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Five-time Grammy winner Mariah Carey receives the Recording Academy Global Impact Award at the third annual Recording Academy Honors presented by The Black Music Collective in Los Angeles, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Mariah Carey and Lenny Kravitz honored at pre-Grammy Black Music Collective event

In a pre-Grammy event, singer Mariah Carey used the Recording Academy stage to speak about fighting against conforming to certain music industry standards in an effort to create her music that would eventually appeal to the masses

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr.
Published - Feb 02, 2024, 09:33 AM ET
Last Updated - Feb 02, 2024, 09:33 AM EST

LOS ANGELES (AP) — In a pre-Grammy event, Mariah Carey used the Recording Academy stage to speak about fighting against conforming to certain music industry standards in an effort to create her music that would eventually appeal to the masses.

“I was not encouraged to focus on my love for Black music,” Carey remarked Thursday night at the academy's Black Music Collective event in Los Angeles, where she and Lenny Kravitz were given the Global Impact Award.

The honorees received the award for their personal and professional achievements in the industry.

“It took countless arguments, endless tantrums and mostly unwavering determination,” the five-time Grammy winner continued as she noted the first day of Black History Month. “But eventually, I was able to unveil my authentic self and create music from my heart. In doing so, I discovered a new sense of freedom and fulfillment.”

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