Tyler Perry recently announce on his personal website that he’s not doing the Madea Gets a Job Tour after all.  This was supposed to be viewers last chance to see the iconic character Madea LIVE. 

Tickets have already been selling out at venues across the country, but Perry says the prices that are being charged are double and in some cases triple the suggested prices he set.  

Perry says he’s also fed up with people pretending to be him online, and then ripping fans off for big money.  

Read Tyler Perry’s letter to fans below:

Unfortunately, due to circumstances that I can’t control, we’ve had to cancel this leg of the Madea Gets A Job tour.

Here’s why. I set a ticket price for the show starting at $25. The reason I set the price so low is so that everyone could get a chance to come out and see the show. I know how tight things are right now. I GET IT! I do not tour to make a living, I tour because I love staying connected to all of you. I love seeing your faces, hearing you laugh and seeing you enjoy yourselves. It gives me great joy. Even though it’s a lot of work, I really don’t mind doing it. Because of that, what I do is make sure that the promoter sets a reasonable ticket price and the prices are $25, $45 and $65. Even though I set these prices so that they are affordable, fees are added that are out of my control and the price of the tickets can almost double. Add to that, when you go online looking for tickets, IN LOTS OF CASES, you are being led to a bootlegger and you don’t even know it. There are a lot of ticket bootleggers and scalpers that buy lots of shows and sell them to the public for double, sometimes triple the price. I’ve been dealing with this for years but now with the internet I’ve never seen it this bad.

Also, there are some horrible people who are pretending to be me or representing me on Facebook and charging people money to do a meet and greet on the tour. They are telling people that they are me or working for me and charging them $150 for a meet and greet after the play. DON’T FALL FOR THIS!! That’s not me.

This is so frustrating! Why are people so evil? Why can’t people just get legitimate jobs and stop trying to do the wrong thing all the time? If they put the same amount of energy into doing the right thing as they do in doing the wrong thing they could make it. It’s so sad.

To all of you who have bought tickets and made plans to be there I am so sorry. I really am but my hands are tied.

This was the last live Madea tour and I’m super sorry that you won’t get to see it live. All refunds should be given back to you. -Tyler Perry

The family of a Florida teen who was shot to death by a neighborhood watch volunteer found support at The Potter’s House on Sunday.

Trayvon Martin’s parents and his brother attended services at the Dallas megachurch. They came to North Texas to attend a benefit for the Justice for Trayvon Martin Foundation on Saturday night.

Bishop T.D. Jakes told them there really is no such thing as “closure,” and Trayvon’s mother, Sybrina Fulton, agreed.

“I know that this will never end for us because Trayvon is not going to come back. But what we do hope is that we can help somebody else’s family out,” she said. “And I just also want you to know that God is in control.”

Trayvon Martin was killed in February in a case that shocked the nation.

George Zimmerman is charged with second-degree murder in his death. Zimmerman is currently out on bond, awaiting trial.

It is with heavy hearts and treasured memories that Malaco Music Group announces the passing of beloved Minister and Gospel Recording Artist – Rev. Benjamin Cone Jr. He died peacefully at his home in Jackson, MS on Sunday, September 16, 2012 after an extended illness.

Born in Waycross, GA on September 28, 1937, Rev. Cone moved to Mississippi in 1973. As fate would have it, he would meet and develop a friendship with Frank Williams – legendary Gospel singer, songwriter, producer and Malaco Gospel Division Director. Frank would share his vision for a statewide Gospel choir and invite Rev. Cone to become one of its founding members, in 1988. He agreed to become the choir Spiritual Director with one stipulation – the choir would not just sing about the Lord, but extend an invitation of discipleship on every recording and at every the concert. Frank also agreed, and the rest is history. He faithfully served the choir for 25 years. www.mississippimass.com), www.facebook.com/tmmc1. 

Rev. Cone was an artist in his own rights, having released 6 CD’s with Malaco Records. His uniqueness was to simply translate God’s Good News into a thunder-voiced language that impacted the hearts and minds of those blessed to hear him. www.malaco.com

According to Malaco’s President – Tommy Couch Jr. – “He was a deeply religious man who always found God’s blessings in every situation. Upon hearing of the tornado destroying Malaco, Rev. Cone commented, “No one was hurt and you had good insurance….the Lord wanted Malaco to have a new building.” Rev. Cone was present to bless the new offices at Malaco before re-opening. He told us, “Every disappointment is an appointment with the Lord.” We will truly miss Rev. Cone and his wisdom and love for our Lord.”

He leaves to cherish his memory a dedicated wife of 53 years – Louise Dixon Cone; five children – Marjorie Cone, Brenda Raiford, Danny James Cone, Benjamin Cone III, Audrey Cone Thompson; and one grandchild – Christian Cone.

