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Fonzi Thornton Accepts the Icon Award On Behalf of Luther Vandross | Billboard’s R&B No.1s 2024
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9/9/2024
Fonzi Thornton accepts the Icon Award on behalf of Luther Vandross accepts the Icon Award from Billboard’s Editorial Director Hannah Karp at Billboard’sR&B Hip-Hop Power Players 2024.
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For our first award, I want to salute an R&B icon, a late legend whose first six albums all
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reached number one on the top R&B hip-hop albums chart. He racked up eight number one albums over
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the course of his career, and he also co-produced Aretha Franklin's seven-week number one R&B album
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Jump to It, and he's the subject of a wonderful new documentary that will stream wide next year.
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Of course, Luther Vandross is no longer with us, but I am so happy that we have his best friend
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Fonzie Thornton, a singer and a board member of the Luther Vandross Estate to
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accept the Icon Award for Luther tonight. Welcome Fonzie.
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How's everybody this evening?
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It is such an honor for me to be here tonight and accept this prestigious award
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for Luther Vandross, who I've known since I was 14 years old. So I just want to congratulate
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Luther, his family, the Vandross Estate, all of his singers, his musicians,
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his record company. Thank y'all for honoring my friend, okay?
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