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Soul Music Legend Candi Staton to Release 32nd Album “Back to My Roots” on Feb. 14th, 2025


 
SOUL MUSIC LEGEND
CANDI STATON
TO RELEASE 32ND ALBUM, BACK TO MY ROOTS
 
Americana-Styled Album Features Staton’s Re-interpretations of Songs
Popularized by The Rolling Stones, Elvis Presley, and Al Green; Originals;
Plus, a duet with STAX Records Legend, William Bell
 
Soul Music legend Candi Staton, who turns 85 years old in March, returns to her down-home Alabama roots on her forthcoming 32nd album, Back to My Roots, (Beracah Records / New Day Distribution / The Orchard), which releases globally on February 14, 2025.

Gospel Artist Kirk Franklin to Receive Black Music Icon Award at 4th Annual Recording Academy® Honors


 
LEGENDARY ARTIST KIRK FRANKLIN TO RECEIVE BLACK MUSIC ICON AWARD AT FOURTH ANNUAL RECORDING ACADEMY® HONORS PRESENTED BY THE BLACK MUSIC COLLECTIVE
 
SANTA MONICA, CALIF. (JAN. 8, 2025) – On Thurs, Jan. 30, 2025, GRAMMY® Award-winning artist, songwriter and producer Kirk Franklin will be celebrated at the fourth annual Recording Academy® Honors Presented by the Black Music Collective at the Fairmont Century Plaza.

The Living Legends Foundation Announces Honorees for Annual Awards Dinner & Gala on Oct. 4th, 2024


 
The Living Legends Foundation Announces its
2024 Honorees for its Annual Awards Dinner & Gala
Scheduled on Friday, October 4, in Hollywood
 
Trailblazing Honorees include Donnie Simpson,
L. Londell McMillan, Joi Brown, Chris Chambers,
Gwen Franklin, and Mike Kelly
 
(Los Angeles, CA – April 18, 2024) — The Living Legends Foundation, Inc. (LLF) today announces its 2024 Annual Awards Dinner and Gala. This year’s event will be held on Friday, October 4, 2024, at Taglyan Cultural Complex, 1201 N. Vine Street, Hollywood, CA. The red carpet and cocktail reception begin at 6:30 p.m. with the awards dinner at 7:30 p.m.

Mariah Carey Receives SoundExchange Hall of Fame Award


 
MARIAH CAREY RECEIVES SOUNDEXCHANGE HALL OF FAME AWARD
 
Iconic hitmaker recognized as one of the most streamed creators in SoundExchange history
 
WASHINGTON, March 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — SoundExchange, the premier music tech organization powering the future of music, announced today that Mariah Carey has been honored with the SoundExchange Hall of Fame Award, recognizing her stature as one of the most streamed creators in the organization’s 20-year history.

The 6th Annual “Urban One Honors: Best In Black” | Premiering February 25th, 2024 on TV One & CLEO TV


 
DIONNE WARWICK, CHLÖE, FRANKIE BEVERLY, AND DONALD LAWRENCE STEP INTO THE SPOTLIGHT FOR THE 2024 “URBAN ONE HONORS”
 
TEYANA TAYLOR, BEBE WINANS, KEKE WYATT, ANGIE STONE, NICCI GILBERT, DAMON LITTLE, OCTOBER LONDON HEADLINE A STAR-STUDDED LINEUP OF PERFORMERS AND PRESENTERS
 
LETOYA LUCKETT TO HOST THE
2024 URBAN ONE HONORS RED CARPET
 
SILVER SPRING, MD – January 3, 2024 – Today, Urban One revealed the honorees for “URBAN ONE HONORS,” set to tape on Saturday, January 20, 2024, at the Coca-Cola Roxy in Atlanta, GA. This year’s two-hour telecast theme is “Best in Black” and premieres during Black History Month on Sunday, February 25, 2024, on TV One and simulcast on CLEO TV.

Georgia Public Broadcasting to Air Inaugural “Jazz Music Awards: Celebrating The Spirit of Jazz” on January 1st, 2024


 
PBS Member Station Georgia Public Broadcasting Announces the Broadcast of the Inaugural Jazz Music Awards on January 1, 2024
 
With Hosts Dee Dee Bridgewater and Delroy Lindo, Under the Musical Direction of Terri Lyne Carrington
 
(Atlanta, GA – December 12, 2023) – PBS member station Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB) today announces the inaugural Jazz Music Awards: Celebrating The Spirit of Jazz, which it will make available for streaming on demand on PBS Passport on Monday, January 1, 2024.

The 2023 Living Legends Foundation Honored Entertainment Legends at Sold-Out Awards Ceremony


 
The 2023 Living Legends Foundation Honored
Media, Music, and Entertainment Legends
Walt “Baby” Love, Nelson George, Rocky Bucano, Ed Lover,
Vernon Brown, Esq., Lionel Ridenour, Jacqueline Rhinehart,
Tracey J. Jordan, and Shanti Das at Sold-Out Awards Ceremony
 
Celebrity Guests Included Ronald “Slim” Williams, Howard Hewett, Kenny Lattimore, Brian Courtney Wilson, and Music Executives L.A. Reid, Jon Platt, and Monte Lipman, Among Others
 
(Los Angeles, CA – October 10, 2023) — In celebration of Hip-Hop at 50, The Living Legends Foundation (LLF) honored and celebrated an esteemed group of media, music, and entertainment legends…

Legendary R&B Singer Bobby Brown and Wife Alicia Etheredge-Brown Receive 2023 Movement Maker Award


 
Legendary R&B Singer Bobby Brown and Wife, Entrepreneur Phenom Alicia Etheredge-Brown
Receive 2023 Movement Maker Award for Exceptional Contributions to Bobbi Kristina Serenity House (BKSH)
 
On the dazzling evening of September 29, 2023, stars converged at The Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills for the illustrious A World of Good – In A Perfect World Gala.

The Black American Music Association Announces Inaugural ICE Medal Of Honor Event on Oct 15th, 2023


 
The Black American Music Association
Announces Inaugural ICE Medal Of Honor Event
In Atlanta On Oct 15
 
Celebrating 100 Years of the Black American Music Art Form
 
Honorees Include Alicia Keys, Grandmaster Flash,
Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis & More
 
ATLANTA (Sept. 13, 2023) – Today, The Black American Music Association and its Board of Directors, led by Co-Founders Michael Mauldin and Demmette Guidry, announces The ICE Medal of Honor inaugural celebration at Atlanta’s prestigious Ray Charles Performing Arts Center at Morehouse College on Sunday, October 15, 2023.

The Caribbean Music Awards | August 31st, 2023 | Live on YouTube


 
BRINGING TOGETHER THE BIGGEST NAMES ACROSS THE GENRE, “CARIBBEAN MUSIC AWARDS” UNVEILS FIRST SET OF PERFORMERS
 
ALISON HINDS, JADA KINGDOM, DEXTA DAPS, KRANIUM, NAILAH BLACKMAN, DING DONG, RUPEE, LILA IKE SET TO HIT THE STAGE FOR CARIBBEAN MUSIC’S NIGHT OF CELEBRATION WITH CONFIRMED APPEARANCES BY SPICE, BABY CHAM, TONI-ANN SINGH AND MORE
 
REGGAE LEGEND BERES HAMMOND TO BE HONORED WITH AN ELITE ICON AWARD
 
New York, NY- Tuesday, August 15 – Today, the “Caribbean Music Awards” announces a star-studded lineup of live-show performances boasting many artists of the genre’s biggest names.

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