EXCLUSIVE: BET has set a July premiere
date for the Season 10 premiere of its
popular gospel singing competition
series Sunday Best. The new season will
kick off Sunday, July 5 at 8 p.m. on BET.
Grammy-winning music artist Kirk
Franklin returns as host for Season 10,
along with judges Erica Campbell,
Grammy-winning songstress and host
of Get Up Mornings ; Kelly Price, Grammy-
nominated artist & star of BET’s
American Soul; and Grammy-nominate
& multiple Stellar award-winning artist
Jonathan McReynolds.
The first three episodes of season 10
were filmed in-studio with a live
audience and band from Tyler Perry
Studios in Atlanta. Production then
halted due to the coronavirus pandemic
and resumed a few weeks back.
“In light of the COVID-19 pandemic and
in an effort to keep the shows judges,
contestants and crew safe – new and
innovative technology, techniques and
artist-generated content were used to
complete production of episodes four
through eight of season 10 – allowing
the audience to join in on weekly praise
& worship during the time when
America needs it most,” the network
said in a statement.
The anticipated tenth season will
feature exclusive performances from
artists including Yolanda Adams,
Marvin Sapp, Mali Music, season 9’s
winner, Melvin Crispell, III with
additional performers set to be
announced in the forthcoming weeks.
Jesse Collins, CEO of Jesse Collins
Entertainment ( BET Awards, The New
Edition Story ), and Dionne Harmon (The
Bobby Brown Story, Hip Hop Squares ) serve
as executive producers of season ten,
along with executive producer and
showrunner Jeannae Rouzan-Clay ( Dear
Mama, Black Girls Rock !), and Torrence
Glenn (Celebration Of Gospel, Trumpet
Awards ) is co-executive producer.
Season 10 auditions were previously
held earlier this year in Atlanta, GA at
The House of Hope. The season 10
winner will receive a recording contract
with RCA Inspiration, a cash prize of
$50,000 and the title “Sunday Best.”
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