Stevie Wonder collects lifetime achievement prize ... 30 years late
'Scheduling conflicts' to blame for R&B legend taking nearly three decades to pick up lifetime achievement prizeAlmost 30 years after being awarded one of France's top cultural honours, Stevie Wonder finally showed up to receive the decoration. The R&B legend was formally made a Commander of the National Order of Arts and Letters at a ceremony last weekend."As citizen, administrator and culture minister I just called to say we love you," Frederic Mitterand told the 59-year-old. Wonder was named ...
Guardian Music — 'Scheduling conflicts' to blame for R&B legend taking nearly three decades to pick up lifetime achievement prizeAlmost 30 years after being awarded one of France's top cu... more info
BBC News - UK — US singer Stevie Wonder collects one of France's top cultural honours in Paris, 30 years after he was first named to receive it. more info
All About Jazz — PARIS - It's taken nearly 30 years, but Stevie Wonder has finally received his medal for being named into France's prestigious National Order of Arts and Letters.
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ContactMusic — Stevie Wonder has received a top cultural honour from France. The US star - who was made the Commander of the Arts and Letters at a ceremony in Paris on... more info
Detroit Free Press — PARIS — It's taken nearly 30 years, but Stevie Wonder has finally received his medal for being named into France's prestigious National Order of Arts and Lett... more info
The Mirror — It's taken nearly 30 years, but Stevie Wonder has finally received his medal for being named into France's prestigious National Order of Arts and Letters. more info
Undercover, Australia — Stevie Wonder has received his Commander of the Arts and Letters by the French Government 29 years after being named for the honour. more info
Topix — It's taken nearly 30 years, but Stevie Wonder has finally received his medal for being named into France's prestigious National Order of Arts and Letters. more info