Special Guest Performance by Platinum-Selling Artist Colbie Caillat NEW YORK, July 16
NEW YORK, July 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Top industry leaders paid tribute to
Mitch Bainwol, chairman and CEO of the Recording Industry Association of
America (RIAA), and Cary Sherman, president of RIAA, at UJA-Federation of New
York's 2008 Music Visionary of the Year Award Luncheon on Tuesday, July 15th,
at 11:30 a.m. at The Pierre Ballroom, Fifth Avenue at 61st Street, Manhattan.
(Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080716/NYW103 )
Singer and songwriter Colbie Caillat, who was celebrating the one-year
anniversary of her platinum-selling debut album Coco, performed hits "Realize"
and "Bubbly" at the philanthropic event that makes innovative music programs
available for New York's underprivileged youth.
Among those toasting Bainwol and Sherman were industry titans Edgar
Bronfman Jr., Lyor Cohen, Julie Greenwald, Zach Horowitz, Craig Kallman, Kevin
Liles, Monte Lipman, Neil Portnow, L.A. Reid, and Charles Goldstuck.
Past recipients of the award include Clive Davis, Charles Goldstuck, Kevin
Liles, Russell Simmons, Edgar Bronfman Jr., and L.A. Reid.
About UJA-Federation of New York
The world's largest local philanthropy, UJA-Federation of New York
strengthens community and helps 1.4 million people in New York City,
Westchester County, and Long Island, as well as 3 million in Israel and 60
other countries. Funds raised by UJA-Federation sustain the activities of more
than 100 health, human-service, educational, and community agencies. Every
day, these community-based organizations provide a multitude of services that
improve and enhance people's lives.
SOURCE UJA-Federation of New York
