will.i.am is the recipient of Nile Rodgers Global Creator Award 2024
Canadian Music Week have announced that will.i.am will be the recipient of the CMW 2024 Nile Rodgers Global Creator Award.
The CMW Nile Rodgers Global Creators Award was established in 2014 to celebrate the most outstanding of creative geniuses of all ilk who have consistently made an indelible impact on a global scale throughout their careers.
As a creative artist, tech entrepreneur, and the Founder & CEO of FYI (a Web 3.0 AI messenger) will.i.am has been recognized by a CLIO Award, an Emmy Award, nine Grammy Awards, the James C. Morgan Global Humanitarian Award, A TIME 100 Impact Award, the World Economic Forum’s Crystal Award, and an Honorary Fellowship by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET). In February 2024 he joined an exclusive group of music artists who have performed at two Super Bowl Halftime Shows (2011-Dallas, 2024-Las Vegas).
The Founder and Chairman of Hipgnosis Song Management will host an in conversation with will.i.am and Nile Rodgers on 5 June to present and celebrate the award.
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