DECEMBER 14-16, 2012
The Most Anticipated Weekend in LGBT Music
and Entertainment
Takes Over Las Vegas
LAS
VEGAS (December 4, 2012) – Fine-tune your sensory apparatus and get ready to party hard
during the most anticipated weekend in LGBT music and entertainment when the 8th
Annual OUTMUSIC Awards rocks Las Vegas live from Planet Hollywood Resort
& Casino. The LGBT Academy of Recording Arts, for the first
time ever, will present three days of the most astounding events and
performances to honor the contributions and achievements of LGBT artists.
Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased by visiting OUTMUSIC Awards or Ticketmaster. Prices range from $31.00
to $81.00; Three-day
event passes are also available.
Celebrating
the best
recordings artists, performers and industry contributions in music each year
with a message of inclusion, equality and freedom of expression, the OUTMUSIC
Awards has become one of the most anticipated events in LGBT music and
entertainment since its founding 22 years ago.
This
year’s OUTMUSIC Awards will pay homage to seven outstanding individuals who
have positively impacted the LGBT music industry and community. Honorees
include Bishop Yvette Flunder (Heritage Award), Ari Gold (Visionary
Award), Joey Arias (Lifetime Achievement Award), Diana
King (Vanguard Award), Storme Delarverie (Living Legend
Award), Labi Siffre (Spirit Award), and Jobriath (OUTMUSIC
Icon Award).
NOTE:
ALL MEDIA must be credentialed to cover any events during the three-day leading
up to the 8th Annual OUTMUSIC Awards. To apply for credentials,
please submit your request to the OUTMUSIC Awards Press Office no later than Tuesday,
Dec.11. Directions for requesting credentials can be found on at OUTMUSIC Awards. Information on
credential pickup will be given upon confirmation of credential status.
Schedule
of Events
Friday,
Dec. 14
The
weekend will begin with a VIP Welcome Reception at Krave Massive,
starting at 7 p.m.
The
Pre-OMA Awards Presentation
Awards
in the categories not presented during Sunday’s show will be presented,
starting at 8 p.m.
**Both
events are VIP Invite, OMA Event Pass holders and media only
Saturday,
Dec. 15
Set
to grace the stage in the Krave Massive VIP room for an intimate VIP
Concert are former contestants from The Voice and Universal Republic recording
artist Vicci Martinez and pop singer and Grammy®-nominated artist Frenchie
Davis. Also performing are world-renowned Jamaican Reggae-Fusion superstar Diana
King, former OMA Best R&B Recording artist winner and six-time OUTMUSIC
Awards nominee NHOJJ, singer Matt Zarley and local Las Vegas
Latino performer Giovanni Aguayo.
OMA
Concert After-Party (Open to the public)
Both
events will be held at KRAVE MASSIVE located at 450 Fremont Street, Las Vegas,
702-836-0830 .
702-836-0830 .
Sunday,
Dec. 16
The
8th Annual OUTMUSIC Awards (starting at 8 p.m.) will take
center stage live from PH Live at Planet Hollywood Resort &
Casino. The centerpiece performance of the night is a spectacular LGBT
tribute performance by Vicci Martinez, Bishop Yvette Flunder, B
Slade, Diana King, and Jason Walker with the Las
Vegas Mass Choir. Las Vegas luminary Lillian McMorris will serve as
host of the biggest night in LGBT music and entertainment. Red carpet opens
at 5 p.m. and will end at 8 p.m.
The
OUTMUSIC Awards After-Party Jam Session & Closing Party will take
place immediately following the OUTMUSIC Awards at Sin City Live Music &
Comedy Club located on the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino mezzanine level,
with a live music jam session hosted by Las Vegas star Skye D Miles, who
will be joined by some of the top entertainers starring in shows on the
world-famous Las Vegas Strip.
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