Janet Jackson is set to receive the ICON Award at the 2025 American Music Awards.
The 2025 American Music Awards will air live from Fontainebleau Las Vegas on Memorial Day, Monday, May 26.
The 11-time American Music Awards winner will also perform on the show, marking her first television performance since 2018.
The ICON Award is given to an artist whose music has had an undeniable cultural and global influence over the music industry. Previous recipients of the ICON Award include Rihanna in 2013 and Lionel Richie in 2022.
Jackson is also a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee, five-time Grammy winner and two-time Emmy winner who has sold more than 180 million albums worldwide.
The 51st AMAs will air live coast to coast beginning at 8:00 PM ET / 5:00 PM PT on the CBS Television Network and stream on Paramount+ in the U.S. Tickets to the star-studded show are available now on Ticketmaster.
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