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Two
stars
of
CBS
The
Neighborhood
are
hosting
a
soulful
celebration
that
unites
music,
faith,
and
football,
and
it’s
gonna
be
a
soul-stirring
sight
to
see.
Cedric
The
Entertainer
and
Tichina
Arnold
have
been
announced
as
the
hosts
of
the
25th
annual
Super
Bowl
Soulful
Celebration,
featuring
an
array
of
artists
from
gospel
and
beyond
who’ll
soulfully
entertain
a
live
audience
ahead
of
Super
Bowl
LVIII.
Source:
The
Super
Bowl
Soulful
Celebration
/
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Super
Bowl
Soulful
Celebration
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Airing
on
Saturday,
Feb.
10
at
8
pm
ET/7C
on
CBS,
and
filming
tomorrow
at
the
Palms
Casino
Resort’s
Pearl
Concert
Theater,
the
magically
multicultural
night
will
feature
performances
by
Earth,
Wind
&
Fire,
Kirk
Franklin,
Robin
Thicke,
Mary
Mary,
T-Pain,
Rachel
Platten,
Mickey
Guyton,
and
The
Players
Choir.
This
year
the
Super
Bowl
Soulful
Celebration
will
also
honor
Damar
Hamlin
of
The
Buffalo
Bills
with
the
“New
Beginnings”
Award
recognizing
his
dedication,
resilience,
and
inspiring
journey
in
overcoming
obstacles
to
achieve
success,
as
well
as
FAMU
alumni
Markquese
Bell
of
The
Dallas
Cowboys
with
the
“HBCU
Player
of
The
Year”
award.
C.J.
Stroud,
a
rising
star
from
the
Houston
Texans,
will
be
honored
with
the
esteemed
“Faith
in
Action”
Award
for
his
work
to
uplift
the
community
through
his
CJ
Stroud
Foundation.
Cedric
The
Entertainer
&
Tichina
Arnold
Talk
The
25th
Annual
Super
Bowl
Soulful
Celebration
In
an
exclusive
interview
with
BOSSIP,
Cedric
The
Entertainer
and
Tichina
Arnold
spoke
on
what
viewers
can
expect
from
the
big
night.
“It’s
gonna
be
one
that’s
full
of
energy,
vibration.
You
know,
we’re
setting
the
Super
Bowl
off,”
Cedric
told
BOSSIP’s
Managing
Editor
Dani
Canada.
“You
know,
this
is
gonna
premiere
that
Saturday
night.
So
we’re
coming
to
bring
all
that
energy
and
that
love
that
we
have
in
celebrating
us
and
our
culture.”
“You
know,
when
black
folk
get
together,
it
is
magical
and
it’s
a
wonderful
thing,”
said
Tichina.
“And
we
need
music
now
more
than
ever.
So,
you
know,
music
is
a
huge
ministry.
So
we
gotta
continue
to
minister
through
music
and
through
song
and
through
energy.
We
need
good
energy
now
more
than
ever.”
The
two
also
gushed
over
Melanie
Few,
the
Founder
and
Executive
Producer
of
the
Super
Bowl
Soulful
Celebration
who
is
the
only
woman
and
person
of
color
to
produce
an
official
NFL-sanctioned
event
during
Super
Bowl
week.
“I
saw
that
she
started
it
in
1999
and
anything
that
was
birthed
in
the
’90s
wins,”
said
Tichina.
“It’s
always
good
to
see
things
be
able
to
survive,
so
for
her
to
be
here
for
a
monumental
year.
25
years,
that’s
a
good
year,
and
to
be
able
to
last
and
thrive
and
service
and
to
have
a
ministry,
kudos
to
her.
Black
girl
magic
is
always
happening,
I’m
always
magical.”
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Diamond
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Super
Bowl
Cedric
agreed
and
detailed
more
of
Melanie
Few’s
quarter-century
worth
of
work
to
BOSSIP.
“Her
story
was
amazing,”
said
Cedric.
“We
heard
it
the
other
day
about
how
when
she
got
this
started,
she
was
denied,
denied,
denied
her
for
six,
seven
years.
And
then
they
just,
somebody
was
like,
“Look,
if
you
can
get
Gladys
Knight,
then
we’ll
do
it.”
And
she
went
out
and
did
her
magic,
black
girl
magic,
and
got
Gladys
Knight
to
say
yes,
and
it’s
been
going
25
years
ever
since.
“So
right
there,
this
is
to
let
you
know
what
resiliency
is,”
he
added.
“What
dedication
to
your
ideas
[is].
and
how
with
something
that’s
really
in
your
heart,
you
can’t
be
denied.”
In
addition
to
detailing
the
Super
Bowl
Soulful
Celebration,
Cedric
and
Tichina
also
spoke
on
their
series
The
Neighborhood
which
returns
for
season
six
on
Monday,
February
12
on
CBS
and
Paramount+.
The
two
play
husband
and
wife,
Calvin
and
Tina,
and
their
hilarious
antics
continue
to
keep
viewers
entertained.
“I
really
love
the
fact
that
we
kind
of
built
up
this
opportunity
to
be
in
your
home
and
you’ve
seen
these
relationships
grow,”
said
Cedric.
“And
I
think
that
that’s
what
people
like.
They
like
the
idea
of
seeing
there
is
the
possibility
to
know
that
beyond
where
I
live
now
and
metaphorically
where
I
live
now,
there
is
places
for
me
to
go.
There’s
places
for
me
to
find
something
new,
to
have
a
different
experience.
And
so
I
think
that
allows
us
to
have
that
very
welcoming
energy
and
that’s
what
people
love
about
The
Neighborhood.”
“Cedric
works
extremely
hard
on
the
integrity
of
this
show,”
added
Tichina.
“He
pays
attention
to–when
I
say
to
every
detail?
Every
detail.
I
don’t
know
how
he
does
it
and
then
goes
out
on
the
road
and
sells
stuff
with
Anthony
Anderson…I
just
don’t
know
how
he
does
it.
And
he
is
the
reason
why
this
show
is
successful.”
Check
out
our
exclusive
with
Cedric
the
Entertainer
and
Tichina
Arnold
ahead
of
the
Super
Bowl
Soulful
Celebration!