 Silverman continues to speak at numerous music and trade events including SXSW, Canadian Music Week, Digital Music Forum, In the City, YouBloom, CMJ, NARM, Winter Music Conference, Amsterdam Dance Event, MIDEM, Music and Media, ASCAP New York Sessions, and Leadership Music.Silverman received the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Heroes Award in 2000, and he was awarded the NARM Independent Spirit Award in 2010.In 2013, Silverman was awarded the A2IM Libera Lifetime Achievement Award, and was named to Complex's list of the 25 Best A&R Executives in Hip Hop History, coming in at number seven.