Thirty Philadelphia-area artists are being awarded grants totaling $125,000 by Black Music City to create works that honor the city’s Black music heritage.its first year in 2021, when $48,000 was distributed to 23 winners,This year’s honorees, who will receive grants between $2000 and $5000 each, include musicians, filmmakers and artists working in various media.
Along with Nicole, applicants were judged by musician and radio host Greg Bryant, singer Laurin Talese, singer and local Recording Academy president Donn Thompson-Morelli, journalist John Morrison, and attorney and academic Timothy Welbeck. Black Music City grant winners will present their work, and several will perform, at the World Cafe Live during Black Music Month on June 11.
“It became clear that artists weren’t really paying themselves,” LaMay said. “We were paying their material costs, really. So by raising the grant amount to up to $5000, we were able to attract a robust number of artists, who could then afford to pay themselves.”“Last year, it was in competition with Juneteenth and Father’s Day,” REC Philly’s Ramel Coleman said. “But it still drew over 500 people. So this year. we’re moving it to June 11 and hopefully will draw an even bigger crowd.
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