*Babyface and SZA will be honored at the 2024 BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards scheduled for September 5 in Los Angeles.
Hosted by BMI President and CEO Mike O’Neill and Vice President of Creative Catherine Brewton, the awards show aims to “recognize our phenomenal songwriters, producers and publishers behind the most groundbreaking R&B and Hip-Hop songs of the past year.”
Babyface will be honored with the BMI Icon Award for “his impressive career, marked by a formidable catalog of hit songs that have transcended generations and connected with audiences around the globe.”
Past recipients of the BMI Icon Award include James Brown, Al Green, Isaac Hayes, Janet Jackson, and Patti LaBelle, per RatedRnB.
SZA will receive the BMI Champion Award for “her dedication and efforts in fostering the next generation of music creators.”
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“We’re excited to honor the legendary Babyface with the BMI Icon Award in celebration of his incredible talent and gift of prolific songwriting which has influenced decades of hits amongst all genres,” said Brewton.
“We’ll also recognize the exceptional industry-shifting career of SZA, who challenges conventions and has a unique vibe that continues to transform and inspire a new feel of R&B that we have grown to love. It will be a phenomenal night of music celebrating BMI’s award-winning songwriters, producers, and music publishers that we’re so fortunate to represent,” Brewton added.
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