![]() Williams tried to give advice to up-and-coming songwriters, warning them that the music industry was an often dangerous place. “If you build a really strong foundation, you won’t fall.” Songs, like life, are put together piece by piece,” he said. Questlove introduced Carey and regretted that all too often her songwriting chops were often overlooked. ![]() 1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, she is only behind the Beatles, and Questlove remined the crowd that she did it as a Black woman. “Success at this level, especially for Black artists, is a real obstacle course,” he said.Ĭarey said a dysfunctional background prompted a dark vision of the world as a 6-year-old, so music and melodies and lyrics were her escape. Non-performing solo nominees this year were William “Mickey” Stevenson, a producer during Motown’s golden era, who was serenaded by Robinson, calling Stevenson “my brother brother,” and Rick Nowels, who co-wrote over 60 Top 20 singles worldwide, including Belinda Carlisle’s global hit “Heaven is a Place on Earth.” She left the crowd revved up for a performance but other artists came onstage to sing a medley of her songs, including “Fantasy,” “Hero,” “Make It Happen” and “We Belong Together.” She said she always has to remind people she’s a songwriter first, but the diva label seems to stick more. ![]() Master songwriter Paul Williams received the Johnny Mercer Award, and Universal executive Jody Gerson received the Abe Olman Publisher Award.“It was our incredible honor to have the Urban Girl Magazine Black Business Crawl stop by The Sistah Shop. Our store features 90+ Black Women-Owned Businesses from around the country daily, plus local pop-up vendors every weekend. So, when you shop with us, you are supporting so many #sistahsinbusiness.
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