Black Music and Entertainment Walk of Fame

About the Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame

The Walk of Fame is a joint initiative by the Black American Music Association (BAM), a 501©(6) professional trade organization, and Georgia Entertainment Caucus (GEC), a 501©(4) organization.  With both a national and international appeal, the BMEWOF will honor iconic individuals and organizations that have impacted Black culture and community alongside those who continue to lead us into the future.

Black Music and Entertainment Walk of Fame

 Contributions to the Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame are not tax deductible. 

Black Music and Entertainment Walk of Fame

Winter 2022 Induction Recap

Red Carpet Reception 

Nomination Announcements

Black Music and Entertainment Walk of Fame

2022 Black Music and Entertainment Walk of Fame Inaugural Inductees 

Gospel Male

 Donald Lawrence

 Male Hip Hop

Snoop Dogg

Mainstream Mogul

Tyler Perry

Mainstream Male Group

 New Edition

Mainstream Female

Mary J Blige

Gospel Female

 Yolanda Adams

Gospel Group

 BeBe and CeCe Winans

Female Hip Hop

Lauryn Hill

Legacy Artists 

 Lionel Richie

  International Fan Favorite

 Bob Marley

Fela Kuti

                               

Black Music and Entertainment Walk of Fame

Foundational Inductees 

Cicely Tyson

Presenter

December 19, 1924 – January 28, 2021

Was an American actress. In a career that spanned more than seven decades, she became known for her portrayal of strong African-American women.

Ray Charles

Presenter

September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004

Was an American singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer. He is regarded as one of the most iconic and influential singers ever, and he was often referred to as “The Genius”. Among friends and fellow musicians he preferred being called “Brother Ray”.

Smokey Robinson

Presenter

February 19, 1940 – Present

Is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and former record executive director. Robinson was the founder and frontman of the Motown vocal group the Miracles, for which he was also chief songwriter and producer.

Berry Gordy

November 28, 1929– Present

Known professionally as Berry Gordy Jr., is a retired American record executive, record producer, songwriter, film producer, and television producer. He is best known as the founder of the Mowtown record label and its subsidiaries, which was the highest-earning African-American business for decades.

Black Music and Entertainment Walk of Fame

About the Black American Music Association (BAM)

Founded in 2017, the Black American Music Association (BAM) is a 501(c)(6) trade organization of music professionals, creators, scholars, stakeholders, and communities working to preserve, protect and promote the legacy and future of authentic Black American Music as an indigenous art form.  BAM provides “a unity of purpose” for more than 42 stakeholder categories within Black American Music.  And it utilizes the art form’s global cultural influence to impact local communities and empower future generations through professional training, education, preservation, financial literacy, and advocacy.

Black Music and Entertainment Walk of Fame

About the Georgia Entertainment Caucus (GEC)

The Georgia Entertainment Caucus is an Atlanta based organization that focuses on bridging the gap between the Georgia Political Sector and the Entertainment industry.

 

 

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Black Music and Entertainment Walk of Fame

Press Media & Features 

Digital

CBS 46

NBC 11

FOX 5 

 

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