Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Sean CombsInfluential music executive and founder of Uptown Records, Andre Harrell, will be honored in a BET tribute set that will air on Sunday.
The memorial broadcast titled after his nickname, Mr. Champagne and Bubbles, will feature a laundry list of A-list celebrities including Chris Rock, Mariah Carey, Jamie Foxx, Babyface, Naomi Campbell, Lee Daniels, Clarence Avant, Russell Simmons, Kimora Lee Simmons, Robin Thicke to name a few.
Harrell, who died at age 59, is credited with launching the careers of some of the biggest names in Hip-Hop and R&B like Mary J. Blige, Heavy D and Guy. He is also the individual that Sean “Diddy” Combs credits for giving him his big break and the opportunity to become the mogul that he is today.
“I’ve got to give myself the reality of this in doses. Because I can’t even handle this,” Diddy wrote on Instagram. “I hope to God that you are all blessed to have someone in your life that loves you and believes in you like this man believed in me.… I’m going to miss him so much. I can’t even imagine life without Dre.”
Harrell’s tribute will air commercial-free on Sunday, May 24 at 7 p.m. ET on BET, REVOLT TV, all iOne digital brands, and FOX Soul.
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