Billboard Icon Award

The Billboard Icon Award was established at the 2011 Billboard Music Awards to recognize music singers and contribution. The recipient of the award also performs during the ceremony. In 2021, the Icon Award was included on the Billboard Latin Music Awards.

Recipients

Billboard Music Awards

Year Image Recipient Performance Ref.
2011 Neil Diamond "Sweet Caroline", "America" [1]
2012 Stevie Wonder "Higher Ground", "Overjoyed", "Empire State of Mind", "Join Our Love", "Superstition" [2]
2013 Prince "Let's Go Crazy", "Fixurlifeup" [3]
2014 Jennifer Lopez "First Love" [4]
2015 —
2016 Celine Dion "The Show Must Go On" [5]
2017 Cher "Believe", "If I Could Turn Back Time" [6]
2018 Janet Jackson "Nasty", "If", "Throb" [7]
2019 Mariah Carey "A No No", "Always Be My Baby", "Emotions", "We Belong Together", "Hero" [8]
2020 Garth Brooks "The Thunder Rolls", "Callin' Baton Rouge", "The River", "Standing Outside the Fire", "That Summer", "Dive Bar", "Friends in Low Places", "The Dance" [9]
2021 Pink "Cover Me in Sunshine", "All I Know So Far", "Get The Party Started", "So What", "Blow Me (One Last Kiss)", "Who Knew", "Just Like a Pill", "Just Give Me a Reason" [10]
2022 Mary J Blige — [11]

Billboard Latin Music Awards

Year Image Recipient Performance Ref.
2021 Maná "El Reloj Cucú" [12]
2022 Chayanne "Como Tú y Yo" [13]
2023 Ivy Queen — [14]

References

  1. ^ "Neil Diamond to Perform at Billboard Music Awards, Receive Icon Award". billboard.com. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  2. ^ "Stevie Wonder to Receive Icon Award at Billboard Music Awards". billboard.com. Archived from the original on May 17, 2019. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  3. ^ "Prince to Be Honored at Billboard Music Awards on May 19". billboard.com. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  4. ^ "Jennifer Lopez to Receive Icon Award at 2014 Billboard Music Awards". billboard.com. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  5. ^ "Celine Dion To Receive Icon Award at 2016 BBMAs - Billboard Music Awards". billboardmusicawards.com. April 4, 2016. Archived from the original on June 3, 2016. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  6. ^ "Cher to Receive Icon Award at 2017 Billboard Music Awards". billboardmusicawards.com. May 21, 2017. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  7. ^ Jones, Abby. "Janet Jackson to Receive Icon Award at 2018 Billboard Music Awards". Billboard. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
  8. ^ "Mariah Carey to Receive Icon Award at 2019 Billboard Music Awards". Billboard. April 19, 2019. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  9. ^ Djansezian, Kevork (February 25, 2020). "Garth Brooks Is an Icon & Soon He'll Have the Billboard Music Award to Prove It". Billboard. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
  10. ^ Grien, Paul (May 4, 2021). "P!nk to Receive Icon Award at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards". Billboard. United States: Eldridge Industries. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
  11. ^ Grein, Paul (April 14, 2022). "Mary J. Blige to Receive Icon Award at 2022 Billboard Music Awards". Billboard. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  12. ^ Flores, Griselda (September 2, 2021). "Maná to Receive Icon Award at 2021 Billboard Latin Music Awards". Billboard. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
  13. ^ Flores, Griselda (August 11, 2022). "Chayanne to Receive Icon Award at 2022 Billboard Latin Music Awards". Billboard. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
  14. ^ Flores, Griselda (August 31, 2023). "Ivy Queen to Receive Icon Award at 2023 Billboard Latin Music Awards". Billboard. Retrieved September 6, 2023.