A Mary Mary Christmas

The Mary Mary Christmas Unplugged Tour visits Birmingham

Publish Date: 11/28/07
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Los Angeles, CA - Erica Campbell and Tina Campbell, also known as the best-selling R&B/Gospel duo Mary Mary, are giving their fans A Mary Mary Christmas this holiday season with the Mary Mary Christmas Unplugged Tour. Bringing their upbeat messages and catchy beats, the Campbell sisters have special surprises in store for the fans in Birmingham, AL when they perform at the Boutwell Auditorium on December 16th. Media Concepts, Inc. along with Harvest Entertainment, LLC are sponsoring this incredible night of song at the Boutwell Auditorium. The city of Birmingham, Alabama is in for a real treat. This concert is going to be filled with special guests and cash prizes, but most importantly the concert will donate a portion of its proceeds to Cover to Cover, an organization that partners schools and churches together with a mentorship program to help keep the music alive in the schools.

This concert will feature the area schools choirs singing backup for a song with Mary Mary, Leah Faith, the winner of the Message in the Music New Artist Showcase, Harold B. as well as Malaco artist Prince Yelder. Media Concepts, Inc. & Harvest Entertainment, LLC are partnering with 98.7 WAGG in order to give away family four-packs of concert tickets, $100 per day for seven days in cash with a grand prize of $1000 going to 1 of the first 3,000 ticket buyers. Winners must be present at the concert to receive their prize.

About Mary Mary: Erica and Tina Campbell are Mary Mary, two real-life sisters who have brought revolutionary R&B, urban and hip-hop elements to the world of contemporary gospel music.

Growing up in Inglewood, California, Erica and Tina first sang publicly in the local church choir and received their first break in 1998 with a song on the “Prince of Egypt” soundtrack. In 2000, Mary Mary’s platinum debut album, Thankful–featuring the hit “Shackles (Praise You)”–earned numerous awards including a Grammy for Best Contemporary Gospel Album and three Dove Awards, six Stellar Awards, a Lady of Soul Award, a Soul Train Award. Incredible, their second album, became the nation’s #1 Top Christian Album in 2002 and featured the Dove Award-winning hits “In The Morning” and “Thank You,” featuring Kirk Franklin.

While Erica and Tina took a break after recording their second album to start–and spend time with–their respective families, the platinum-selling duo found the time to bring their exuberant gospel soul sounds down new avenues, including an appearance in the 2003 musical comedy, “The Fighting Temptations,” and performances in Africa. In November 2005, Mary Mary took home the coveted American Music Awards trophy in the Contemporary Inspirational Music category, adding to a growing collection of critical and popular kudos that includes a Grammy and numerous other awards. The Grammy-winning R&B/gospel duo Mary Mary crossed over into Top 10 pop territory when the group’s self-titled new album, released in July 2005, debuted at #8 on the Billboard Top 200 best-selling album chart, the highest Top 200 chart position in the group’s career. (Mary Mary’s previous albums–2000’s Thankful and 2002’s Incredible–peaked at #59 and #20, respectively.) When the album subsequently debuted at #1 on the Billboard Gospel album sales chart, the album became the best-selling Gospel debut of 2005. “Heaven,” the first single from Mary Mary, made history as it broke chart records, most notably an unprecedented 9 week run as the #1 record on Billboard’s Gospel Radio chart. “Heaven” was also a #1 R&R Gospel Radio Single and hit the #3 slot on the Billboard Bubbling Under - Hot R&B Singles chart.” Yesterday,” the second single from Mary Mary, became a Top 10 record on Billboard’s R&B Adult Airplay chart and is Mary Mary’s biggest hit on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart since “Shackles (Praise You).” The song also reached #4 on Billboard’s Bubbling Under - Hot R&B Singles chart.

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For More Information/Media RSVPs: W&W Public Relations, Inc. Lori McNeil 732-469-5955 lori@w-wpr.com

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