NAACP Image Award-Winning Actor David Mann andGrammy® Award-Winner Tamela Mann Share Story of Their 30-Year Romance in New Memoir Us Against the World: Our Secrets to Love, Marriage, and FamilyAvailable Now
David and Tamela’s First Joint AlbumUs Against the World: The Love Project Inspired By New Book Now Available
Two-time NAACP Image Award Winning Actor and Comedian David Mann and his wife, Grammy® Award-Winning, NAACP Image-Award Winning Actress Tamela Mann, are celebrating their 30-year love story with the November 13 release of their new memoir, Us Against the World: Our Secrets to Love, Marriage, and Family (W Publishing/Thomas Nelson), and album, Us Against the World: The Love Project (Sony Orchard), now available. Releasing these two projects, David and Tamela want to inspire faith and hope in marriage and family again.
“We’re sharing our intimate stories, what we went through, so people can see they’re not alone. We want them to see there is hope for a fulfilling relationship, marriage and strong family.”
Tamela Mann
With a relationship spanning more than 30 years, David and Tamela are just as, if not more than, happily in love as they were in the early days of life together. In their new book, Us Against the World: Our Secrets to Love, Marriage and Family , the superstar couple who has delighted and inspired audiences through music, plays, movies, and the television series’ Meet the Browns , The Manns , and Mann & Wife , candidly share a wonderfully inspiring, funny, and up-close look at their lives while offering hope and practical advice for building a strong relationship, marriage and family. Their heartwarming and humorous story adapts perfectly into the audiobook format. It is narrated by the husband and wife team; capturing their special rapport.
“We made Us Against the World because we want people to be uplifted, spiritually encouraged, and feel hopeful about love, life, family, and relationships.”
David Mann
Highlights of the Us Against the World book include : • Tips to help couples grow in love and commitment to each other. • No holds-barred honesty about how to experience true unity, intimacy, and fulfillment in marriage. • Insight into how two successful people built careers and a family together. • How faith has played a role in their relationship, marriage and family .• Encouragement that though blending a family has challenges, it is definitely possible.
Watch David and Tamela’s inspiring story and candid conversation about marriage and family on the new I Am Second film
Inspired by their new book, David and Tamela’s soulful 10-song musical collaboration about resilient and enduring love entitled Us Against the World: The Love Project is now available. The album, brimming with the couple’s vocal chemistry, is produced by David, Tamela and their son David Mann Jr. The Us Against the World album is a candidly honest project chronicling defining moments in David and Tamela’s relationship. The two recreate an epic revelation from early on in their marriage that could have undone them on the heart-wrenching yet resolutely hopeful track by David, “I Love You.” On “Mason Jar” Tamela’s tender vocals pay tribute to her grandmother, mother and love of her life, David. The first single, “Good Love,” which debuted at No. 27 on Billboard Urban AC chart this week, is a timeless romantic duet in the vein of a Motown classic featuring David and Tamela’s soulfully smooth harmonies. The album reconstructs other ‘big reveals’ in the couple’s relationship, ultimately leading to “Signs,” a love letter to each other.
Track List Us Against the World | David & Tamela Mason Jar | Tamela I Love You | David Still Do | David Good Love | David & Tamela You | David & Tamela Feels Like | Tamela Ups and Downs | David & Tamela Making Up | David & Tamela Signs | David & Tamela
About The Manns: Tamela is best known as her role as “Cora” in various Tyler Perry shows and stage plays. While, David Mann is best known as portraying the hilarious character “Mr. Brown” in similar Tyler Perry productions. Additionally, in recent years Tamela penned the award-winning gospel music classics, “God Provides,” “Take Me To The King,” alongside Kirk Franklin. Currently, Tamela Mann is sitting on the top of the Billboard gospel charts with a song titled “Through It All” featuring Timbaland.
In February 2017, Tamela Mann won her first Grammy Award and performed on the main-stage with Grammy Winner Chance The Rapper. In 2017, Tamela swept the 32nd Stellar Awards by winning 6 out of the 9 awards she was nominated for. In 2018, Tamela received the James Cleveland Lifetime Achievement Award at the 33rd Stellar Gospel Music Awards Additionally, The Mann’s have embarked on a second installment of their critically-acclaimed, “The Mann’s Family Tour.”
