Chance & Moran Honor Ali, Parks at Gala

0:00It's April 2nd. You're listening to Music News today, AI-powered coverage of the music industry. Chance the rapper and jazz pianist, Jason Moran, are set to deliver tribute performances at the Gordon Parks Foundation's annual awards dinner and auction. The event honors boxing icon, Muhammad Ali, with Chance himself among the honorees alongside Elizabeth Alexander, John Legend, Henry Taylor, and Lonnie. Ali representing her late husband. Being placed on May 19th at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City, tickets star at $2,500. All proceeds go towards scholarships, fellowships, and programs to support young artists and creatives. You'll see big names like former NFL star Colin Kaepernick presenting, joined by Darren Walker, Honk Willis Thomas, Salamish Attila, Indiana, Lawson, co-chairs include power couples such as Swiss vites and Alicia Keys, Spike Lee and Tanya Lee, Ben Stiller and Christine

1:00Taylor, plus Anderson Cooper, and Malcolm Jenkins. This gala celebrates 20 years of the foundation honoring Gordon Parks, the photographer, filmmaker and musician who believed art could change the world. Moran highlights how Parks captured music's soul through his lens, blending eye and ear in his work. With these performances tying into Parks' own love for music, expect a night that bridges legends across generations, shining a light on creativity, that fights for real impact.