Janelle Monae, Jamie Foxx, Tommy Hilfiger and others saluted at Trumpet Awards
Congradulations to @JanelleMonae 4being Honored tonight &receiving the Trumpet Award! She is an phenomenal! #light pic.twitter.com/Kug8uCwl2Y
- LiV Warfield (@livwarfield) January 25, 2015
Article Written by Elizabeth Montgomery
Singer Janelle Monae, actor Jamie Foxx and designer Tommy Hilfiger were among the honorees heralded at the 23rd annual Trumpet Awards.
The event was held Saturday at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre and will be aired Feb. 21 on TV One.
“I decided through fashion and music that I would challenge the status quo and redefine what it meant to be a black female artist,” the always snappily dressed Monae said.
Honorees also included MLB Hall of Famer Lou Brock, Carnival Corporation CEO Arnold W. Donald, PVH Foundation President Guy Vickers, R&B musical legends The Isley Brothers, Morehouse School of Medicine President Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice and Sunshine Holdings Chairman Franklyn R. Wilson.
The night was hosted by four-time boxing world champion Laila Ali and “The Biggest Loser” trainer Dolvett Quince. Honoree presenters included Lou Gossett Jr., Roland Martin, Quvenzhane Wallis, Egypt Sherrod, Cathy Hughes, Naturi Naughton and Laz Alonso.
The Trumpet Awards featured musical performances by Avery Sunshine, Chante Moore, Leela James,ConFunkShun, The Bar-Kays, former “American Idol” champ Ruben Studdard and Debora Cox, who performed for the Whitney Houston Biopic “Whitney.”
Home after the #trumpetawards. I am so thankful. So humbled. Lot more work. Lot more responsibility. Thank you to the legendary and incredible Xernona Clayton and everyone apart of the Trumpet Awards.
"It's not that I don't experience fear but I understand fearlessness is more important. It's not that I don't get tired but I realize standing up for those whose voices are often ignored has to come first. It's not that I don't get discouraged but I understand that working hard, being a champion for minorities & those marginalized across the world as well as Opening up more doors for girls has to come first."
"I want to be honest about what was happening before i became Janelle Monáe and a @covergirl .
When I started my music career in Kansas, I was a maid. I worked at blockbuster and slept in my mentor’s 8-year-old daughter’s bedroom in Atlanta until I could afford a place to stay.
I started off selling CDs out of the boarding house I lived in. I started off singing on the library steps in the Atlanta University Center for anyone who would listen. I was told no. I'm still her."
"Who knows where I will go or what I will do from here. I do know I have plenty of Big ideas. I have made and will make some avoidable & unavoidable mistakes, but I hope my life and work here on Earth will motivate those around me to find their purpose."
"I decided through fashion & music that I would challenge the status quo and redefine what it meant to be a black female artist." #trumpetawards#JMSpeechexcerpts #stillsayingthankyou Photo:@_amiles
(Cape:@balmainparis) thanks @stylememaeve! (Photo by:@_amiles)
Janelle @ 3:50.
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