Yolanda Adams

It's an especially spiritual Sunday on BET on April 7 as the network airs the annual Celebration of Gospel 2013, followed by the premiere of the new docu-series The Sheards, which follows the lives of the popular Detroit-based family of gospel singers....

The week's schedule will be filled with Christmas specials and movies. Old favorites will be back in a big way. 1. TBS starts its 24-hour marathon of “A Christmas Story” at 8 p.m. Monday. The 1983 comedy continues to charm the generations....

Merry Christmas! A few TV highlights on this Tuesday:  1. When all the presents are opened, you can enjoy the “Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade” from 10 a.m. to noon on ABC. The special should help tourism at Disney World and Disneyland. Nick...

The November ratings period begins Thursday, and broadcast networks will jockey to win viewers with awards shows, specials and guest stars. Local stations will serve up special reports. A few highlights in the prime-time lineup: 1. Election Night. The...

Musical specials and musical contests are among the week's ballyhooed programs. But the biggest show carries an epic title, “Mankind: The Story of All of Us.” The program doesn't do subtlety. This 12-hour, six-night history lesson indulges...

The highlights this weekend: 1. Anne Hathaway hosts “Saturday Night Live,” which can satirize the election results with Barack Obama (Jay Pharoah), Mitt Romney (Jason Sudeikis) and Joe Biden (Sudeikis again). Hathaway can help them spoof &#...

When Whitney Houston died barely 24 hours before the Grammy telecast in February, the Recording Academy and show producers were faced with the delicate challenge of paying homage as she was mourned. With the one-year anniversary of her death approaching,...

Whitney Houston, left, and mom Cissy Houston at the Soul Train 25th anniversary Hall of Fame Special in 1995. Photo credit: AP Photo Jennifer Hudson sang to honor the late Whitney Houston at the Grammys. Jordin Sparks honored “Sparkle” co-star...

The box office hit, "The Help," which looks at the lives of maids and their employees in the early 1960s in the South, won best film Friday evening at the 43rd annual NAACP Image Awards....

Taped at the historic Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles on March 16, the two-hour Celebration of Gospel — Rise Up! Renew! Rejoice! will premiere on television this Sunday, April 1, at 8pm ET/PT on BET. Steve Harvey once again serves as host of the...

Lady Antebellum's desperate late-night call for companionship, "Need You Now," was named record and song of the year among five awards the country trio collected during the 53rd Grammy Awards ceremony Sunday from Staples Center in Los Angeles. But the...

LOS ANGELES -- There's plenty of suspense sealed up in the envelopes at the 53rd-annual Grammy Awards, but the true winners and losers Sunday night will be determined during the performances -- the show's global stage can create a pivot point in the...