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#UPFRONT featuring Marques Houston + the casts of 'Holler' & 'If Loving You is Wrong'

Mark Angel

Just in case you missed it, here is this week's edition of UPFRONT Inside Atlanta's Entertainment Industry. It featured “If Loving You is Wrong” stars Joel Rush and April Parker Jones. They were both on to chat about the new season, their newest TV/film projects and much more. Veteran R&B vocalist and actor Marques Houston discussed his new film, “Til Death Do Us Part” which puts a spotlight on domestic violence. Stage actors D. Woods and Rob Demery of the Kenny Leon's musical “Holler If Ya Hear Me,” stopped by to talk about the lyrical genius of Tupac Shakur and his enduring legacy. We also featured new music from Andra Day and throwback sounds from Grover Washington Jr. 

 

#UPFRONT Inside Atlanta Entertainment Industry is a 30-minute radio magazine that features one-on-one interviews with all of the major players and behind-the-scenes superstars that make Georgia the new "Entertainment Capital.” It airs every Saturday morning at 9 a.m. on Jazz 91.9 WCLK and his hosted by yours truly, Ray Cornelius.

Ray Cornelius is one of Atlanta’s newest entertainment writers and media personalities. His arts and entertainment website, www.raycornelius.com spotlights the latest in “positive” African-American celebrity news and was established in 2012. Since that time Cornelius has covered a myriad of red carpet premieres, award shows and Atlanta-based films including Tyler Perry’s Temptation, The BronzeLens Film Festival, The Trumpet Awards, and The Steve Harvey’s Neighborhood Awards just to name a few. He has also interviewed a who’s who list of today’s top singers, actors and reality stars. With nearly 20 years of media experience, Cornelius has also worked as an associate producer for the Emmy-winning public affairs program, ATL Insider and with such award shows as The Soul Train Awards, The Trumpet Awards and BET Hip-Hop Awards.