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Mary Mary’s Erica Gives Birth!

Elev8 — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:31:56 +0000

Elev8 is proud and happy to send CONGRATULATIONS to Mary Mary’s Erica Campbell on the birth of her new daughter.

Representatives for Mary Mary have just announced that Erica Campbell gave birth to a baby girl, Zaya Monique, Tuesday, January 24, 2012. Mother and daughter are resting comfortably.

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Erica stated that she and husband, Warryn Campbell, are “feeling so thankful and so blessed to have our sweet Zaya finally make her grand entrance into the world! God is awesome, our family couldn’t be more happy than we are today!”

Zaya Monique was born at 6 lbs, 12 oz. Congrats Campbell fam!

The singer will take a few weeks to spend with her newborn before gearing up to promote Mary Mary’s new self titled WE tv reality series. The highly anticipated series premiers on Thursday, March 29th at 10pm ET/PT, then continues each week at 9pm ET/PT with ten, hour-long episodes.

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Best Gospel Song Of 2011

Elev8 — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 21:00:38 +0000

2011 was a year with so many great Gospel songs, but fans voted “Nobody Greater” by VaShawn Mitchell as the best of the year in the Digital Gospel Music Awards, presented by Elev8! He beat out great songs by some of Contemporary Gospel artists, and received 487 votes, which was enough win 22% of all votes.

Second place was a tight race, with William McDowell‘s “I Give Myself Away” and “I Smile” by Kirk Franklin getting 16% of the Digital Gospel Music Awards votes for Best Gospel Song of the Year. McDowell’s 374 votes were just enough to help him secure Franklin’s 369 votes.

“He Has His Hands On You” by Marvin Sapp, Deitrick Haddon‘s “Well Done” and “I Believe” by James Fortune, came in fourth, fifth and sixth place, respectively. Rounding out the list are Wess Morgan‘s “I Choose To Worship,” ”Walking” by Mary Mary, and “Over & Over” by Trin-i-tee 5:7. Troy Sneed‘s “My Heart Says Yes” was surpassed for the last spot on the Best Songs of 2011 top 10 by Le’Andria Johnson‘s “Jesus” by receiving 41 write-in votes.

Congratulations to the nominees, and VaShawn for his victory! We look forward to more great Gospel music in 2012!

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Best Gospel Album Of 2011

Elev8 — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 21:00:29 +0000

The votes are in for the first annual Digital Gospel Music Awards presented by Elev8, and Hello Fear by Kirk Franklin is the Gospel album of 2011 that moved fans the most! He received 447 votes, barely enough to edge out Le’Andria Johnson‘s The Awakening Of Le’Andria Johnson, which fell two votes short with 445.

The deluxe edition of LeCrae‘s Rehab came in third place for this Digital Gospel Music Award, while YRM (Your Righteous Mind) by Donald Lawrence & Co. finished fourth. Both albums received over 9% of the 1638 votes submitted.

The rest of the top 10 albums of 2011, based on votes received for Digital Gospel Music Awards, consists of Church On The Moon by Deitrick Haddon, Mary Mary‘s Something Big, Yolanda Adams‘ Becoming, I Survived by Dorinda Clark-Cole, Mississippi Mass Choir‘s Then Sings My Soul and Angel & Chanelle by Trin-i-tee 5:7.

Rodney Talley‘s Revelation received the most write-in votes, but not enough to make the top 10. With albums from Fred Hammond, Marvin Sapp and Brian Courtney Wilson coming in 2012, next year promises to be another great one for Gospel music fans.

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Elev8 — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 22:00:06 +0000

The Gospel groups and duos of today are producing songs as influential as the solo artists, and that is why we’re celebrating the best of 2011. Congratulations to Mary Mary for winning the Digital Gospel Music Award for Best Gospel Group/Duo of 2011! Erica and Tina Campbell received more than half of the 1,059 votes submitted online.

Take a look at the poll below to see how many votes Dawkins & Dawkins, GI, Manifest and Trin-i-tee 5:7 received. And congrats to 116 Clique, Sacred Voices and BeBe and CeCe Winans for receiving the most write-in votes.

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Mary Mary Christmas Tour Cancelled

Elev8 — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 03:23:52 +0000

Mary Mary’s Erica and Tina Campbell have decided to cancel their highly anticipated Have A Mary Mary Christmas Tour as Erica’s February due date draws near.

