BET’s Critically Acclaimed ‘AMERICAN SOUL’ Returns for Season Two May 27
*Good news! BET announces that “AMERICAN SOUL” season two will premiere on Wednesday, May 27 at 10 PM ET/PT. Inspired by the personal trials and professional successes of a young, ambitious and troubled impresario Don Cornelius, the period drama picks up two years later in 1975. As Don becomes a rising star, he continues to […]
Sinqua Walls, Kelly Price Share ‘Soul Train’ Memories at the Premiere of ‘AMERICAN SOUL’
*The new BET series “AMERICAN SOUL” is Inspired by the behind the scenes story of Soul Train. The scripted drama blends fictional and real-life characters and moments from the early 70’s. We follow Don Cornelius as he manifests the dream of building the first nationally-syndicated Black music show to reality. Standing in his way are […]
Soul Train’s Tony Cornelius is Ready for Debut of ‘American Soul’
*Tony Cornelius sits in a red-upholstered box seat above the Millennium Stage on the m/s Nieuw Amsterdam, a Holland America cruise ship, during the 2019 Soul Train Cruise (which sailed from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, from Jan. 20 through Jan. 27). The official host of the annual ocean-going celebration featuring live performances by an array of […]
WATCH Clip of Kelly Rowland as Gladys Knight on ‘American Soul’
*If you haven’t heard, BET is coming with a new show, “American Soul,” which is loosely based on Don Cornelius and “Soul Train.” And it just so happens we have a special clip from the show (which debuts Feb. 5 at 9pm E/P on BET). It’s an interesting scene where Don Cornelius (Sinqua Walls) explains […]
Damita Jo Freeman: Former ‘Soul Train’ Dancer Spills Tea with Lee Bailey
*“Nobody really acknowledges me, when I was working in the Olympics in 1984, the closing ceremony with Lionel Ritchie, I was [the] choreographer. I don’t know another Black person of that age choreographing the Olympics. Do you?” Allow this writer to get that for you guys… Uh, no, we can’t say that we do! If […]
Kelly Rowland Tapped to Play Gladys Knight in BET’s ‘Soul Train’ Scripted Series
*Kelly Rowland has been tapped to play music icon Gladys Knight in BET’s newest scripted drama series, “American Soul.” According to The YBF, it’s a 70s period drama recounting the rise of the uber-popular dance television show “Soul Train,” created by the late Don Cornelius. Singer Kelly Price has also joined the cast a series […]
BET Orders ‘Boomerang’ Reboot Among 3 Scripted Orders Mandated by New President
[videowaywire video_id=”1E6D049A8570F21D”] *With new BET president Scott Mills taking over day-to-day business for Debra Lee, the network has followed his ordered boost of scripted programming with three new straight-to-series orders, including a half-hour comedic reboot of Eddie Murphy’s 1992 film “Boomerang.” A writer and producing team has yet been determined, according to The Hollywood Reporter. […]
