Awards

Keke Palmer joined BET's board of advisors on Tuesday, adding her voice to a group that includes Bob Johnson, Queen Latifah and LL Cool J.

June 23, 2026 Ti AI ṣe iroyin

Missy Elliott will be honored with the Amazon Music Visionary Icon Award at the Culture Creators Innovators & Leaders 10th annual awards brunch. The event takes place on June 26 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles.

Chaka Khan, Kelly Rowland and other Black women in the music industry were recognized at the second annual Black Women in Music event on June 12 in Los Angeles. The gathering celebrated their contributions while highlighting support for breast cancer awareness and mentorship among women.

June 13, 2026 Ti AI ṣe iroyin

Emma, Theo, Pontus and Agnes have been named this year's Örebro residents for interrupting a rape in Oskarsparken.

President Droupadi Murmu conferred the Kirti Chakra on Major Arshdeep Singh Gill during a ceremony in New Delhi. The award recognises his leadership in a 2025 counter-insurgency operation in Manipur. Gill is an alumnus of Chandigarh University.

June 10, 2026 Ti AI ṣe iroyin

A Trinidadian writer has come under scrutiny after winning a regional award for unpublished short fiction. Social media users accused Jamir Nazir of using artificial intelligence to create his entry.