R&B Divas: Atlanta

R&B Divas: Atlanta
Genre	Reality
Starring	Monifah Carter Syleena Johnson Keke Wyatt Faith Evans Nicci Gilbert Angie Stone LaTocha Scott LaTavia Roberson Kameelah Williams
Theme music composer	R&B Divas cast
Opening theme	"Sistah's In Song"
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	30
Production
Executive producer(s)	Leslie Greif Adam Reed Adam Freeman Phil Thornton Paul Coy Allen Aaron Fishman David St. John Faith Evans Nicci Gilbert
Producer(s)	Lamar Chase
Running time	41 to 43 minutes
Production company(s)	Thinkfactory Media
Release
Original network	TV One
Picture format	480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV)
Original release	August 20, 2012 (2012-08-20) – July 9, 2014 (2014-07-09)[1]
Chronology
Followed by	R&B Divas: Los Angeles
External links
Website	www.tvoneonline.com/shows/randb-divas.html

R&B Divas: Atlanta (formerly titled R&B Divas) was an American reality television series on TV One starring several R&B singers. The show offers an inside look at how the award-winning singers balance their music careers and personal lives as they work towards producing an album in memory of Whitney Houston. The series premiered on August 20, 2012, with the premiere delivering a ratings record for TV One, with almost 900,000 viewers tuning in for the show's first episode.^[2]

In February 2013, a spin-off titled R&B Divas: Los Angeles was announced. The cast includes Lil Mo, Chante Moore, Kelly Price, Claudette Ortiz, Michel'le and Dawn Robinson.^[3] The eight-episode first season premiered on July 10, 2013.^[4] In the second season Chrisette Michelle and Leela James joined the cast after the departures of Kelly Price and Dawn Robinson

R&B and soul singer Angie Stone and LaTocha Scott, formerly of the R&B group Xscape, joined the cast for season 2. On November 18, 2013, the series was renewed for a third season.^[5] Season 3 premiered on April 23, 2014, with LaTavia Roberson and Kameelah Williams joining the cast.^[6] Syleena Johnson, Angie Stone, Monifah Carter and Keke Wyatt are returning.^[5] On January 14, 2015, the series was cancelled after three seasons.

Synopsis

R&B Divas: Atlanta stars singers Monifah Carter, Faith Evans, Nicci Gilbert, Syleena Johnson and KeKe Wyatt. The first season chronicles their friendships, professional endeavors and personal lives as they work, play and struggle to get their lives and careers back on track. Spurred by Evans, the quintet comes together to produce a charity album inspired by Whitney Houston. Proceeds from the album will benefit the Whitney E. Houston Academy of Creative and Performing Arts in East Orange, New Jersey. The show deals with a candid look at other career and personal issues affecting the singers, including motherhood, divorce, alcohol, physical abuse and sexuality.^[7] Originally titled Ladies of R&B, R&B Divas: Atlanta is filmed primarily in Atlanta, with additional shooting in Washington, D.C., New York City and New Orleans. ^[8]

Cast

Main

Main

• Monifah Carter (Seasons 1–3)
• Syleena Johnson (Seasons 1–3)
• Keke Wyatt (Seasons 1–3)
• Faith Evans (Seasons 1–2)
• Nicci Gilbert (Seasons 1–2) — Former member of the group Brownstone.
• Angie Stone (Seasons 2–3)
• LaTocha Scott (Season 2) — Former member of the group Xscape.
• LaTavia Roberson (Season 3) — Former member of the group Destiny's Child.
• Kameelah Williams (Season 3) — Former member of the group 702.

Episodes

Season 1 (2012)

Season 2 (2013)

Season 3 (2014)

References

External links

• R&B Divas: Atlanta on IMDb