Jackie Patillo, Gospel Music Affiliation president, is about to obtain the BMI Highlight Award for her dedication to the style and for her profession as an advocate for all Christian and gospel music creators. Earlier recipients of the award embrace Dottie Leonard Miller, Randy Edelman and Frank Gari.
The award shall be introduced on the 2025 BMI Christian Awards, which shall be held on June 17 on the group’s Nashville workplace. The personal occasion shall be hosted by Leslie Roberts, BMI’s avp of artistic, Nashville, and Mike O’Neill, BMI’s president & CEO. As well as, BMI’s Christian songwriter of the 12 months, tune of the 12 months, writer of the 12 months and the 25 most-performed Christian songs of the earlier 12 months shall be introduced.
“By way of Jackie’s dynamic management, revolutionary imaginative and prescient, and unwavering love for Christian and Gospel music, she’s been in a position to deliver each genres collectively by means of a message that unifies all whereas reaching a brand new technology of music lovers,” Roberts mentioned in an announcement. “The work that she’s achieved over her illustrious profession is inspiring, and we’re thrilled to be presenting Jackie with the BMI Highlight Award. We’re additionally trying ahead to celebrating all our award-winning songwriters and producers, highlighting their achievements by means of neighborhood, worship and music.”
As a veteran music govt with posts at Star Tune, Benson, Integrity, and Verity Data, Patillo helped form the careers of such artists as Natalie Grant, Stephen Hurd, Lisa McClendon, Donnie McClurkin, Joe Tempo, Israel & New Breed, Marvin Sapp and Alvin Slaughter. Because the president of the Gospel Music Affiliation and GMA Basis, the place she has led the group since 2010, Patillo has demonstrated her dedication to advocating for all Christian and Gospel music makers.
Patillo additionally serves because the co-executive producer of the GMA Dove Awards, which is considered by over 3 million folks yearly on TBN. She was inducted into the Stellar Gospel Music Corridor of Fame in 2019, the SOURCE Corridor of Fame in 2023, and was honored on her tenth anniversary with the Jackie Patillo Management Dove Award.
