Common, Patti LaBelle, Public Enemy and More to Be Honored at Black Music Action Coalition Gala

By Jem Aswad

Jem Aswad

Executive Editor, Music

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Common, Patti LaBelle and Public Enemy are the artists who will be honored at the 2026 Black Music Action Coalition Gala, presented by Live Nation, taking place on September 24, 2026, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California.

Executives being honored include Interscope’s Nicole Wyskoarko, who will receive the inaugural Sylvia Rhone Visionary Award; Empire’s Tina Davis will receive the BMAC Clarence Avant Trailblazer Award; the Team’s Lee Anderson, Marty Diamond, Lenore Kinder, Kevin Shivers and Mallory Smith will receive the BMAC Founders Award; and Universal Music Group’s Global Impact Team will receive the BMAC 365 Award.

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