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REMA, BURNA BOY, AND SELENA GOMEZ WIN BIG AT THE 16TH ANNUAL HEADIES AWARDS ON SEPTEMBER 3RD, 2023

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Tuesday, September 5, 2023
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LOS ANGELES, Sept. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- REMA, ASAKE, BLAQBONEZ, BLACK SHERIF and more attended the 16th annual Headies Awards, which took place over Labor Day Weekend at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta, GA and was hosted by Emmy Award-nominated actor Terrence J, and Nigerian American actress Osas Ighodaro. As the most coveted pan-African music award event celebrating the African Renaissance, The Headies rewards, recognizes, and celebrates the greatest in Afrobeats, African music, and culture, featuring sounds from South, East, Central, North, and West Africa.

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  • REMA, BURNA BOY, AND SELENA GOMEZ WIN BIG AT THE 16TH ANNUAL HEADIES AWARDS ON SEPTEMBER 3RD, 2023
    This year's event—which returned to the States for the second year in a row—was no different, as the highly-anticipated celebration featured the world's most influential and impactful artists from Africa to the United States.
  • Rema and Burna Boy each won three awards and Odumodublvck, Asake, and Victony & Tempoe each won two awards.
  • Selena Gomez won international artiste of the year and Director K, won for best music video.
  • For more details on this year's 16th Annual Headies Awards, please visit https://theheadies.com .

AFRO TV to broadcast The 16th Headies Awards Show on Comcast Xfinity and NOW TV

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Thursday, August 31, 2023
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AFRO TV, the premier source of polycultural Black content in Cable Television in North America, proudly announces its Live broadcast of the 16th Headies Awards Show on Comcast Xfinity (channel 1623) and streaming on NOW TV, Comcast newly unveiled streaming offering.

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  • AFRO TV, the premier source of polycultural Black content in Cable Television in North America, proudly announces its Live broadcast of the 16th Headies Awards Show on Comcast Xfinity (channel 1623) and streaming on NOW TV, Comcast newly unveiled streaming offering.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230830383185/en/
    The Headies stands as the most esteemed pan-African music awards ceremony, recognized for its integrity and influence.
  • The 16th Headies Awards Show will commemorate Sean Combs Love with the prestigious "International Special Recognition Award."
  • For more information, visit www.afrotainment.us or tune in to AFRO TV on Comcast Xfinity Channel 1623 and Now TV.

EMMY AWARD-NOMINATED ACTOR AND HOST TERRENCE J AND NIGERIAN-AMERICAN ACTRESS OSAS IGHODARO TO HOST THE 16TH ANNUAL HEADIES AWARDS ON SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

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Tuesday, August 29, 2023
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LOS ANGELES, Aug. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- When The Headies brings the best in Afrobeats, African music, and culture to the States for the second year in a row on September 3rd, it will do so with the help of Emmy Award-nominated actor and host, Terrence J, and Nigerian-American actress and co-host Osas Ighodaro. This A-list duo of dynamic talents will lead the proceedings at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta, GA, at 5 PM ET. The star-studded lineup of performers includes Ayra Starr, Rema, Asake, Oxlade, Johnny Drille, Blaqbonez, Spyro, Seyi Vibez, FireBoyDML, KCee, and Victony and more to be announced.

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  • This A-list duo of dynamic talents will lead the proceedings at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta, GA, at 5 PM ET.
  • The star-studded lineup of performers includes Ayra Starr, Rema, Asake, Oxlade, Johnny Drille, Blaqbonez, Spyro, Seyi Vibez, FireBoyDML, KCee, and Victony and more to be announced.
  • During its 16th edition, Smooth Promotions–the organizers of The Headies–will highlight the world's most influential and impactful artists from Africa to the United States.
  • For more details on the 16th Annual Headies Awards, please visit https://theheadies.com .

