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Janet Jackson to get the Billboard Icon Award

07 of May 2018

FILE - In this June 28, 2015, file photo, Janet Jackson accepts the ultimate icon: music dance visual award at the BET Awards in Los Angeles. Jackson, will be honored with the prestigious ICON Award at the 2018 Billboard Music Awards on Sunday, May 20, 2018. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File),FILE - In this June 28, 2015, file photo, Janet Jackson accepts the ultimate icon: music dance visual award at the BET Awards in Los Angeles. Jackson, will be honored with the prestigious ICON Award at the 2018 Billboard Music Awards on Sunday, May 20, 2018. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

Janet Jackson is set to get the Billboard Icon Award at this month's Billboard Music Awards. The superstar will also perform on the show, her first televised performance in nine years. Jackson is set to continue her tour over the summer.

NEW YORK (AP) — Janet Jackson’s icon status is being confirmed at the Billboard Awards.

The superstar is set to get the Billboard Icon Award at the May 20 ceremony in Las Vegas, hosted by Kelly Clarkson. She’ll also reward fans with a performance on the live telecast, her first televised performance in nine years.

Past award recipients include Prince, Stevie Wonder, Cher, Neil Diamond, Celine Dion and Jennifer Lopez.

Jackson has been a dominant force on the Billboard charts for decades, thanks to hits including “That’s The Way Love Goes,” ”I Get Lonely” and “All for You.” The multiplatinum superstar will kick off another leg of her State of the World Tour in July.