{"id":249091,"date":"2026-06-29T14:21:29","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T14:21:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/29\/lauryn-hill-honored-performs-at-bet-awards\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T14:21:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T14:21:29","slug":"lauryn-hill-honored-performs-at-bet-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/29\/lauryn-hill-honored-performs-at-bet-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Lauryn Hill Honored, Performs at BET Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Lauryn Hill is a living legend, and one of the most influential musicians of our time.<\/p>\n<p>Over the weekend, the BET Awards honored her with the appropriately named Living Legend Icon Award.<\/p>\n<p>Not only did she accept the accolade, she took things one step further.<\/p>\n<p>Hill treated the audience to an impromptu performance of one of her biggest hits. And she didn\u2019t stop there.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"737\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0629_laurynhill_01-1024x737.jpg\" alt=\"Lauryn Hill in 2026.\" class=\"wp-image-557984 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0629_laurynhill_01-1024x737.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0629_laurynhill_01-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0629_laurynhill_01-768x553.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0629_laurynhill_01-2048x1474.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0629_laurynhill_01-960x691.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0629_laurynhill_01-1080x777.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0629_laurynhill_01-1200x864.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0629_laurynhill_01-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lauryn Hill accepts the Living Legend Icon award onstage during the 2026 BET Awards at Peacock Theater on June 28, 2026.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Kevin Winter\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-she-received-the-living-legend-icon-award\">She received the Living Legend Icon Award<\/h2>\n<p>On Sunday, June 28, Hill delighted BET Awards viewers \u2014 in person and at home \u2014 with a classic.<\/p>\n<p>Her 1998 hit, \u201cEx-Factor,\u201d is only a small part of what earned her the Living Legend Icon Awards.<\/p>\n<p>Ice Cube introduced Hill to the stage.<\/p>\n<p>Viewers saw a 20-minute tribute to her iconic career.<\/p>\n<p>SZA, Doechii, Lizzo, Queen Latifah, and Common all performed in tribute. So, too, did Selah Marley and Zion Marley \u2014 her children.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"A Legend Honors a Legend: Ice Cube Presents Lauryn Hill&#039;s Living Legend Icon Award\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mqoe4uoZ0YU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Hill also ended up closing the show, performing \u201cEverything Is Everything.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During the tributes, the music icon smiled, sang along, and applauded.<\/p>\n<p>On the stage, she accepted the monumental honor.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to the audience, Hill encouraged everyone to embrace their gifts and to remain true to their purpose.<\/p>\n<p>That is an important message, with the bleakness of streaming and the hard push for AI slop in every corner of what should be a creative industry.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lauryn Hill Performs &quot;Ex-Factor&quot; in an Unforgettable Living Legend Moment | BET Awards &#039;26\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ahLYHf3pnlc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI fight for y\u2019all,\u201d Hill affirmed to everyone in the room.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd fighting for y\u2019all is me fighting for myself, it\u2019s me fighting for my children,\u201d she emphasized.<\/p>\n<p>Hill added: \u201cIt\u2019s me fighting for my community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In addition to her music career, she has also been a champion of various activist causes.<\/p>\n<p>(Hill did need to be <em>reminded <\/em>by activists to cancel a 2015 performance in the apartheid state of Israel, but hey, at least she canceled.)<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lauryn Hill Delivers an Emotional Living Legend Icon Award Speech | BET Awards &#039;26\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ah9a4cFW63U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Hill launched her career as a member of the Fugees.<\/p>\n<p>Then, she broke off and launched her solo debut, <em>The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDoo Wop (That Thing),\u201d \u201cEx-Factor,\u201d and \u201cEverything Is Everything\u201d remain some of her most iconic hits to this day.<\/p>\n<p>The Living Legend Icon Award honors pioneers within the culture who have influenced generations \u2014 from enjoyers to fellow artists.<\/p>\n<p>Hill more than qualifies.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/06\/lauryn-hill-honored-lifetime-bet-awards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 2 minutes Lauryn Hill is a living legend, and one of the most influential musicians of our time. 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