Melanie Few (Onika Nicole Craven/MSR News) This is a wonderful opportunity not only to look at Gospel music as an art form but also as a form of expression of a people and a group now more than ever.”įinally, Snoop Dogg’s presence at this year’s event left no one in attendance last week at Bethel unsatisfied. “I just think the Super Bowl Gospel Celebration is the opportunity for the faith community to become relevant to mainstream culture. The Celebration serves as “the legitimization of a part of a cultural fabric,” Gray said. Getty Images for Super Bowl Gospel Celebration In addition to the music, NFL stars Russell Wilson of the Seattle Seahawks and Larry Fitzgerald, Jr of the Arizonal Cardinals were presented with Honoree Russell Wilson, recipient of the 2018 Faith in Action Award, onstage during BET Presents 19th Annual Super Bowl Gospel Celebration at Bethel University on Februin St Paul, Minnesota. The concert was co-hosted by actress Yvonne Orji of HBO’s Insecure and Pastor John Gray, who has a show on the OWN cable channel.
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and Mary Mary’s Erica Campbell also performed at the event, which showcased uplifting music and inspirational messages from current pro football players. “It’s the camaraderie, like being back in the locker room with the guys, being back on the field.” “The choir to me is a wonderful thing,” Stephen Pierce (Cleveland, 1987) said. Award-winning singer Donnie McClurkin sang with the group this year. The group, now in its 10th year, annually performs at the Gospel Celebration, now in its 19th season. Last week’s show, which was taped for rebroadcast on BET, also featured the NFL Players Choir, which comprises of 40 current and former players. He also noted, “Everybody in the church isn’t right.” Snoop Dogg (Onika Nicole Craven/MSR News) I love criticism,” Snoop Dogg told the MSR during his red carpet appearance when asked about some questioning his sincerity given his reputation. His album “has wonderful (Gospel) artists on it, and they all respect him.” I know that his heart is what God looks at anyway,” she stressed. Snoop is one of the nicest people I’ve ever met, let alone in the music industry. “I can’t repeat it enough - he is such a beautiful spirit. “I think people are shocked that Snoop has a Gospel album coming out,” Evans noted. He has always loved the Lord, but like a whole lot of us, he ran from the Lord. He and Evans among other notables also appear on the rapper’s album.Įarlier on the ‘red carpet,’ Allen told us, “I’m happy to be singing with Snoop Dogg and spend time together” recording the album. “This was a night to be remembered,” Allen told the MSR after his on-stage duet with Snoop. It was his first live performance after he announced that he was coming out with a Gospel album. Later, R&B singer Faith Evans joined him.
Snoop Dogg (L) and Honoree Pastor Rance Allen perform onstage during BET Presents 19th Annual Super Bowl Gospel Celebration at Bethel University on Februin St Paul, Minnesota. The CD is scheduled for release in March. Snoop performed two songs from his forthcoming non-secular album, Snoop Dogg Presents the Bible Of Love, including “Blessing Me Again” accompanied by Rance Allen of the Rance Allen Group and Clark Sisters backing them up. The walls didn’t come crashing down at Bethel University’s Benson Great Hall as some thought just because famed rapper Snoop Dogg performed at the annual Super Bowl Gospel Celebration. Snoop Dogg performs onstage during BET Presents 19th Annual Super Bowl Gospel Celebration at Bethel University on Februin St Paul, Minnesota.
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