The showcase, hosted by RickeySmiley and LoniLove, will feature a halftime show with 2chainz.
The live showcasing event will take place Saturday at ASU Stadium featuring marching bands and dance teams from Historically Black Colleges and Universities . The preshow will begin at 11 a.m. followed by the battle at noon.
The event, previously held in Atlanta, had been paused since 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This will mark the first time the event will be held on the campus of an HBCU.that will perform live at the 2023 Invitational showcase alongside the ASU’s Mighty Marching Hornets. “I am proud of the special relationship Honda has with HBCUs,” said Yvette Hunsicker, vice president of Corporate Social Responsibility and Inclusion & Diversity at American Honda. “Born out of more than three decades of collaboration on programs that support and celebrate the dreams of HBCU students as the next generation of Black leaders, we continue to build on our relationship with HBCUs in new and meaningful ways.
The showcase will be hosted by ASU alum, comedian and radio host Rickey Smiley along with comedian and actress Loni Love. ASU alumnus and rapper 2 Chainz will perform during the halftime show. “We are extremely excited that Alabama State University has been selected as the site for the 2023 Honda Battle of the Bands,” said ASU President, Dr. Quinton T. Ross, Jr. “By bringing the popular event to the ASU campus, Honda has advanced and strengthened its longstanding support of the nation’s HBCUs.
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