BMAC Gala to Honor Jermaine Dupri, Keke Palmer, Jesse Collins, More
Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music The Black Music Action Coalition has announced the honorees for the 2023 BMAC Gala, its annual celebration honoring individuals and organizations who have affected positive change and helped improve equity within the community.
Presented by Live Nation, the third annual gala will take place on Thursday, September 21 at the Beverly Hilton — honorees include: ● BMAC Clarence Avant Trailblazer Award: Hip-hop artist, award-winning producer, songwriter, author, DJ, and CEO of So So Def Records Jermaine Dupri ● BMAC Social Impact Award: Emmy Award-winning actress, singer, songwriter, producer Keke Palmer, SVP, Universal Music Group and Executive Director, Task Force for Meaningful Change Dr.
Menna Demessie, and Emmy Award-winning producer Jesse Collins ● BMAC Change Agent Award: Co-Founder and CEO of Lava for Good and Lava Media Jason Flom, and rapper and activist Trae tha Truth ● BMAC 365 Award: Rolling Loud Co-Founders Tariq Cherif and Matt Zingler Additional honorees will be announced in the coming weeks.
Past honorees have included H.E.R., The Weeknd, Lil Baby, The Recording Academy, Jon “Big John” Platt, Rep. Maxine Waters, and more.
