IT’S THE BIGGEST NIGHT IN LGBT ENTERTAINMENT AS THE LGBT ACADEMY OF RECORDING ARTS (LARA) CELEBRATE 20 YEARS OF MUSIC HISTORY

Music History
by skeggy

New York,New York – The LGBT Academy of Recording Arts (LARA) Chairwoman Diedra Meredith announces today that the biggest night in LGBT entertainment will take place on December 1, 2010 on World AIDS Day. The annual OUTmusic Awards will celebrate 20 years of music history in the heart of Times Square at Town Hall NYC (123 West 43rd Street). The OUTmusic Awards celebrates honors and documents the contributions of openly LGBT recording artists and performers in the music industry.

The OUTmusic Awards ceremony is the biggest night in LGBT entertainment and only organization of its kind in the world. The highest and most prestigious honor in the LGBT music industry, the 2010 OMAs will be hosted by comedians Julie Goldman and Jonny McGovern with co-host comedian Tammy Peay with special appearance by the legendary Dr. Carol Channing. A complete list of performers and nominees will be announced in November at the foundation’s national press conference, November 1, 2010.

This year, the OMA will honor several exceptional individuals for their excellence in the art of recording, performing and championing for equality. This year’s honorees include Melissa Etheridge – Lifetime Achievement Award, Sheryl Lee Ralph – Pillar Award, Wayne Besen – Visionary Award, Chely Wright – Vanguard Award, international disco icon SYLVESTER – OUTmusic Icon Award, Cyndi Lauper – Person of the Year Award, Randy Jones of the Village People Cowboy – Heritage Award and 2005 Kennedy Center ‘Women In Music’ Honoree Paula ‘Sticks’ Hampton – The OUTMusic Living Legend Award.

Get Ready to Celebrate a Musical Christmas

As festive days are nearing you have got all the reasons to indulge in shopping. Like many others, chances are high that your things-to-buy list is quite big and fat. You would definitely want to decorate your home and, at the same time, you would be buying gifts for near and dear ones.

But how can you celebrate Christmas without aguinaldos, carols and popular Christmas songs? Music is the perfect ingredient to get into holiday mood. Just look around – shopping malls, hotels, clubs, community stores, television channels, radio stations and even your neighbors have started playing Christmas songs.

Without music your holidays remain incomplete – something like foods without salt! Lyrics, tune and rhythm create the right ambience for celebration. A lot of music albums and music videos have released and some are going to hit the stores soon. The whole wide world is going musical to catch the holiday spirit!

Go musical – Go with the rhythm

You have two options: you may choose to be traditional and buy popular music albums of 70′s, 80′s or any other period that evokes your emotions. Or, you may try the latest releases of your favorite music artists.

There is a third option too: take both traditional and trendy numbers and build up a great collection of music albums this winter. Some of the music albums are for your own; you would play them to fill your home with music before during and after Christmas. And some of the albums could be presented to others. You were to buy Christmas gifts for near and dear ones – why don’t you present them with hot music albums of the time?