{"id":488743,"date":"2026-06-08T09:07:31","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T09:07:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/488743\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T09:07:31","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T09:07:31","slug":"ms-lauryn-hill-to-receive-living-legend-icon-award-at-2026-bet-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/488743\/","title":{"rendered":"Ms. Lauryn Hill to Receive Living Legend Icon Award at 2026 BET Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tMs. Lauryn Hill <\/a>is set to receive the Living Legend Icon Award at the 2026 BET Awards<\/a>, which will broadcast live on Sunday, June 28, at 8 p.m. ET\/PT from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. Druski<\/a> is set to host the show.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Living Legend Icon Award \u201chonors the pioneers who mastered their craft and never let go of the culture,\u201d according to BET.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cMs. Lauryn Hill is the very definition of a living legend,\u201d Connie Orlando, EVP, specials, music programming and music strategy, BET, said in a statement. \u201cAcross every era, she has never chased the moment; she has shaped it. Her artistry redefined what was possible in our music and gave a generation permission to be fearless, spiritual, and free. Her influence is woven into the fabric of the culture, and it is a profound honor to celebrate her legacy on Culture\u2019s Biggest Night.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tHill, 51, rose to fame as a member of The Fugees<\/a>, whose 1996 album The Score topped the Billboard 200<\/a> for four weeks. In 1998, she released her debut solo album, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, an intimate, genre-defying work that received near-unanimous critical acclaim. The album also topped the Billboard 200 for four weeks and spawned a No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100<\/a>, \u201cDoo Wop (That Thing).\u201d Miseducation became the first hip-hop album to win the Grammy for album of the year and contributed to Hill becoming the first woman to win five Grammys in one night. The album was voted into the National Recording Registry in 2014 and the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2024.<\/p>\n

\n\tHill returned to the Grammy stage earlier this year, performing in tribute to two artists who had died in 2025, Roberta Flack<\/a> and D\u2019Angelo<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Living Legend Icon Award is a new award. In 2015, the BET Awards<\/a> introduced the Ultimate Icon Award with Janet Jackson<\/a> as the first recipient. Last year, for the first time, four artists \u2014 Mariah Carey<\/a>, Jamie Foxx<\/a>, Snoop Dogg<\/a> and Kirk Franklin<\/a> \u2014 received the award.<\/p>\n


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