Johnny Gill, Bootsy Collins, Hezekiah Walker To Be Celebrated At Ninth Annual 2024 Black Music Honors

Johnny Gill, Bootsy Collins, Hezekiah Walker and Patrice Rushen will be acknolweged for their creative and cultural contributions at the 2024 Black Music Honors. The event, which is scheduled to take place at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta on Saturday, May 18, celebrates Black artists who have impacted American music on a global scale. The ninth annual Black Music Honors gala will be co-hosted by singer/actress LeToya Luckett and comedian/actor DeRay Davis, and will premiere on the Stellar Network on Saturday, June 1 at 8 p.m. ET and will rebroadcast at 10 p.m. ET that same night.“We are extremely proud to bring more visibility to these tremendous icons who have stayed the course from humble beginnings to careers that span decades,” Don Jackson, the Black Music Honors founder and executive producer, expressed in a statement “Their lives and stories are part of the beautiful tapestry of Black music…which has impacted the globe. Each of the four acts set to be awarded at the 2024 Black Music Honors have an illustrious history and are considered legends in their respective genres.

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