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[Watch #SpecMagShorts] Deborah Cox ‘Honored’ To Receive Black Music Honors Icon Award

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Deborah Cox (photo: Ivan Guajardo)

Deborah Cox, Grammy® Award-winner, actress, and Broadway star, will receive the Black Music Honors 2020 Entertainer Icon Award. In this episode of #SpecMagShorts, host Phyllis Coley brings you the highlights from the invitation-only virtual press conference with Deborah Cox. She talks about what the honor means to her, how her song still resonates after 22 years based on the viral #TheDeborahCoxChallenge, and more.

#SpecMagShorts: DEBORAH COX (Black Music Honors Honoree):

The Black Music Honors 2020, produced by Central City Productions, is a star-studded two-hour special which honors artists and musicians who have influenced and made significant contributions to American music. The special will air in national broadcast syndication starting November 21 thru December 13, 2020. (list of BMH 2020 National Broadcast Syndication Markets)

Grammy® Award-nominated R&B legends En Vogue, recognized as one of the top 5 highest selling American female music groups in history, will receive the Urban Music Icon Award for their three decades in the industry. Multiple Stellar Awards and Grammy® Award-winner and producer Fred Hammond will receive the Gospel Music Icon Award. The National Museum of African American Music will be honored with the Legacy Award.

Television and radio personality Rickey Smiley returns as host of the star-studded two-hour special. 

Founder and Executive Producer Don Jackson stated, “I am extremely excited about our 5th Annual 2020 Black Music Honors television special and our legendary awardees. Even in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is important for us to stay committed to producing The Black Music Honors as a means of celebrating music icons who are often overlooked in receiving their much-deserved recognition.”

Performers of the evening include Musiq Soulchild, Tweet, MAJOR., June’s Diary, Brian Courtney Wilson, D Smoke, Evvie McKinney, Marvin Sapp, RL, and Sheléa. 

State Farm returns as the show’s title sponsor. Other sponsors include AT&T, Walmart, and Johnson & Johnson. For more information on Black Music Honors, please visit www.blackmusichonors.com and connect on social media @blackmusichonors.