Steve Harvey, Erykah Badu, Jill Scott & More to Appear at 2016 Neighborhood Awards

Steve Harvey, host of the EMMY-winning Steve Harvey talk show and Family Feud and star of the Steve Harvey Morning Show, will helm a roaring return to Las Vegas for the 2016 Neighborhood Awards Weekend at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino. Being held Friday July 22nd - Sunday July 24th, the weekend will include the incredible Maxwell, making his first-ever musical appearance at the Neighborhood Awards, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees The O'Jays, Erykah Badu, Charlie Wilson, Jill Scott, Keith Sweat, and Doug E. Fresh. Also joining Harvey for the three day celebratory weekend are the Steve Harvey Morning Show's Shirley Strawberry, Nephew Tommy, Carla Ferrell, and Junior, Sheryl Underwood, DJ Mars and many more to-be-announced celebrities.

Tickets and hotel rooms are available to Steve Harvey Fan Club members beginning Friday, March 4th and go on sale to the general public on Monday, March 7th at www.NeighborhoodAwards.com. The Neighborhood Awards Weekend will kick off on July 22nd with the Freedom Friday Concert and Freedom Friday Party. And Steve Harvey will celebrate his 14th year as the only host of the weekend's main event, the Neighborhood Awards, on Saturday, July 23rd. The VIP After-Party on July 23rd and the Neighborhood Awards Beach Party on July 24th will round out the star-studded festivities.

Co-creators of the Neighborhood Awards, Steve Harvey and Rushion McDonald, say: "This is truly a don't-miss signature destination events experience this year! We are thrilled to present the greatest musical lineup in the history of the Neighborhood Awards, for its 14th year, with an historic blowout weekend celebration in Las Vegas!"

Stay tuned into the #1 rated Steve Harvey Morning Show weekdays on the radio or online from 6-10 AM EST, or the iHeart Radio app for updates on the 2016 Neighborhood Awards Weekend, essential news, daily inspiration, laughs and more from Steve Harvey and his co-hosts.

Steve Harvey and television/radio/film producer Rushion McDonald created the one-of-a-kind Neighborhood Awards (formerly the Hoodie Awards) and Neighborhood Awards Weekend to recognize and celebrate men and women from all over the United States who uplift their neighborhoods through their contributions and excellence as entrepreneurs, religious and community leaders, educators and more.

2016 Neighborhood Awards Weekend: July 22-24, 2016, Las Vegas NV

• Friday, July 22-Freedom Friday Concert, featuring the grand prize finale of the State Farm Sing Your Way to the Freedom Friday Concert talent contest hosted by Sheryl Underwood, with performances starring Keith Sweat and Charlie Wilson
• Friday, July 22-Freedom Friday Party, with a performance starring Doug E. Fresh, music by DJ Mars, and a celebration of Keith Sweat's birthday
• Saturday, July 23-14th Annual Neighborhood Awards Show, hosted by Steve Harvey, with performances by Maxwell, The O'Jays, and Erykah Badu
• Saturday, July 23-VIP After-Party, hosted by Shirley Strawberry, Nephew Tommy, Carla Ferrell, and Junior, with music by DJ Mars
• Sunday, July 24-Neighborhood Awards Beach Party, with a performance starring Jill Scott, with music by DJ Mars

About the Neighborhood Awards

Driven by public nominations, the show bestows 12 non-traditional awards in the following Neighborhood Awards categories: Best High School Coach, Best Nail Salon, Best School Teacher, Best Car Wash Detail Shop, Best Church Choir, Best Soul Food Place, Best Barber Shop, Best High School, Best Barbecue Place, Best Beauty Salon, Best Church, and Best Community Leader.