My Take on "Sunday Best"

The second season of BET's Sunday Best premiered last night with a theme of change. While the players -- host Kirk Franklin, and judges Tina and Erica Campbell of Mary Mary and Bebe Winans -- stayed the same, the venue was moved from Los Angeles to Atlanta.

This year's winner will receive a recording contract and a 2009 Lincoln MKS. We were allowed to watch the audition process, which started in ATL and ended in Chicago.

There were some interesting characters. Most notably was Margaret Fowler. This woman from the Atlanta audition was dressed from head to toe in pink -- and let's just say it wasn't pretty. Her intention was to sing Amazing Grace, but Erica asked her to do a song that would utilize the bells on her shoes. After her not-so-rousing rendition of Joy Bells Ringing in My Soul, she was sent away.

Naturally, there were some inspirational moments. One that stood out for me was a young lady named Danielle. Even though she was a stutterer from way back, she could sing. Even though her take on When the Saints Go to Worship didn't make the cut, the judges gave her some encouraging words.

When all was said and done, ten finalists made the cut:

Dontavies Boatwright
Sequoia Burch
Zebulon Ellis
Maurice Griffin
Ian Knighton
Jeff Spain
Kaylon Haynes
Audrey Lewis
Crystal Holland
Jonathan Johnson

Tune in next week when Sunday Best finishes up the audition process in Washington, DC.