LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 12: Honoree Ebonie Smith speaks onstage during The Connie Orlando Foundation presents Black Women in Music at Audrey Irmas Pavilion on June 12, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Robin L Marshall/Getty Images for The Connie Orlando Foundation)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 12: (L-R) Honorees Ebonie Smith and Gail Mitchell attend The Connie Orlando Foundation presents Black Women in Music at Audrey Irmas Pavilion on June 12, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Robin L Marshall/Getty Images for The Connie Orlando Foundation)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 12: Connie Orlando speaks onstage during The Connie Orlando Foundation presents Black Women in Music at Audrey Irmas Pavilion on June 12, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Robin L Marshall/Getty Images for The Connie Orlando Foundation)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 12: (L-R) Connie Orlando and honoree Kelly Rowland attend The Connie Orlando Foundation presents Black Women in Music at Audrey Irmas Pavilion on June 12, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Robin L Marshall/Getty Images for The Connie Orlando Foundation)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 12: (L-R) Sherrese Clarke, Connie Orlando, and honoree Kelly Rowland attend The Connie Orlando Foundation presents Black Women in Music at Audrey Irmas Pavilion on June 12, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Robin L Marshall/Getty Images for The Connie Orlando Foundation)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 12: (L-R) Connie Orlando and honoree Kelly Rowland attend The Connie Orlando Foundation presents Black Women in Music at Audrey Irmas Pavilion on June 12, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Robin L Marshall/Getty Images for The Connie Orlando Foundation)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 12: (L-R) Connie Orlando and honoree Kelly Rowland attend The Connie Orlando Foundation presents Black Women in Music at Audrey Irmas Pavilion on June 12, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Robin L Marshall/Getty Images for The Connie Orlando Foundation)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 12: (L-R) Honoree Natina Nimene and Juliette Jones attend The Connie Orlando Foundation presents Black Women in Music at Audrey Irmas Pavilion on June 12, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Robin L Marshall/Getty Images for The Connie Orlando Foundation)