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LIL WAYNE TO BE NAMED A BMI ICON AT THE 2023 BMI R&B/HIP-HOP AWARDS

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Tuesday, June 27, 2023
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NEW YORK, June 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc.) will present the 5x GRAMMY® award-winning superstar rapper, executive and philanthropist Lil Wayne with the BMI Icon Award at the 2023 R&B/Hip-Hop Awards on September 6. BMI's highest honor will recognize Wayne's illustrious career spanning over 20 years and his incomparable influence on the genre and beyond. The evening will also celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Hip-Hop, paying tribute to its legacy and continued influence on music creators and fans across multiple generations. Hosted by BMI President & CEO Mike O'Neill and BMI Vice President, Creative, Atlanta, Catherine Brewton, the private event will be held at LIV Nightclub in Miami Beach.

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  • "As a legend and superstar of Hip-Hop, Lil Wayne is synonymous with the genre.
  • Throughout his years with BMI, Wayne has received 52 BMI Awards as well as being named R&B/Hip Hop Songwriter of the Year in 2008, 2009, 2011 and 2013.
  • He also received College Song of the Year at the BMI London Awards in 2009 for his track "Down."
  • As the 2023 honoree, Lil Wayne joins an elite group of music creators who have received BMI's highest honor.

Sincere Corporation Launches Foundation, Awards $75K in Inaugural Grants to Massachusetts Organizations

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Tuesday, June 13, 2023
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Sincere Corporation ( www.sincere.com ), the technology Company behind Punchbowl®, Timehop®, and Memento®, today announced the launch of Sincere Foundation.

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  • Sincere Corporation ( www.sincere.com ), the technology Company behind Punchbowl®, Timehop®, and Memento®, today announced the launch of Sincere Foundation.
  • The Foundation will fund organizations and programs that address basic needs in the communities where the Company was founded.
  • For its inaugural grants, the Foundation has awarded $25,000 each to Haley House, One Family, and Hoops & Homework.
  • “We are thrilled to support these organizations with our initial grants,” said Rebecca Reiner, Executive Director, Sincere Foundation.

Music Icon Lil Wayne Kicks Off Tha Carter IV visual Album With Four Dystopian Visualizers

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Friday, November 12, 2021
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To commemorate the launch, Wayne also dropped the unreleased Tha Carter III era track "Ya Dig" on streaming services via Young Money Records/Republic Records/UMe.

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  • To commemorate the launch, Wayne also dropped the unreleased Tha Carter III era track "Ya Dig" on streaming services via Young Money Records/Republic Records/UMe.
  • The launch also follows the release of Lil Wayne and Rich The Kid's blockbuster collaborative mixtape, Trust Fund Babies (listen HERE ).
  • Earlier this year, Wayne released Tha Carter IV (Complete Edition) on streaming platforms in celebration of the critically acclaimed album's 10th anniversary.
  • Wayne also launched the specialty Tha Carter IV Topps trading cards - making him the first rapper to have his own trading card collection.

MUSIC ICON LIL WAYNE RELEASES 'Tha Carter IV (Complete Edition)' ON DIGITAL STREAMING PLATFORMS TO CELEBRATE ALBUM'S 10TH ANNIVERSARY

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Friday, August 27, 2021
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  • Birdman
    Lil Wayne rewrote the entire game in his image.
  • The five-time GRAMMY Award-winning multiplatinum rap icon, Young Money Entertainment founder, acclaimed author, skater, philanthropist, and history-making superstar left an indelible tattoo on the culture.
  • Not to mention, he garnered 11 BET Awards, four Billboard Music Awards, two MTV VMAs, and eight NAACP Image Awards.
  • Not only did it clinch #1 on the Billboard Top 200, but it also achieved "the second-largest streaming week for an album in history."