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via fox8cleveland: Vanessa Bryant, the wife of the late NBA legend Kobe Bryant, posted new tributes to her husband Wednesday. Vanessa posted a photo of a smiling Kobe, calling him her best friend. She also shared a video of a clip from “Extra TV” where Kobe talks about himself, his likes and dislikes. Kobe Bryant […]

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via Hallels: CCM Singer TobyMac has wrote a tribute to his late son Truett Foster McKeehan, If you didn’t know Truett was found dead at their family home in Nashville on October 23, 2019 when the Nashville Fire Department responded to a cardiac arrest report. Truett Foster McKeehan was the eldest of TobyMac’s five children and […]

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via Wkyc: Yesterday Former Cavs and Broadcaster Austin Carr gave an emotional tribute to The late Fred McLeod. For 13 years, Fred McLeod was the television voice of the Cleveland Cavaliers. And for every moment of the action, Austin Carr was right alongside him to form one of the NBA’s most enthusiastic partnerships. McLeod tragically passed […]

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via Joy105: There is a big event going on in Memphis celebrating the legacy of The Winans! It’s a star-studded lineup! Looks like tickets are going fast if that’s your part of the world you better get in on the celebration quick! The Winans are an American Gospel music quartet from Detroit, Michigan consisting of brothers Marvin, Carvin, Michael […]

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via GetUpMornings: The Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin passed away last month and it was recently announced she will be honored at the American Music Awards. According to USA Today, Gladys Knight, Ledisi, Mary Mary, Donnie McClurkin and CeCe Winans will pay tribute to her. Musical director Rickey Minor will honor her with a special performance from her album “Amazing Grace.” The event is set to take place […]

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via TheBelleReport: Some of the biggest gospel artists of our time are headed West to pay tribute to four-time Grammy® Award-winning recording artist, Edwin Hawkins, who passed away January 15th. The Hawkins Family is staging a two-night “Celebration of Life” event that takes place Tuesday, February 6th and Wednesday, February 7th @7 PM each evening […]

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Tina Campbell has given us a snippet of her and her sisters paying tribute to their late father Eddie Atkins Jr. who passed away from cancer.  According to Tina, the WE tv  camera’s captured it all for season 6 of Mary Mary. The tribute happened while the ladies were still in Israel filming season 6 of Mary Mary. Tina also shared […]

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  Jekalyn Carr‘s singing easily gives off chills. This one right here though? Wow! Watch her tribute to Shirley Caesar (“I Remember Mama”) during the 2016 Black Music Honors hosted by the National Museum of African American Music in Nashville last month. source: gospelgoodies.com

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Last year, Smith honored Ali at Sports Illustrated’s Sportsperson of the Year ceremony, where the Legacy Award was renamed the Sports Illustrated Muhammad Ali Legacy Award. On stage, the Suicide Squad star recalled what it was like to play the three-time World Heavyweight Champion in the 2001 film. “There’s no doubt that he was a […]

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Kierra Sheard is honoring her mother and aunts by leading an Essence All-Star tribute to the famed gospel music pioneers The Clark Sisters. The tribute will take place at the 2016 Essence Festival in New Orleans, Louisiana, this summer. “I’m soooooooo excited to be honoring my mommy and aunties, #TheClarkSisters, at the Essence Festival! #essenceFest […]

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Only days ago, former American Idol judge and musician Harry Connick Jr. touched down in Houston, TX and much to the delight of his Houston fans who got a little something extra when Sunday Best judge Kim Burrell and gospel force Zacardi Cortez made a brief guest appearance. Performing a soul-stirring tribute to the late great Prince with ‘Purple Rain‘, the […]

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Natalie Cole’s family was not happy about the “forgettable” homage paid to the late singer. “Words cannot express the outrage and utter disappointment at the disrespectful tribute, or lack thereof, to a legendary artist such as our sister,” Cole’s sisters Timolin and Casey told Entertainment Tonight after the show. Cole’s image was included in an […]