Teyana Taylor to Receive Icon of the Year Award at the 2026 BET Awards Daniela AvilaTue, June 9, 2026 at 9:45 PM UTC 0 Teyana Taylor in Las Vegas in May 2026Credit: Taylor Hill/Getty Teyana Taylor will be honored for her cultural impact and creative achievements at the 2026 BET Awards The singer and actress recently earned her first Grammy nomination, Golden Globe win and an Academy Award nomination for her work The BET Awards will also honor Lauryn Hill with the Living Legend Icon Award Teyana Taylor will be recognized for being a "multihyphenate creative force.
Teyana Taylor to Receive Icon of the Year Award at the 2026 BET Awards
Daniela AvilaTue, June 9, 2026 at 9:45 PM UTC
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Teyana Taylor in Las Vegas in May 2026Credit: Taylor Hill/Getty -
Teyana Taylor will be honored for her cultural impact and creative achievements at the 2026 BET Awards
The singer and actress recently earned her first Grammy nomination, Golden Globe win and an Academy Award nomination for her work
The BET Awards will also honor Lauryn Hill with the Living Legend Icon Award
Teyana Taylor will be recognized for being a "multi-hyphenate creative force."
At the upcoming 2026 BET Awards, Taylor, 35, will receive the Icon of the Year award sponsored by Hyundai, BET announced on Tuesday, June 9.
"Teyana Taylor is the embodiment of what it means to be an icon in this moment," Connie Orlando, the EVP of Specials, Music Programming & Music Strategy at BET, said in a press release.
She added, "She doesn't ask for a seat at the table; she builds the table, designs the rooms, and sets the tone for everyone who walks in. Her fingerprints are all over culture, and it is an honor to celebrate everything she represents on Culture's Biggest Night."
The Icon of the Year award "celebrates the artist who is defining this moment. This distinction belongs to the creative force whose work, presence, and vision are setting the tone right now – someone whose impact isn't measured in years but in the undeniable weight they carry in every room, every conversation, and every corner of the culture they touch," the release read.
In music, Taylor first broke out with her 2014 debut VII and most recently dropped a studio album called Escape Room in 2025. The record earned the singer-songwriter her first-ever Grammy nomination in the Best R&B Album category.
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Last year, she also earned her first-ever Golden Globe and was nominated for an Academy Award for her role in One Battle After Another. She also recently starred in Hulu's All's Fair and the Netflix film The Rip.
Teyana Taylor in New York City on June 8, 2026Credit: Kristina Bumphrey/Variety via Getty
The BET Awards, hosted by Druski, will air live on Sunday, June 28 from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.
Additional honorees, performers, presenters and special guests will be announced in the coming weeks.
Earlier this month, BET also announced that Lauryn Hill would receive the inaugural Living Legend Icon Award sponsored by Sprite.
At this year's show, Cardi B leads the pack with nominations in six categories, followed by Kendrick Lamar and Mariah the Scientist with five each. There are also two new award categories: the Fashion Vanguard Award for cultural impact in fashion and the Pulse Award for a creator, campaign or content series making a powerful impact on Black culture.
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