Motor City Sings

01/13/2025

🎶✨ Join us for 4OUR Women 2025, a transformative celebration of Black womanhood through music, art, and connection! 💜⁣
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🗓️ When:⁣
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Friday, Jan 17th: Community Dinner & Conversation⁣
Saturday, Jan 18th: The Grand Concert⁣
📍 Where: Detroit Public Theatre⁣
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This is more than a weekend—it’s a movement. Let’s come together to honor the stories, strength, and resilience of Black women.⁣
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✨ Tickets are limited—visit the link in our bio to secure yours today!⁣
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12/05/2024

New Venue! New Time! Same Date!
Hope to see you Saturday! Check the link in bio for more details!

12/03/2024

VENUE UPDATE!!!

🎶✨ Motor City Sings is BACK! ✨🎶
We’re thrilled to announce Cadence of Colors, a holiday musical celebration showcasing the incredible talent and creativity within Detroit's LGBTQIA+ community.

Join us on Saturday, December 7, 2024, from 5 PM – 7 PM at The Carr Center @ Park Shelton for an unforgettable evening of music, storytelling, and community.

This year, we’re proud to debut original holiday music from local stars Baddie Brooks, Jessye, and Alise King. Get ready for stunning vocal performances of holiday classics, moving new songs, and a celebration of love, resilience, and creativity.

🕊️ Admission is FREE, but donations are encouraged to support this empowering program.

✨ Learn more at www.motorcitysings.com

11/20/2024

🚨🎤 LAST CALL for Black LGBTQIA+ Artists in Detroit! 🎤🚨⁣
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Motor City Sings is seeking Singer-Songwriters and Spoken Word Artists for a PAID opportunity to create and perform original work this December!⁣
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We need:⁣
🗣️ One (1) Singer-Songwriter Vocalist (not a rapper)⁣
🎙️ Two (2) Spoken Word Artists⁣
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Requirements:⁣
✅ Identify as both Black/African American AND LGBTQIA+⁣
✅ Be based in Detroit, MI⁣
✅ Submit a completed interest form + 1–2 samples of your original work⁣
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⏰ FINAL DEADLINE: Today! Wednesday, November 20th, at 5 PM EST⁣
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This is your last chance to join a professional collaboration with a quick turnaround! We’re reviewing submissions from artists ready to create, perform, and make an impact.⁣
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Don’t wait—get your submission in now!

11/19/2024

🎤✨ Attention Detroit's Black LGBTQIA+ Artists! ✨🎤

Motor City Sings is seeking talented Singer-Songwriters and Spoken Word Artists for a PAID opportunity to create and debut new work this December!

We’re looking for:
🗣️ One (1) Singer-Songwriter Vocalist (not a rapper)
🎙️ Two (2) Spoken Word Artists

Requirements:
✅ You must identify as both Black/African American AND LGBTQIA+
✅ Be based in Detroit, MI
✅ Submit a completed interest form + 1–2 samples of your ORIGINAL work

This is a professional collaboration with a tight timeline, so we’re reviewing submissions from artists ready to work!

📅 Deadline: 5 PM EST on Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Click here to apply: https://airtable.com/appSbHnBHltRrwsgt/shr3Yds8296wfD36x

Don’t miss this chance to share your voice and vision in a powerful project celebrating creativity, identity, and community. Let’s make something unforgettable together! 🌈🎶

11/16/2024

Motor City Sings is Seeking Detroit, MI Based - BLACK/African American Singer Songwriter and Spoken Word Artists who identify within the LGBTQIA+ community. This is a paid opportunity with a tight turnaround so we’re looking to only review materials of PROFESSIONAL artists who understand how to collaborate. Submissions due by 5pm EST on Wednesday 11/20/24. The project goal is to create new work to debut in Early December ‘24.

We’re seeking:
(1) one singer/songwriter vocalist (not a rapper)
(2) two spoken word artists

All positions will be compensated.
All Artists must identify as both Black/African American AND LGBTQIA+ to participate.

Artists must send completed interest form and 1-2 work samples of your ORIGINAL work by 5pm EST on Wednesday 11/20/24.

Complete the form here: https://airtable.com/appSbHnBHltRrwsgt/shr3Yds8296wfD36x

10/22/2023

Hey

Motor City Sings is in the running to be a beneficiary of the prestigious 12th Annual Tux & Chucks Fundraising event. Winning this could mean an additional $2500 for our impactful programs, and it would significantly aid our mission to uplift and empower the community we cherish.

But to secure this, we need your support.

Voting ends TONIGHT at 11:59pm, and every single vote counts. If you could vote and share, that would be a huge help! 💛

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Uzi__65qB8guWPOOHMKs_03v6ORZOOmbUqPgLVpHsKw/viewform?edit_requested=true

10/21/2023

📣 Motor City Sings () needs YOU! We're up for a $2500 prize as the beneficiary for the 12th Annual Tux & Chucks Charity Gala. Your vote can make the difference. Click the link in the comments to cast your vote! 🎵 Every vote counts and can help us further our mission. Voting ends tomorrow 10.22 at 11:59pm. Don't wait, VOTE NOW! 🙌

09/11/2023

Thrilled to share that Motor City Sings is a New Music USA Organization Fund awardee! 🎉 We’ll use this support to expand our mission of using music production and performance to remove stigma from programs on mental health and su***de prevention for audiences in Detroit and beyond! Check out all the recipients here: bit.ly/OrganizationFund2023

New Music USA’s Organization Fund is for outstanding organizations which work regularly with, and support the development of, music creators and artists and offer a crucial resource to their community. Kudos to all of the awardees!

New Music USA announces 2023 Organization Fund Awardees  Total of $620,750 awarded to 85 organizations from across the U.S.  New Music USA is proud to announce the selection of 85 awardees for the 2023 New Music Organization Fund, which provides grants to outstanding organizations that work regula...