Central City Productions announces a dazzling line-up of performers for the 2018 Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards, including the reunion of contemporary gospel music’s favorite sister act, Mary Mary (Erica Campbell and Tina Campbell), and the Stellar Awards debut of rapper, actor, and television personality Snoop Dogg, performing songs from his new gospel album “Bible of Love” at this year’s show. Celebrated as a “transcendent night of gospel music,” the 33rd Annual Stellar Awards promises to surpass its ‘stellar’ reputation, featuring performances by the genre’s hottest acts. Performers scheduled to appear include: Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Travis Greene, Tye Tribbett, Anthony Brown & group therAPy, Kierra Sheard, KeKe Wyatt, Jonathan McReynolds, Tasha Page-Lockhart, Todd Dulaney, Koryn Hawthorne and Ricky Dillard & New G, among others. Returning to Las Vegas’ Orleans Arena on Saturday, March 24, 2018 the Stellar Awards welcomes the return of the undisputed crown prince of contemporary gospel music, Kirk Franklin, as host.
NATURE NATE’S ANNOUNCED AS PRESENTING SPONSOR OF THE 48TH ANNUAL GMA DOVEAWARDS
Anthony Brown, Chris Tomlin, David and Tamela Mann, for KING & COUNTRY and Matt Maher to present at theawards show on October 17 in Nashville
The Gospel Music Association (GMA) announced that Nature Nate’sHoney will be the presenting sponsor of the 48th Annual GMA DoveAwards. Nature Nate’s has launched the Honey Gives Hope campaign and is partnering with the GMA DoveAwards to provide a grant for a family to adopt a child through Show Hope, a movement to care for orphans and restore hope by breaking down barriers between waiting children and loving families.
“At Nature Nate’s, we believe that everyone’s life can be a little sweeter with music and a message of hope,” said Nature Nate’s President and CEO, Nathan Sheets. “Every day, honey gives hope through programs that support music, ministry and better health. Partnering with the 48th Annual GMA DoveAwards is a natural way for our honey company to support passionate leaders in Christian music. We’re privileged to be a sponsor.”
GMA also announced that Anthony Brown, Chris Tomlin, David and Tamela Mann, for KING & Country and Matt Maher will join theawards show as presenters. The all-star performance lineup includes CeCe Winans, Hillsong Worship, Matt Redman, MercyMe, Reba McEntire, Steven Malcolm, Tasha Cobbs Leonard and Zach Williams. Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) will exclusively air theawards show on Sunday, October 22 at 8 p.m. CST. Purchase tickets here.
The GMA DoveAwards celebrate the contributions of artists from every style of Christian/Gospel music. Top nominated artists include Zach Williams, Lauren Daigle, Chris Tomlin, Kirk Franklin and NEEDTOBREATHE. View the full list of nominees here. Nominees are determined by over 1,500 professional members, and winners will be voted on by theentire GMA membership of nearly 2,500. For more information, visit www.doveawards.com.
About Nature Nate’s:
Since 1972, Nature Nate’s has been dedicated to offering honey as nature intended – 100% Pure, Raw & Unfiltered. Arriving in its most natural form, this honey is closest to its original provision from the hive. Nature Nate’s adheres to strict quality-control standards, sourcing honey from trusted beekeepers and minimally processing it to ensure the honey retains all its natural benefits. Nature Nate’s promises an undivided commitment to providing thehighest quality product to you and your family’s dining table – a farmer’s market quality honey, available year-round.
About GMA:
Founded in 1964, the Gospel Music Association serves as the face and voice for theGospel/Christian music community and is dedicated to exposing, promoting and celebratingthe Gospel through music of all styles including Pop, Rock, Praise & Worship, Urban Gospel, R&B, Hip Hop, Southern Gospel, Bluegrass, Country, Latin and more. The GMA community includes agents, artists, church leaders, managers, promoters, radio personnel, record company executives, retailers, songwriters and other industry visionaries. The GMA produces the GMA DoveAwards and IMMERSE. For more on supporting the GMA or becoming a member, please visit www.gospelmusic.org.
About the Trinity Broadcasting Network:
Trinity Broadcasting Network is the world’s largest and most watched faith-and-family broadcaster, reaching over 175 nations across the earth with inspirational and entertaining programming 24 hours a day in 14 languages and on 30 global networks. As the world’s most influential non-profit religious broadcaster, TBN has led the way in expanding the impact of faith-based television across the earth through the creation of innovative content designed to reach every viewer demographic with the life-changing message of hope and grace. To find out more about the Trinity Broadcasting Family of Networks, visit us at tbn.org.
