Doors open at 7 pm. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis until capacity is reached. The program will begin promptly at 7:30 pm. All attendees must present badge for entrance for security purposes. There will be no exceptions.Every year, Music Biz gathers to celebrate the artistic, executive and philanthropic achievements of those in our industry who continue to push the bar of excellence forward. Join us as we celebrate those artists whose music has impacted the lives of countless fans, those industry executives who have helped pave a path of sustained success for the industry as a whole, and those among us who strive to make our world a better place through their platform.
Receiving honors at the event will be
Bebe Rexha and
Kane Brown (Breakthrough Artist Awards); Sony Music Nashville Chairman and CEO
Randy Goodman (Presidential Award for Outstanding Executive Achievement); industry innovator, songwriter, and Co-Founder of The Orchard
Richard Gottehrer (Outstanding Achievement Award); Record Archive owners
Richard Storms and Alayna Alderman (Independent Spirit Award);
Darius Rucker (Harry Chapin Memorial Humanitarian Award); and
Peter Frampton (Chairman’s Award for Sustained Creative Achievement).
This year’s ceremony will see the induction of the late
Sir George Martin into the
Music Business Hall of Fame by his son
Giles Martin. The 2019 Hall of Fame class also includes major labels
Atlantic Records and
Capitol Records; independent label
Sub Pop; industry executives
Ahmet Ertegun,
Herb Abramson and
Miriam Abramson; music industry landmarks the
Apollo Theatre,
CBGB,
Hitsville U.S.A.,
Sun Studio, and the
Troubadour; and
Rolling Stone magazine.
