THE MUSIC I LIKED WAS NOT ON
BILLBOARD.
>> Jason: BUT FOR KEVIN.
>> Tati: WE COULD DO IT FOR
FUNCIES.
>>> DETROIT WILL DEFINITELY BE
WELL RENTED, AND HERE TO TALK
ABOUT HER ROENT WINS IS KIERA
SHEARS.
WELCOME BACK TO "LIVE IN THE D."
>> HEY, FAMILY!
>> Tati: IT’S SO GOOD TO SEE
YOU.
>> SO GOOD TO SEE YOU.
I’M SO GREAT!
I’M EXCITED ABOUT AUGUST 1st SO
YOU CAN SEAL ALL OF THIS
GOODNESS WILL BE SUPER SPECIAL
AND GOOD SINGIN’.
AND YOU KNOW DETROIT KNOWS ALL
ABOUT GOOD MUSIC, I MEAN FROM
QUEEN ARETHA, THE WINENS, I’M
REALLY EXCITED.
>> Tati: YOU TOOK HOME THREE
STATUES.
TELL US WHAT IT’S LIKE TO BE
RECOGNIZED BY THE STELLAR
AWARDS.
>> I’M YOUNG BUT I’VE BEEN IN IT
FOR OVER 15 YEARS.
IT’S A BLESSING TO BE RECOGNIZED
AND BE A BLESSING TO OTHER
PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU’RE
PROVIDING ENCOURAGEMENT OR
SOLUTIONS IN OTHER PEOPLE’S
HOMES YOU MAY NEVER MEET, SO
IT’S A BLESSING.
AND I’M EXCITED.
THE STELLAR AWARDS HAS SO MUCH
TO DO WITH GOSPEL MUSIC AND ITS
HISTORY.
SHOUT OUT TO MR. DON JACKSON.
>> Tati: WHAT CAN WE EXPECT FROM
THIS YEAR’S AWARDS SHOW?
IT MUST HAVE BEEN EXCITING.
>> THE WORLD IS KIND OF GETTING
OUT OF, YOU KNOW US QUARANTINING
AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO THE ENERGY WAS SO DIFFERENT
AND GREAT.
I DON’T THINK WE WERE HUNG UP ON
THE NAMES.
WE WERE GRATEFUL TO BE BACK
AGAIN.
WE’RE IN THE LAND OF THE LIVING.
SO I THINK THE ENERGY, YOU WILL
FEEL THAT IN THE PERFORMANCES
AND HOW WE DELIVERED AND SANG
OUR SONGS.
YOU’LL HEAR THE CROWD ROARING.
AND IT WAS SO MUCH GOODNESS.
EVEN THE FASHIONS WAS SO
STRAIGHTFORWARD AND POWERFUL.
SO YOU CAN EXPECT SOME REALLY
HIGH-ENERGY GOOD SINGING, THE
GOOD SONGS.
SOME OF YOUR FAVORITE SONGS, YOU
JUST WANNA LIFT YOUR HANDS.
IT WILL BE A GREAT EXPERIENCE.
I CAN’T WAIT TO WATCH IT ALL
OVER AGAIN.
>> Tati: AND YOU GET TO
EXPERIENCE IT BY WATCHING IT.
LET’S TALK ABOUT THE DETROIT
YOUTH CHOIR WHICH ALSO WON THIS
YEAR, HUGE FOR THEM AND HUGE FOR
DETROIT.
TALK TO US ABOUT DETROIT’S PLACE
IN GOSPEL.
>> YOU CAN’T TALK GOSPEL AND NOT
TALK DETROIT.
LIKE I SAID EARLIER IN OUR
CONVERSATION, YOU’VE GOT DID THE
WYNANS AND THE CLARK SISTERS,
AND IT’S ABOUT TIME IF YOU’LL
ALLOW ME TO SAY THAT
RESPECTFULLY.
AND YOU’VE HAD SO MANY THAT HAVE
CONTINUED AND THERE’S LEGACY
THAT IS HAVE CONTINUED, AND
SHOUT OUT TO THE DETROIT YOUTH
CHOIR BECAUSE THEY’VE MADE AN
IMPACT IN OUR COMMUNITY WITH
GRABBING OTHER YOUNG PEOPLE TO
BE ATTENTIVE TO WHAT WE NEED TO
FOCUS ON.
DETROIT HAS A HUGE ROLE IN
GOSPEL MUSIC AND I COULD CALL
OUT SO MANY OTHERS.
DEIDRA KAT AND VANESSA BALE.
AND YOU THINK ABOUT THE HISTORY
AND THE UPBRINGING, THE LATE
ARETHA FRANKLIN AND HER FATHER
AND WHAT THEY DID IN THE
COMMUNITY, YOU CAN’T MENTION
MUSIC WITHOUT MENTIONING
DETROIT.
SO THAT’S THE ROLE THAT DETROIT
HAS PLAYED IN MUSIC OVERALL BUT
OF COURSE GOSPEL MUSIC.
>> Tati: IT’S FIRMLY ROOTED.
AND IF YOU’VE BEEN LISTENING TO
GOSPEL YOUR WHOLE LIFE, YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS.
WHAT THAT MEANS.
I WANT TO ASK YOU THIS QUICKLY.
YOU HAD A MOMENT FOR THE FIRST
LADIES OF GOSPEL MUSIC.
TELL ME HOW MUCH IT MEANT TO
YOU.
>> OH, MAN, IT MEANT A LOT.
FOR ME, THEY ARE STARS IN MY
EYES AND ALSO MOMMY AND AUNTIE,
AND I’VE SEEN THEIR SACRIFICES
PUBLICLY AND IN PRIVATE.
AND IT REFLECTS THE SONGS THEY
SING.
AND THEY’RE MY ANGELS AND BEEN
SOLUTIONS TO ME AND THEY’VE
BLAZED A TRAIL FOR ME AND SO
MANY YOUNG ADULTS AND YOUNG
ARTISTS THAT ARE COMING UP IN
THE GAME.
AND YOU HAVE DETROIT MAKING
THEIR MARK AND SAYING WE’RE HERE
AND WE’RE DOWN, AND YOU CAN’T DO
WITHOUT US.
IT MEANT A LOT, AND THEY ARE SO
WELL-DESERVING OF IT.
THEY’RE MY QUEENS AND I’M
EXCITED TO SEE THEM CELEBRATED
BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE.
DETROIT, I HOPE YOU’RE PROUD.
>> Tati: I AGREE.
IT WAS TIME, RESPECTFULLY.
TAKE CARE AND THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR BEING ON THE SHOW.