Online Voting for the Top Ten Finalists Begins Wednesday, April 1 on
BET.COM
Season 8 Premieres Sunday, July 19 on BET
Networks
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Season eight of BET's hit gospel competition show, SUNDAY
BEST, returns with a special all-star edition featuring some of
the contestants from the last seven seasons. In lieu of auditions, fans
will help decide the top ten finalists through an online voting system
on BET.COM/SUNDAYBEST
that kicks off Wednesday, April 1 at 3 PM ET. Fans can
brush up on past contestant performance highlights to help vote their
favorite singer into the final competition. Online voting will conclude
on Wednesday, April 15 at 3 PM ET, and the top ten
finalists will be revealed on-air when SUNDAY
BEST ALL STARS premieres Sunday, July 19 at 8 PM ET/PT
on BET.
Sunday Best All Stars returns Sunday, July 19 on BET Networks / Photo courtesy of BET Networks
SUNDAY
BEST ALL STARS not only sees the return of the series'
most memorable contestants, but also its legendary host and superstar
judges. Executive Producer Kirk Franklin is back to host the
supersized season along with judges Donnie McClurkin, Yolanda
Adams and Kierra Sheard. Kim Burrellreturns as mentor.
The chosen SUNDAY
BEST ALL STARS will compete for a cash prize, recording
contract with Franklin's record label, Fo Yo Soul Recordings, and a
second chance for the coveted Sunday Best crown. The excitement doesn't
end there, this season the SUNDAY
BEST ALL STARS will crown the new winner in a LIVE finale
on Sunday, August 30.
SUNDAY BEST ALL STARS will run for seven consecutive weeks and is
executive produced by Marilyn Gill, Kirk Franklin, Brian Gadinsky, and
Arnold Preston.
For continuous SUNDAY
BEST updates, please visit http://www.bet.com/SundayBest.
Also, follow SUNDAY
BEST on Twitter at www.twitter.com/BETSundayBest
(hash tag: #BETSundayBest) and Facebook fan page at http://www.facebook.com/BETSundayBest.
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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;
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International, which operates BET in the United Kingdom and oversees the
extension of BET network programming for global distribution.
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or
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Desselle, 310-481-3872
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Source: BET Networks
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