Diane Warren and Jimmy Jam will be honored at the 38th Carousel of Hope Ball on October 5 at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California.
Warren will become the second recipient of the Inspirational Lifetime Achievement Award, an award won in 2016 by Sidney Poitier. Jimmy Jam will be honored with the Brass Ring Award, an award that has previously been presented to a wide range of notables, including music stars such as Whitney Houston, Frank Sinatra and Stevie Wonder.
The biennial event will once again bring together VIPs from the film, television, music and business industries to support raising awareness of type 1 diabetes and raise funds for clinical care, prevention and diabetes research at Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes.
“I have attended the Carousel of Hope Ball many times and am honored and flattered to be selected to receive the Inspirational Lifetime Achievement Award and to be a part of an event that helps shine a light on all the wonderful work being done at the Barbara Davis Diabetes Center” , Warren said in a statement.
Jimmy Jam noted that the award has special meaning for him and his family. “My son Max was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of two, so receiving this Brass Ring Award is particularly personal to me,” he said. “Max had previously vowed, 'I promise to stay in this fight and find a cure for type 1 diabetes.' Thank you Barbara Davis for keeping this dream alive for Max and our family.”
Warren and Jimmy Jam are among the most successful hitmakers in music history. Both have been inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame (Warren in 2001, Jimmy Jam in 2017). Both are Grammy winners (five for Jimmy Jam, one for Warren). Both are nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song (15 for Warren, one for Jimmy Jam). Both are nominated for a Primetime Emmy, with Warren winning for a song she wrote for CNN The Hunting Ground and Jam nominated as one of its musical directors Let's Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince.
Jay Leno and David Foster will once again serve as host and musical director, respectively. (Foster produced Celine Dion's 1996 recording of “Because You Loved Me,” the song that won Warren her only Grammy to date.) Clive Davis and Quincy Jones will reprise their roles as music presidents , while George Slater returns to produce the show.
Carousel Balls has raised more than $115 million to date, with proceeds benefiting the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation and the Barbara Davis Diabetes Center. Funds are raised through sponsorships, dinner tickets, live and silent auction and donations.
The 2024 Carousel of Hope Ball is presented by Dexcom, a world leader in real-time continuous glucose monitoring for people with diabetes. Underwriting support is provided by Sanofi. Additional sponsorship is provided by American Airlines and The Beverly Hilton.
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