Chicago Music Awards Just Days Away
For the past twenty-six years, the Chicago Music Awards have been saluting the city’s top talent, introducing new artists and recognizing the biggest influencers of the past and current music scene. Throughout the years, the program has given nods to everyone from R. Kelly to Kanye West to Billy Corgan and everyone else that has called Chicago home.
The 28th annual Chicago Music Awards ceremony will be held Sunday, January 18th at 7:00 p.m. The event will be honoring not only artists, but President Elect, Barack Obama as well.
Part of the event’s proceeds will go into The Bernie Mac Foundation of Sarcoidosis in an attempt to bring attention to “Health Awareness” in the entertainment industry.
The ceremony will be preceded by a 6:00 p.m. reception at Park West.
Nominees have been announced and are as follows:
- Celebrated Chicago rock group Wilco is nominated for four awards
- R.Kelly, Kanye West, the Smashing Pumpkins and the Chicago Afrobeat Project are all nominated for three awards
- Shekinah Glory, Dayna Malow, Lupe Fiasco, Twista, Funkadesi, P.R.ism, Carl Brown, Ben One, Kwiet Storm, Teresa Griffin and Fandanguero are all leading nominees as well.
Recipients for Lifetime Achievement Awards are going to be given for:
- Corky Siegel and Jim Schwall of the Siegel-Schwall Blues Band
- The Notations
- Kelan Phil Cochran
- and Pastor Maceo Woods of Christian Tabernacle Church
Angela Winbush will be awarded the Producer’s Award of Excellence and she will perform at the ceremony as well.
If you would like to order advanced tickets to the Chicago Music Awards, they are on sale for $50, or $75 for V.I.P and are available through Ticketmaster. Tickets are also available at www.chicagomusicawards.com or by emailing chicagomusicawards@gmail.com.






















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I’m so excited for the Chicago music awards! Those currently living in the city or wanting to move there are just blocks away from some of the best Chicago events in history. Thanks for the article New West.
Wow, I was completely unaware that there was such a thing as the Chicago Music Awards. Very interesting! Thanks for sharing!