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L.A. Reid to receive ASCAP honor for work with Atlanta music

LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 26: Singer Smokey Robinson and music producer Antonio 'L.A.' Reid attend the Sony Music Entertainment Post-Grammy Reception at The Palm on January 26, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images for Sony Music Entertainment) Smokey Robinson hangs with L.A. Reid at a Grammy party earlier this year. Photo: Getty Images

Credit: Melissa Ruggieri

Credit: Melissa Ruggieri

LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 26: Singer Smokey Robinson and music producer Antonio 'L.A.' Reid attend the Sony Music Entertainment Post-Grammy Reception at The Palm on January 26, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images for Sony Music Entertainment) Smokey Robinson hangs with L.A. Reid at a Grammy party earlier this year. Photo: Getty Images
By Melissa Ruggieri
Sept 18, 2014

Antonio “L.A.” Reid will be honored next week by the Rhythm & Soul division of The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers for his deep influence on music in Atlanta.

Reid, who was involved in the careers of Usher, Outkast, TLC and Goodie Mob, will receive his accolades at the 3rd Annual Legends Dinner on Thursday at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Buckhead.

Usher is scheduled to host the invitation-only event along with Outkast’s Big Boi and music executive and producer Kawan “KP” Prather. Other guests expected to attend include Jermaine Dupri and Ne-Yo.

Reid, currently the chairman and CEO of Epic Records, was stationed in Atlanta in the ‘90s, after he and Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds founded LaFace Records, the label that broke Usher, TLC, Outkast and Toni Braxton.

In 2000, LaFace merged with Arista Records, which Reid then led as president and CEO. Among his biggest success stories: Avril Lavigne, Pink and Ciara.

Past recipients of ASCAP’s honor include T.I., producer (and father to Dupri) Michael Mauldin and Perri “Pebbles” Reid.

About the Author

Melissa Ruggieri has covered music and entertainment for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution since 2010 and created the Atlanta Music Scene blog. She's kept vampire hours for more than two decades and remembers when MTV was awesome.

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