The 2018 Black Music Honors Red Carpet and Show Taping

The 2018 Black Music Honors kicked off the taping of its show with its renowned red carpet, at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center. Gracing the carpet were honorees BeBe & CeCe Winans, Bobby Brown, Stephanie Mills, Faith Evans, Whodini and Dallas Austin. Performers who walked the red carpet included Raheem Devaughn, Angela Winbush, Demetria McKinney, Regina Belle, Jade Novah and Sammie. Also gracing the carpet were Rickey Smiley and Latoya Luckett.

Shortly, after the red carpet, the taping of the show commenced. The highly anticipated evening, hosted by television and radio personality Rickey Smiley and Grammy® Award-winner and actress LeToya Luckett, celebrated the artistry of the music industry’s most respected icons, with a tribute to the legendary “Queen of Soul”, Aretha Franklin, who passed away on Thursday.

Stephanie Mills received the Legends Award, honoring her illustrious music and acting career

spanning more than four decades. Brooklyn-based rap group, Whodini, was presented with the Hip Hop Icon Award, for their musical contributions. Featured performances included Keyshia Cole, Raheem DeVaughn, Next, Young Buck, Yo-Yo, Ruben Studdard, de Novah, Demetria McKinney, V. Bozeman, Tasha Page-Lockhart, Monie Love, Kierra Sheard, and Jonathan McReynolds.

The annual two-hour television special taping will broadcast in national syndication from Sept. 8-30, 2018, airing on Bounce TV Sept. 28, 2018. 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.

Event sponsors included AT&T, McDonald’s, Walmart, Johnson & Johnson, Chevrolet and State Farm as title sponsor. For more information, please visit www.blackmusichonors.com and connect on social media @blackmusichonors #BMH2018 and #BlackMusicMatters.

The 3rd Annual Black Music Honors show is Executive Produced by Don Jackson, with Jennifer J. Jackson serving as Producer and Michael A. Johnson as Producer and Director.

(Photo Credit: Courtesy of Fuzionz Magazine and TV)