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Sylvia Rhone Honored with ‘Ultimate Icon’ Award at BET Awards

Music executive Sylvia Rhone, the first woman to lead a major music company, will receive the “Ultimate Icon” award at the BET Awards. The ceremony airs June 28 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on BET, live from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.

Variety Music·Jun 11, 2026·via Variety Music

Sylvia Rhone Honored with ‘Ultimate Icon’ Award at BET Awards

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Sylvia Rhone to Receive ‘Ultimate Icon’ Award at BET Awards

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Legendary music executive Sylvia Rhone — who was the first woman to lead a major music company — will receive the “Ultimate Icon” award at the BET Awards on Sunday, June 28 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. The show will air on BET from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.

According to the announcement, “The Ultimate Icon Award honors the trailblazers whose work has transcended their field, figures whose names have become synonymous with excellence. This distinction belongs to those few who didn’t just succeed within the culture; they expanded what the culture believed was possible, leaving a mark so enduring it cannot be measured by any single era or achievement.”