The 5th Annual Urban One Honors | Premiering on TV One & Cleo TV, January 16th, 2023

LL Cool J and a Host of the Culture’s Biggest Icons Set to be Honored at The 5th Annual Urban One Honors in ATL

2x Grammy Award Winner LL Cool J, Award Winning Icon Bobby Brown, NAACP Image Award Winner David and Tamela Mann, Congresswoman Maxine Waters, 13x Grammy Award Winner Pharrell Williams Set To Be Honored At 5th Annual Urban One Honors In Atlanta. Today, Friday, December 2nd At The Eastern. Billboard Chart-Topper Tank Set To Host Annual Celebration. Grammy Winning Songstress LeToya Luckett Is The Exclusive Backstage Host. Premieres Monday, January 16, 2023, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, at 8/7c On TV One & CLEO TV.

SILVER SPRING, MD. (PRWEB) – Urban One is taping the 5th annual URBAN ONE HONORS in Atlanta, GA. The two-hour telecast will premiere on Monday, January 16, 2023, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, on TV One and Cleo TV, a division of Urban One and will be hosted by R&B singer and actor, Tank. The televised event heralds the accomplishments of individuals who have made extraordinary contributions in entertainment, media, music, education, and the community.

Under the theme, celebrating “Icons of the Culture,” this year’s honoree class recognizes an esteemed group of individuals that have left an indelible mark in the categories of Entertainment Icon, Lifetime Achievement, Inspirational Impact, Music Innovation, and the first-ever Phoenix Honor. Honorees are the Entertainment Icon Honor, 2x GRAMMY and NAACP Image Award winner, LL Cool J, the first ever Phoenix Honor to award-winning entertainer, philanthropist, and entrepreneur Bobby Brown, Inspirational Impact Honor, NAACP Image Award winner David Mann and his wife, GRAMMY Award winner, Tamela Mann (TV One’s “The Manns”), Lifetime Achievement Honor recipient is Congresswoman Maxine Waters, Music Innovation Honor, and 13x GRAMMY Award-winning Artist/Producer/Songwriter Pharrell Williams.


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The 5th Urban One Honors will include a performance by Keke Wyatt; and a celebration of the 50th anniversary of Hip Hop with DJ Spinderella (Salt-N-Pepa), Monie Love and Doug E. Fresh. This year’s annual celebration will also include special appearances by: T.I. (award-winning artist, actor), Pusha T (artist), Marvin Sapp (gospel artist), Rev. Run (Run DMC, “Run’s House”) and Lamman Rucker (TV One’s Bad Dad Rehab: The Next Session).

GRAMMY Award winning singer and actress LeToya Luckett will host a special backstage pass segment, featuring exclusive interviews with the show’s honorees, performers, and presenters.


Inspirational Impact Honor, NAACP Image Award winner David Mann and his wife, GRAMMY Award winner, Tamela Mann

URBAN ONE HONORS is Executive Produced by Eric Tomosunas and James Seppelfrick of Swirl Films. Daniel Moore serves as the Musical Director. Marilyn Gill serves as Executive Producer. Kashon Powell is the Vice President of Programming for Radio One and Susan Henry is the Executive Producer in Charge of Production for TV One.

For more information on the Urban One Honors visit TVOne.tv.