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Maya Angelou, Stevie Wonder, Mariah Carey, Spike Lee, The Tuskegee Airmen and Beverly Kearney are the Honorees at BET HONORS Premiering on Monday, February 13, at 9:00 PM*

The fifth annual BET HONORS gears up for a highly anticipated show, celebrating the outstanding achievements of extraordinary legends in music, literature, entertainment, media, service and education. Acclaimed actress Gabrielle Union hosts the show for a fourth year, honoring renowned poet/author Maya Angelou (Literary Arts), internationally acclaimed musician Stevie Wonder (Musical Arts), Grammy-Award winning songstress Mariah Carey (Entertainer), influential filmmaker Spike Lee (Media), the heroic Tuskegee Airmen (Service) and inspirational coach and mentor Beverly Kearney (Education). The BET HONORS premieres during Black History Month, on Monday, February 13 at 9:00 p.m.*

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Tragedies can occur without warning. A sudden death of a loved one, abuse, or negative life experiences can cripple us and lead us down a path of self destruction and unhappiness. Author QueenKay reveals how to turn life’s most painful situations into triumphs in her new book, The Reconstruction and Transformation of QueenKay (Xlibris, $19.99, ISBN# 978-1465369901). In The Reconstruction and Transformation of QueenKay, Kay reveals her story of survival and details the struggles she faced as a girl and her tumultuous journey into womanhood.

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The 2012 Michigan Film Gala Aims to Usher in the Return of Motown

Dreams will come true for filmmakers, actors, writers, musicians and fans alike! Throughout the Midwest, they will gather for what WWJ CBS RADIO is calling "the event you do not want to miss" and Bill McKinney, CEO of Global Picture Studios can not wait to grant the first wish. "It's nothing like walking into the new year with the momentum of having connections, and that's what we want to do. We want to make sure people are connected with people both inside and outside, and maintain and strengthen that bridge from LA to Detroit."

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Amber Bullock's New CD, Thank You Debuts at #1 on Billboard's Top Gospel Album Chart

The Awakening of Le'Andria Johnson Holds at #2 for Six Weeks on Billboard's Top Gospel Album Chart

Le'Andria's Debut CD Spent Eight Weeks at #1 and Her Holiday CD, Christmas Best Lands at #10

Music World Gospel is #5 on the Gospel Album Labels Chart in Billboard's Year-End Issue

As we celebrate the holiday season and approach the end of the year, Mathew Knowles' Music World Gospel dominates Billboard's Top Gospel Album chart, holding the #1, # 2, #10, #29 and #50 positions this week.  Amber Bullock's debut project, Thank You, entered at #1, and GRAMMY® nominee Le'Andria Johnson's The Awakening of Le'Andria Johnson, which spent eight weeks at #1, holds at #2 for six weeks. Le'Andria's holiday CD, Christmas Best, holds at #10. Label mate and this year's GRAMMY nominee Trin-i-tee 5:7's current CD, Angel & Chanelle, maintains its position at #29 after spending 28 weeks on the charts. And Interface Entertainment/Music World Gospel worship leader Micah Stampley's One Voice lands at #50. "The label has had a banner year," said Mathew Knowles, founder, President and CEO of Music World Gospel. "We have demonstrated significant growth and had several major artist signings this year. In 2012, we are expanding the label's release schedule to include over 45 new releases. We have other faith-based acquisitions that we will be announcing in the coming months." This year, Music World Gospel experienced a 115 plus percent revenue increase from 2010, and the label moved to the Top 5 on the Gospel Album Labels chart from #9 in 2010 on Billboard's Year-End charts.

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At the age of 70, George Clinton continues to record and tour tirelessly, energizing sold out crowds worldwide and partnering with DC NetCast Media Group to reignite his music and publishing catalogue through the exploitation of new media. In a quest to recover a bevy of intellectual properties that were allegedly pilfered early in his career, Clinton filed an aggressive litigation on Monday that completes a decade long struggle to recover what is his

George Clinton continues to record and tour tirelessly at 70 and yet he still finds time to fight in court to right a “ton of wrongs” (Case # CV11-10062; Central District of California); plus he recently partnered with DC NetCast Media Group to reignite his music and publishing catalogue through the exploitation of new media.

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