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Mariah Carey Honored With Ultimate Icon Award at 2025 BET Awards — Her First BET Award Ever

Mariah Carey received the Ultimate Icon Award at the 2025 BET Awards, her first BET Award ever.

During Monday’s (June 9) awards show, Carey was handed her prize after an emotional and lengthy speech from Busta Rhymes, who called the singer “timeless” while listing all of her accolades. Mariah Carey, Jamie Foxx, Kirk Franklin and Snoop Dogg were all honored with the BET Ultimate Icon Awards during Monday’s celebration. Earlier in the night, Stevie Wonder surprised everyone at the 2025 BET Awards when he stepped out to honor his longtime friend Jamie Foxx.

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