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via eurweb: Comedian Kevin Hart announced that he’s officially set to host the 91st Academy Awards ceremony. The Hollywood Reporter noted that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences held talks with Hart about hosting the event. The actor is emceeing for the first time and succeeds Jimmy Kimmel, who has hosted the last two Academy Awards. “I will […]

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via praisebaltimore: Kirk Franklin has been selected by Central City Productions to host the 33rd Annual Gospel Music Stellar Awards. The ceremony will take place March 24, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada and is shaping up to be a great show, with performances by Anthony Brown and Group TherAPy and Tasha Cobbs Leonard to name a few. […]

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via praiserichmond: BET announced Erykah Badu, godmother of soul, will return to Las Vegas for the third time, to host, write and produce BET Presents: 2017 Soul Train Awards. Badu, a four-time Grammy-award winning soul singer and songwriter, will once again bring her transcendent style, music and spirit to the Vegas stage. BET also announced a star-studded […]

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So nice he’s doing it twice! James Corden has just revealed that he will once again take center stage as the host of the Grammy Awards. The late-night comedian announced the exciting news during a panel at CBS’ Upfronts event in New York City—which seems appropriate given that the Grammys are moving to the Big […]

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  Broadcast personality Darlene McCoy will host The Nightly Spirit with Darlene McCoy radio show beginning Monday, October 19, 2015. The inspirational program has a history of featuring the very best in inspirational music uplifting listeners through engaging content, a focus on a higher power, humor, interviews, and poignant interactions that will continue with the motivational host McCoy. In […]

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Former regular co-host comes back as contributor. Sherri Shepherd is heading back to “The View.” The former regular co-host has closed her deal to come back to the ABC talker as a contributor, a move that TheWrap previously reported was in the works. Shepherd was previously a co-host on the program for seven seasons, before […]

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It is increasingly clear that Lester Holt is going to stay in the “NBC Nightly News” anchor chair. His assignment was originally supposed to last six months — the amount of time Brian Williams was suspended after ten years at the helm of “Nightly.” But Williams is unlikely to return to the anchor chair when […]

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PRESENTERS TO INCLUDE LUPITA NYONG’O, TYLER PERRY, MICHAEL EALY, TONY GOLDWYN, ARSENIO HALL, GABRIELLE UNION, REGINA HALL, OCTAVIA SPENCER, ARCHIE PANJABI, RICKEY SMILEY, NICOLE BEHARIE AND LOU GOSSETT JR. “Entertainer of the Year” to be Revealed; Dennis Haysbert to be In-Show Announcer Two-Hour Special Airs Live on Sat., Feb. 22 on TV One at 9:00 […]

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  BET Networks announced Derek “Fonzworth Bentley” Watkins has signed on as the new host of “Lift Every Voice.”   The artist, author, actor, producer and entrepreneur joins “Lift Every Voice” this Sunday, January 26, 2014 at 10AM*. Watkins brings his legendary style and sophistication to the show as he discusses life, faith and personal development […]

UPDATE: Variety has confirmed that Crystal will indeed host the Oscars. _____ PREVIOUSLY: Billy Crystal is coming to the rescue for the Oscars — or so he’s tweeting, anyway. The comedy veteran and nine time Oscar host tweeted on Thursday afternoon that he would be hosting the Oscars, though he added a sarcastic aside: “Am […]

UPDATE: Variety has confirmed that Crystal will indeed host the Oscars. _____ PREVIOUSLY: Billy Crystal is coming to the rescue for the Oscars — or so he’s tweeting, anyway. The comedy veteran and nine time Oscar host tweeted on Thursday afternoon that he would be hosting the Oscars, though he added a sarcastic aside: “Am […]

UPDATE: Variety has confirmed that Crystal will indeed host the Oscars. _____ PREVIOUSLY: Billy Crystal is coming to the rescue for the Oscars — or so he’s tweeting, anyway. The comedy veteran and nine time Oscar host tweeted on Thursday afternoon that he would be hosting the Oscars, though he added a sarcastic aside: “Am […]