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Tank & LeToya Luckett Host 5th Annual Urban Honors, LL Cool J, Bobby Brown, Congresswoman Maxine Waters & More To Be Honored

LL Cool J and a host of the culture’s biggest icons set to be honored at the 5th Annual Urban One Honors in ATL.

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Urban One is taping the 5th annual URBAN ONE HONORS in Atlanta, GA. The two-hour telecast will premiere on Monday, January 16, 2023, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, on TV One and Cleo TV, a division of Urban One and will be hosted by R&B singer and actor, Tank. The televised event heralds the accomplishments of individuals who have made extraordinary contributions in entertainment, media, music, education, and the community.

Under the theme, celebrating “Icons of the Culture,” this year’s honoree class recognizes an esteemed group of individuals that have left an indelible mark in the categories of Entertainment IconLifetime AchievementInspirational ImpactMusic Innovation, and the first-ever Phoenix Honor. Honorees are the Entertainment Icon Honor, 2x GRAMMY and NAACP Image Award winner, LL Cool J, the first ever Phoenix Honor to award-winning entertainer, philanthropist, and entrepreneur Bobby Brown, Inspirational Impact Honor, NAACP Image Award winner David Mann and his wife, GRAMMY Award winner, Tamela Mann (TV One’s “The Manns”), Lifetime Achievement Honor recipient is Congresswoman Maxine Waters, Music Innovation Honor, and 13x GRAMMY Award-winning Artist/Producer/Songwriter Pharrell Williams.

The 5th Urban One Honors will include a performance by Keke Wyatt; and a celebration of the 50th anniversary of Hip Hop with DJ SpinderellaMonie Love and Doug E. Fresh. This year’s annual celebration will also include special appearances by: T.I., Pusha T,  Marvin Sapp,  Rev. Run, and Lamman Rucker.

GRAMMY Award winning singer and actress LeToya Luckett will host a special backstage pass segment, featuring exclusive interviews with the show’s honorees, performers, and presenters.

URBAN ONE HONORS is Executive Produced by Eric Tomosunas and James Seppelfrick of Swirl Films. Daniel Moore serves as the Musical Director. Marilyn Gill serves as Executive Producer. Kashon Powell is the Vice President of Programming for Radio One and Susan Henry is the Executive Producer in Charge of Production for TV One.

For more information on the Urban One Honors visit TVOne.tv.

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