Kai Cenat & More Honored at Black Music Action Coalition Gala: Recap – Billboard

Now in its fifth year, the gala also saluted HarbourView’s Sherrese Clarke, Apple/Apple Music and Primary Wave Music. (L-R) Flavor Flav, Estelle, John Legend, Willie “Prophet” Stiggers, CEO & President, BMAC and Sylvia Rhone, CEO, Epic Records attend the Black Music Action Coalition’s 5th Annual BMAC Gala at The Beverly Hilton on September 18, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California. Johnny Nunez/Getty Images “Five Years of Impact.” That was the celebratory vibe reverberating inside the jam-packed ballroom during the Black Music Action Coalition’s (BMAC) fifth annual gala at Los Angeles’ Beverly Hilton on Thursday evening (Sept. 18). Presented by Live Nation, the dinner/awards ceremony saluted five music industry honorees: John Legend (BMAC Quincy Jones Humanitarian Award), Irving Azoff (BMAC Icon Award), Sherrese Clark of HarbourView Equity Partners (inaugural BMAC Harry Belafonte Change Agent Award), Kai Cenat and Apple/Apple Music (BMAC Social Impact Award) and Primary Wave Music (BMAC 365 Award). Related Grammy-nominated country artist Mickey Guyton, who co-hosted the gala alongside multimedia entertainer Kenny Burns, opened the gala with an impactful performance of “Black Like Me.” Then, BMAC CEO/co-founder/president Willie “Prophet” Stiggers set the tone for the evening — celebrating the organization’s accomplishments since its inception five years ago while also
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