The Man Behind the Music
The 2019 All-Star Game took Charlotte by storm!!
The BBE All-Star band was present and accounted for performing for two of the hottest rappers in the game!!
Philly’s own Meek Mill performed during the All-Star team intro and J-Cole performed during the half time show. With Adam Blackstone as Musical Director, these performances definitely had fans on their feet!!
Check out a few clips of the performances below!!
The Grammy Awards returned back home to Los Angeles this year for its 61st annual celebration!
The show, hosted by Alicia Keys, featured a lot of surprises including an appearance from former First Lady, Michelle Obama!
Adam Blackstone was Musical Director for the performances of Camila Cabello, Cardi B, and the show’s host, Alicia Keys. S/O to the BBE All-Star Band who brought Adam’s vision to life and executed it with such precision and perfection!
Camila Cabelo: Team “HAVANA”
Darek Cobbs
Edwin Carranza
Danny Cheung
Dontae Winslow
Chris Johnson
Cardi B: Team “MONEY”
Terrence Vaughn
Boots Greene
Tanisha Scott
Alicia Keys: Team “A. KEYS”
Omar Edwards
DJ Young Guru
Demetrius Henry
Adam Blackstone
Check out a few clips of the performances below!!
The 2018 Miss Universe Pageant kicked off with an opening performance by Grammy Award-Winning Singer/Songwriter, NEYO!
This special musical performance was directed by none other than Adam Blackstone and executed by a full #BBE Band!!
Check out a video of the performance below!!!
The 2018 Soul Train Awards did NOT disappoint! With hosts and long-time friends Tisha Campbell and Tichina Arnold, the former “Martin” cast mates took the audience on a trip down memory lane!
The night’s performances included Faith Evans, BBD, Jon B., Carl Thomas, and up and coming Gospel artist Koryn Hawthorne to name a few. Adam Blackstone was once again musical director and the BBE All-Star band supported all the artists for the show!
Check out a few clips of the performances below!
CONGRATULATIONS to Adam Blackstone on his first Dove Award win as a Producer on the album “A Long Way from Sunday” which won Contemporary Gospel/Urban Album of the Year!!!
Former Fifth Harmony member and winner of the AMA for “New Artist of the Year”, Camila Cabello, gave a captivating performance of her latest single “Consequences” off her debut solo album. Standing in a princess-inspired ball gown behind a solo mic, the curtains opened to reveal a full orchestra supporting her.
Adam Blackstone, CEO of BASSic Black Entertainment, was Musical Director for this performance that had everyone in the audience on their feet!!
Check out a few clips of the performance below!
Stand Up to Cancer celebrates it’s 10th Anniversary telecast this year! BASSic Black Entertainment CEO, Adam Blackstone, is back for another year as Musical Director!
BBE Artists 4th Ave was also privileged to take part in the event performing with Charlie Wilson!
Check out a video of the performance below!!
The 2018 MTV Video Music Awards found its way back to the Big Apple in NYC!!!
Cardi B took the lead with nominations racking in 12 total and also opened the show! Jennifer Lopez put on an AMAZING performance and also accepted the coveted Michael Jackson Video Vanguard award!!
This year, MTV presented it’s first ever PUSH Stage to highlight some of the artists nominated for PUSH Artist of the year!! Adam Blackstone, CEO of BASSic Black Entertainment, was Musical Director w/ the #BBE All-Star band!!!
Check out Adam and the band performing with PUSH Artist of the year winner
Hayley Kiyoko!!
Season 2 of “The Four” on Fox ended with a bang!! A lot of great competitors competed for a seat in one of “The Four” chairs, but only ONE came out on top!
Sharaya J, Leah Jenea, James Graham, and Whitney Reign were the top FOUR finalists to beat out all the rest of the competition over 8 episodes!!! In the end, it was James Graham that came out on top as the winner of Season 2!!
For the 2nd season in a row, Adam Blackstone, CEO of BASSic Black Entertainment, and the #BBE All-Star band made all the contestants performance come alive!! Adam was also Executive Music Producer for the show!!
Check out some pics and videos of the performances below!!
CONGRATULATIONS to BASSic BLACK ENTERTAINMENT CEO ADAM BLACKSTONE ON HIS 1ST EMMY NOMINATION!!!
LOS ANGELES, July 18, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Adam Blackstone, known as the musical director to Justin Timberlake, Alicia Keys, Rihanna, Janet Jackson, Maroon 5, Eminem, Drake and dozens of others A-list artists, has been nominated for his first Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Direction for Super Bowl LII Halftime Show Starring Justin Timberlake. Blackstone’s musical direction of twelve songs, tightly woven into the Super Bowl’s halftime, was viewed by 66,000 plus fans packed into the U.S. Bank Stadium and 110 million watching on television and online. “Being nominated for an Emmy is an amazing and humbling experience. As an artist you strive for excellence everyday, and it’s gratifying and exciting when your peers recognize it,” said Blackstone.
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