{"id":76240,"date":"2026-06-10T22:03:27","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T22:03:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/hiphopmagizine\/teyana-taylor-to-receive-the-icon-of-the-year-award-at-the-bet-awards-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-06-10T22:03:27","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T22:03:27","slug":"teyana-taylor-to-receive-the-icon-of-the-year-award-at-the-bet-awards-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/hiphopmagizine\/teyana-taylor-to-receive-the-icon-of-the-year-award-at-the-bet-awards-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Teyana Taylor to Receive the Icon of the Year Award at the \u201cBET Awards\u201d 2026."},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt Hip Hop Magizine News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"9431463036\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Teyana Taylor will receive the Icon of the Year Award sponsored by Hyundai at the \u201cBET Awards\u201d 2026. The show will broadcast live on Sunday, June 28 at 8 PM ET\/PT, from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, with Druski as host.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">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 \u2013 someone whose impact isn\u2019t measured in years but in the undeniable weight they carry in every room, every conversation, and every corner of the culture they touch.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A true creative force, Teyana Taylor has evolved from a multiplatinum singer-songwriter into an award-winning actress, visionary director, producer, choreographer, and fashion-forward style icon. Harlem-born and unapologetically original, she broke out with her 2014 debut VII, followed by the Gold-certified K.T.S.E. and the Top 10 The Album, building a hit-filled catalog that includes the 2x-Platinum \u201cGonna Love Me\u201d and Platinum \u201cIssues\/Hold On,\u201d alongside collaborations with icons like Lauryn Hill, Missy Elliott, Elton John, and Erykah Badu.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Over the past five years, Taylor has authored one of entertainment\u2019s most expansive creative runs. She earned a Critics\u2019 Choice Award for A Thousand and One, a 2026 Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress and an Academy Award nomination for Paul Thomas Anderson\u2019s One Battle After Another, and starred opposite Matt Damon and Ben Affleck in The Rip, in addition to joining the ensemble of Ryan Murphy\u2019s All\u2019s Fair. Her visual album Escape Room earned a 2026 GRAMMY nomination for Best R&amp;B Album. 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