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LeToya Luckett, Bobby Brown, CeCe Winans, V. Bozeman, Doug E. Fresh attend the 2018 Black Music Honors
LeToya Luckett
The 2018 Black Music Honors held last night at Tennessee Performing Arts Center on August 16, 2018, in Nashville, Tennessee.
The BMH is a 2-hour television special honoring legendary African American artists who have made significant musical contributions to African American culture and American music worldwide.
This year’s event was hosted by Rickey Smiley and LeToya Luckett, and the 2018 honorees were Dallas Austin, Bobby Brown, Faith Evans, Stephanie Mills, Whodini and BeBe and CeCe Winans.
In celebration of 40 years in the entertainment industry (1978) and 32 years as a solo artist (1986), Bobby Brown was the recipient of the R&B Soul Music Icon Award. Gospel duo, Bebe, and Cece Winans were co-honorees of the Gospel Music Icon Award; trailblazers, Whodini, walked away with the Hip Hop Icon Award; and chart-topping music producer and label executive, Dallas Austin was presented with the Music Innovator Icon Award.
Some stars also spotted in attendance were V. Bozeman, Raheem DeVaughn, Demetria McKinney, Jade Novah, Tasha Page-Lockhart, Ruben Studdard, Angela Winbush, Koryn Hawthorne, Regina Belle, Kierra Sheard, Doug E. Fresh and more.
See the photos from the event below.
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Red Carpet
LeToya Luckett (L) and Rickey Smiley (R)
Alicia Etheredge (L) and Bobby Brown
Bobby Brown
Stevie J
Faith Evans
Raheem DeVaughn
Jade Novah
V. Bozeman
Demetria McKinney
Don Jackson
James Shaw Jr.
Dr. Bobby Jones
Bebe and Cece Winans
Inside Shots
NASHVILLE, TN – AUGUST 16: James Shaw Jr. speaks onstage during the 2018 Black Music Honors at Tennessee Performing Arts Center on August 16, 2018 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TN – AUGUST 16: Honoree Faith Evans accepts an award onstage during the 2018 Black Music Honors at Tennessee Performing Arts Center on August 16, 2018 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TN – AUGUST 16: Honoree Dallas Austin accepts an award onstage during the 2018 Black Music Honors at Tennessee Performing Arts Center on August 16, 2018 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TN – AUGUST 16: Honoree Bobby Brown accepts an award onstage during the 2018 Black Music Honors at Tennessee Performing Arts Center on August 16, 2018 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TN – AUGUST 16: Honoree Bobby Brown accepts an award onstage during the 2018 Black Music Honors at Tennessee Performing Arts Center on August 16, 2018 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TN – AUGUST 16: Ruben Studdard performs onstage during the 2018 Black Music Honors at Tennessee Performing Arts Center on August 16, 2018 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TN – AUGUST 16: Doug E. Fresh performs onstage during the 2018 Black Music Honors at Tennessee Performing Arts Center on August 16, 2018 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TN – AUGUST 16: Hosts Rickey Smiley (L) and LeToya Luckett (R) speak onstage during the 2018 Black Music Honors at Tennessee Performing Arts Center on August 16, 2018 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TN – AUGUST 16: Hosts Rickey Smiley (L) and LeToya Luckett (R) speak onstage during the 2018 Black Music Honors at Tennessee Performing Arts Center on August 16, 2018 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TN – AUGUST 16: LeToya Luckett performs onstage during the 2018 Black Music Honors at Tennessee Performing Arts Center on August 16, 2018 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TN – AUGUST 16: Syleena Johnson performs onstage during the 2018 Black Music Honors at Tennessee Performing Arts Center on August 16, 2018 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TN – AUGUST 16: V. Bozeman performs onstage during the 2018 Black Music Honors at Tennessee Performing Arts Center on August 16, 2018 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)
Photo Credit: Getty Images/Jason Kempin
