Cher to Receive Icon Award, Give First Awards Show Performance in 15 Years at 2017 Billboard Music Awards
EXCLUSIVE: Cher Gives Update on Her Mother's Health: 'She's Fabu…
Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson Are All Smiles During Date Night
Penelope Disick Does TikTok Trends With Mom Kourtney, Travis Bar…
Inside the Kardashian Jenners’ Halloween: Costumes, Parties and …
Kanye West Makes Peace Offering to Drake After Longtime Feud
Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson Becoming More Than Friends (Sou…
Kim Kardashian Jokes About Her Three Divorces During Speech at F…
Carly Pearce Gives a Tour of Her Home on the Road (Exclusive)
See Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson’s Halloween Hand-Holding
Jessica Alba on the Importance of Breaking Stigma Around Mental …
'Love Hard’s Heather McMahan on Enjoying Her Success (Exclusive)
La La Anthony on Next Chapter and What She's Looking For in a Pa…
‘Pioneer Woman’ Ree Drummond on Her Acting Debut (Exclusive)
Busy Philipps Reflects on Birdie's Coming Out and What She's Tha…
Emily Ratajkowski on Her Son, Britney Spears and Rewriting Her O…
Christina Ricci on Her Pregnancy and Upcoming Series ‘Yellowjack…
Scarlett Johansson on Leaving Her ‘Baby Bliss Bubble’ to Celebra…
JoJo Siwa Details Her Mid-Dance Injury on 'DWTS' (Exclusive)
Kate Hudson on ‘Pre-Planning’ Her Wedding With Fiancé Danny Fuji…
Cher is taking the stage once again!
The "If I Could Turn Back Time" singer is being honored with the coveted ICON Award at the 2017 Billboard Music Awards on May 21, where she will also deliver her first awards show performance in 15 years.
EXCLUSIVE: Cher Says It Will Take a 'Special Person' to Be the Next 'Mr. Cher'
"I'm honored to receive the 2017 Billboard Music Awards ICON Award and take the stage to celebrate my love of music with my fans," the decorated songstress, who will be performing her 1998 smash single, "Believe," said in a statement. "Seeing so many powerful artists - especially female artists emerge and take their place in history through the years has been incredible. I'm honored to be among the previous ICON Award winners and to celebrate this milestone achievement by performing 'Believe' on the show."
Previous ICON honorees include Jennifer Lopez, Neil Diamond, Stevie Wonder, Celine Dion and the late, great Prince.
EXCLUSIVE: Cher Gives Update on 91-Year-Old Mother's Health: 'She's Fabulous'
“Cher’s incredible talent has inspired both audiences and other artists for more than six decades,” dick clark productions CEO Allen Shapiro said in a statement. “Her impact on the industry has been monumental and unlike any other. We are honored to celebrate her exceptional career with the 2017 Billboard Music Awards ICON Award and look forward to what’s sure to be an extraordinary, once-in-a-lifetime performance!”
Interestingly enough, Cher joked this past March about how her fellow ICON winner, J.Lo, was "in rompers" back when the 70-year-old music legend was performing in Vegas.
Watch the video below for more.
The 2017 Billboard Music Awards will air live from Las Vegas' T-Mobile Arena on Sunday, May 21, at 8 p.m. ET/ 5 p.m. PT on ABC.
Related Gallery
