On June 9, 2025, Mariah received her very first BET Award. The Black Entertainment Network honored Mariah with the Ultimate Icon Award, a special recognition which celebrates an artist's decades of groundbreaking contributions to music, entertainment, advocacy, and community impact. “Life is far too short to live for anyone else's approval — which is something I always did,” Mariah said during her acceptance speech. “So I decided to own who I am. My extraness, my fabulousness and yes, my success and my iconicness. I just want to encourage everyone out there to believe in yourself, love and respect yourself. Be a diva, be a boss, be anything you wanna be, but be iconic while you're doing it.” Mariah also performed her new single “Type Dangerous” during the show, joined by legendary rapper Rakim.
