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| Sep 30, 2026 | Soul Country Music & Culture Festival Returns to the Autry Museum for a Weekend of Movies, Music, Culture and Community | Soul Country Music & Culture Festival logo
Soul Country Music & Culture Festival October 31 and November 1
2026 Soul Country Music Star National Finalists Silas Reed IV, Brenda Guy, Glenn Stanton and Jacqueline Merrill
Margo Wade La... |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 'The Greatest Show on Dirt' Crowns 2026 Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo National Champions | BPIR 42nd Annual Championship logo
BPIR 42nd Annual Champions for 2026
Azja Bryant of Texas was crowned the 2026 All Around Cowgirl after also winning Ladies Breakaway Roping and Ladies Steer Undecorating. Her three titles made her one of t... |
| Sep 15, 2026 | Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo Brings the 2026 National Championship Finals to the DMV | 2026 BPIR Top Bull Riding
2026 BPIR Top Ranch Bronc
2026 BPIR Top Ladies Barrel Racing
2026 BPIR Top Jr. Barrel Racing
2026 BPIR Top Pee Wee Barrel Racing
Rodeo for Kidz Sake and three sold out performances take center stage September 18 an... |
| Aug 11, 2026 | BILL PICKETT INVITATIONAL RODEO RIDES INTO FORT WORTH AUGUST 15 FOLLOWING AN EXCITING ATLANTA WEEKEND | 42nd Texas Connection Logo
BPIR Fort Worth, TX Bronc Rider
BPIR Bull Rider Texas Connection Series Fort Worth, TX
Valeria Howard Cunningham President & CEO of the BPIR
Soul Country Music Star 2026 Atlanta Regional Winner Jacqueline Merr... |
| Jul 28, 2026 | The Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo Returns to the Atlanta Area August 1 and 2 | 42nd logo
BPIR Atlanta Bull Dogging AKA Steer Wrestling
BPIR Foundation, Anti-Violence Ventures (AVV) youth empowerment workshop
BPIR, Edward Jones & BPIRF Back to school round-up.
Soul Country Music Star logo
The nation’s only touring ... |
| Jul 14, 2026 | Valeria Cunningham Honored as a 2026 Power 50 Woman of Influence; Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo Returns to Los Angeles | BPIR 42nd Anniversary Logo Horz White
USBC 2026 Honoree Valeria Howard Cunningham BPIR CEO
Valeria Howard Cunningham, President of the BPIR with Ronald Busby, Sr. President of the USBC
BPIR LA Bull Rider
Margo Wade LaDrew, BPIR National Dev... |
| Jul 7, 2026 | Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo Legacy Tour Returns to Northern California July 11–12 | 42nd logo
Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo Foundation logo
BPIR Oakland Rodeo in Castro Valley, CA
BPIR Ladies Steer Undecorating
Valeria Howard Cunningham, President & CEO of the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo
America's longest-running... |
| Jul 6, 2026 | Valeria Howard Cunningham Named to U.S. Black Chambers 2026 Power 50 'Women of Influence' | 42nd logo
Valeria Howard Cunningham, President & CEO of the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo
BPIR 2025 Finals Wefus Tyus, BPIR Rodeo General Manager, All Round Cowboy, Montrel Gilder, Valeria Howard Cunningham, BPIR President & CEO
B... |
| Jun 29, 2026 | Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo Foundation Launches Crisis Assistance Grant to Support Rodeo Contestants in Need | Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo Foundation logo
42nd BPIR Logo
BPIR Bull Riding
Valeria Howard Cunningham, President & CEO of the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo
New program provides financial assistance to BPIR contestants facing hards... |
| Jun 9, 2026 | Juneteenth Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo Soul Country Rodeo Experience at the Cowtown Coliseum, Fort Worth | BPIR 42nd Texas Connection logo
BPIR Fort Worth, TX Bronc Rider
Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo Foundation logo
Trisha Mann Grant, Celebrity Judge at Soul Country Music Star 2026 DFW Regional Competition
Valeria Howard Cunningham President ... |
| Apr 14, 2026 | Following Two Sold-Out Memphis Performances, BPIR Heads to Atlanta for a Full Day of Championship Rodeo Action | BPIR 42nd Anniversary Logo Horz White
Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo Foundation logo
BPIR Champion in Ladies Barrel Racing Paris Wilburd
Valeria Howard Cunningham, President & CEO of the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo
Atlanta 2026 Apr... |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 42nd Annual Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo Returns to Memphis April 10 and 11 with Soul Country Rodeo Weekend | 42nd BPIR Logo
BPIR Bull Riding ~ Photo Credit: Ed Miller
Valeria Howard Cunningham, President & CEO of the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo
BPIRF Rodeo for Kidz Sake
Margo Wade LaDrew ~ Executive Producer of Soul Country Music Star
Soul... |
| Feb 3, 2026 | Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo Celebrates 42 Years with its Expanded 2026 Legacy Tour and Texas Connection Series | 42nd Texas Connection Series Logo
BPIR Fort Worth, TX Bronc Rider
Fort Worth Cowboy Valentine
Tori Ozane is the new BPIR rodeo clown and funny man.
