The Billboard Icon Award was established at the 2011 Billboard Music Awards to recognize music singers and contribution. The recipient of the award also performs during the ceremony. In 2021, the Icon Award was included on the Billboard Latin Music Awards.
Recipients Billboard Icon Award Year Image Recipient Performance Ref. 2011 Neil Diamond "Sweet Caroline", "America" 2012 Stevie Wonder "Higher Ground", "Overjoyed", "Empire State of Mind", "Join Our Love", "Superstition" 2013 Prince "Let's Go Crazy", "Fixurlifeup" 2014 Jennifer Lopez "First Love" 2015 colspan="4" 2016 Celine Dion "The Show Must Go On" 2017 Cher "Believe", "If I Could Turn Back Time" 2018 Janet Jackson "Nasty", "If", "Throb" 2019 Mariah Carey"A No No", "Always Be My Baby", "Emotions", "We Belong Together", "Hero" 2020 Garth Brooks"The Thunder Rolls", "Callin' Baton Rouge", "The River", "Standing Outside the Fire", "That Summer", "Dive Bar", "Friends in Low Places", "The Dance" 2021 Pink "Cover Me in Sunshine", "All I Know So Far", "Get The Party Started", "So What", "Blow Me (One Last Kiss)", "Who Knew", "Just Like a Pill", "Just Give Me a Reason" 2022 Mary J Blige
Billboard Latin Music Awards Year Image Recipient Performance Ref. 2021 Maná "El Reloj Cucú" 2022 Chayanne "Como Tú y Yo" 2023 Ivy Queen 2025 Laura Pausini "Mi Historia Entre Tus Dedos"
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