Tillymann Music Platinum-selling artist Tamela Mann has garnered her first Billboard Music Award nomination for Top Gospel Artist. The awards show recognizes the hottest names in music today. Tamela is currently on the Mann’s World Family Tour, co-headlining with husband, actor and comedian David Mann. The 25-city spring leg of the tour is making stops across the country, including three sold-out shows last weekend in New York City, NY, Trenton, NJ, and Washington DC.
“This has been a truly amazing year. It is an honor to receive my first Billboard Music Award nomination,” said Tamela. “Congratulations to all the nominees!”
The Grammy® winner is on the road promoting her Billboard multi-week chart-topping No. 1 album One Way. The project is executively produced by Tamela, David Mann and son David Mann Jr., and produced by Myron Butler and David Mann. The album’s all-star guest producer credits include Kirk Franklin, Eric Dawkins, King Logan, Shaun Martin and Timbaland. “God Provides,” written and produced by Franklin, is the sophomore single from One Way and held the No. 1 slot on the Billboard Gospel radio chart for 13 weeks. Tamela’s new single “Change Me” entered the Billboard Gospel radio chart Top 20 this week and is her highest debut ever on the Billboard Gospel radio chart.
The 2017 Billboard Music Awards will air on ABC live from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 21, 2017.
ABOUT TAMELA MANN Tamela Mann is a Grammy® Award Winner, NAACP Image Award winner, BET Award winner, multiple Stellar Gospel Music Award and GMA Dove Award-winning singer, actress, songwriter, producer, and businesswoman. Tamela’s Stellar Gospel Music Award-winning, GMA Dove Award-winning album Best Days debuted at No. 1 on multiple music sales charts and includes the No. 1 RIAA-gold certified single “Take Me To The King,” which earned Tamela her first Grammy® Award nomination for Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance. Tamela set a historic personal and industry record as the first Gospel lead artist in Billboard Gospel radio chart history to score three consecutive No. 1’s from an album. The string of hits includes “Take Me To The King,” “I Can Only Imagine,” and “This Place.” Tamela and husband and business partner, actor David Mann, star in the docu-series The Manns (TV One) and the comedy Mann & Wife (Bounce TV), both airing in their third seasons. Tamela’s fourth solo studio album and Billboard No. 1 release, One Way, which features her Grammy® Award winning song, “God Provides,” is available online and in stores.
David Mann, Tamela Mann and company bring a new assortment of hysterical family situations and laughs in the third season of their hit Bounce comedy series Mann & Wife. Bounce will double the fun by kicking off season three with two new original episodes back-to-back 9:00-10:00 pm (ET) on Tuesday, March 28. All-new Mann & Wife episodes will continue to premiere Tuesday nights at 9:00 pm (ET)through the spring on Bounce.
Real-life husband and wife team David and Tamela Mann star and serve as executive producers of Mann & Wife. The half-hour situation comedy follows their characters – newlyweds and second-chance sweethearts Daniel and Toni Mann – as they laugh and love their way through the ups and downs of life as a blended family, each with two children from previous marriages.
In addition to the show’s popular stars, Tony Rock is back as Daniel’s partner on the police force with Steven Wash (Daniel, Jr.), Amir O’Neil (Darren), Lauryn Kennedy Hardy (Terri) and Jadah Marie (Tosha) playing the Mann children.Terri J. Vaughn joins the cast as Daniel’s new Lieutenant and also directs an episode this season.
This season sees hilarious takes on visiting family, mistaken identity, school pressure, phony health scares, an embarrassing email leak and even a 1970’s cop show spoof. Guest stars include George Wallace, Antonio Fargas,Carl Payne, Victoria Rowell, Rod “Rod Man” Thompson, DC Youngfly, Blue Kimble, Vanessa Fraction and Brely Evans.
Mann & Wife co-creator Roger Bobb (House of Payne The Rickey Smiley Show) serves as executive producer and director of the series.
Mann & Wife has been a smash success, setting network records for viewership in both seasons. Bounce is the only emerging broadcast network producing original scripted series, which in addition to Mann & Wife includes the current mega-hit drama Saints & Sinners and the popular comedies In The Cut and Family Time.
Bounce (@BounceTV) airs on the broadcast signals of local television stations and corresponding cable carriage and features a programming mix of original and off-network series, theatrical motion pictures, specials, live sports and more. Bounce has grown to be available in more than 94 million homes across the United States and 93% of all African-American (AA) television homes, including all the top AA television markets. Among the founders of Bounce are iconic American figures Ambassador Andrew Young and Martin Luther King, III.
