BET is bringing back its wildly popular Gospel competition series ‘Sunday Best‘ for its milestone 10th season.
The series is set to premiere tonight, Sunday, July 5th at 8/7C and welcomes back GRAMMY®-winning music legend Kirk Franklin as host; returning as judges are GRAMMY® winning songstress & host of “Get Up Mornings,” Erica Campbell, GRAMMY® nominated artist & star of BET’s “American Soul” Kelly Price and GRAMMY® nominated & multiple Stellar Award-winning artist Jonathan McReynolds.
Kicking off in Sunday Best fashion, the series returned to Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta, the first two episodes of season 10 begin with the contestants having to show their true talent, with no smoke and mirrors, by performing acapella with no band support, as the judges narrow the field from 20 to the top 10. The top 20 contestants are:
- Armyia Bryant – Vienna, GA
- Ashling Cole – El Sobrante, CA
- Niiella Coffie – London, England
- Edward “Busta” Fields – Philadelphia, PA
- Jada Spight – Buffalo, NY
- Jamal Roberts – Meridian, MS
- John Houston Smith – Detroit, MI
- Kay Racquel – Baton Rouge, LA
- Lonnie Banks – Charlotte, NC
- MarQuis Harris – Emporia, VA
- Mikaela Brown – Austell, GA
- Nicole Gregory – Kansas City, MO
- O’Livya Walker – Millington, TN
- Roman Collins – Hawthorne, CA
- Stephanie Summers – Colorado Springs, CO
- Sterlin Hill – Greenwood, SC
- Takira Rogers – Robbins, IL
- Tonyce Hollis – Toledo, Ohio
- Tyree Miller – Philadelphia, PA
- Veronica Stephens – Groveland, FL
In light of the of COVID-19 pandemic and in an effort to keep the shows judges, contestants and crew safe – new and innovative technology, techniques and artist-generated content were used to complete production of episodes four through eight of season 10 – allowing the viewing audience to join in on weekly praise & worship during the time when America needs it most.
Get into the trailer below.