Kim Burrell BET Honor show... Whitney goes nuts... VIDEO: http://www.mahalo.com/kim-burrell-bet-2010-performance
- On February 1 2010, American gospel singer Kim Burrell performed "Believe In You and Me "at the"BET Honors 2010". Her performance was a tribute to BET honoree Whitney Houston.
The BET Honors 2010 is the third annual ceremony aired by BET Networks, and honoredQueen Latifah, Sean P. Diddy Combs and Whitney Houston. The tribute to Whitney Houston by Burrell was introduced by Neo, who stated Whitney Houston's admiration of Burrell’s voice, which she considers 'the greatest on the planet'. 4Burrell is represented by Lewis Agency, and was accompanied by her brand ambassador, Krishnar Lewis, and a range of stylists, celebrity hair & makeup artists. Her team was completed with a Public Relations team, who tried to promote Burrell's upcoming activities, producing a new reality series, and a new Gospel themed album.
Krishnar Lewis stated:
"If I were to say Kim Burrell is the greatest living singer in the known world, who would argue with me? What you are seeing now isn’t a new Kim, it is the real Kim. A gift this great cannot be contained or defined to one genre of music or group of people. Her brand is for the world and I am here to exploit that message it in every way possible. This is the year of Kim Burrell."5 - Kim BurrellKim Burrell is an American gospel singer, born in Houston, Texas. She describes her musical style as 'jazz gospel'. She is an active gospel singer since 1995, when she released her first album, "Try Me Again", which earned her a deal with Tommy Boy Gospel. In 1998 and 2001 she released two additional albums, Everlasting Life and Live In Concert .
After a quiet period, Burrell returned to recording in 2009, when she released her fourth album: No Ways Tired. Burrell has gained much respect by her fellow singers, and is often referred to as either an influencing force, or as a new relevation. She is often nemaed as "this generation's Ella Fitzgerald"6 7 - BET HonorsThe BET Honors were introduced in 2008 by BET(Black Entertainment Television) Network. Previous honorees are
2008: Alicia Keys, Tyra Banks, Dr. Cornel West, University Professor in the Center for African American Studies (Award for Education), Richard Parsons, The Honorable Maxine Waters, and Janice Bryant Howroyd8 ; 2009: Magic Johnson, Tyler Perry, Mary J. Blige, Judith Jamison and James Clyburn.9 The 2010 Honorees are:- Whitney Houston (Entertainment)
- Keith L. Black, M.D. (Public Service)
- Queen Latifah (Media)
- Sean "Diddy" Combs (Entrepreneur)
- Dr. Ruth J. Simmons (Education)10
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