Common, Robert Glasper and Karriem Riggins have received the Emmy Award for the original song Letter to the Free from Ava DuVernay’s Netflix documentary 13th in the Music & Lyrics category at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards. Common & Glasper accepted their first Emmy Award in person at the ceremony at the Microsoft Theatre LA LIVE in Downtown Los Angeles. The song was previously nominated for the Critics Choice Awards earlier this year. In the Outstanding Music Direction category, Rickey Minor was honored for his work on the ABC special Taking The Stage: African American Music and Stories That Changed America. The other winners in the music categories will be announced tomorrow.
Common, Robert Glasper & Karriem Riggins Win Emmy Award for ‘Letter to the Free’ from ’13th’
Posted: September 9, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: 13th, Common, Karriem Riggins, Rickey Minor, Robert Glasper, Taking The Stage: African American Music and Stories That Changed America
So very proud!