Atlanta, GA – ELVIS WHITE set the stage on fire at the 2005 Diversity Awards held at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Los Angeles on November 13th. ELVIS WHITE opened the awards ceremony with their hot International single, “I Promise You” and closed the evening with a rousing performance of the soon to be released Rise Up anthem, “Winner.”
“ELVIS WHITE has an exciting energy and rhythm not felt in a long time in this town. As the opening act, going up against platinum-selling artists on the same bill, ELVIS WHITE not only held their own, but amazingly stole the show! In a town where it takes a lot to surprise anyone, ELVIS WHITE’s hot energy and pulsating beat, truly delivered and left the crowd begging for more!” Gordon Kenney – Executive Producer, the Hollywood Diversity Awards
ELVIS WHITE, dubbed The New Cool of the Caribbean, strolled down the red carpet, along with Grey’s Anatomy star, Isaiah Washington, and My Wife and Kids’ Tisha Campbell. Inside the VIP room ELVIS WHITE was honored to shake hands with Diary of a Mad Black Woman star, Kimberly Elise; Girlfriends’ Persia White; and celebrated music video director, Bryan Barber.
After their opening performance, ELVIS WHITE received congratulations from Desperate Housewives star, Ricardo Chavira and Atlanta Hip-Hop neighbor, T.I., before laughing it up with comedian Anthony Anderson. ELVIS WHITE gave a’big up’ congratulations to Dakota Fanning and Crash/Hustle& Flow star, Terrance Howard for being awarded the Nova and Renaissance Awards respectively. ELVIS WHITE is slated to release their debut US LP, PROMISE, in early 2006 on 17.20/Universal/Bungalo Records.
