COLUMN Niecy Nash talks on ‘The Soul Man' debut airing June 19, 2013 and her new book release By Eunice Moseley        "'The Soul Man,' we're taking the show in a different direction," said Los Angeles born actress/author Niecy Nash about the June 19, 2013 premiere of the TV Land comedy series "The Soul Man" starring and executively produced by Cedric the Entertainer. "This season...it's better to see a sermon lived than to hear it...it's about life lessons."     "The Soul Man" was created by Cedric and Suzanne Martin ("Ellen"), a spin-off from TV Land's "Hot in Cleveland" series guest starring role by Cedric. "The Soul Man" series also stars Wesley Jonathan, Jazz Raycole and John Beasley. Cedric is Rev. Boyce "The Voice" Ballantine a former Las Vegas singer who returns home to St. Louis to preach in his father's church. Niecy is his wife Lolli who has to get use to the humble living.     The second season finds Yvette Lee Bowser replacing Phoef Sutton as the show-runner. "The Soul Man" takes a lighthearted look at issues surrounding Christianity. In her recent book release titled "It's Hard to Fight Naked." Niecy Nash, who was once married to a pastor and have recently remarried, address issues of marriage in the book.     "It's literally and figuratively," Niecy said when asked about the ‘naked" reference in the book's title. "The figurative application is when you expose yourself (information wise), you become venerable and it's difficult to fight. In the literal sense when you are naked there is not going to be a lot of time for fighting."     The common sense of her book ... Read the full June 14, 2013 column...> Christian Keyes stars in the UP Network original stage play ‘Love Will Find A Way' re-airing June 15, 2013     Actor/Producer/Writer and singer Christian Keyes stars on the UP Network (Uplifting Entertainment - formerly GMC) original stage play "Love Will Find A Way," which re-airs June 15, 2013 at 5 p.m. and 1 a.m. ET. The love story of a fitness trainer premiered June 1st. It is a sequel to the networks' original world premiere of the stage play "What Would You Do For Love" which aired on May 11th. "Love Will Find A Way" will also air on ASPiRE.     The romantic film also stars Jason Weaver, Vanessa Simmons, Gabrielle Dennis, Carl Payne and Suveria Mota.     "Swirl Films reached out to me. I read the script, saw the cast and jumped on it," Christian Keyes said about acquiring the role of Reggie Brooks. "I've worked with Jason and Carl before. I was excited to work with them again and to work with Vanessa Simmons."     UP's "Love Will Find A Way" is produced by Swirl Film's Eric Tomosunas who has produced and taped a number of stage plays and feature films for television and DVD which include 35 & Ticking, Love for Sale, A Mother's Prayer, and There's A Stranger in My House, Love Will Find A Way" is the network's 15th original stage play in its World Premiere Stage Play Series.     Detroit born Keyes is a ... Read the full June 14, 2013 column...> _________________________________ Oct. 19, 2013 "Uplifting Minds II" Enter Conference @CelebrityCenter. (866) 938-5220 LIKE US!

NEWS Grammy Award nominated R&B icon Charlie Wilson kicks off European tour July 10, 2013 (Los Angeles, CA) - Grammy Award nominated R&B icon Charlie Wilson kicks off European tour July 10, 2013. to include Montpellier, France, London, UK, Rotterdam, Netherlands, Paris, Switzerland, France and Basel. He will be center stage with the sparkling ballad "My Love Is All I Have and the Grammy nominated - 15-week Billboard Urban Adult Contemporary - chart-topper "You Are."  "My Love Is All I Have," the first single from Wilson's fourth solo album, "Love Charlie," (P Music/RCA Records) was released in the US earlier this year and topped the Billboard Urban A/C chart for  five weeks. His current second single, "Turn Off The Lights" is now making its way to the top of the same chart and is projected to reach number one in the coming weeks. 'T.D. Jakes presents: Mind, Body, and Soul' to premiere on BET,  actor/rapper LL Cool J, Gospel great Marvin Sapp and Sony Pictures Executive DeVon Franklin are among the guest (Atlanta, GA) - Embarking on a new path as a talk show host, producer T.D. Jakes ("Sparkle", "Jumping The Broom") taped episodes for his new series "T.D. Jakes Presents: Mind, Body, & Soul" at Turner Studios in Atlanta last week. Scheduled to premiere on BET in fall of 2013, the daytime chat-fest will cover a variety of topics and feature celebrity guests like hip hop legend and actor LL Cool J ("NCIS: Los Angeles"), author and Sony Pictures executive DeVon Franklin, and gospel recording artist Marvin Sapp, all of whom participated in the Atlanta taping.

