Fantasia, CeCe Winans, Kirk Franklin, Anthony Hamilton, Ledisi & Others to Perform at "Our OWN Easter"
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OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today that "Our OWN Easter," a one-hour gospel music special celebrating the glory of the Resurrection will premiere on the network Tuesday, March 30 at 9 p.m. ET/PT following the critically-acclaimed drama series, "Queen Sugar."
"Our OWN Easter" from executive producer Dr. Holly Carter, Rikki Hughes and Relevé Entertainment, an All3Media America company, will showcase some of the most renowned gospel and R&B artists in music and entertainment as they commemorate Easter in their "OWN" unique way, blending sunrise service traditions with modern performances.
The spiritual celebration will be hosted by gospel royalty and GRAMMY Award winner BeBe Winans and his talented multi-hyphenated niece Deborah Joy Winans who starred as Charity Greenleaf in the hit OWN series "Greenleaf" for five seasons. It will feature powerful, uplifting, and iconic performances by such artists as Fantasia, CeCe Winans, Kirk Franklin, Anthony Hamilton and The Hamiltones, Ledisi, Travis Greene, Osby Berry, Jonathan McReynolds, with appearances by Cedric the Entertainer, Michelle Williams and others. Viewers will also experience inspiring spoken word from prominent faith leaders Bishop J. Drew Sheard, Pastor William Murphy and Priscilla Shirer.
Check out a first-look trailer HERE
"Our OWN Easter" is the second special for OWN produced with Dr. Holly Carter and Relevé Entertainment. The first special, "Our OWN Christmas," hosted by Meagan Good and DeVon Franklin, premiered on OWN in December and was the #1 non-news cable telecast in the time period among African-American W18+, households and total viewers.
Holly Carter is the founder of Relevé Entertainment, which specializes in television/film production, talent partnerships, and brand development. The company consistently delivers high-quality, "break-through" family and faith-based programming that engages national audiences. Recently, Carter created and executive produced "The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel," the highest-rated original TV movie of 2020.
Tags : OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network bebe winans Cece Winans fantasia Our OWN Easter anthony hamilton Kirk Franklin ledisi jonathan mcreynolds Osby Berry travis greene
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