The 'All for You' singer takes to Instagram to express her excitement about being chosen as the recipient of the award at the upcoming ceremony.
- May 8, 2018
AceShowbiz - Janet Jackson will be honored with the Icon Award at the 2018 Billboard Music Awards later this month. The "Nasty" hitmaker, who has picked up 10 Billboard Music Awards, will be feted on May 20 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. She will also perform at the ceremony, marking her first musical appearance on TV in nine years.
Past recipients of the award include Prince, Stevie Wonder, Cher, Neil Diamond, Celine Dion and Jennifer Lopez.
The prize-giving will be hosted by singer Kelly Clarkson, and Ariana Grande will open the ceremony with a performance of her new song "No Tears Left to Cry", two days before the first anniversary of her 2017 Manchester, England concert tragedy, when 22 fans were killed in a terrorist attack as they left one of her shows.
BTS a.k.a Bangtan Boys, Camila Cabello, Dua Lipa and Shawn Mendes will also perform, while Kendrick Lamar and Ed Sheeran lead the nominations with 15 nods apiece.
Meanwhile, Janet Jackson recently added more dates to her "State of the World Tour" that she previously axed after becoming pregnant in 2016. The pop superstar picked up the trek last year (2017) and will hit the road again for dates this summer.
