Mariah Carey received the Icon Award at the 2019 Billboard Music Awards.
Before accepting the honor, Mimi took to the stage to perform a medley of her new single “A No No” and several of her Billboard Hot 100 #1 hits.
Recounting how she turned to music to save her life, Mariah thanked Billboard and her fans “who are unlike any other entity I have ever known. They have lifted me out of the depths of hell and brought be back with their devotion and love.”
Watch her moving speech below.
No one more fitting than ? Mimi ? to receive the #BBMAs Icon Award. Congratulations, @MariahCarey! #IconMariah pic.twitter.com/YklcmwX2om
— Billboard Music Awards (@BBMAs) May 2, 2019
