25th Anniversary Music Visionary of the Year Award Celebration
Monday, June 16, 2025
11:30 AM
placeZiegfeld Ballroom, 141 West 54th Street, New York, NY, 10019

Our annual Music Visionary of the Year luncheon returns this June. For 25 years we’ve recognized inspiring visionaries, and this milestone year, we’ll honor Harvey Mason jr., of the Recording Academy, and Ben Winston, of Fulwell Entertainment. 
 
Together, we’ll celebrate shared values and strengthen UJA’s work meeting the moment as we address persistent poverty and hunger in New York, fight against hate, and more.

Make A Donation

Show your support for our honorees with a gift to UJA.

DONATE NOW

Honorees

Honoree Portrait

Harvey Mason, jr.

CEO, Recording Academy® and MusiCares

Harvey Mason jr. is a creative powerhouse and industry trailblazer whose influence spans music, film/TV, and advocacy. As CEO of the Recording Academy® and MusiCares, he is redefining what it means to champion music creators, ensuring their voices are heard, their rights protected, and their artistry celebrated.

A multi-Grammy- and Emmy-nominated songwriter, Mason has crafted iconic hits for both legends and today’s biggest stars, from Whitney Houston and Elton John to Beyoncé and Justin Bieber. His visionary approach extends to film and television, where he has shaped the music of Bob Marley: One Love, Dreamgirls, Pitch Perfect (1,2,3), Respect, SING (1,2,3),...

Show more
Honoree Portrait

Ben Winston

Founding Partner, Fulwell Entertainment

Ben Winston is an award-winning producer, director, and a founding partner of Fulwell 73. In just the past eight years, he has won 13 Emmy Awards and been nominated 35 times. In 2019, he received eight Emmy nominations, the record for an individual in any one year.
 
Ben is the executive producer of The Late Late Show with James Corden, The Grammy Awards for CBS, The Kardashians for Hulu, and the record-breaking Carpool Karaoke for Apple TV.  He was the executive producer and director of the 2021 Friends: The Reunion special, which was the most viewed show in Sky One and HBO Max’s history. His Handover special...

Show more

Journal Information

Journal Closing Date: Tuesday, May 27

Ads purchased after Tuesday, May 27, will appear only in the printed version of the Journal distributed post-event.
 
Ad Specifications:

  • 4.5" wide x 7.5" high 
    We accept only digital files as press-quality PDFs.
  • Please note that UJA-Federation is spelled with a hyphen and without the article “the.” 
  • Ads submitted should contain congratulatory messages and not promote or advertise a business or include photos of the honoree.
  • Ads should not include crop marks or any printer’s marks.


For more information contact Ali Naide at or 212.836.1556.

contact us

Questions? Get in touch.
Ali Naide

212.836.1556