{"id":20334,"date":"2021-04-30T13:20:33","date_gmt":"2021-04-30T18:20:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=20334"},"modified":"2021-04-30T13:20:33","modified_gmt":"2021-04-30T18:20:33","slug":"bet-announces-dj-cassidys-pass-the-mic-bet-mothers-day-edition-premiering-sunday-may-9th-9pm-et-pt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/04\/30\/bet-announces-dj-cassidys-pass-the-mic-bet-mothers-day-edition-premiering-sunday-may-9th-9pm-et-pt\/","title":{"rendered":"BET Announces &#8220;DJ Cassidy&#8217;s Pass the Mic: BET Mother&#8217;s Day Edition&#8221; Premiering Sunday, May 9th @ 9PM ET\/PT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20335\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DJ-Cassidys-Pass-the-Mic-BET-Mothers-Day-Edition-4-30-2021-05283.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DJ-Cassidys-Pass-the-Mic-BET-Mothers-Day-Edition-4-30-2021-05283.jpg 650w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DJ-Cassidys-Pass-the-Mic-BET-Mothers-Day-Edition-4-30-2021-05283-300x185.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>BET will celebrate Mother&#8217;s Day with &#8220;<strong><em>DJ Cassidy&#8217;s Pass The Mic: BET Mother&#8217;s Day Edition<\/em><\/strong>,&#8221; on Sunday, May 9th @ 9PM ET\/PT. In celebration of mothers around the world, DJ Cassidy will pass the mic to an iconic once-in-lifetime line-up of legendary soul artists to sing their most uplifting, heartwarming, prolific records.<\/p>\n<p>DJ Cassidy is breaking tradition and has revealed the names of two artists in advance of the premiere for the first time in &#8220;<em>Pass The Mic<\/em>&#8221; history. Cassidy has exclusively confirmed that he will pass the mic to &#8220;The Godmother of Soul,&#8221; Patti LaBelle and R&amp;B icon and New Edition member, Johnny Gill. Over a dozen other surprise legendary artists will join LaBelle and Gill in this joyous celebration of mothers and women worldwide.<\/p><div id=\"morty-1252294701\" class=\"morty-content morty-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;This special was designed to make you feel good. It was crafted to send chills down your spine, put goosebumps on your arms, and fill your heart with warmth,&#8221; said DJ Cassidy. &#8220;The artists and songs I&#8217;ve assembled for this show exude love, light, and inspiration, and together, we will uplift all those who take part in the celebration. This edition of &#8216;<em>Pass Of Mic<\/em>&#8216; is dedicated to all the mothers and women around the world who make our world go round.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>DJ Cassidy and BET have transformed how we experience music through the &#8220;<em>DJ Cassidy&#8217;s Pass The Mic<\/em>&#8221; series. From his turntables in his living room, Cassidy connects virtually and intimately with R&amp;B and Hip-Hop icons, as they sing along seamlessly to their classic records, each &#8220;passing the mic&#8221; to the next artist. The result is an emotionally uplifting, technologically innovative musical event. &#8220;<em>DJ Cassidy&#8217;s Pass The Mic<\/em>&#8221; specials have now featured more than one hundred legendary superstars including Earth Wind &amp; Fire, Chaka Khan, Nile Rodgers, Sister Sledge, Kool &amp; The Gang, George Clinton, El Debarge, New Edition, Boyz II Men, Teddy Riley, En Vogue, TLC, SWV, LL Cool, Run DMC, Public Enemy, Rakim, Big Daddy Kane, Salt &#8216;N Pepa, Missy Elliot, Wyclef Jean, and countless others.<\/p>\n<p>This special comes on the heels of BET and DJ Cassidy&#8217;s partnership to produce six &#8220;<em>DJ Cassidy&#8217;s Pass The Mic<\/em>&#8221; specials throughout 2021. The first installment, &#8220;DJ Cassidy&#8217;s Pass The Mic: The BET After Party&#8221; followed the 52nd NAACP Image Awards on March 27th to overwhelming online hysteria.<\/p>\n<p>Connie Orlando, EVP Specials, Music Programming &amp; Music Strategy at BET, along with Jesse Collins, CEO of Jesse Collins Entertainment (JCE), JCE&#8217;s Dionne Harmon, music industry mogul Steve Rifkind, and DJ Cassidy Executive Produce <em>DJ Cassidy&#8217;s Pass The Mic<\/em>.<\/p><div id=\"morty-35627021\" class=\"morty-content_2 morty-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>For more information on &#8220;<em>DJ Cassidy&#8217;s Pass The Mic: BET Mother&#8217;s Day Edition<\/em>,&#8221; visit <a href=\"http:\/\/BET.com\">BET.com<\/a>\u00a0and follow the conversation across social platforms using #PassTheMicOnBET.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BET will celebrate Mother&#8217;s Day with &#8220;DJ Cassidy&#8217;s Pass The Mic: BET Mother&#8217;s Day Edition,&#8221; on Sunday, May 9th @ 9PM ET\/PT. 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