âHim and my parents were close friends years ago,â said
Pastor Vincent Bohanan (House of Hope 5
th Street Church) about him being the first to sign to Bishop Hezekiah Walkerâs label HezHouse Entertainment distributed by RCA Inspiration.
Vincent Bohanan and SOV (Sounds of Victory Fellowship Choir) is the package deal HezHouse received. The three-time Stellar Award nominated Vincent and his SOV Fellowship Choir are celebrating seven years in 2021.
âHe heard of the choir,â Bohanan continued about Bishop Hezekiah. âWe have a lot in common, being a Pastor and a Gospel artist.â
Vincent came from a very Spiritual family. His mother founded the House of Hope 5
The pandemic restrictions in
2020, which started in March, slowed the entertainment industry down, but it didnât stop the flow of coverage by
The Pulse of Entertainment. Highlights for the year included my interviews with Academy Award-winning Harrison Ford (Star Wars, Indiana Jones) about his role in the 20
th Century Fox remake presentation of The Call of the Wild, 16-time Grammy Award-winning Brian McKnight (“Back at One”) about his last album âExodus,â and famed film director Ron Howard (A Beautiful Mind) about directing Hill Billy Elegy on Netflix.
The year of 2020 included many published interviews that began with those I obtained at the NBC press junket for their 2020 programming – held at the end of 2019. Interviews published in 2020 included those with Peter Gallagher (âGrace and Frankieâ) about the new series âZoeyâs Extraordinary Playlist,â and J. August Richards (âAngelâ) and Michele Weaver (Nighthawk) for the
A brand-new episode of
STEVE on Watch is AVAILABLE NOW. In todayâs new episode, Steve sits down with New Orleans musician,
Shamarr Allen, to talk about the program he created called â
Trumpet Is My Weaponâ – a gun-for-trumpet exchange.
Seeing gun violence as a prevalent issue in his community, Allen wanted to give the youth a chance to turn to music instead of violence. Any kid with a gun throughout New Orleans can hand it over to him – no questions asked – in exchange for a free trumpet. He has successfully been able to give away (7) brand-new trumpets already and, to reward him for his part in bettering New Orleans, Steve Harvey rewards Allen with $10,000 to continue his mission.
âIt gradually happened,â said Nassau Bahamas Jazz singer/songwriter
Brettina about her current work done in collaboration with Grammy Award-nominated/multi-platinum music producer Gâharah âPKâ Degeddignseze (Chris Brown âFine Chinaâ) and songwriter/producer Patricia Mattani â whom she calls âyoung people.â âI went into the studio with the finest musicians. Musicians that love musicâ¦They did their own thing. I said, âIt sounds too Pop.â But they said, âits ok go with itâ. I love the fact that they took me out of my comfort zone. Iâm working with a young talented producer who has worked with Chris Brown and Justin. This guy PK (2 Chainz âCount Downâ)â¦took me out of my comfort zone. He brought young people.â