Welcome To The LGBT Academy of Recording Arts

~~Huffington Post Audio: Diedra Meredith Talks LGBT Academy of Recording Arts With Charlotte Robinson~~

~~February 11, 2016~~

In celebration of Black History Month I talked with Diedra Meredith, CEO of OUTmusic Inc and Chairwoman of the LGBT Academy of Recording Arts (LARA) that recently presented their 9th OUTmusic Awards nominees and winners online.

~~Happy New Year from LARA!~~

~~January 1, 2016~~

Dear Members and Supporters,

As we close out 2015 and move into 2016, I wanted to take a moment to send a personal thank you for your patience, understanding, and compassion after the devastating setback our organization suffered.

Unfortunately, we had to abruptly postpone our production of the 9th OUTmusic Awards due to the fact that our organization is the victim of Financial Fraud Crime which caused significant and astronomical damages we were not able to recover from as fast as we wanted to. Hence, we were not able to deliver the production of the 9th OUTmusic Awards months later as we were planning.

A Federal offense like this involved much more than we imagined handling. Investigations take time, which meant our organization had to take much more needed time than anticipated.

~~Faith Gave Tonex a.k.a. B Slade The Courage To Come Out~~

~~PBS Documentary On Tonex a.k.a. B Slade~~

This video extra from the Independent Lens documentary The New Black gives us an intimate look at how singer Tonéx, a.k.a. B.Slade, shifted gears in his life as a successful gospel artist when he revealed he was gay. The news set off a storm of controversy within the gospel music world and the church, but won him new fans as well.

~~Diedra Meredith Shares Why The Freedom of Expression = Music Equality Campaign Is Needed~~

~~THE Human Experience~~

Music defines moments in our lives. It takes us on a journey through our soul and saves us from the most challenging moments of our lives. Diedra Meredith, CEO of OUTmusic and the Chairwoman of the LGBT Academy of Recording Arts (LARA), also known as singer Deepa Soul, can relate to this. Music saved her life.

~~LGBT Academy of Recording Artists Launch Photo Campaign~~

~~Lesbian.com Article~~

The LGBT Academy of Recording Arts (LARA) launched a social media awareness campaign, Freedom of Expression = Music Equality (FOE=MEQ).

~~LGBT Music & Entertainment Industry On The Rise~~

The LGBT Academy of Recording Arts (LARA) to launch the Freedom of Expression Equals Music Equality (FOE=MEQ) campaign to raise awareness as part of LARA's Capital Fund initiative to raise $200 thousand dollars.

The phenomenal success of Mackelmore, Ryan Lewis and Mary Lambert's “Same Love” gay marriage anthem has created a stronger opportunity for the Academy to amplify and showcase the songs of same gender loving, transgender and queer recording artists like Mary Lambert......