"She's playing me," said Presidential
Lifetime Achievement Award winning film director Mann Robinson about actress Jasmine Burke ("Saints & Sinners")
who stars in his latest film released today (February 13, 2026) called Georgia Peach. "Not my whole entire life...35-40%.
She wanted to do levels."
Jasmine is
not only the lead actress in Georgia Peach, but she co-produced it with Mann. The story line follows a former alcoholic, their
struggles and triumphs. Jasmine plays Jannie Salisburty, a nurse who has three years of being sober. Then a dream type opportunity
comes that threatens to "push her off the wagon."
"She
wanted to make a film on substance abuse. I said alcohol," Mann continued. "I wanted to make sure it was not boring.
So, I made a female lead with talent."
"Jasmine....I
had seen what she has done, and she saw what I've done," Robinson added when I asked why he picked to work with her.
The Pulse of Entertainment: Dr. Earl Bynum Celebrates 35 Years in Gospel as a Recording Artist, Radio
Host, Choir Director, Author and Record Label Owner
"I just go with whatever the flow is,"
said Dr. Earl Bynum when I pointed out, he must be a great organizer because of all that he does (recording
artist, songwriter, producer, radio show host, choir director, TV personality, music minister, vocal arranger, record label
owner (Lrae Entertainment), author and board leader). "I started as early as six years old...playing the piano...88 key
piano...by ear, no lessons. I grew up in a Pentecostal church...they threw me on the piano!"
Celebrating 35 years in the Gospel music industry, Dr. Bynum is a two-time
Stellar Award winner for "Contemporary Male Vocals." Aside from his Gospel recording career, he hosts a Gospel syndicated
radio show, "One Stage with Earl Bynum," and has his own record label Lrae Entertainment
which has three artists on its roster.
"I
started the label because my son wanted to do music," Earl said when I asked.
His radio show started because he simply asked for one to the right person at the right
time. The show was birth in 2000 at 100.1.FM WBXB in a late-night slot. Then in 2005 it was picked up by... Read the full February 9, 2026 column here...>
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Eric Roberson Releases 'Sweetier Than You' Single
Featuring Avery Sunshine
(Los Angeles,
CA) - The latest single from Eric Roberson is titled "Sweeter Than You" and featured
vocal support form Grammy Award winning Avery Sunshine. The beautiful tune was written by Eric Roberson,
Denise Nicole White and Rodney Jones. It is produced by Eric Roberson and Rodney Jones for Art of Artez Productions.
"Sweeter Than You" is off of Eric's Roberson's recently released
18th studio album, "Beautifully All Over The Place." Roberson also just released his second novel,
of the same name as gthe new album "Beautifully All Over The Place."
Miguel Kicks Off His 'Caos' North America and
Europe Tour
(Los Angeles, CA) - Grammy
Award winning Miguel begins his highly anticipated "Caos" Tour in North America
and Europe, and ends it in early May. The "Caos" tour launches at Atlanta's Coca-Cola Roxy. The 41-date "Caos"
Tour is produced by Live Nation. The North American leg stops in New York (Radio City Music Hall), Chicago (Byline Bank
Aragon Ballroom), San Francisco (Bill Graham Civic Auditorium) and more, including a special hometown performance at Los Angeles'
Kia Forum with special guest Channel Tres. The "Caos" Tour heads overseas for a spring run across the UK and Europe,
with performances in London, Paris, Berlin, Milan, Madrid, and additional major markets. All shows include support from Jean
Dawson.
(New York, NY) - In a historic musical collaboration
bridging two of America's most profound genres, the Maestro Ron Carter and the Choirmaster Dr. Ricky
Dillard, a groundbreaking joint album, "Sweet, Sweet Spirit" has been released. The album,
a first-of-its-kind fusion of Gospel's sacred power and Jazz's masterful improvisation, is on all streaming platforms. The
album's new and invigorating single "Farther Along" is supported by a msuci video, directed by Paul C. Rivera and
produced by Justin Green - released via Blue Note Records x Motown Gospel.
A deeply personal project for Ron Carter, "Sweet, Sweet Spirit" honors the memory
of his late mother, Mrs. Willie O. Carter, whose favorite hymns shaped the musical foundation of the Carter household and
the Detroit church community where they worshipped. The album revives those cherished hymns, originally sung a cappella by
parishioners as the only instruments in the room; now reimagined through Carter's legendary bass lines and the rich, soaring
vocal instrumentation of Ricky Dillard's choir.
The
origins of "Sweet, Sweet Spirit" trace back nearly thirty years. When Mrs. Carter transitioned to a live-in care
facility, her daughters requested that Ron arrange and record ten of her most beloved hymns. Carter composed and captured
his bass interpretations so she could listen to them during her final weeks; a private gift of music, memory, and devotion.
To bring this vision to life, there was only one choice and that was Dr. Ricky Dillard, the reigning force and master
of contemporary Gospel choir music. Together, Carter and Dillard crafted a sonic landscape where choir becomes instrument,
bass becomes narrator, and both genres coexist with reverence and innovation.The project marks a monumental moment for both
genres; a merging of two Black American art forms, each with deep spiritual and cultural roots, into something wholly new.
