The Black Music Motion Coalition has introduced its fifth annual BMAC Gala, going down September 18, 2025 on the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles. The Gala shall be co-hosted by Grammy-nominated nation music celebrity (and Selection Energy of Ladies Nashville honoree) Mickey Guyton and five-time host and way of life specialist Kenny Burns.

The occasion will honor recording artists, executives, activists and corporations who’ve utilized their platforms to drive social change all through the previous yr. Award recipients, members and occasion particulars shall be introduced within the coming weeks. Head right here for extra data.

BMAC CEO/president Willie “Prophet” Stiggers stated, “Because the Black Music Motion Coalition approaches its fifth anniversary, our dedication to fostering fairness and inclusion throughout the music business stays steadfast. We are going to proceed to carry entities accountable for his or her guarantees and to encourage motion that permits this nation to stay as much as its potential.

“Whereas the work continues, it’s equally as vital for us to persistently acknowledge people and organizations that use their platforms to drive optimistic change throughout the nation. The BMAC Gala serves as an important intersection of music and activism, and this yr’s occasion will proudly proceed that custom.”

The gala will even spotlight BMAC’s efforts to create entry, fairness and alternative in music via BMAC Music Trade Pipeline Packages, BMAC Music Maker Grants and a roster of BMAC programming with a give attention to social change. The group not too long ago introduced the return of the annual BMAC Stay Accelerator Program, produced in partnership with Stay Nation’s College of Stay. BMAC Stay will host 20 rising music enterprise professionals from throughout the U.S., with every receiving an all-expenses-paid, week-long expertise targeted on profession pathways within the stay music business.

The BMAC Board together with Rikki Hughes of Magic Lemonade and Donna Grecco of Main Wave, will as soon as once more produce this yr’s occasion. This yr, BMAC proudly pronounces that the annual Change Agent Award will now be named the BMAC Harry Belafonte Change Agent Award in honor of the legendary artist and activist, Harry Belafonte, in partnership with the Belafonte Property.

The spouse of the late Harry Belafonte, Pamela Belafonte, commented, “The legacy of Harry Belafonte lives on in all these utilizing their voice to name for justice.  The Harry Belafonte Property is proud to associate with the Black Music Motion Coalition (BMAC) to announce the BMAC x Harry Belafonte Change Agent Award which shall be introduced yearly on the BMAC Gala to an Artist, Government, or Activist whose work pays honor to the long-lasting and legendary Harry Belafonte as a fellow warrior of justice.”