ATLANTA, Ga.—FlavaMen Magazine and Wassup N ATL have announced presenters and performers for the 2010 FlavaMen Blatino Awards. These gay awards honor ethnic clubs, adult performers and websites in a variety of categories and are administered by Flava Works.
Award-winning transsexual performer Wendy Williams has been chosen to be a presenter at the event. Other presenters include gay ethnic porn stars Breion Diamond and Baby Star, safer sex activist Kenneth Johnson, and publisher Rameses Fredrick.
CJ Wright, straight male porn actor, director, and star of FollowCJWright.com, will be co-hosting the event.
“So excited to be a part of this event and looking forward to meeting more people outside of my genre,” said Wendy Williams. “I am particularly excited to see CJ Wright in person, as he makes me sweat!”
Additional celebrities for the awards include Noah’s Ark actor Raz-B from the R&B boy band B2K; Shanell aka SnL, from rapper Lil Wayne’s Young Money Entertainment; and D. Woods, formerly from the group Danity Kane.
The after-party, sponsored by the mega Atlanta promotional group Wassup N ATL, will feature several live performances by major recording artists including Dondria, Fantasia and Kelly Rowland. CJ Wright will also be performing a private erotic nude strip show during the after-party for VIP guests.
"I'm honored to be asked to co-host this event,” said CJ Wright. “Everyone nominated absolutely deserves to win, and I'm looking forward to meeting and greeting my fans."
The 2010 FlavaMen Blatino Awards will be held Sept. 3 from 9 to 11 p.m. at CLUB ATL (Atlanta Peach Ballroom), 3365 Buford Highway, Atlanta, GA 30329. An after-party will be held from 11 p.m. to 4 a.m. at the same venue. The awards will be broadcast live online at BlatinoAwards.com, with winners announced on Twitter.
Lists of the 2010 nominees and the winners from last year’s awards are available on the Blatino Awards site. Tickets to the show are $20 at the door; VIP tickets, available for $30, include seating on the main floor with the award nominees, photo ops with the stars, and hors d'oeuvres. Tickets are also available online in advance at BlatinoAwards.com.