Public opposition over the move to honor the convicted sex offender at the Tejano Music Awards prompted the reversal, an official said.
Tejano singer Joe Lopez, seen in 2006 after being convicted of sexual assault in Brownsville, won't be receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Tejano Music Awards nor will he be performing at the Oct. 21 event in San Antonio, after the Texas Talent Musicians Association rescinded those plans.
Arellano said the decision to cancel the award and performance, made earlier Wednesday, was the result of public outcry — including calls from concerned parents — and concern among the Tejano music community. “The outcry was so strong that we decided it would be in the best interest for the public welfare and the Tejano Music Awards,” Arellano said.
Lopez co-founded Grupo Mazz with Jimmy Gonzalez in 1978. The group grew in popularity into the 1990s, when it earned two Grammy award nominations. Lopez left the group in 1998, and now performs as The announcement of Lopez’s lifetime achievement award also drew consternation from fans of Gonzalez, who died in 2018. After Lopez split from Gonzalez,Arellano said the TTMA also took into consideration the potential effect of the controversy on the Boeing Center at Tech Port. “They’re pleased with our decision,” he said.Senior Reporter Nicholas Frank moved from Milwaukee to San Antonio following a 2017 Artpace residency.
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