Nas to Receive BMI Icon Award at 2026 R&B/Hip‑Hop Awards, Los Angeles

Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) announced that rapper Nas will receive the BMI Icon Award at the 2026 BMI R&B/Hip‑Hop Awards on August 26 in Los Angeles. The honor recognizes his prolific songwriting career, lyrical influence on hip‑hop culture, and his success as an entrepreneur.

The private ceremony will be hosted by BMI executives and will also honor the year’s top songwriters, producers and publishers behind the 35 most‑performed R&B/Hip‑Hop songs. Past Icon Award recipients include James Brown, Janet Jackson, Snoop Dogg, Lil Wayne and others, placing Nas among an elite group of music legends.