New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Today BET Networks and Beverly Bond, Executive Producer and Creator of BLACK GIRLS ROCK! announce the performers at The 2019 BLACK GIRLS ROCK! Awards on BET. The line-up will include India.Arie, Common, Erykah Badu, Ari Lennox, Elle Varner, Monica,
Kiana Ledé, and Maimouna Youssef aka Mumu Fresh. House music icons, Crystal Waters, Cece Peniston,
Robin S., and DJ Cocoa Chanelle will collaborate for a special moment.
Presenters who will take the stage, include Brandy, Issa Rae, Rapsody, Niatia "
Lil Mama" Kirkland, Skai Jackson, Miss
America 2019 Nia Franklin, Miss USA 2019 Cheslie Kryst, and Tamika Mallory.
Musical
Director Kim Burse, will return for the ninth year to lead the house band, a phenomenal group of all-female musicians, including Cora Coleman (Drums), Divinity Roxx (Bass), Crystal Vargas (Percussion), Lynette Williams (Keyboard), Ashlee Juno (Guitar), Katty Rodriguez (Saxophone), Lessie Vonner (Trumpet), Arnetta Johnson (Trumpet), Myrish Spell (Trombone), and background vocalists Tiffany Ryan, Ayana George, & Latayvia Chery.
This year's celebration will tape on Sunday, August 25, 2019, at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) Prudential Hall in Newark, NJ and will premiere on Sunday,
September 8th, 2019, at 8:00 P.M. ET/PT on BET.
As previously announced, the 2019 star-studded line up of celebrants will include Golden
Globe winner and Oscar nominated actress, director, and producer
Angela Bassett (Icon Award), Oscar, Golden Globe, and Emmy-winning actress and director
Regina King (Star Power Award), GRAMMY-Award winning singer/songwriter
Ciara (Rock Star Award), Academy Award and Emmy Award-nominated producer and industry trailblazer Debra
Martin Chase (Shot Caller Award) two-time GRAMMY Award-winning musician
H.E.R. (Young Gifted and
Black Award), and activists The Mothers of The Movement Sybrina Fulton, Geneva Reed-Veal, Gwen Carr, Congresswoman Lucy McBath,
Maria Hamilton and
Cleopatra Cowley-Pendleton (Community Change Agent Award).
The televised special is a BET Networks, B.G.R. Enterprises Inc./BONDVISION MEDIA and
Jesse Collins Entertainment production. The executive producers are Beverly Bond, creator and CEO of BLACK GIRLS ROCK!®, Connie Orlando, Head of Original Programming for BET Networks and
Jesse Collins and Jeannae Rouzan-Clay of
Jesse Collins Entertainment.
The 2019 BLACK GIRLS ROCK!® Awards will air on BET Africa at 8 P.M. CAT on
September 10th, BET France at 10 P.M. CEST on
September 11th and at 9 P.M. BST on BET UK and 9 P.M. KST on BET South Korea on
September 12th.
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Founded by celebrity DJ, model and executive producer Beverly Bond, the BLACK GIRLS ROCK! ® Awards show was created to celebrate the nexus of achievements of exemplary women of color who break boundaries, blaze trails, and set trends across sectors. Since 2006, the annual BLACK GIRLS ROCK!® Awards has honored an outstanding range of accomplished and inspiring women across generations and genres. BLACK GIRLS ROCK! is a multifaceted media, entertainment, philanthropic, and lifestyle brand that focuses on the empowerment of women and girls of color. The BLACK GIRLS ROCK! platform encompasses numerous experiential live events, media content, merchandise, and programs including the internationally acclaimed televised BLACK GIRLS ROCK! Awards, The BLACK GIRL MAGIC™ Hour podcast, and BLACK GIRLS ROCK! Inc., a 501(c)3 not-for-profit, and the BLACK GIRLS LEAD summer leadership intensive for teen girls. The BLACK GIRLS ROCK! movement continues to be a leading force in highlighting the spectrum of brilliance that
Black women possess and remain at the vanguard of a cultural paradigm shift where
Black women's narratives, overall presence in society, and prominence in mainstream media are being elevated and recognized like never before. For additional information on BLACK GIRLS ROCK!™, visit https://www.blackgirlsrock.com.
