Blur and Gorillaz frontman Damon Albarn has been awarded with an honorary degree from the University of Exeter. Albarn was recognized by the university for his “creativity, innovation, and commitment to environmental causes,” as well […]
SCARY Spice Mel B picks up an honorary doctorate — wearing a custom-made leopard print graduation gown. The 49-year-old singer said accepting the award was “as massive an achievement as performing at Wembley Stadium with […]
More fallout for Diddy in the wake of the release of the Cassie beating video … he no longer has a major accolade from a famous HBCU that he was once a student at. Howard […]
Congratulations are in order for Quinta Brunson as she attains another milestone in her illustrious career. Source: Amy Sussman / Getty The Emmy-winning actress will be awarded an honorary degree from Temple University and will […]
Angela Bassett is being recognized for her decades of hard work in the entertainment industry. Source: Jay L. Clendenin / Getty On Tuesday, Jan. 8, Bassett was honored at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts […]
Somebody get Ariana DeBose, because Angela Bassett finally did the thing: She won an Oscar. The “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” and “What’s Love Got to Do With It” star received her first career Academy Award […]
After a storied career spanning four decades in which she has played Tina Turner, Coretta Scott King, Rosa Parks and Black Panther’s Queen Ramonda, Angela Bassett received her first Academy Award on Tuesday – an […]
Blackpink were named honorary Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) at Buckingham Palace earlier today. King Charles III bestowed the honor on the K-pop group due to the members’ commitment to raising […]
Leigh-Anne Pinnock was awarded an honorary doctorate from Buckinghamshire New University on Wednesday. The Little Mix singer received the honour in recognition of her successful musical career and her work on racial equality and anti-racism, […]
Tom Morello was honored in his family’s ancestral hometown of Pratiglione, Italy, where he was presented with honorary Italian citizenship and a key to the city. The ceremony took place on Sunday (July 23), with […]
Photo Credit: Marc Millman Tomorrow, May 4, rock legend and Sunshine State native Tom Petty will be recognized by the University of Florida with an honorary Doctor of Music degree. The late musician’s brother, Bruce […]
The school is based in Gainesville, where Petty was born and raised. His family also donated $100,000 to establish the Tom Petty Endowment for Guitars and Innovation. Share This Article
Tom Petty has been posthumously recognized by the University of Florida with an honorary Doctor of Music degree, and to celebrate, the estate of the late Heartbreakers frontman announced an endowment to the school’s music […]
As the next host of Taylor Swift’s “The Eras Tour” (grab tickets here), Tampa is rolling out the red carpet by offering her a key to the city and inviting her to take over as […]
Cor Baby that’s a PhD! That’ll be Dr Otway if you please as so called ‘Rock’s greatest failure’ is granted a doctorate! Just months after performing his 5,000th gig to an adoring Shepherd’s Bush Empire […]
Joni Mitchell has accepted an honorary doctorate degree from the Berklee College of Music. During a private gathering in Santa Monica hosted by Linda and Russell Brown of MaddocksBrown Foundation, the Free Man in Paris […]
That’s Dr. Mitchell, to you. Joni Mitchell has received an honorary doctorate degree from Berklee College of Music. Berklee’s Office of the President and Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice presented Mitchell with the much-deserved […]
Joni Mitchell has received an honorary doctorate degree from Berklee College of Music. Berklee’s Office of the President and Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice presented Mitchell with the honor yesterday (August 23), at a […]
The pop star’s parents are from Kosovo and Dua Lipa lived there briefly as a teen before moving back to the U.K. She told her 85 million Instagram followers all about being honored by the […]
Dua Lipa has been named as an honorary ambassador for the Republic of Kosovo. The Levitating singer was born in London to Kosovo Albanian parents who were originally from Pristina. Dua often discusses her roots […]