PHOTOS BY MAATOLOGY
BELOW ARE SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTED MOMENTS DURING THE AWARD SHOW INCLUDING THE PERFORMERS, PRESENTERS AND WINNERS
EL- TRAIN
TWO OF THE EVENT BOARD TERANCE "IGOTIT" HARDY AND TONYA REED-SIMON WELCOMING THE CROWD TO THE AWARD SHOW.
HE PRESENTED THE MAN OF THE YEAR AWARD TO.....................
MAI LEE IS ALSO A THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR WINNER!
BELOW ARE PICS FROM THE FILMED HUEY TRIBUTE WITH RAPPERS SPITTING LYRICS OVER HUEY'S TRACK, " POP, LOCK AND DROP IT."
EDITOR'S NOTE. THE THIRD ANNUAL ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT AWARDS, WHOSE THIS YEAR'S THEME WAS 'THE ART OF IT ALL, CELEBRATED THE WHO'S WHO IN THE ST LOUIS ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT WORLD IN ST LOUIS. THE VIBE OF THE SHOW GAVE A MIX BETWEEN THE BET AWARDS (THEIR WAS A PRE SHOW COMPONENT AS WELL)AND THE SOURCE AWARDS BACK IN ITS HEY DAY. THE AWARD SHOW OVERALL WAS WELL STRUCTURED AND IS DEFINITELY A MUCH NEEDED EVENT TO REPRESENT ST LOUIS ARTISTS OF CREATIVITY AND BUSINESSES WHO CATER TO SUCH ARTISTS.
THE EVENT WAS HOSTED BY RADIO PERSONALITY,
KIKI THE 1ST LADY
CO-HOSTING WITH KIKI WAS TIM "NOOK" PRUITT
BELOW ARE PICS FROM A FILMED POETRY CYPHER WITH THREE POETS FROM THE ST LOUIS AREA (THEIR IG NAMES ARE LISTED ON THE PHOTOS)
AND HER OUTFIT WAS A YES!
MICHAEL B. WHITT PERFORMED
KAY LAYY PERFORMED
LADY RE THE FUNNY LADY PERFORMED
LADY RE WON AN AWARD FOR FEMALE COMEDIAN OF THE YEAR, HER THIRD CONSECUTIVE WIN!
KIKI WON ACTRESS OF THE YEAR
A-RON JOHNSON WON MALE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR
MOCHA LATTE WON FEMALE HOST OF THE YEAR
COMEDIAN WILLE C WON MALE COMEDIAN OF THE YEAR
ARTIST OF THE YEAR WENT TO ASIAA MARIE
AWARD NOMINEE RHODA G PERFORMED
ASIAA MARIEE PERFORMED
5IVE PERFORMED
MOCHA LATTE AND WK WINSTON PRESENTED THE WOMAN OF THE YEAR AWARD TO....................
SKIDDALZ AKA ANGEL GRAHAM PERFORMED
CREATIVE ARTIST JEFFREY BO DEAN ON STAGE
HE PRESENTED THE MAN OF THE YEAR AWARD TO.....................
TEF POE ALSO PERFORMED.
RAHLI PERFORMED
BACKSTAGE PHOTO OF THE AWARDS BOARD: BILLY FROST RATLIFF, REED-SIMON AND HARDY
BACKSTAGE PHOTO OF SKIDALLZ AND HARDY
BACKSTAGE PHOTO OF ONE OF THE PERFORMING ARTISTS TAKING A SELFIE.
KEYBOARDIST MIISTRO FREEYO PERFORMED WHO ALSO PICKED UP AN AWARD EARLIER IN THE SHOW FOR PRODUCER OF THE YEAR!
AWARD NOMINEE WOESKI WOE ENJOYING THE PERFORMERS ON STAGE!
TRULY GIFT'D PERFORMED
GEO DAVIS SPOKE DURING HIS AWARD PRESENTATION AS PRESENTER SASSHA FOXX LOOKED ON
MAI LEE IS ALSO A THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR WINNER!
WOE GAVE THE MOST SPIRITED SPEECH WHILE ACCEPTING HIS AWARD HE TOLD THE AUDIENCE THAT HE SUPPORTED EVERYONE WHO PERFORMED TONITE AND EXPECTED EVERYONE TO SUPPORT ST LOUIS!
HARDY GIVING WOE HIS AWARD.
BELOW ARE PICS FROM THE FILMED HUEY TRIBUTE WITH RAPPERS SPITTING LYRICS OVER HUEY'S TRACK, " POP, LOCK AND DROP IT."
A TRIBUTE MURAL TO THE LATE STL RAPPER, HUEY.
HUEY'S FAMILY WAS GIVE A MOMENT TO STAND IN HONOR OF HUEY.
EDITOR'S NOTE. THE THIRD ANNUAL ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT AWARDS, WHOSE THIS YEAR'S THEME WAS 'THE ART OF IT ALL, CELEBRATED THE WHO'S WHO IN THE ST LOUIS ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT WORLD IN ST LOUIS. THE VIBE OF THE SHOW GAVE A MIX BETWEEN THE BET AWARDS (THEIR WAS A PRE SHOW COMPONENT AS WELL)AND THE SOURCE AWARDS BACK IN ITS HEY DAY. THE AWARD SHOW OVERALL WAS WELL STRUCTURED AND IS DEFINITELY A MUCH NEEDED EVENT TO REPRESENT ST LOUIS ARTISTS OF CREATIVITY AND BUSINESSES WHO CATER TO SUCH ARTISTS.
THERE WERE OVER 50 NOMINATED CATEGORIES FOR PEOPE TO VOTE FOR THEIR FAVES SINCE JANUARY OF THIS YEAR.
SOME OF THE OTHER CATEGORIES/WINNERS WERE:
ROCK SONG OF THE YEAR: "RESPONSIBLE" RETRO CHAMPION
BAND OF THE YEAR: DIRTY MUGGS
BEST CLUB/BAR: THE MARQUEE
CONCERT PERFORMANCE VENUE: CITY WINERY
NOVELTY CREATOR: BROCK SEALS
THEATRE STAGE ACTRESS: ADRIENNE SPANN
ACTOR: JEREMY AND JUSTIN FARRAR
CHURCH CHOIR: PRINCE OF PEACE
BLUES ARTIST: MARQUISE KNOX
RADIO STATION: 100.3 THE BEAT
PODCAST: CONNECT THE DOTS
FEMALE RADIO PERSONALITY: QUEEN ESTHER
MALE RADIO PERSONALITY: DJ CUDDY
MALE PROMOTER: ALONZO TOWNSHEND
FEMALE DJ: SHAY MONEY
FEMALE PROMOTER MORGAN CASEY
FEMALE HOST: MOCHA LATTE
IN ADDITION, THE PRODUCER OF THE EVENT, TERENCE HARDY, IS ALSO HAVING A DONATIONS/FUND DRIVE FOR HIS FAMILY WHO WAS THE UNFORTUNATE VICTIMS OF THE HOME EXPLOSION FROM A GAS LEAK OF THEIR HOMES IN NORTH COUNTY RECENTLY. FOR MORE INFO TO DONATE EMAIL TO STL.ARTS.ENT.AWARDS@GMAIL.COM