ATLANTA, Feb. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2018 Bounce Trumpet Awards, the prestigious annual event celebrating African-American achievements and contributions, world premieres exclusively on Bounce on Sunday, February 11 at 9:00 p.m. ET. @bouncetv #awards #bouncetrumpetawards #blackexcellence #xscape #bigdaddykane #annualevent #atlanta The Red Carpet Pre-Show, featuring arrival interviews with the honorees, performers, presenters and stars, will air immediately beforehand at 8:30 p.m. ET; #EdGordon, #DemetriaMcKinney and #JuhuanJones host. The 2018 Bounce Trumpet Awards is hosted by actors @LarenzTate ("Power") and #EricaAsh("Survivor's Remorse") and the spectacular show includes powerful performances, moving tributes and appearances by many entertainers, politicians, activists, thought leaders and more. Memorable moments from the show include: A rousing #musicaltribute to So So Def Recordings Founder and honoree @JermaineDupri which included performances by #AnthonyHamilton, #BowWow, @Xscape and a surprise appearance by @Ludacris that brought the house down. #AtlantaMayor #KeishaLanceBottoms joined for the presentation.A crowd-pleasing celebration of honoree group Cameo featuring #DougEFresh, #BigDaddyKane, #CarlThomas, #StokleyWilliams, Bilal and #MrTalkboxx performing a #medley of Cameo hits including "Single Life," "Sparkle," "She's Strange," "Rigor Mortis," "Word Up!" and "Candy." #CeeLoGreen presented the group their Lifetime Achievement Award and then joined in for the closing number.Thrilling performances by #ArrestedDevelopment, Michel'le and Major.Estelle, #VBozeman and We' McDonald with a powerful rendition of "Conqueror" to open the show. #SirtheBaptist performing "Heaven" joined by #KekeWyatt, #DonaldLawrence and the #KevinLemon & Higher Calling choir.Honoree Rhyon Brown lighting up the stage with an energetic performance of her hit single "After Party."#AngieStone, #LammanRucker, #OmarGooding. #blackhistorymonth #blacktuxedos #icons #hiphoplegends
