VH1 Soul Blooms in April With Original Programming Including Exclusive Amel Larrieux Album Release Party and World Premiere Videos

NEW YORK, NY (VH1) - Coming off its recent re-launch, VH1 Soul continues its momentum by presenting a new episode of "Inspirational Soul Show" featuring famed soul and gospel artist Kirk Franklin, an Album Release Party for Amel Larrieux, and world premiere videos by new R&B artists Raheem Devaughn and Corinne Bailey Rae.

Famed gospel singer Kirk Franklin will host VH1 Soul's "Inspirational Soul Show" on Easter Sunday, April 16 at 8:00 AM. The hour-long program will showcase viewers' video requests and will also highlight some of Franklin's favorite inspirational videos. The program will re-air on April 16 at 4:00 PM and 12:00 midnight.

Then on Friday, April 21 through Tuesday, April 25, VH1 Soul will air an exclusive Album Release Party spotlighting Amel Larrieux's upcoming album, "Morning." The release party will include airing the new album in its entirety and a block of Amel Larrieux's music videos as well as exclusive interviews and live performances and concerts.

On Monday, April 17 at the top of every hour, VH1 Soul will World premiere Raheem Devaughn newest video "You" and on Monday, May 8 the network will debut Corinne Bailey Rae's newest video "Put Your Records On" at the top of each hour.

In addition, VH1 Soul continues to support R&B artists such as Anthony Hamilton and Heather Headley by presenting their current tours which includes promoting the concerts and ticket information on the channel and at the VH1 Soul web site (https://www.vh1soul.com). VH1 Soul has already presented tours by Leela James, Jaguar Wright, Kindred, the Family Soul and Floetry.

VH1 Soul re-launched on February 1 in nearly 20 million homes with its first-ever line-up of 10 separate themed music video program blocks that spotlight the top names and new faces in R&B music today. VH1 Soul programming blocks include The Soul Player," "Top 10: Best In Soul," "Soulphrodisiac" and "Speak Your Soul."

Launched in 1997, VH1 Soul is the 24-hour network that brings music lovers the hottest, soul, neo-soul an R&B hits from the 90s and today featuring core artists such as Alicia Keys, Jill Scott, Outkast, Mary J. Blige and Usher. VH1 Soul, the premier source for all R&B and soul music, is now seen in the Top 20 U.S. markets for African-Americans and is available in nearly 20 million U.S. households.