Homegoing Service will take place on Saturday, September 22, 2012, at 11:00AM at New Jerusalem Baptist Church, 5708 Old Canton Road, Jackson, MS 39211. Final arrangements have been entrusted to Lakeover Memorial Funeral Home, 1525 Beasley Road, Jackson, MS 39206, 601 362 0162. Viewing will take place on Friday, September 21, 2012, 1:00PM – 7:00PM

Gospel singer and Pastor, Marvin Sapp has released a new concept music video for the song ‘I Win.’ 

The title track is the second single from his new album also titled I win.  Sapp’s previous hit single off the album was ‘My Testimony.’

Sapp is pretty busy these days.  The singer Pastors one church with two locations, and is currently touring with Kirk Franklin, Donnie McClurkin and Israel Houghton on the King’s Men Tour.  

You can check out the music video below.

Photo L to R: Charles Van Dyke (Director of National Promotions), Tyson Paoletti (BEC Recordings’ General Manager), Lauren Heerlein (Manager of National Promotions), Jeremy Camp, Brandon Ebel (Tooth & Nail Records/BEC Recordings’ President), Conor Farley (Director of A&R) Photo Credit: Tina Cruz 

GRAMMY-nominated and BEC Recordings artist Jeremy Camp was recently honored for his 32 No.1 radio singles since his debut 10 years ago. Over the last decade, Camp has spent 175 weeks at No. 1 across the formats CHR, AC, Inspo, National Christian Audience and Rock. Last week at the CMB Momentum conference in Orlando, Camp was presented with a plaque commemorating his achievement from Tooth & Nail / BEC Recordings’ President Brandon Ebel.

“I’m so honored to see how the Lord has used the songs on radio to impact lives,” shared Camp of his career milestone. “I’m grateful for all of the radio programmers, on-air personalities and the BEC radio team for all that they have done to share these songs with the listeners. I don’t know what the future holds, but my prayer is that the Lord will use my life to further His Kingdom.”

Camp also performed the debut radio single “Reckless” from his upcoming 2013 studio album. The single was released last week in MPE to AC, CHR and Inspo radio, and it will be going for adds on October 5. This will mark his seventh studio album with BEC Recordings.

On September 25, Camp will be releasing his first full-length Christmas project titled Christmas: God With Us. The album is produced by Brown Bannister and Ben Shive along with Camp. Camp’s Christmas album is filled with holiday classics as well as the original title track “God With Us.” Fans will hear favorites such as “Jingle Bell Rock,” “Joy To The World,” and “Mary Did You Know.”

Camp will be touring this holiday season as a part of THE STORY tour featuring a full choir and orchestra along with Casting Crowns’ Mark Hall, Natalie Grant, Matthew West, Nichole Nordeman and Selah. This tour is a musical journey from Genesis to Revelation and is based off of the special project Camp was a part of that released in 2011. Camp sang “Paul (Move in Me) on THE STORY CD. THE STORY tour will begin in November and conclude in December.

About Jeremy Camp:
Over his stellar 10 year career, BEC Recordings’ artist Camp has established himself with these landmark accolades: over three million albums sold, Four RIAA Gold-selling studio albums including his debut album; One RIAA Multi-Platinum long-form video; 32 No. 1 Radio Hits across all formats; GRAMMY® nominated project for his album Speaking Louder Than Before; Billboard’s No. 3 Christian Artist of the Decade including five songs in the Top 50 Billboard Christian Songs of the Decade; Four ASCAP Songwriter of the Year awards; ASCAP Song of the Year award; Five Dove awards including two-time Male Vocalist of the Year. Jeremy is a Compassion International artist.

The news first broke in 2008 that singer Michael Winans Jr. was in deep trouble, accused of running a ponzi scheme that defrauded friends and church member out of millions.

My Fox Detroit reports that the member of the legendary Winans family is being charged by the federal government with taking more than $8 million from over a thousand victims.

Winans allegedly spoke at local churches where people were impressed to be addressed by someone in the famous Winans family.

According to broad federal sentencing guidelines Winans could be facing serious jail time or only be required to pay restitution.  The law states that a mail and wire fraud are punishable by imprisonment for not more than 20 years and a fine of not more than $250,000 (not more than $500,000 for organizations).  Conviction may also result in probation, a term of supervised release, a special assessment, a restitution order, and/or a forfeiture order.

“When you think of the Winans, you think of prominent people,” one woman told My Fox Detroit.

Michael Winans, hooked people by promoting a Saudi Arabian oil bond that was paying huge dividends.

“He did get up and speak and basically he said that the crude oil bond is real,” one man said.

But the feds say his Saudi oil bond and his investments were all fake.

Watch the video below for more details and visit My Fox Detroit for the full report.

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