Billboard‘s R&B/Hip-Hop Power Players event returned to NYC on Thursday night (Sept. 5). Hundreds of high-profile artists, executives and more from the music world came together for a party to honor the hard-working individuals leaving their marks on the industry.
The Times Square EDITION hotel played host for the night, which was highlighted by Power Player cover stars and Artist of the Year winners Megan Thee Stallion and Playboi Carti, who were on hand and received their awards from Billboard staffers.
This marked a rare public outing for Carti. “I wanna thank my mama, I wanna thank God. Thank you Billboard — this my first award. I’m very happy to be here,” the Atlanta rapper said before paying tribute to Rich Homie Quan, who died earlier in the day. “RIP Rich Homie Quan. ATL in the building.”
Other award winners from the night include Teezo Touchdown as Rookie of the Year for 2024, who was presented his honor by Senior R&B/Hip-Hop & Afrobeats writer Heran Mamo. “I want to say thank you to my team for tirelessly helping me scratch every single goal I have off my list and pushing me to write down more wilder than the last,” Teezo told the crowd.
Victoria Monét delivered a heartfelt speech when welcoming her manager Rachelle Jean-Louis to the stage as she took home the honors for 2024 Executive of the Year. The Tell Your Friends CEO became emotional while detailing her enduring journey to the top of the music industry and made sure to shout-out her mother who was in the building and played an integral role in her upbringing.
There were plenty of other music dignitaries and Power Players present to celebrate the year in music, including Offset, Kevin Liles, David Banner, Saint Jhn, NLE Choppa, Sierra Lever and more. The event served as a reminder of the power of music and how it can bring people from all walks of life together peacefully under one roof.
Check out Billboard’s 2024 R&B/Hip-Hop Power Players event in the photos below:
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Playboi Carti
Image Credit: Billboard Playboi Carti at Billboard’s R&B Hip-Hop Power Players held at The Times Square EDITION on September 5, 2024 in New York, New York.
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Megan Thee Stallion & Teezo Touchdown
Image Credit: Kristina Bumphrey Megan Thee Stallion and Teezo Touchdown at Billboard’s R&B Hip-Hop Power Players held at The Times Square EDITION on September 5, 2024 in New York, New York.
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Offset
Image Credit: Kristina Bumphrey Offset at Billboard’s R&B Hip-Hop Power Players held at The Times Square EDITION on September 5, 2024 in New York, New York.
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Duckwrth & Victoria Monet
Image Credit: Flo Ngala Duckwrth and Victoria Monet at Billboard’s R&B Hip-Hop Power Players held at The Times Square EDITION on September 5, 2024 in New York, New York.
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NLE Choppa
Image Credit: Izzy Nuzzo NLE Choppa at Billboard’s R&B Hip-Hop Power Players held at The Times Square EDITION on September 5, 2024 in New York, New York.
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Joey Bada$$
Image Credit: Flo Ngala Joey Bada$$ at Billboard’s R&B Hip-Hop Power Players held at The Times Square EDITION on September 5, 2024 in New York, New York.
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Toosii
Image Credit: Kristina Bumphrey Toosii at Billboard’s R&B Hip-Hop Power Players held at The Times Square EDITION on September 5, 2024 in New York, New York.
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Rachelle Jean-Louis
Image Credit: Flo Ngala Rachelle Jean-Louis at Billboard’s R&B Hip-Hop Power Players held at The Times Square EDITION on September 5, 2024 in New York, New York.
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Kevin Liles
Image Credit: Flo Ngala Kevin Liles with guests at Billboard’s R&B Hip-Hop Power Players held at The Times Square EDITION on September 5, 2024 in New York, New York.
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Walter Tucker
Image Credit: Kristina Bumphrey Walter Tucker at Billboard’s R&B Hip-Hop Power Players held at The Times Square EDITION on September 5, 2024 in New York, New York.
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Ray Daniels
Image Credit: Kristina Bumphrey Ray Daniels with guest at Billboard’s R&B Hip-Hop Power Players held at The Times Square EDITION on September 5, 2024 in New York, New York.
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Panama da Prince
Image Credit: Kristina Bumphrey Panama da Prince at Billboard’s R&B Hip-Hop Power Players held at The Times Square EDITION on September 5, 2024 in New York, New York.
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Dolapo Sangokoya
Image Credit: Kristina Bumphrey Dolapo Sangokoya at Billboard’s R&B Hip-Hop Power Players held at The Times Square EDITION on September 5, 2024 in New York, New York.
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Jennifer Fine
Image Credit: Kristina Bumphrey Jennifer Fine at Billboard’s R&B Hip-Hop Power Players held at The Times Square EDITION on September 5, 2024 in New York, New York.
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TATA (41) & Xiarra Diamond
Image Credit: Kristina Bumphrey TATA (41) and Xiarra-Diamond Nimrod at Billboard’s R&B Hip-Hop Power Players held at The Times Square EDITION on September 5, 2024 in New York, New York.
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Tapz Gallantino & Deja Monet
Image Credit: Kristina Bumphrey Tapz Gallantino and Deja Monet at Billboard’s R&B Hip-Hop Power Players held at The Times Square EDITION on September 5, 2024 in New York, New York.
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Serayah McNeill
Image Credit: Kristina Bumphrey Serayah McNeill at Billboard’s R&B Hip-Hop Power Players held at The Times Square EDITION on September 5, 2024 in New York, New York.
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27 Delly
Image Credit: Kristina Bumphrey 27 Delly at Billboard’s R&B Hip-Hop Power Players held at The Times Square EDITION on September 5, 2024 in New York, New York.
