The ninth annual She Rocks Awards, presented by The Women’s International Music Network (the WiMN) at the NAMM Show, will honor over one dozen women who have influenced the music industry.
The 2021 She Rocks Awards recipients include:
- Nancy Wilson – co-founder of the multi-platinum, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted band Heart.
- The Go-Go’s – the first all-female band to top the Billboard charts that both wrote their own songs and played their own instruments.
- Cherie Currie – founding member of the pioneering all-female rock band The Runaways.
- Cindy Blackman Santana – respected jazz and rock drummer with Santana and Lenny Kravitz among many others.
- Amy Lee – co-founder and lead vocalist for the rock band Evanescence.
- Margaret Cho – Emmy and Grammy-nominated stand-up comedian, actress, fashion designer, author, and singer-songwriter.
- Starr Parodi – composer, pianist, conductor, arranger, music director and president of The Alliance For Women Film Composers.
- Ann Mincieli – GRAMMY-winning recording engineer, studio coordinator for Alicia Keys and co-founder of NYC-destination studio Jungle City.
- Sharon Hennessey – President of On-Stage, The Music People (a division of JAM) and the driving force behind the company’s two brands, On-Stage and TMP-Pro.
- Gwen Bethel Riley – Senior VP of Music for Peloton Interactive.
- Kim Warnick – Executive Director of Calling All Crows.
This year’s event will be hosted by previous award recipient Lzzy Hale, frontwoman for the rock band Halestorm, with Yahoo Entertainment’s Lyndsey Parker hosting the pre-show countdown. Opening performers will be Lexington, Kentucky rock and soul band Magnolia Boulevard, sponsored by PRS Guitars.
With the current pandemic situation, and NAMM moving to a virtual convention, the 2021 She Rocks Awards are reimagining the ceremony to fit the current times and will follow suit with a virtual ceremony. The awards ceremony itself will continue to pay tribute to women in the music industry, with the ninth annual She Rocks Awards taking place at 6:30 pm PT on Friday, January 22, 2021. This high-energy evening will include live virtual music performances, awards and speeches, celebrity appearances, a fabulous silent auction, and much more, all available online. This year’s virtual event is free and open to the public.
