“BET is shining a light on you for taking to the streets and insisting that black lives matter. We see you and applaud your unbreakable, unshakeable strength,” Jordan said, referring to deaths in Ferguson, Missouri, Baltimore and New York.
In one of the most hotly anticipated moments of the almost four-hour ceremony, Janet Jackson was presented with the inaugural Ultimate Icon: Music Dance Visual Award.
Jackson, 49, announced last month that she would release her first album of new material since “Discipline” in 2008 and embark on her first world tour in four years.
“It’s been a very long journey to this moment. My heart is so full,” said Jackson, dressed in a white jump suit.
The youngest member of the Jackson family singing clan, Janet thanked her fans and her parents, Joe and Katherine Jackson, who were seated at the front of the Los Angeles arena.
In the main awards of the night, rapper Nicki Minaj won for best female hip-hop artist and Kendrick Lamar, who performed atop two graffiti-covered police cars, took home best male hip-hop artist.
(Reporting By Jill Serjeant– Editing by Paul Tait)
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