iWantEmpire Congratulates Its Artists on Landing XBIZ Noms

LOS ANGELES — iWantEmpire congratulates its artists Jenna Sativa, Tasha Reign, Marc MacNamara, Wesley Woods, Jenny Blighe and Ginger Banks on their major nominations for the 2018 XBIZ Awards

“We would like to congratulate Jenna, Tasha, Marc, Wesley, Jenny and Ginger on their much-deserved nominations,” said Jay Phillips, vice president of iWantEmpire. “Collectively they have been recognized as contenders in the most regarded talent categories of the awards show, 2017’s Best Female Performer, Crossover Star, Director, Gay Performer, Website, Cam Model and Web Star of the Year. We are honored to have each of these talented artists in the iWantEmpire family, and to be able to share their vision with the world through our platforms.”

Sativa has been nominated for Girl/Girl Performer of the Year while Reign received nominations for Crossover Star of the Year and Performer Site of the Year. MacNamara earned a Gay Director of the Year nomination and Woods is in the running for Gay Performer of the Year. In other web categories, Blighe received a nod for Cam Model of the Year – Female and Banks received a nod for Web Star of the Year.

Voting for the 2018 XBIZ Awards is underway for industry members through Nov. 30. To vote click here.

The 2018 XBIZ Awards will be held on Thursday, Jan. 18, at the Grand JW Marriott in downtown Los Angeles.

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