About Melanie Pratt
Melanie began her career in radio when she joined the on-air staff at Praise 100.9 in 2006. She is a three-time Stellar Award nominee for Gospel Announcer of the Year, a preliminary judge for BET’s hit show Sunday Best, and has been recognized in Who’s Who in Black Charlotte. In 2013, she was an inaugural recipient of the Stellar Woman of Gospel Award for her contribution behind the scenes in the gospel industry. In 2015, she was awarded the 1st Melvin Crispell Gospel Heritage Award and was recognized as one of ten Most Influential Radio Personalities by the Gospel Music Industry Round-up. And in 2016 she was awarded Radio Show of The Year by the Queen City Music Awards. A self-proclaimed foodie - in particular tacos - and founder of the Foodie Flash Mob, Melanie had the pleasure of serving as judge of the Carolina Food Truck Chow Down. She serves on the Board of Directors of The Harvest Center, a transitional program for the homeless and underserved in Charlotte. Melanie is an ordained Elder in the Life Center Fellowship where she and her husband Bryan, serve as Young Adult Pastors.
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via http://www.blog.gospelflava.com Stellar Award Winner Tiffany Joy McGhee (TiffJoy) becomes the first artist under VaShawn Mitchell’s Walkway Music Group banner in partnership with Tyscot Records. TiffJoy’s Amazing recorded by Ricky Dillard and New G took home the Stellar for song of the year and remained on the Billboard charts for 30 consecutive weeks. Read more […]
Blue Bell Creameries has expanded it’s initial partial product list recall to include all of its products. The ice cream manufacturer has concerns of potential contamination with threat of of Listeria, which can cause serious or fatal infections in children, the elderly or people with weakened immune systems. The initial recall began March 13 after three […]
via blog.gospelflava.com Geoffery Golden, the BET Sunday Best Season 7 Winner recorded live on Friday April 17th at the Irving Bible Church. The Cleveland native spent his formative years around the church and developed a love for music under the keen eye and supervision of his father, the pastor of their local church and mother […]
David and Tamela Mann took to Instagram to thank friends and fans for support of their new scripted show “Mann & Wife”. Bounce TV reports the show made network history, with the premiere episode ranked the most-watched original in Bouce TV History. “Mann & Wife” also weighed in as the #1 series premiere on the […]
EEW Magazine is reporting that there may be an alternative for Christian fans (and foes) of Fox’s hit series Empire. Apparently controversial former Scandal star, Columbus Short has a “gospel version” in the works, with Kim Burrell at the helm of music production. Should be interesting. Read the full story here.
Last week, Islamist militants attacked Garissa University College in Kenya, killing 147 people – students and staff members. Headlines around the world repeatedly spoke of the number, but mentioned no names. A fairly common practice in news media, to synopsize information, and probably no foul intended. However, a social media campaign has arisen. In […]
Dubbed the greatest night in Gospel music, the 30th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas turned “Sin City” into “Salvation City.” Celebrating 30 years, the Stellar Awards was co-hosted with comedic flare by David Mann (“Mann & Wife), Tamela Mann(“Sparkle”) and Ricky Smiley (“Dish Nation”) during the 2-hour taped telecast premiering Easter […]
Gospel artist and star of Oxygen’s “Preachers of LA” cements a new partnership with EOne where he will head label DHVisions. Haddon will also develop and produce projects for television and film. DHVisions first project is slated to be Haddon’s next solo effort. The album is slated for October.
The Preachers of Detroit aren’t the only ones discussing gender roles these days. If she goes to work at 7 but he doesn’t have to go til much later, who shovels her car out of the snow? Sound simple? Maybe not. Listen to our take and then tell us yours!
via blog.gospelflava.com Fantasia took to social media yesterday to share that she has written her first gospel song. Having performed on the 2012 Superbowl Gospel, and on Vashawn Mitchell’s 2012 release Created4This – both with her mother – Fantasia’s roots are gospel and church. Check out her Instagram post here