Exclusive: Essence To Honor Jill Scott at Black Women in Music Event — billboard.com

Jill Scott will be the special honoree at Essence magazine’s annual Black Women in Music. The Feb. 5 invitation-only event, held during Grammy Week, will also be the official launch of the magazine’s year-long celebration of its 45th anniversary. “It will be 15 years in July that my first album came out,” Scott tells Billboard.com, “and Essence has been there the entire time. I’m truly honored.” Jill Scott Talks 'The Voice,' James Brown Biopic and New Album

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