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Khalid’s Hit Single “Location” is the Most Played Song on Waffle House/TouchTones Jukeboxes for 2018


 
Khalid’s “Location” Is the Most Played Song on Waffle House/TouchTunes Jukeboxes for 2018
 
Chris Stapleton, Imagine Dragons, Beyonce and Michael Jackson also take top honors in first-ever Tunie™ Awards Show
 
NORCROSS, Ga., Nov. 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Khalid and his hit “Location” scores the top song played on the TouchTunes Jukeboxes in 1,900+ Waffle House® restaurants as announced on the first-ever Tunie™ Awards show…

R&B And Pop Icon Valerie Simpson To Receive The ASCAP Foundation George M. Cohan Friars Foundation Award


 
R&B And Pop Icon Valerie Simpson To Receive The ASCAP Foundation George M. Cohan Friars Foundation Award; Pulitzer Prize-Winning Composer Melinda Wagner To Be Honored With The ASCAP Foundation Masters Award At The 2018 ASCAP Foundation Honors In NYC On December 12
 
NEW YORK, Nov. 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Two music pioneers who have excelled in their respective genres — R&B and pop icon Valerie Simpson and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Melinda Wagner — will be recognized at the 2018 ASCAP Foundation Honors on December 12 in New York City.

Jekalyn Carr Earns 1st Dove Award Win For Traditional Gospel Album Of The Year


 
JEKALYN CARR EARNS FIRST DOVE AWARD WIN FOR TRADITIONAL GOSPEL ALBUM OF THE YEAR (ONE NATION UNDER GOD)
 
Jekalyn Carr Performs Her Billboard No.1 Song “You Will Win,” at the GMA Dove Awards, Which Airs Sunday, October 21 at 8 p.m. CT. on TBN
 
ATLANTA, GA (Wednesday, October 17, 2018) – – The 49th Annual GMA Dove Award winners were announced last night during the awards ceremony at Allen Arena on the campus of Lipscomb University in Nashville.

Patti LaBelle to Headline The Executive Leadership Council’s 2018 Recognition Gala on Oct. 11th, 2018


 
Patti LaBelle to Headline The Executive Leadership Council’s 2018 Recognition Gala
 
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Two-time Grammy® Award-winner and legendary recording artist Patti LaBelle will serve as the marquee entertainment at The Executive Leadership Council’s (ELC) 2018 Recognition Gala, taking place on October 11 at the Marriott Marquis Washington, DC.

Central City Productions Announces The 3rd Annual 2018 Black Music Honors | Aug. 16th, 2018


 
BOBBY BROWN, FAITH EVANS, BEBE AND CECE WINANS, AND DALLAS AUSTIN TO RECEIVE RECOGNITION AT 2018 BLACK MUSIC HONORS AWARDS PRESENTED BY CENTRAL CITY PRODUCTIONS
 
Rickey Smiley and LeToya Luckett to Host Television Special on Thursday, August 16 in Nashville, TN.
 
CHICAGO, IL // JULY 24, 2018 – Chicago-based television production company Central City Productions (CCP) announced today the 2018 Black Music Honors – the annual two-hour television special that honors artists and musicians who have influenced and made significant contributions to American music.

Musical Director Adam Blackstone is Nominated for His 1st Emmy Award


 
Blackstone’s Justin Timberlake Eagles vs Patriots Super Bowl Halftime Show was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Musical Direction
 
LOS ANGELES, July 18, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Adam Blackstone, known as the musical director to Justin Timberlake, Alicia Keyes, Rihanna, Janet Jackson, Maroon 5, Eminem, Drake and dozens of others A-list artists, has been nominated for his first Emmy Award…

R&B Group Xscape To Be Honored With The ASCAP Golden Note Award at The 2018 ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards on June 21st, 2018


 
R&B Group Xscape To Be Honored With The ASCAP Golden Note Award At The 2018 ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards On June 21st In Los Angeles
 
NEW YORK, May 14, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) will host its 31st annual Rhythm & Soul Music Awards on Thursday, June 21, 2018 in Los Angeles.

Singer Jazzmeia Horn Wins JJA Jazz Award for Up and Coming Musician Of The Year | 2018


 
GRAMMY-NOMINATED SINGER JAZZMEIA HORN WINS JJA JAZZ AWARD FOR
UP AND COMING MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR
 
May 7th, 2018 – Congratulations to Jazzmeia Horn for winning a Jazz Journalists Association Jazz Award in the category of Up and Coming Musician of the Year. Wide ranging critical praise continues to pour in for her GRAMMY-nominated debut album, A Social Call.

The 26th Annual 2018 Bounce Trumpet Awards will Air Exclusively on Bounce on February 11th, 2018


 
Jermaine Dupri, Cameo, Richelieu Dennis, Tamika Mallory, Marley Dias, Dr. Lonnie Johnson, Rhyon Brown Announced as Recipients of 2018 Bounce Trumpet Awards
 
Performers to Include Doug E. Fresh, Keke Wyatt, Anthony Hamilton, Bow Wow, Sir the Baptist, Arrested Development, Estelle
 
ATLANTA, Jan. 17, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — The 2018 Bounce Trumpet Awards, the prestigious annual event celebrating African-American achievements and contributions, will air exclusively on Bounce on Sunday, February 11 at 9:00 p.m. ET.

Basketball Legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to Deliver Keynote Address at 1st Annual Jazz Congress | Jan. 11th, 2018


 
KAREEM ABDUL-JABBAR
TO DELIVER KEYNOTE ADDRESS
AT FIRST ANNUAL JAZZ CONGRESS
Thursday, January 11, 2018
12:15 pm in The Appel Room
 
Jazz Congress, a new annual conference organized by JazzTimes and Jazz at Lincoln Center, announced NBA all-time leading scorer, New York Times-bestselling author, and U.S. Cultural Ambassador Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the keynote speaker for its first annual Jazz Congress on Thursday, January 11 at 12:15pm in Jazz at Lincoln Center’s The Appel Room.