The
Black Music Action Coalition (BMAC) has rolled out its
Grammy week schedule, beginning 1/31 with the Music Maker Dinner at Deliah in West Hollywood. The event, in association with
ASCAP, will feature special guests
Jimmy Jam and
Terry Lewis who will unveil the winner of the 2023 Music Maker Grant.
The following day (2/1), BMAC, in partnership with
BOMESI, will host the Fireside Chat and Brunch in Celebration of Black Media at the
Live Nation offices in Beverly Hills. The brunch will be followed by the BMAC,
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame,
UTA and
iHeartMedia Economic Empowerment Summit at the
UTA Theater & Courtyard in Beverly Hills
on Friday (2/2).
The latter will include a preview of the
It’s Basic documentary, which is directed by
Marc Levin and executive produced by
Michael Tubbs. BMAC CEO/President
Willie “
Prophet”
Stiggers will also lead a panel discussion on economic justice featuring Tubbs,
Creatives Rebuild NY's
Maura Cuffie-Peterson,
RRHOF/iHeartMedia's
John Sykes and rapper
Gunna, who plans to share an announcement about a new initiative he's working on with BMAC.
Additional events are expected to be announced in the coming weeks. We'll be busy
not getting invited.
