…

EJ Panaligan editor Allen Media Group’s African American-focused news, lifestyle, sports and entertainment platform theGrio has announced the inaugural The Grio Awards. The black-tie event will take place at the Beverly Hilton on Saturday, October 22th with co-hosts comedian Sheryl Underwood and Taye Diggs. The award show’s inaugural honorees are slated to attend in-person, including: The event will also feature special musical performances by Yolanda Adams, Tyrese, Fantasia and LaBelle. Greg Phillinganes will serve as musical director, and DJ Kiss will serve as both DJ and announcer. Additional guests slated to attend include Sheryl Lee Ralph, Judge Christine Perez, Dave Winfield, Judge Lauren Lake, Judge Mabelean Efphram, April Ryan, Natasha Alford, Michael Harriot, Panama Jackson, Nikole Hannah Jones, Ben Chavis and Marla Gibbs.

West Side Story headlined by Chita Rivera, the show’s original Anita, joined by Oscar-nominated and Emmy-, Grammy-, and Tony-winning powerhouse Cynthia Erivo to perform “Somewhere.”Yolanda Adams will perform in tribute to the Lincoln Memorial’s 100th anniversary, and Rachel Platten will sing her song “Stand By You” in tribute to military heroes and their families. The lineup includes Gloria Gaynor, Darren Criss, Andy Grammer, Keb’ Mo’, Emily Bear, Jake Owen, and Loren Allred.

This year’s A Capitol Fourth, the annual televised Independence Day concert, will feature a celebration of West Side Story‘s 65th anniversary, headlined by Chita Rivera, and a centennial salute to the Lincoln Memorial.

Chloe, a mesmerizing psychological thriller starring The Crown's Erin Doherty. (If you'll recall, Doherty played Princess Anne for the last two seasons of the Emmy-winning drama and was the show's .)In this series, though, she stars as a woman who infiltrates the life of an old childhood friend and becomes obsessed with living what she thinks is this girl's perfect life. (Spoiler alert: It's not.) Although it's easy to draw parallels here between Anna Delvey () and Elizabeth Holmes (The Dropout), Chloe is its own story without the pomp and circumstance and high-profile media storm. On a lighter front, two new comedy series also premiere this week, and each one is worth your time.

CNN on Sunday will broadcast the first-ever Juneteenth: A Global Celebration for Freedom, featuring a Hollywood Bowl concert with a lineup of artists, with an effort to inform and educate viewers on the meaning of the new federal holiday.

Juneteenth is just weeks away. This holiday -- named for and celebrated on June 19 -- commemorates the true ending of slavery in the United States.

Hacks,” which premieres on the streamer May 12 with two episodes, followed by two more each week until June 2. Picking up after stand-up legend Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) lost her Vegas residency, she and young comedian Ava (Hannah Einbinder) travel across the country to workshop her new act.Additional cast includes Carl Clemons-Hopkins, Jane Adams, Christopher McDonald, Kaitlin Olson, Paul W. Downs, Poppy Liu, Rose Abdoo, Mark Indelicato, Meg Stalter, Angela E.

Watch Lifetime's Trailer for 'Envy' & 'Lust' With Keri Hilson, Serayah and Kandi Burruss (Exclusive) EXCLUSIVE: Listen to Serayah's New Beyonce-Inspired 'Empire' Anthem, 'Me' Aretha Franklin Honored With GRAMMYs Tribute From Yolanda Adams, Fantasia & Andra Day

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeSPOILER ALERT: Do not read ahead if you have not watched Season 7, Episode 6, of “The Masked Singer,” “The Double Mask-Off — Round 2 Finals,” which aired April 13 on Fox.The mystery of host Nick Cannon’s missing shirt wasn’t solved on Wednesday’s episode of “The Masked Singer,” but the show did send one more disguised celebrity to its final round. That meant that two more contestants were eliminated in a double exit on this week’s show: Duane “Dog the Bounty Hunter” Chapman as the Armadillo, and Jennifer Holliday as Miss Teddy.Armadillo aka Chapman was voted out after singing the traditional hymn “Amazing Grace.” Previous songs he performed included “Secret Agent Man,” by Johnny Rivers and “I Fought the Law,” by the Bobby Fuller Four. As for Holliday, as Miss Teddy, she sang “Mercy,” by Duffy.

Who is Miss Teddy? The judges are on a mission to find out during this week’s episode of “The Masked Singer.” And in a clip from Wednesday’s episode, exclusive to TheWrap, Ken Jeong thinks that one of the clues about her identity might be a personal jab at himself.In the clip, which you can watch above, Jeong guesses that gospel singer Yolanda Adams might be inside the costume. He’s met with a bit of skepticism from the other judges, but insists that one of the clues — a photo of Eddie Murphy — tipped him off.“The Eddie Murphy really got me.

