A Star-Studded Night For Celebrity Charity Work And An Evening Of Cool Jazz and R&B Live Musical Performances Highlights The First Annual Noble Awards

A long list of A-Celebs turned out for the red carpet affair and First Annual Noble Awards show at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly Hills. It was an event to honor celebs who have done noble work in charitable organizations. About a dozen charities handed out awards.  Morgan Freeman received a Lifetime Achievement. This year’s honorees, who attended to accept their award included Nancy O’Dell

One of the highlights of the first annual Noble Awards Monica – who’s not only a Grammy Giant, but has a hit show Still Standing on BET. It was the last live performance with a lasting impression:

Even under the weather Desperate Housewife Actress Teri Hatcher appeared to get her Noble for work with Childrens Hospital LA

Lionel Richie made it a family affair for his daughter Nicole Richie who attended with long time love Joel Madden

Jennifer Howell, Founder of The Art of Elysium, presented a Noble award to Joel Madden with Lionel Richie, Allison Beck and Stacey Price: “As both an artist and a father, Joel truly embodies a sincere passion for both music and children.

The awards were sculptured by Antonio Banderas the children at the Shriners Hospitals for Children with the guidance of The Art of Elysium volunteer/actor/sculptor David Grieco.   Joel Madden said, “The artists at The Art of Elysium” should get an award, too. The Noble Awards creators Executive TV Producer and his wife, Celebrity TV Anchor Janeen Mansour were pleased with the star-studded turned out of celebrity humanitarians and both are optimistic that it will be televised much like the Oscars and Grammys annually.  Access Hollywood’s Billy Bushintroduced Janeen Mansour,founder of  The Noble Awards.

Brian McKnight has earned himself a spot in contemporary music history.

McKnight has released 11 albums to date, 7 of them have gone platinum, with several going 2 and 3x platinum, and has sold over 20 Million albums worldwide. He just released a new album last month and perform one of his songs live.

McKnight was introduced by Actor Dennis Haysbert.

Another of the highlights of the evening was eight-year old Emily Bear, who performed live at the Noble Awards show. She was introduced by Noble Awards Founder Janeen Mansour.

8-year old Emily Bear – Pianist Emily Bear has only been playing piano for three years, but at just eight years old, her accomplishments are inspiring and her talent is breathtaking. Classical, jazz and boogie come naturally to her. Emily’s songs were are all written and composed at age seven.

Julio Iglesias Jr. also provided some soul soothing live singing at the event. Julio Iglesias Jr. was born in Madrid, Spain to well-known singer, Julio Iglesias and Isabel Preysler.

The two-hour event seeks to annually honor up to a dozen charities and celebrities who actively support them, elevating awareness of these organizations and the impact of their work.

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