Multi-award-winning UK legend Muyiwa will be a special guest performer at this year’s StepFWD Awards, joining Asha Elia, Niiella, Jonathan Ogden, Becca Folkes, Lou Fellingham and Emmanuel Smith. StepFWD Awards is the UK’s definitive Christian and Gospel music awards taking place on Saturday 11th November at South London’s largest arts centre, Fairfield Halls, Croydon. So if you only attend one music event this year, make sure it’s the unmissable black tie, red carpet gathering of the ’Best of British’ creative musical talent and more.
Muyiwa Olarewaju OBE is a British Nigerian singer-songwriter and the one who is more than most helping to promote and popularise Gospel music and bring it to a wider audience by mixing it up with elements of world music (from Africa, the Caribbean and Asia), soul, R&B and pop. He is also an experienced performer, broadcaster and presenter. In 2009 he became the first-ever international act to perform on America’s popular entertainment channel, BET, for the prestigious annual Celebration Of Gospel show. He is presenter of the Turning Point programme to an estimated global audience of 70 million and Sounds of Africa plus Jewels of Africa on Airlines like Lufthansa, Kenyan and more. With his group Riversongz he sold out Indigo2 at the O2 in London and Evetim Apollo with 5000 people – the first UK Gospel act to do so, and he has played at the largest gospel music event in the world, The Experience, attracting a 500,000 strong audience. As a broadcaster, he has a late-night show on London’s Premier Christian Radio, the station has an audience of 1.3 million listeners nationwide. He is also Station Director of Premier Gospel and has won numerous awards, including Best Presenter, Best Radio Show and Best Contribution to Gospel Music over the years. Muyiwa has appeared as judge for numerous events; of these he has featured as celebrity judge for five seasons on the BBC Songs of Praise, Gospel Choir of the Year Competition. Olarewaju was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in The Queen’s 2020 Birthday Honours for services to music.
StepFWD Awards is inspired by Romans 12:10: “Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honour.” The main focus is just that – showing honour to those blessing us with their musical giftings – without leaving anyone out. Expect to see new and current artists celebrated alongside those who have contributed for decades oftentimes never receiving the recognition deserved. Their combined efforts have created the diverse and lively faith-inspired music scene we have in the UK today – Song of The Year nominees alone span twelve categories across numerous genres!
Date: Saturday 11th November 2023 || Time: 5:30pm (Red Carpet) || Venue: Fairfield Halls, Croydon, CR9 1DG
Don’t delay! Book your Early Bird Tickets: https://www.fairfield.co.uk/events/stepfwd-awards-23