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Lil Mosey
Image Credit: Kristina Bumphrey Lil Mosey at Billboard’s R&B Hip-Hop Power Players held at The Times Square EDITION on September 5, 2024 in New York, New York.
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Billboard’s R&B Hip-Hop Power Players
Image Credit: Flo Ngala Billboard’s R&B Hip-Hop Power Players held at The Times Square EDITION on September 5, 2024 in New York, New York.
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Corey Armend
Image Credit: Kristina Bumphrey Corey Armend at Billboard’s R&B Hip-Hop Power Players held at The Times Square EDITION on September 5, 2024 in New York, New York.
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Michelle Barrone
Image Credit: Kristina Bumphrey Michelle Barrone at Billboard’s R&B Hip-Hop Power Players held at The Times Square EDITION on September 5, 2024 in New York, New York.
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Gary Guidry, Troy Brown & Walt Reeder Jr.
Image Credit: Kristina Bumphrey Gary Guidry, Troy Brown and Walt Reeder Jr. at Billboard’s R&B Hip-Hop Power Players held at The Times Square EDITION on September 5, 2024 in New York, New York.
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Marcel Holmes
Image Credit: Kristina Bumphrey Marcel Holmes at Billboard’s R&B Hip-Hop Power Players held at The Times Square EDITION on September 5, 2024 in New York, New York.
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Lew Caine
Image Credit: Kristina Bumphrey Lew Caine at Billboard’s R&B Hip-Hop Power Players held at The Times Square EDITION on September 5, 2024 in New York, New York.
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Heran Mamo
Image Credit: Kristina Bumphrey Heran Mamo at Billboard’s R&B Hip-Hop Power Players held at The Times Square EDITION on Sept. 5, 2024 in New York, New York.
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Meko Yohannes
Image Credit: Kristina Bumphrey Meko Yohannes at Billboard’s R&B Hip-Hop Power Players held at The Times Square EDITION on September 5, 2024 in New York, New York.
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SAINt JHN
Image Credit: Izzy Nuzzo SAINt JHN at Billboard’s R&B Hip-Hop Power Players held at The Times Square EDITION on September 5, 2024 in New York, New York.
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Megan Thee Stallion & Hannah Karp
Image Credit: Flo Ngala Megan Thee Stallion and Hannah Karp at Billboard’s R&B Hip-Hop Power Players held at The Times Square EDITION on September 5, 2024 in New York, New York.
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Olu (EarthGang)
Image Credit: Izzy Nuzzo Olu (EarthGang) at Billboard’s R&B Hip-Hop Power Players held at The Times Square EDITION on September 5, 2024 in New York, New York.
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NLE Choppa
Image Credit: Kristina Bumphrey NLE Choppa at Billboard’s R&B Hip-Hop Power Players held at The Times Square EDITION on September 5, 2024 in New York, New York.
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Tariq Cherif
Image Credit: Kristina Bumphrey Tariq Cherif with guest at Billboard’s R&B Hip-Hop Power Players held at The Times Square EDITION on September 5, 2024 in New York, New York.
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Rocsi Diaz
Image Credit: Kristina Bumphrey Rocsi Diaz at Billboard’s R&B Hip-Hop Power Players held at The Times Square EDITION on September 5, 2024 in New York, New York.
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Robert Glasper & Yiyi Sanchez
Image Credit: Kristina Bumphrey Robert Glasper and Yiyi Sanchez at Billboard’s R&B Hip-Hop Power Players held at The Times Square EDITION on September 5, 2024 in New York, New York.
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Sierra Lever
Image Credit: Kristina Bumphrey Sierra Lever at Billboard’s R&B Hip-Hop Power Players held at The Times Square EDITION on September 5, 2024 in New York, New York.
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Megan Thee Stallion
Image Credit: Kristina Bumphrey Megan Thee Stallion at Billboard’s R&B Hip-Hop Power Players held at The Times Square EDITION on September 5, 2024 in New York, New York.
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Victoria White-Mason
Image Credit: Kristina Bumphrey Victoria White-Mason at Billboard’s R&B Hip-Hop Power Players held at The Times Square EDITION on September 5, 2024 in New York, New York.
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Megan Thee Stallion
Image Credit: Kristina Bumphrey Megan Thee Stallion at Billboard’s R&B Hip-Hop Power Players held at The Times Square EDITION on September 5, 2024 in New York, New York.
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Benjamin Adams
Image Credit: Kristina Bumphrey Benjamin Adams at Billboard’s R&B Hip-Hop Power Players held at The Times Square EDITION on September 5, 2024 in New York, New York.
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Megan Thee Stallion
Image Credit: Kristina Bumphrey Megan Thee Stallion at Billboard’s R&B Hip-Hop Power Players held at The Times Square EDITION on September 5, 2024 in New York, New York.
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Offset & Shawn Holiday
Image Credit: Kristina Bumphrey Offset and Shawn Holiday at Billboard’s R&B Hip-Hop Power Players held at The Times Square EDITION on September 5, 2024 in New York, New York.
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Dolapo Sangokoya
Image Credit: Kristina Bumphrey Dolapo Sangokoya with guests at Billboard’s R&B Hip-Hop Power Players held at The Times Square EDITION on September 5, 2024 in New York, New York.
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Skip Dillard
Image Credit: Kristina Bumphrey Skip Dillard at Billboard’s R&B Hip-Hop Power Players held at The Times Square EDITION on September 5, 2024 in New York, New York.