Steve Havey To Host Celebration Of Gospel:The U.K.’S Myiuwa & Riversongz make History

gospel | Feb 04, 2009 | Comments 0

Get ready to get your praise on! On February 8th at 8 p.m. (GMT), BET will air the Ninth Annual Celebration of Gospel special, hosted by veteran comedian, actor and radio personality Steve Harvey. Amen and Hallelujah!

Steve Harvey has hosted all 9 COGs in the past and is ready to raise the praise with BET viewers once again. The excitement will be at an all-time high as performers such as Mary Mary, Kirk Franklin, Dr. Bobby Jones, Vickie Winans, Pastor Shirley Caesar, and LL Cool J take the stage to celebrate Gospel music.

The most popular religious telecast on TV was tape last year at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles on Wednesday, December 10 at 6 p.m. With world renowned musical director Ray Chew leading a 24-piece orchestra, the show is one you won’t want to miss.

Each year, Celebration of Gospel boasts spine-tingling performances and meaningful spoken word segments, so 2009’s show–produced Stephen Hill (President of Music Programming & Specials, BET), Lynne Harris Taylor (Vice President of Specials, BET), and Marilyn Gill–will be no different. That week, there as an overwhelming feeling of joy as the show aired in the USA on 25th January, which was very close to the date of the inauguration, of the first Black President of the United States of America who officially took office just a few days before. Celebration of Gospel is sure to be an emotional event.

Confirmed guests includary Mary Mary, Kirk Franklin, 21:03 & Dr. Bobby Jones, Donnie McClurkin, Vickie Winans, Smokie Norful & Heather Headley, Trin-I-Tee 5:7, Hezekiah Walker & LFC, The UK’s Myiuwa & Riversongz, Pastor Shirley Caesar, Kurt Carr & The Kurt Carr Singers, LL Cool J and Louis Gossett Jr.