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BET’s ‘Sunday Best’ open call Feb. 15 in Atlanta

Still from BET's "Sunday Best" episode 905. (Photo: Nathan Bolster/BET)
Still from BET's "Sunday Best" episode 905. (Photo: Nathan Bolster/BET)
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Feb 5, 2020

Originally posted Wednesday, Feburary 5, 2020 by RODNEY HO/rho@ajc.com on his AJC Radio & TV Talk blog

BET”s “Sunday Best” will be holding a national open casting call for season 10 on Saturday, February 15 at The House of Hope.

Registration is between 6 a.m. and 11 a.m.

The House of Hope is at 4650 Flat Shoals Parkway in Decatur.

The host will again be Kirk Franklin. Judges will be gospel songstress and host of the radio "Get Up Mornings" Erica Campbell, and Grammy-Award® nominated artists Kelly Price and Jonathan McReynolds.

Anyone 18 and up is qualified. And here is the song list singers can choose from:

You can also audition online at BET.com/SundayBest.

The final day for online submissions is February 10 at 5 p.m. EST.

“BET Sunday Best” has been shot in Atlanta for most of its run. The show took a break between 2015 and 2019.

Taping is expected to begin in Atlanta later this year. Last year’s season was held at Tyler Perry Studios.

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Rodney Ho writes about entertainment for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution including TV, radio, film, comedy and all things in between. A native New Yorker, he has covered education at The Virginian-Pilot, small business for The Wall Street Journal and a host of beats at the AJC over 20-plus years. He loves tennis, pop culture & seeing live events.

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