On Sunday, December 1, 2019, I covered the 29th Annual Divas Simply Singing event at the Taglyan Cultural Complex in Hollywood presented by The Diva Foundation. The DIVA Foundation (acronym for Divinely Inspired, Victoriously Aware) is a nonprofit 501c (3) charitable organization founded by Sheryl Lee Ralph in 1990 as a memorial to the many friends she lost to HIV/AIDS while in the original Broadway company of Dreamgirls. The organization focuses on generating resources and coordinating activities to create awareness and combat against HIV/AIDS. The DIVA Foundation utilizes music and entertainment as a vehicle to inform, educate and erase the stigma still attached to this disease. In 2005, Sheryl Lee Ralph and the DIVA Foundation received the first Red Ribbon Leadership Award at the United Nations on World AIDS Day for the unique use of the arts in fighting HIV/AIDS.

Grammy, Golden Globe, Emmy winning, and 10-time Oscar nominee, legendary songwriter Diane Warren was honored with the DIVAS Legacy Award. The show featured spectacular performances of Diane’s many hits by amazing singing divas like Deborah Cox and Shanice and divos such as Terrell Carter and Brandon Victor Dixon. Project Angel Food is a proud beneficiary of the longest-running musical benefit of its kind in the country! If you missed the show you can watch the live stream video here on KTLA’s Facebook page. Also if you would like to donate to this worthy cause click here!

Check out my Studio Q red carpet coverage below:

Check out a few red carpet photos below: