2018 KRESGE FELLOWSHIP HONOREE - $25,000 AWARD winner. International singer, songwriter Thornetta was crowned “Detroit’s Queen of the Blues!” in 2015. In a ceremony by the Detroit Blues Society, with proclamations from the City of Detroit, County of Wayne and the State of Michigan. Her labor of love CD entitled Honest Woman has recently been nominated by the Blues Foundation, for two 2017 Blues Music Awards, for best song (I Gotta Sang the Blues) and emerging artist CD. As a winner of over 30 Detroit Music Awards, Thornetta has also won eight 2017 Detroit Music Awards, which include Outstanding Record Producer, Outstanding Blues Recording, Outstanding Blues Vocalist and Outstanding Live Performance. As winner of the 2017 Blues Blast Magazine Music Awards for “Best Soul/Blues Album. Her song “I believe everything’s gonna be alright” won first place for “best blue song” in the International Songwriting Competition ISC 2017.Thornetta has garnered international attention by winning the prestigious French 2018 La Academie du Jazz Award for Best Blues Album.