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The singer has been advised by doctors that she cannot continue working at her current pace without risk of potential premature delivery. After careful consideration, the ladies have determined it is best to cancel the entire tour at this time, including their New Year’s Eve show.

Why 2011 Was Truly “Something Big” For Mary Mary

A dizzyingly packed year of high-profile national television appearances, including performances on the NAACP Image Awards, “The Talk,” “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” twice, “The Mo’Nique Show,” BET’s “Black Girls Rock,” The Soul Train Music Awards, ABC’s Magnificent Mile Lights Festival, and Macy’s Atlanta Thanksgiving Day Great Tree Lighting as well as an interview on Good Morning America, underscores their massive star power, and their ongoing commitment to hard work. Associations with the American Red Cross, Pillsbury and the just announced WE TV series are examples of their widespread appeal. Read more here.

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Best Gospel Act On Social Media? [POLL]

Elev8 — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 18:38:08 +0000

So many Gospel artists have embraced Facebook and Twitter and stay connected with their fans on a daily basis. And it is our pleasure to recognize some of those who touch their fans consistently via social media. Congratulations to Kirk Franklin, LeCrae, Marvin Sapp, Mary Mary and VaShawn Mitchell for setting the standard!

Vote for the Best Gospel Act in Social Media for the Digital Gospel Music Awards, presented by Elev8 in the poll below until Monday, December 19th. And find out who won on Wednesday, December 21st!

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Mary Mary On Their Reality Show: “They’re Getting The Real Tina & Erica” [AUDIO]

Elev8 — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 19:42:28 +0000

On “The Yolanda Adams Morning Show,” Mary Mary talked about their Soul Train Music Award and performance. Plus, hear what they had to say about their Christmas Concert Tour and their upcoming reality TV show on WE TV.

Listen to the interview below, and find more from Mary Mary at PraiseCleveland.com!

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Will Mary Mary Be The Next Braxtons?

Elev8 — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 20:45:25 +0000

Erica Campbell and Tina Campbell of Mary Mary will add reality TV show stars to their resume in 2012, but are the going to be the next Braxtons? At first it seems like the sister acts have nothing in common. However, there are some interesting similarities in the two families.

Like the Braxtons, Mary Mary come from a large family. There are six siblings in the Braxton family, the five sisters featured on “Braxton Family Values,” and a brother. Erica and Tina are two of eight siblings. While we have yet to see if there’s a fiery Tamar Braxton-type of personality in Mary Mary’s family, Tina and Erica are far from docile. When they were criticized for attending a Beyonce concert, their Twitter responses showed how they’re not reluctant to speak up for themselves.

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Like the Braxtons, Mary Mary’s reality show will air on the WE television network. “Braxton Family Values” has brought WE its largest ratings, so the tone of the Mary Mary show will probably be more like the Braxtons, than Sinbad’s squeaky clean show that previously aired on the network. Plus, Mary Mary’s show will air after “Braxton Family Values” on Thursday nights beginning March 29th.

Like the Braxtons, Mary Mary grew up singing Gospel music. While the Braxton sisters all moved into secular music, Mary Mary’s Erica and Tina continue to sing Gospel. The mother of Mary Mary was an evangelist/choir director and their father was a youth minister. However, Erica’s and Tina’s songs are often heard on non-Gospel outlets, and their fan base is broad.

Erica’s husband Warryn Campbell is reportedly the executive producer of the Mary Mary reality show. In addition, he’s a highly accomplished producer, and has provided the soundtrack for most of the Mary Mary hits you know and love.

Mary Mary’s new reality show is tentatively titled “Mary Mary” and will debut on Thursday, March 29th on WE TV. Will you be watching?

Mary Mary’s Erica Campbell Shares News About Her Baby! [VIDEO]

Elev8 — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 19:11:51 +0000

On the red carpet at the Soul Train Awards, the pregnant Erica Campbell (right) of Mary Mary revealed some details about her baby. We now know that Erica has a baby girl on the way, and we also know when her little one is due.

Take a look at Erica share the good news in the video below!

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See Mary Mary Perform On Thanksgiving!

Elev8 — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 06:02:54 +0000

Tina and Erica Campbell of Mary Mary will be far away from their Los Angeles homes this Thanksgiving. The sisters will be in Atlanta at the Lenox Square 64th Annual Christmas Tree Lighting. The event will take place on Thanksgiving evening (November 24th) from 6-7 pm.

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Find out who else will perform at the Christmas tree lighting, and how you can see it by visiting our friends at 1-800-Gospel.com.

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