The Chicago Music Awards (CMA) 41ST Anniversary Special Honorees Are:
SPECIAL JEAN BAPTISTE POINTE DUSABLE HUMANITARIAN/INDUSTRY SERVICE AWARD:
* Hon. Toni Preckwinkle - Cook County board President
* Ms. Merry Green - Black Women Expo
SPECIAL LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD - OVER 40 YEARS TO THE MUSIC INDUSTRY:
* Mr. Pierre Cooper/Ezell Cooper – (from father to son, Coops Records/WVON 1690 AM/VonTV)
* Tracee “Sexy” Adams - (45 years of the blues)
* Ramonski LUV - (41 YEARS)
HON. MARCUS MOSIAH GARVEY HISTORY AND EDUCATION LIFETIME AWARD:
* Rev. Dr. Jeanette Wilson – Rainbow Push
* Chief Dr. Quinton Tamba Taylor de’Alexander
MARTIN’S INTERNATIONAL SPECIAL AWARD OF HONOR:
* Jessie Nolen - (over 40 of contributions to the entertainment and film industry)
* Vernon Lloyd - (45 years of contribution to the music industry)