Mariah Carey, along with Jamie Foxx, Snoop Dogg and Kirk Franklin are recipients of the Ultimate Icon Award at the 2025 BET Awards on Monday, June 9. "Be a diva, be a boss, be anything you wanna ...

I mean no disrespect in any way, but I don't consider myself an icon," Jackson began her speech. "My family, myself, our dream was to … it wasn't ever to be famous. We weren't always like that.