2025 BMAC Impact Report

BILLBOARD HIP HOP AND R&B POWER PLAYERS EVENT IN NYC BMAC would like to congratulate all of the board and ELC members recognized on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Power Players list.

OCTOBER/NOVEMBER

LIVING LEGEND FOUNDATION Prophet joins the Living Legends Foundation Gala in Atlanta to support their mission to preserve the rich legacy of those who shape America’s broadcast and recording industries.

Icons Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis

BMAC X SAVE THE MUSIC REMIXING THE INDUSTRY NYC Building on powerful convenings in Inglewood, Atlanta and Nashville, BMAC partners with Save the Music on Remixing the Industry NYC - presenting music industry inspiration and advice for NYC school students from BMAC Special Guests.

Tariq Cherif, Matt Zingler, Gordan Dillard, Shawn Holiday, Prophet

Prophet & Hannah Karp, Billboard Editor in Chief

BMAC Panel: Twana Simmons, DEI Business Partner at AEG Presents, Prophet, Swaggy Sie, Multimedia Personality, Chanel Rae Pettaway, PR, Brand & Media Specialist, Dante Dispaquale, VP of Talent for AEG Presents, TT Torez, Multimedia Executive & Personality, DJ Drewsk

IN THE PRESS

Panelists, AnneMarie (AEG Presents), Paul Thompson, NY Dept of Ed, Ebony Howard-Sims, Elma Philanthropies, Prophet, Moderator, Paulina Vo, Highnote and The Digilogue

BMAC, Save the Music and contest winners from Promise Academy High Schol

BMAC GLOBAL EMPOWERMENT MISSION LIVE IN LONDON In October, during UK Black History Month, Prophet traveled to London to advance BMAC’s mission of equity and opportunity in the global music industry. He met with Charisse Beaumont (CEO, Black Lives in Music), leaders from the Black Music Coalition, Romola Ratnam (WME), and James Ponnusamy (Live Nation UK / Wireless Festival), and spoke at several impact gatherings, including

PROPHET JOINS FOR THE MLC PRESENTS The MLC’s Kayla Ott, Ellen Truley, and Jamie Dominguez; entertainment executive, entrepreneur, and drummer Tammy Hurt; and Prophet, Co-Founder, President & CEO of BMAC.

BMAC JOINS FOR GLOBAL CITIZEN FESTIVAL 2025 Hugh Evans, Global Citizen CEO, Shawn Holiday, BMAC Board Member, Katie Hill, Chief Music and Entertainment Officer, Prophet

The Collective UK, the UMG Global Impact Gathering at BAFTA, and a fireside chat for employees of Live Nation UK with Caitlin Miller (VP of Touring Operations). His visit strengthened BMAC’s international partnerships and reinforced its role as a global advocate for equity, collaboration, and investment in Black creative communities.

BMAC IN SOLIDARITY AND SUPPORT OF SONGWRITERS OF NORTH AMERICA JOINS FOR THE ANNUAL SONA WARRIOR AWARDS From BMAC, Prophet, Caron Veazey, Ann Gilbertson Haggart, with special BMAC guests and 2024 BMAC x Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis Music Makers Zxire and Mikaili Ektor

BMAC at the Collective UK Event - Kinfolk (WMG), Black Label (UMG), HUE (Sony) (London)

Prophet Fireside Chat at Live Nation UK, in conversation with Caitlin MIller, VP Touring Operations

Prophet, James Ponnusamy, Live Nation UK / Wireless Festival

Kristin Jones (UMG), Guest, Sharlotte Ritchie (UMG), Char Grant (Black Music Coalition), Prophet (BMAC), Arielle Vavasseur (UMG), Andrea Pattico (Chief People Officer UMG UK)

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