Honoring Black Women In Entertainment –
Honorees To Include Powerhouse Couple Ciara And Russell
Wilson, Tabitha Brown, Latto,
And Muni Long
Fundraising Event To Take Place Friday, November 11, 2022 In Los
Angeles
LOS
ANGELES, Nov. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Femme It
Forward, the revolutionary female-led music and entertainment
company empowering creative and accomplished female visionaries,
announced today that it will host its inaugural Give Her
FlowHERS Awards Gala, recognizing trailblazing women in
entertainment who empower, uplift, and inspire change. Convening a
host of notables, artists, influencers, executives, and tastemakers
for an unforgettable evening, the star-studded red-carpet ceremony
will be held at The Beverly Hilton in Los
Angeles on Friday, November 11,
2022.
The Give Her FlowHERS Awards Gala will uniquely celebrate an
illustrious group of women who represent all facets of the Culture
and who have made the biggest impact in their respective areas.
This year's Special Awards honorees include:
- Hip hop star Latto (The Big Femme Energy Award
shines a light on a woman who is making a tremendous impact in
music for this generation)
- Actress, social media personality and entrepreneur
Tabitha Brown (The
Self-Love Award honoring an inspirational multihyphenate who is
the embodiment of self-love and confidence)
- Multi-platinum songwriter and artist Jozzy (The Pen
It Forward Award recognizing a trailblazing hitmaker who is
known for their "pen game" and creating some of music's biggest
hits)
- R&B singer-songwriter Muni
Long (The Bloom Award spotlighting a breakthrough
artist who has kicked through the door to success)
- Mother of rapper Lil Baby Lashon Jones (Moms I'd Like to Follow
(M.I.L.F.) Award in celebration of Queens who raise Kings)
- Renowned singer-songwriter Victoria
Monet (The Visionary Award highlighting a
multidimensional creative who is changing the game for the future
of women in music)
- Powerhouse couple Ciara and Russell Wilson (The Black Love Award
celebrating a union that encapsulates the true essence of Black
Love)
Femme It Forward will also recognize the women who have made an
invaluable impact as mentors of the organization's mentorship
program, Next Gem Femme. As voted on by mentees from the
program, the following mentors will be honored:
- Music Manager, Laffitte Management Group Alexandra DePersia
- Vice President of Touring, Live Nation Alex Maxwell
- Executive Vice President/ General Manager, LVRN Records
Amber Grimes
- CEO of HBCU Week Foundation Ashley
Christopher
- Music Manager, Vice President of A&R, Interscope Records
Baroline Diaz
- Founder and Co-CEO of TITLE 9 Carmen
Murray
- Co-founder of MTW Agency Diana
Dotel
- Senior Vice President of Digital & Content, Capitol Music
Group Dimplez Ijeoma
- Music Manager, Emagen Entertainment Partner Ebonie Ward
- Music Manager, President/Managing Partner MBK Entertainment
Jeanine McLean-Williams
- President (DMV) - U.S. Concerts, Live Nation Kelly Flanigan
- U.S. Head of Independent Label Relations at Amazon Music
Madeline Nelson
- Executive Vice President, Promotion & Artist Relations, Def
Jam Recordings Natina Nimene
- Senior Director of Branded Content & Creative Production,
REVOLT MEDIA & TV Naydea Davis
- Strategic Music Partnerships, Meta Nicole Johnson
- Executive Vice President/Co-head of A&R at Interscope
Geffen A&M Nicole
Wyskoarko
- Senior Vice President of Strategy & Marketing, CURATED at
Live Nation Shavonne
Dargan
- Senior Vice President of Booking, Live Nation Stacie George
- Founder, ECG Marketing Thuy-Anh J.
Nguyen
- Vice President, Partnerships & Engagement at Google
Valeisha Butterfield
Jones
- Tour Promoter and Talent Buyer, Live Nation Warda Baig
- Chief Experience Officer and Founder, Captivate Marketing Group
Yvonne McNair
"The Give Her FlowHERS Awards Gala is a realization of the work
we do year round with Femme It Forward to champion, empower, and
celebrate the women who are pushing our culture forward every day.
This inaugural class of honorees and nominees are exceptional and
have made such a significant impact in their fields and in their
communities," said Heather
Lowery, President and CEO of Femme It Forward. "With
this gala, we wanted to take it a step beyond a traditional awards
show and create a special experience that truly represents
everything our culture is about: family, love, sisterhood,
entrepreneurial spirit, innovation and artistic brilliance. Our
Awards categories – from the Black Love Award to The Muse Award to
The Self-Love Award - all reflect that vision. We are so proud to
use this moment as a platform to give these amazing women 'their
flowers' and look forward to celebrating their
accomplishments!"
The Awards Ceremony will also highlight emerging artists and
feature performances from Baby
Tate, Mapy The Violin Queen,
Joyce Wrice and
Alex Vaughn. Following the
show, Jasmine Solano will
serve as the DJ for the afterparty.
Femme It Forward will announce additional details about the Give
Her FlowHERS Awards over the next week.
Proceeds from Give Her FlowHERS will benefit Femme It Forward's
mentorship program Next Gem Femme. Launched in 2020, Next
Gem Femme aims to help improve equity in the workplace and
accelerate career opportunities and trajectories for young women of
color. To date, the program has paired over 400 mentees with
leading industry female executives from an array of music, media,
and entertainment companies across fields including marketing,
publicity, live & touring, business development, talent
management, artist relations, and more.
For more information, visit GiveHerFlowHERS.com
Limited tickets for the event are available for purchase at
https://www.femmeitforward.com/gala
Get Social with us! For live updates and to join the
conversation, follow #FemmeItForward on Twitter, Instagram and
Facebook.
ABOUT FEMME IT FORWARD
A joint venture with Live
Nation Entertainment, Femme It Forward is a female-led music and
entertainment company that centers its mission in celebrating,
educating, and empowering the industry's most creative and
accomplished female visionaries through multi-format, multi-market
consumer experiences. Femme It Forward produces music festivals,
concerts, original content, comedy shows, panels, college
engagements, philanthropic endeavors, and more. For more
information on Femme It Forward, visit FemmeItForward.com. For live
updates and to join the conversation, follow #FemmeItForward on
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