VIDEO CLIP OF THE WEEK New York native Mariah Carey has acquired five Grammy Awards, 17 World Music Awards, 11 American Music Awards and an astounding 31 Billboard Music Awards. She has released to #1 status 18 singles in the U.S.  Carey is preparing to release her 14th studio album this month with the lead single 'Beautiful,' featuring Miquel recently released. Watch the video to the first single featuring Miguel below! HOTTEST MUSIC VIDEOS FOLLOW US!

SPOTLIGHT of THE WEEK "STOKELY WILLIAMS" (Baltimore, MD) - One of the industry's more interesting qualities is its uncanny ability to produce those few innovative producer/musician/songwriter collaborations that bring a unique "something special" to whatever music project they are working on. They have an unequaled degree of persona, innovative ideas, and represent a certain unexplained vision of life and music that the masses can identify with. Not complacent with just being the front man for multi-platinum R&B Supergroup Mint Condition, Stokley Williams, known as Stokley, is adding a new chapter to his career as a Producer and this music wunderkind's goal is to bring "the musicality back to music".  Currently, Stokley is one of the selected team of producers for the Award-Winning Hip Hop Artist, Wale and his new single, "LoveHate Thing" featuring Sam Dew. The new single is from Wale's upcoming new album release, THE GIFTED on Atlantic Records set for release June 25th. "LoveHate Thing" is currently the #1 Most Added and #1 Greatest Airplay Gainer on Urban Radio. One of the most recognized vocalists of his generation, Stokley was also tapped to co-produce five additional songs on Wale's new album that features Meek Mill, Cee Lo Green and Jerry Seinfield. Stokley also lends his signature lead vocals on the introductory song, "The Curse of The Gifted" on the long awaited THE GIFTED album from the rapper. Noted music industry insiders are "buzzing" that the production on Wale's new project might just catapult his career to a whole new level in 2013. Stokley has certainly rubbed shoulders with such R&B and Pop Music royalty as Prince, Whitney Houston, Alicia Keys, Usher, Janet Jackson, Luther Vandross, Jill Scott, Toni Braxton, Yolanda Adams, Sheila E., Robert Glasper, to name a few, be it through background vocals, tours and/or studio sessions playing drums. Production has been limited in the past for the lead signature vocalist of one of our most celebrated R&B/Pop bands, MINT CONDITION because of a busy touring schedule. Only recently has he started to focus on producing & writing for other artists. Other than offering up production on Jill Scott's 2007 "The Real Thing" CD, Stokley's outside production has been relatively quiet until now. His co-production with Lawrence Waddell & duet with Kelly Price on "Not My Daddy" was not only was a chart topper, but also earned Stokley his first Grammy Award Nomination in 2012. According to Stokley, "As a producer, I'm looking for the musicality in the music. There are a lot of genre's to choose from & I wanna continue to mesh them together with live & electronic instrumentation in a way that makes sense, There's a lot of music out here, I'm just trying to give a different dynamic that will help inspire the artist to wanna sing or express themselves in ways they haven't before. A lot of times you may just have 2 sections in a song & sometimes that's all it needs. I just tend to like intro's, vamps, bridge's, outro's, uncommon quirky sounds, etc. Still making it accessible for the listener may be a challenge sometimes but I think we all should welcome that challenge, both artist & consumers. Music Industry Veteran, Al Manerson says, "The doors are opening to Stokley & MINT not just in the R&B or Hip Hop genre, but also the pop arena due to the fact that the Katy Perry's and the Adele's are looking for more musicianship. This is the first time that Mint Condition has been concentrating on working outside of their fortress and Stokley is leading the way." For more information, please visit: "LoveHate Thing": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4ny7kTyCK8, Mint Condition Web Site: http://www.mintconditionmusic.com/ MINT CONDITION is currently on a multi-city tour in support of their currently album, MUSIC @ THE SPEED OF LIGHT. Mint Condition Tour Itinerary: 06.22.13  Discovery Green Park  Houston, TX United States 06.29.13  TD Bank Art Center  Sewell, NJ United States  07.07.13  Superdome  New Orleans, LA United States    08.03.13  Buena Vista Lions Park  Saginaw, MI United States 08.16.13  Mississippi Agriculture & Forestry Museum  Jackson, MS United States 08.17.13  The Riverfront Peoria  Peoria, IL United States 08.18.13  Oman Arena  Jackson, TN United States 08.31.13  Santa Rosa Island Authority  Pensacola Beach, FL United States  09.08.13  BB Jazz Festival  Huntington Beach, CA United States 09.14.13  Iowa City Soul Festival  Iowa City, IA United States 10.10.13  BB King Blues Club  New York, NY United States 10.11.13  Downing-Cross Cultural Arts Center  Newport News, VA United States 10.13.13  Howard Theater  Washington, DC United States 10.14.13  Howard Theater  Washington, DC United States 10.20.13  Tangier - Cabaret Room  Akron, OH United States 11.01.13  Carolina Theater  Greensboro, NC United States 11.02.13  University of Kentucky  Lexington, KY United States