Bethune-Cookman's band director released a lengthy statement asking for the Wildcats to be excluded from ESPN Band of the ...

*ESPN Events will host the inaugural Band of the Year National Championship, a competition featuring the nation’s top marching bands from Historically Black College and Universities (HBCUs), per the ...

D r. Donovan V. Wells, who is the director of Bands for Bethune-Cookman University's Marching Wildcats, has recently voiced his displeasure with the structure of the ESPN Red Lobster "Band of the Year ...

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Another respected HBCU band director has voiced opposition to the Red Lobster "Band of the Year" competition put on by ESPN, reigniting a growing debate about the ranking system ...

“Our band has put in a lot of work this year, and I am glad to see that hard work recognized,” said Taylor Whitehead, VSU director of marching and pep bands, in a statement. “We look forward to ...

Retirement looks good on Jason Kelce, who joined the Ravens' marching band and played saxophone before "Monday Night Football." ...

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Jackson State University has announced that its world-renowned Sonic Boom of the South Marching Band will not participate in ESPN Red Lobster Band of the Year competition this season. The decision, ...

Jackson State’s Sonic Boom of the South has pulled out of the ESPN Band of the Year competition, a huge loss for the three-year old event as they lose one of the most popular bands in college football ...

"The Band of the Year has had a noticeable and highly valued impact on HBCU band programs," said Professor Dowell Taylor, ...