By Dailymail.com Reporter
Published: 18:40 BST, 11 April 2019 | Updated: 20:12 BST, 11 April 2019
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Mariah Carey will be honoured with the Icon Award at the 2019 Billboard Music Awards.
The Hero hitmaker will be bestowed with the prestigious prize at the Kelly Clarkson-hosted ceremony at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on May 1, where she will also perform a medley of her greatest hits.
Mariah, 49, follows in the footsteps of last year's recipient Janet Jackson and a elite number of legendary artists, including Neil Diamond, Stevie Wonder, Prince, Cher and Celine Dion, in being named an Icon by Billboard.
Legendary: Mariah Carey, 49, will be honoured with the Icon Award at the 2019 Billboard Music Awards. She is seen in December in Saint Barthelemy
A press release noted: 'The true definition of an icon, Carey has been smashing records since she debuted on the music scene in 1990 with her self-titled album.
'Over the next three decades she continued to rule the charts, creating anthems, and snapshots of pop culture history along the way.'
Meanwhile, Cardi B leads the nominations this year with 21 nods.