Drake, Future, Selena Gomez, Ed Sheeran, and Don Tolliver highlighted as "International Artist Of The Year" Nominees for The 16th Annual Headies Awards

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Monday, August 21, 2023
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LOS ANGELES, Aug. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --The Headies Awards have announced that the 16th Annual Awards Show will take place on Sunday, September 3rd, at The Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta, GA. This will mark the second time the illustrious awards show is happening in America. This year's event will feature an unprecedented global line-up of powerhouse talents and influencers while celebrating the ingenuity of African and Afrobeats artistes.

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  • This will mark the second time the illustrious awards show is happening in America.
  • This year's event will feature an unprecedented global line-up of powerhouse talents and influencers while celebrating the ingenuity of African and Afrobeats artistes.
  • At its 16th edition, Smooth Promotions, the organizers of The Headies, will highlight the world's most influential and impactful artistes from Africa to the United States.
  • For more details on the 16th Annual Headies Awards, please visit https://theheadies.com .

First-Ever Jazz Music Awards Adds Hosts Delroy Lindo and Dee Dee Bridgewater with Performances by Dianne Reeves, Ledisi, The Baylor Project, Kenny Garrett, Somi, Lizz Wright, Jazzmeia Horn, Brian Bromberg and Lindsey Webster

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Monday, October 3, 2022
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Also confirmed to perform are Jazz Music Awards nominees: vocalists Jazzmeia Horn, Somi, and Lindsey Webster, guitarist Brian Bromberg, harpist Brandee Younger, andpianist Orrin Evans.

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  • Also confirmed to perform are Jazz Music Awards nominees: vocalists Jazzmeia Horn, Somi, and Lindsey Webster, guitarist Brian Bromberg, harpist Brandee Younger, andpianist Orrin Evans.
  • Among the musical highlights of the inaugural awards presentation with the theme "Jazz Is The Culture" will be an opening performance by The Baylor Project, which led the Jazz Music Awards with three nominations.
  • The celebration will also include a musical tribute, "Songs of Social Justice," featuring Reeves and Horn, along with Dee Dee Bridgewater, Ledisi, and Lizz Wright.
  • As previously announced, the Jazz Music Awards will present awards in eight competitive categories as well as six special honors.

TIWA SAVAGE, WIZKID, FIREBOY DML, ADEKUNLE GOLD, DAVIDO, & MORE TO PERFORM AT THE 15TH ANNUAL HEADIES AWARDS

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Tuesday, August 30, 2022
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ATLANTA, Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- For the first time in its 15-year history, The Headies brings the most influential, important, and impactful Afrobeats talent to the United States as part of the preeminent Nigerian music awards ceremony's stateside debut. Taking place on September 4th at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta, GA at 5 PM ET, the star-studded lineup includes Tiwa Savage, Wizkid, FireBoyDML, Adekunle Gold, Davido, Flavour, Kcee, Buju, Lojay, Goya Menor, Cohbams, 2Baba, Joeboy, Rugier, Olamide, Asake and more to be announced.

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  • This year, the award show boasts three new international categories including Artist of the Year, Best Inspiration Single, and Digital Artist of the Year.
  • For more details on the 15th annual Headies Awards, please visit https://theheadies.com/ .
  • He is CEO of Smooth Productions, an entertainment firm that organizes The Headies awards show and publishes weekly Hip Hop World Magazine.
  • In October of 2013, The Net magazine listed Animashaun as one of the most influential people in Nigerian Entertainment.

The Inaugural Jazz Music Awards Announces the 2022 Nominees and Honorees including Wayne Shorter, McCoy Tyner, Ambrose Akinmusire, Henry Threadgill, Dr. Lenora Helm Hammonds, James H. Patterson and More

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Monday, August 29, 2022
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The Lifetime Achievement Award will go to saxophonist and composer Wayne Shorter; the Jazz Legend Award will be presented to the family of the late pianist and composer McCoy Tyner.

