# Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame

The Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and was inaugurated in January 2021. The goal of the monument is to honor African Americans, and Black people internationally, for their achievements in entertainment. The Walk of Fame is located in the historic Downtown Atlanta area, on the sidewalks of Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive and Northside Drive.
Quincy Jones, Otis Redding, and James Brown were among the first to be honored, as "Foundational Inductees", and were inducted in June 2021. There are seven categories for induction; there are separate male and female categories in both hip-hop and mainstream (the Walk of Fame uses the term "mainstream" to differentiate R&B from hip-hop). While there’s one combined male/female category for legacy artists, gospel and music & entertainment moguls. Thirty-five performers were nominated for the inaugural ceremony. The ceremony was set for June 17, 2021. Other inaugural inductees include Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Beyoncé, Usher, Missy Elliott and Outkast.

## Honorees

| Name | Nationality | Specialty | Date |
| Quincy Jones | United States | Foundational | June 17, 2021 |
| James Brown | United States | Foundational | June 17, 2021 |
| Otis Redding | United States | Foundational | June 17, 2021 |
| Stevie Wonder | United States | Foundational | June 17, 2021 |
| Michael Jackson | United States | Legacy | June 17, 2021 |
| Sean Combs | United States | Mainstream mogul | June 17, 2021 |
| Beyoncé | United States | Mainstream female | June 17, 2021 |
| Usher | United States | Mainstream male | June 17, 2021 |
| Missy Elliott | United States | Hip-hop female | June 17, 2021 |
| Outkast | United States | Hip-hop males | June 17, 2021 |
| Shirley Caesar | United States | Gospel female | June 17, 2021 |
| Kirk Franklin | United States | Gospel male | June 17, 2021 |
| Fela Kuti | Nigeria | International | February 17, 2022 |
| Smokey Robinson | United States | Foundational | February 17, 2022 |
| Berry Gordy | United States | Foundational | February 17, 2022 |
| Cicely Tyson | United States | Foundational | February 17, 2022 |
| Ray Charles | United States | Foundational | February 17, 2022 |
| Lionel Richie | United States | Legacy | February 17, 2022 |
| Tyler Perry | United States | Mainstream mogul | February 17, 2022 |
| Mary J. Blige | United States | Mainstream female | February 17, 2022 |
| Prince | United States | Mainstream male (later upgraded to Legacy) | February 17, 2022 |
| Lauryn Hill | United States | Hip-hop female | February 17, 2022 |
| Snoop Dogg | United States | Hip-hop male | February 17, 2022 |
| Yolanda Adams | United States | Gospel female | February 17, 2022 |
| Donald Lawrence | United States | Gospel male | February 17, 2022 |
| New Edition | United States | Mainstream Male Group | February 17, 2022 |
| TLC | United States | Mainstream Female Group | February 17, 2022 |
| BeBe & CeCe Winans | United States | Gospel Group | February 17, 2022 |
| Bob Marley | Jamaica | International | June 18, 2022 |
| Cathy Hughes | United States | Foundational | June 18, 2022 |
| Duke Ellington | United States | Foundational | June 18, 2022 |
| Gamble and Huff | United States | Foundational | June 18, 2022 |
| Run-DMC | United States | Foundational | June 18, 2022 |
| T. D. Jakes | United States | Foundational | June 18, 2022 |
| Robert Smith | United States | Foundational | June 18, 2022 |
| Patti LaBelle | United States | Legacy | June 18, 2022 |
| Steve Harvey | United States | Mainstream mogul | June 18, 2022 |
| Angela Bassett | United States | Mainstream female | June 18, 2022 |
| Charlie Wilson | United States | Mainstream male | June 18, 2022 |
| Nas | United States | Hip-hop male | June 18, 2022 |
| Tamela Mann | United States | Gospel female | June 18, 2022 |
| Donnie McClurkin | United States | Gospel male | June 18, 2022 |
| The Clark Sisters | United States | Gospel Group | June 18, 2022 |
| Bobby Jones | United States | Foundational | February 28, 2023 |
| Andrew Young | United States | Foundational | February 28, 2023 |
| Danny Glover | United States | Foundational | February 28, 2023 |
| Dallas Austin | United States | Foundational | October 27, 2023 |
| Jermaine Dupri | United States | Foundational | October 27, 2023 |
| Mahalia Jackson | United States | Foundational | October 27, 2023 |
| Marvin Sapp | United States | Foundational | October 27, 2023 |
| Magic Johnson | United States | Mainstream mogul | October 27, 2023 |
| Queen Latifah | United States | Hip-hop female | October 27, 2023 |
| Busta Rhymes | United States | Hip-hop male | October 27, 2023 |
| Lil Wayne | United States | Hip-hop male | October 27, 2023 |