EXCLUSIVE: Yolanda Adams and Serayah have been tapped to star in Kingdom Business, a  music-driven drama executive produced by DeVon Franklin (Miracles From Heaven), Holly Carter (The Clark Sisters: The First Ladies of Gospel), multi-Grammy-award-winner Kirk Franklin and Michael Van Dyck.

Honoring his memory. NeNe Leakes was supported by some of her former Real Housewives of Atlanta costars one week after the death of her husband, Gregg Leakes.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe Black Music Collective (BMC), a newly launched initiative by the Recording Academy, will host its inaugural Grammy Week event in celebration of Black creators’ and professionals’ contributions to the music industry.The event will feature performances by H.E.R., Yolanda Adams, PJ Morton and rapper and producer duo Freddie Gibbs & Alchemist.

Yolanda Adams, 59, lent her beautiful voice to the national COVID-19 memorial held at Washington D.C.’s Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on Jan. 19. Four-hundred lights were lit around the pool in honor of the 400,000 lives lost in the pandemic, and although it was a somber event, Yolanda’s performance of “Hallelujah” uplifted countless souls across America as viewers tuned in to the event attended by Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, a day before Inauguration Day.

The 2021 Super Bowl just added three more performers to the lineup!

John Lewis: Celebrating a Hero, which told the life story of the Georgia lawmaker.

Capital Concerts will be hosting a 40th anniversary presentation of its July 4th tradition on PBS, A Capitol Fourth.

Rapper Juvenile made an appearance at a South Carolina campaign rally last night in support of Democratic presidential hopeful Tom Steyer.

Last night, at a campaign rally in South Carolina, Democratic presidential candidate Tom Steyer joined Juvenile on stage as the rapper performed his 400 Degreez hit “Back That Azz Up.” Steyer, who’s currently sitting at 2% in the national polls, appears enthusiastic in the video footage captured by journalists in attendance, though it is unclear if he knows any of the lyrics. Find some of those clips below.

From Demi Lovato's cloud-grazing rendition of the National Anthem, to the many fire emojis that flooded the internet following Jennifer Lopez and Shakira's incredible halftime show, and onward to the Kansas City Chiefs' win, one thing's for sure: artists were extremely invested in tweeting their feelings and joy throughout Super Bowl 54.

Before the Super Bowl LIV kickoff on Sunday, Yolanda Adams and the Children's Chorus of Miami took the stage to sing the annual rendition of America the Beautiful at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami.Adams stood atop a giant white football, in a black and white floral pantsuit, with the Children's Chorus behind her on the field in all white, harmonizing with the gospel legend.

To kick things off for Super Bowl LIV at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami on Sunday (Feb. 2), renowned gospel singer Yolanda Adams performed a riveting rendition of "America the Beautiful."Standing atop a giant white football, the Texas legend set the table nicely alongside the Children's Choir of Miami for the pregame exhibition.

Today prior to kickoff at Super Bowl 2020, Demi Lovato sang the national anthem in a belted white jumpsuit, standing atop a football-shaped stage. Watch her rendition of “The Star Spangled Banner” below. Yolanda Adams also performed “America the Beautiful” with support from the Children’s Voice Chorus of Miami.

After debuting her song "Anyone" at last week's Grammy Awards, Demi Lovato has returned to the stage once again to perform the national anthem at Super Bowl LIV.

What a voice! Yolanda Adams, 58, took center stage at Super Bowl 2020 on Sunday, February 2, where she belted out the classic “America The Beautiful” with The Children’s Voice Chorus of Miami in front of a packed stadium and millions of people watching at home. The multiple Grammy winner stunned in a black and white pantsuit with a gorgeous pair of heels.

The NFL will release footage of the 2020 Super Bowl performances on game night. Jennifer Lopez and Shakira’s halftime show and Demi Lovato’s National Anthem will feature on Super Bowl LIV Live, as will a rendition of “America the Beautiful” by Yolanda Adams and the Children’s Voice Chorus. Each performance is expected to arrive on streaming services shortly after airing on TV on February 2.

The NFL is set to release a visual album containing every musical performance at Super Bowl LIV, including the halftime show with Jennifer Lopez and Shakira, the National Anthem with Demi Lovato and America the Beautiful with Yolanda Adams. The league said on Thursday that each performance — with video — will go live on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube and other digital services shortly after they happen.

As Super Bowl LIV approaches on Feb. 2, even more acts have been added to the lineup of festivities. Pitbull, Dan + Shay, DJ Khaled and Yolanda Adams are set to make appearances during the NFL Tailgate Tropicale in Miami as part of the pregame show.