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  • The Lifetime Achievement Award will go to saxophonist and composer Wayne Shorter; the Jazz Legend Award will be presented to the family of the late pianist and composer McCoy Tyner.
  • The inaugural Jazz Music Awards will establish a new platform for recognizing the rich history, musical innovation, and vital artistry that continue to inform America's truly original art form Jazz Music.
  • The Jazz Music Awards and its creatorsrecognize and amplifyJazz as a vibrant cornerstone of allAmericanmusic that hasprofoundly influencedAmerican language, style, traditions, and sounds, producing heroes and cultural phenomena.
  • The Jazz Music Awards is a nonprofit division of Jazz 91.9 WCLK at Clark Atlanta University, the Historically Black College and University, owner and licensee of WCLK.

The Global Awards for Afrobeats Music, The Headie Awards, Hosts U.S. Launch Event in Hollywood

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Saturday, July 2, 2022
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VAN NUYS, Calif., July 2, 2022  /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- During a private media and VIP brunch in Hollywood, Ayo Animashaun, founder and executive producer of The Headie Awards – the global music awards show celebrating excellence in African music – officially kicked off the #RoadMapToTheHeadies. This year, The Headies will be broadcast from the United States for the first time in its 15-year history.

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  • VAN NUYS, Calif., July 2, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- During a private media and VIP brunch in Hollywood, Ayo Animashaun, founder and executive producer of The Headie Awards the global music awards show celebrating excellence in African music officially kicked off the #RoadMapToTheHeadies.
  • Over the course of the awards' wildly successful run, The Headies have become the most coveted prize for African artists and music industry stakeholders.
  • Other past winners at The Headies have included pioneering Afrobeats artists like D'Banj, 2Baba (formerly known as Tuface), and M.I.
  • Additional video and photo assets from The Headie Awards Brunch are available here .

POWERHOUSE PERFORMERS TAPPED FOR THE 7TH ANNUAL BLACK MUSIC HONORS KID 'N PLAY, 112, CARL THOMAS, RAHEEM DEVAUGHN, PJ MORTON, AMBER RILEY, TASHA PAGE-LOCKHART AND MORE TO CELEBRATE LEGENDARY TRAILBLAZERS

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Tuesday, May 10, 2022
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CHICAGO, May 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The 7th Annual Black Music Honors announces its incredible roster of performers for a star-studded celebration of influential music legends with a live studio audience taping at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta, Ga. on Thursday, May 19 (tickets available at BlackMusicHonors.com and Ticketmaster.com). There will be a special Juneteenth highlight recognizing the national federal holiday.

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  • There will be a special Juneteenth highlight recognizing the national federal holiday.
  • Kicking off the 2022 BMH Honorees is Award-Winning Singer-Songwriter Keri Hilson who is tapped to receive the Music and Songwriter Icon Award.
  • National Broadcast Syndication airing June 4 - July 3 and on Bounce TV June 25.
  • For more information about Black Music Honors, visit www.blackmusichonors.com or connect on social media @blackmusichonors on Facebook and Instagram or @blackmusichonor on Twitter.

Piedmont Office Realty Trust Acquires Remainder of the Atlanta Galleria Office Towers

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Monday, August 26, 2019
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The acquisition is located within The Galleria, a master-planned, mixed-use development in northwest Atlanta with prominent visibility from I-75 and I-285.

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  • The acquisition is located within The Galleria, a master-planned, mixed-use development in northwest Atlanta with prominent visibility from I-75 and I-285.
  • Piedmonts total investment in The Galleria is just under $500 million, which represents a significant discount to estimated replacement cost.
  • The Galleria includes office, multifamily and retail, along with a four-star hotel, theCobb-Galleria Convention Center and the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre.
  • Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: PDM) is an owner, manager, developer, redeveloper, and operator of high-quality, Class A office properties located primarily in select sub-markets within eight major Eastern U.S. office markets.