To Be Held in Houston, Texas Kicking off Super Bowl LI on Friday,
February 3, 2017 at Lakewood Church
Premieres Sunday, February 5, 2017 at 11:00 AM ET/PT Exclusively on
BET
Star-Studded Concert Includes: Natalie Grant, CeCe Winans, Yolanda
Adams, Lalah Hathaway, Anthony Hamiltion, BJ the Chicago Kid, the NFL
Players Choir and More
DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
On Friday, February 3, 2017, the NFL Sanctioned Super
Bowl Gospel Celebration (SBGC) will kick-off Super Bowl LI
with its 18th Annual star-studded music jubilation at Lakewood
Church in Houston, Texas. This year's Celebration will be hosted by
husband-wife duo, actors (Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns) and
gospel singers David and Tamela Mann. The annual event
joins together key NFL Players, top Gospel/Contemporary Christian and
mainstream GRAMMY® Award-winning artists and special guests all on one
stage to bring audiences an evening of uplifting music and inspirational
messages. Tickets are available for purchase through Ticket Master and
Ticket Servant. The concert will air on BET and Centric TV on
February 5, 2017 at 11:00 AM ET/CT (special will re-air at 11:00 PM
ET/CT).
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Taking the stage for this year's concert will be ten-time GRAMMY®
Award-winning and best-selling female gospel artist of all time CeCe
Winans, six-time GRAMMY® Award-nominated and five-time Dove Award
Female Vocalist of the Year, contemporary Christian singer Natalie
Grant, and world renowned and EMMY® Award-winning contemporary soul
violinist Damien Escobar. Other performers include gospel singers Yolanda
Adams and Jekalyn Carr, hip-hop artists BJ the Chicago Kid
and Lecrae and R&B singers Lalah Hathaway and Anthony
Hamiltonand special surprise guests.
The highlight of this year's show will be the NFL Players Choir,
which features 40 current and former NFL players. The choir has become
one of the most anticipated performances during Super Bowl Weekend,
which is now celebrating its ten-year anniversary. Musical Director Myron
Butler will also be returning this year to lead the choir.
"We founded this event to bring even more inspiration and celebration to
one of the biggest events of the year - the Super Bowl," says Melanie
Few-Harrison, Creator & Executive Producer of Super Bowl Gospel
Celebration. "Each year we aim to touch lives in a meaningful way
and make the Super Bowl Gospel Celebration bigger than the last with
artists and special guests. We look forward to kicking off Super Bowl 51
in Houston and making our mark as the best most uplifting event we've
had in our 18-year history!"
For more information about Super Bowl Gospel Celebration, visit: www.SuperBowlGospel.com.
For behind the scenes, exclusive clips and photos from Super
Bowl Gospel, log on to BET.com/SuperBowlGospel and join the
conversation on social media using the hashtag #SuperbowlGospel.
Facebook & Twitter: @SuperBowlGospel and @BET
About The Super Bowl Gospel Celebration:
The Super Bowl Gospel Celebration was launched in Miami in 1999 during
Super Bowl XXXIII weekend. The event became the first, and remains the
only Gospel concert sanctioned by the National Football League (NFL).
The show has drawn crowds in the thousands and has demonstrated growth
year-after-year, selling out venues in major Super Bowl host cities
including Dallas, Tampa, Detroit, Jacksonville, Houston and Phoenix.
About BET Networks:
BET Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ:VIA)(NASDAQ:VIAB), is
the nation's leading provider of quality entertainment, music, news and
public affairs television programming for the African-American audience.
The primary BET channel reaches more than 90 million households and can
be seen in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, the United Kingdom
and sub-Saharan Africa. BET is the dominant African-American consumer
brand with a diverse group of business extensions: BET.com, a leading
Internet destination for Black entertainment, music, culture, and news;
CENTRIC, a 24-hour entertainment network targeting the African-American
Woman; BET Music Networks - BET Jams, BET Soul and BET Gospel; BET Home
Entertainment; BET Live, BET's growing festival business; BET Mobile,
which provides ringtones, games and video content for wireless devices;
and BET International, which operates BET around the globe.
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