CHICAGO, IL /UCWE/ - Celebrating 25 years of total commitment to Chicago area artists like no other organization, Ephraim Martin executive producer of the 25th Annual Chicago Music Awards announces headliners The Emotions and Chi-lites at this year’s historic event. They will top a host of other performers including Willie Rogers of the Soul Stirrers, the Sudakial Family, Adero Neely, Redstorm and Carl Brown amongst others on December 10, 2005 at the Museum of Science and Industry. This year’s Awards will be dedicated to over 80 years of Gospel Music.
The 25th Annual Chicago Music Awards will also present Special Awards of Honor to those who have made exceptional contributions to the music industry. They are V-103’s Ramonski Luv, Listen Here Radio’s Neil Tesser, The Illinois Entertainer, Mama Curtis, the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians and the Creative Arts Foundation. “For 25 years, the Chicago Music Awardss have recognized homegrown talent,” Mr. Martin commented. “The main objective of the Awards celebration is to give recognition to Chicago musical artists.”
This year’s gala event will be held on Saturday December 10, 2005 at the Museum of Science & Industry, 57th Street & South Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL. VIP pre-show reception is 7:00PM and the Awards ceremony begins 8:00PM. Tickets are $49 general admission; $75 [$125 per couple] for VIP tickets (includes reception with special guests); Groups of 25 or more and adults 25 and under pay $25 in recognition of the 25th year anniversary. Tickets are available at [
www.ticketmaster.com] and at all Ticketmaster outlets. Call (312) 559-1212. For general information, call Martin's Inter-Culture: (312) 427-0266 or visit
www.chicagomusicawards.com.
The public and music fans can vote online by visiting [
www.chicagomusicawards.com] until the November 20, 2005 deadline. Nominees include Billy Corgan [Best Rock Entertainer/Best Rock Album], Syleena Johnson [R&B Entertainer of the Year], Chicago Sinfonietta [Best Classical Entertainer], Von Freeman [Best Jazz Album], EarCandy [Best Spoken Word], Damon Williams [Comedian of the Year], Dr. Charles G. Hayes & Warriors [Best Gospel Entertainer], Mason Rivers Band [Best Country/Western Entertainer] are among the forty nominations.
Since it’s inception in 1980, The Chicago Music Awards (CMA) (produced by Martins Inter-Culture, Ltd., headed by Ephraim Martin, an entrepreneur and former photojournalist) celebrates and recognizes the quality and diversity of music and artistry. Each year the Awards pay tribute to the best and brightest among Chicago area entertainers. The Chicago Music Awards is sponsored in part, by NBC-5 Chicago, Straight Talk-SPTV 25, Chicago Defender, African Spectrum, Kingston Mines, Remax Realtor Leroy Viamille, Herbert Witter Insurance Broker, 115th Street Mini-Mall, ICEE Records, Manatee Records, Insurance Center, and CMS Trophies.