Valeria Howard Cunningham President & CEO of the BPIR
A Black History Celebration & ... |
| Oct 28, 2025 | Nathaniel Dansby Crowned 2025 Soul Country Music Star at the Soul Country Music Festival at the Autry Museum | Soul Country Music Star 2025 National Finals at the Soul Country Music Festival
Soul Country Music Star 2025 Finale Contestants L-R Nathaniel Dansby, Redd Faye, Everett Stora, Katrice Feild, Ghuan Featherstone and Kayla Epps
The BoykinZ per... |
| Oct 14, 2025 | Soul Country Music Festival & Soul Country Music Star National Finals October 26 at the Autry Museum in Los Angeles | Soul Country Music Star logo
Viral Country Music Sensation The BoyKinZ
2025 Soul Country Music Festival and National Competition
Soul Country Music Star Host Trisha Mann Grant from the hit daytime drama Beyond the Gates
L-R - Valeria Howard... |
| Sep 23, 2025 | The BPIR 2025 National Championship Finals cemented its legacy as ‘The Greatest Show on Dirt!’ | BPIR 2025 Finals Bull Rider
BPIR 2025 Finals, Wefus Tyus BPIR General Manager, All Round Cowgirl, Paris Wilburd, Valeria Howard Cunningham, BPIR President & CEO
BPIR 2025 Rodeo Finals, Valeria Howard Cunningham, BPIR President & CEO... |
| Sep 9, 2025 | Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo Announces 41st National Championship Finals in Maryland | BPIR Team Roping Heeler and Bronc Riding 2025 Finalists
BPIR 2025 Bull Riding & Bull Dogging Finalists
BPIR 2025 Ladies Breakaway and Barrel Racing Finalists
BPIR 2025 Ladies Steer Undecorating and Tiedown Roping Finalists
BPIR 2025 Jr.... |
| Aug 11, 2025 | Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo Returns to Fort Worth for Soul Country Rodeo Weekend | BPIR Fort Worth, TX Bronc Rider
BPIR 41st logo
Valeria Howard Cunningham President & CEO of the BPIR
Powerful new biography: Lu Vason: From Dreamer to Visionary to Pioneer
Soul Country Music Star logo
Final Texas Connection Buckle Serie... |
| Aug 7, 2025 | Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo Legacy Tour Brings Soul, Spirit, and Southern Pride to Georgia | BPIR Atlanta Bull Dogging AKA Steer Wrestling Photo credit: Richard DuCree
BPIR 41st logo
SCMS Atlanta 2025 Regional Winner Nathaniel Dansby Photo credit: Richard DuCree
Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo Foundation logo
Powerful new biography... |
| Jul 23, 2025 | BPIR Rode into Los Angeles with the Soul Country Rodeo Weekend Festivities | BPIR LA Bull Rider
BPIR 41st logo
BPIRF Scholarship London Gladney
L-R SCMS Judges Tony Grant, Adai Lamar, LA Finalist Ghuan Featherstone, Howard Johnson and Acynthia Villery
Valeria Howard Cunningham and Glynn Turman at SCMS LA Regional 20... |
| Jul 16, 2025 | Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo Excellence, Community Spirit, and Cultural Legacy Rolls Through the Bay Area | BPIR Oakland Rodeo in Castro Valley, CA
BPIR 41st logo
Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo Foundation logo
Valeria Howard Cunningham, President & CEO of the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo
Powerful new biography: Lu Vason: From Dreamer to V... |
| Jul 8, 2025 | Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo Returns to Los Angeles July 18–20 with Soul Country Rodeo Weekend | BPIR Bull Rider Texas Connection Series Fort Worth, TX
BPIR 41st logo
Soul Country Music Star logo
Randy Savvy of the Compton Cowboys, Host of the Soul Country Music Star Season 2
Powerful new biography: Lu Vason: From Dreamer to Visionary ... |
| Apr 1, 2025 | The Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo Soul Country Weekend Heads to Memphis | BPIR 41st logo
The Soul Country Rodeo Weekend | Two Events | Friday & Saturday April 11th and 12th
Valeria Howard Cunningham, President & CEO of the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo
L-R - Valeria Howard-Cunningham, President of the B... |