Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame

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Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame
Established2021
Location Atlanta, Georgia
TypeEntertainment walk of fame
Website Official website

The Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and was inaugurated in January 2021. [1] The goal of the monument is to honor African Americans, and Black people internationally, for their achievements in entertainment. [2] The Walk of Fame is located in the historic Downtown Atlanta area, on the sidewalks of Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive and Northside Drive. [3]

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Quincy Jones, Otis Redding, and James Brown were among the first to be honored, as "Foundational Inductees", and were inducted in June 2021. [4] There are seven categories for induction; there are separate male and female categories in both hip-hop and mainstream (the Walk of Fame uses the term "mainstream" to differentiate R&B from hip-hop). While there’s one combined male/female category for legacy artists, gospel and music & entertainment moguls. [5] Thirty-five performers were nominated for the inaugural ceremony. [6] The ceremony was set for June 17, 2021. Other inaugural inductees include Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Beyoncé, Usher, Missy Elliott and Outkast. [7]

Honorees

Musician Quincy Jones was one of the first inductees. Quincy Jones May 2014.jpg
Musician Quincy Jones was one of the first inductees.
NameNationalitySpecialtyDateRef.
Quincy Jones Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States FoundationalJune 17, 2021 [8]
James Brown
Otis Redding
Stevie Wonder [7]
Michael Jackson Legacy
Sean Combs Mainstream mogul
Beyoncé Mainstream female
Usher Mainstream male
Missy Elliott Hip-hop female
Outkast Hip-hop males
Shirley Caesar Gospel female
Kirk Franklin Gospel male
Fela Kuti Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria InternationalFebruary 17, 2022 [9]
Smokey Robinson Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Foundational [8]
Berry Gordy
Cicely Tyson
Ray Charles [10]
Lionel Richie Legacy
Tyler Perry Mainstream mogul
Mary J. Blige Mainstream female
Prince Mainstream male
(later upgraded to Legacy)
Lauryn Hill Hip-hop female
Snoop Dogg Hip-hop male
Yolanda Adams Gospel female
Donald Lawrence Gospel male
New Edition Mainstream Male Group
TLC Mainstream Female Group
BeBe & CeCe Winans Gospel Group
Bob Marley Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica InternationalJune 18, 2022 [9]
Cathy Hughes Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Foundational [11]
Duke Ellington
Gamble and Huff
Run-DMC
T. D. Jakes
Robert Smith
Patti LaBelle Legacy
Steve Harvey Mainstream mogul
Angela Bassett Mainstream female
Charlie Wilson Mainstream male
Nas Hip-hop male
Tamela Mann Gospel female
Donnie McClurkin Gospel male
The Clark Sisters Gospel Group
Bobby Jones FoundationalFebruary 28, 2023 [12]
Andrew Young
Danny Glover
Dallas Austin October 27, 2023 [13]
Jermaine Dupri
Mahalia Jackson
Marvin Sapp
Magic Johnson Mainstream mogul
Queen Latifah Hip-hop female
Busta Rhymes Hip-hop male
Lil Wayne

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