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.

I'm so grateful," Jackson said as she accepted the Icon Award, which has previously been given to Rihanna in 2013 and Lionel Richie in 2022. "I mean no disrespect in any way but I don't consider ...