BET Awards Ultimate Icon Award Recipients Announced

The BET Awards are set to honor Mariah Carey, Jamie Foxx, Kirk Franklin and Snoop Dogg with the BET Ultimate Icon Award. The special honor celebrates “their decades of groundbreaking contributions to music, entertainment, advocacy, and community impact” according to a press release.

Carey, Franklin, and Snoop are also set to perform during the show, which will be hosted by Kevin Hart. Previous recipients of the Ultimate Icon Award include Janet Jackson, Deborah L. Lee, and Tyler Perry.

The awards will take place June 9th at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, marking the 25th anniversary of the BET Awards. They’ll broadcast live at 8PM Eastern on BET

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