By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Quincy Jones will receive the inaugural Peace Through Music Award at a launch event for the U.S. Department of State’s new Global Music Diplomacy Initiative. Jones will be given the award in Washington on Wednesday at the launch spearheaded by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, which boasts of an eclectic lineup of American and international talent across generations and genres. Dave Grohl, Mickey Guyton, Herbie Hancock, Rakim, LADAMA and more will perform. The launch includes mentorship programs, a visiting scholar program and music-focused efforts to promote an English-language learning curriculum abroad. Blinken says music has a
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