CHICAGO, IL, JULY 23, 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. The television special is set to take place on
Thursday, August 16th
in
Nashville, TN
.
This year's honorees for the
2018 Black Music Honors
include
Bobby Brown,
who will receive the
R&B Soul Music Icon Award
for his 40 years in entertainment and 32 years as a solo artist,
Bebe and Cece Winans
, who will be co-honorees of the
Gospel Music Icon Award
, and chart-topping music producer and label executive
Dallas Austin,
who will be presented with the
Music Innovator Icon Award
, and multi-platinum, Grammy® Award-winning recording artist, songwriter and producer
Faith Evans
, who is set to receive the
Urban Music Icon Award.
"The vision of the Black Music Honors is to recognize the trailblazers in African American music who have paved the way for the artists of today. Many of these artists have never received their much-deserved recognition," said Don Jackson, founder and CEO of Central City Productions.
Television and radio personality
Rickey Smiley
and Grammy® Award-winner and actress
LeToya Luckett
return as co-hosts of the show, which is set to air on broadcast syndication on
Sept. 8-30, 2018
. This year's sponsors include AT&T, McDonald’s, Walmart, Johnson & Johnson, and Chevrolet with State Farm tapped as the title sponsor.
Ticket proceeds will benefit the 2019 opening of the
National Museum of African American Music
(NMAAM)
in Nashville. NMAAM’s mission is to educate the world, preserve the legacy, and celebrate the central role African Americans play in creating the American soundtrack.
"I am pleased that our Black Music Honors special has the opportunity to promote the National Museum of African American Music and that proceeds from ticket sales are donated to the museum," said Jackson.
This epic event will be held at the
Tennessee Performing Arts Center (TPAC)
located at
505 Deaderick St., Nashville, TN
. Doors open at
6 p.m
. with the show taping at
7 p.m
.
Tickets are available
HERE
.
For more information on Black Music Honors, head to
www.blackmusichonors.com
and connect with us on social media for more updates
@blackmusichonors
.
