Singer Joe Lopez, a convicted sex offender, told fans Wednesday that he won't attend the Tejano Music Awards in San Antonio after organizers, responding to public outcry, scrapped plans to give him a Lifetime Achievement Award.
Wednesday after fans complained that Lopez, who sang for influential act Grupo Mazz, should be disqualified for his conviction. Some also accused the singer of taking credit for the career accolades of his former band partner Jimmy Gonzalez.
"With deep feeling, we announce to our beloved public that unfortunately we will not be present at the 43rd Tejano Music Awards event for reasons beyond our control and related to the organizers of the event," said Lopez's, translated from Spanish to English."We had expected with great excitement the opportunity to meet at this event.
Some fans threatened to protest this year's Tejano Music Awards if organizers went through with plans to give Lopez a Lifetime Achievement Award. The family of former bandmate Gonzalez also voiced outrage at the TTMA's decision to honor Lopez. They allege the singer submitted a biography to the awards show in which he appeared to take credit for Latin Grammys won by a Grupo Mazz after he left to pursue a solo career in 1999.
Despite pulling out, Lopez could still win two Tejano Music awards he's been nominated for: Male Vocalist of the Year and Tejano Album of the Year. Those awards are based on the number of votes an artist receives from fans.Michael Karlis is a Staff Writer at the San Antonio Current. He is a graduate of American University in Washington, D.C., whose work has been featured in Salon, Alternet, Creative Loafing Tampa Bay, Orlando Weekly, NewsBreak, 420 Magazine and Mexico Travel Today.
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