Aretha Franklin, Berry Gordy among BET honorees

Associated Press

January 16, 2014 at 4:34 PM

FILE - In this Dec. 6, 2013 file photo, entertainer Aretha Franklin sings at the National Christmas Tree lighting ceremony across from the White House in Washington. The legendary singer Franklin and Motown founder Berry Gordy will be honored at the 2014 BET Honors. The network announced Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014, that rapper-actor Ice Cube, American Express CEO Ken Chenault and photographer and video artist Carrie Mae Weems will also receive tributes at the event. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

FILE - In this Nov. 19, 2013 file photo, Berry Gordy arrives arrives to a photo call before the Marian Anderson Award Gala at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, in Philadelphia. The legendary singer Aretha Franklin and Motown founder Berry will be honored at the 2014 BET Honors. The network announced Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014, that rapper-actor Ice Cube, American Express CEO Ken Chenault and photographer and video artist Carrie Mae Weems will also receive tributes at the event. (AP Photo/Michael Perez, File)

FILE - In this Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014 file photo, recording artist and actor Ice Cube attends a screening of "Ride Along," in New York. Legendary singer Aretha Franklin and Motown founder Berry Gordy will be honored at the 2014 BET Honors. The network announced Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014, that rapper-actor Ice Cube, American Express CEO Ken Chenault and photographer and video artist Carrie Mae Weems will also receive tributes at the event. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP, File)

FILE - In this Dec. 6, 2013 file photo, entertainer Aretha Franklin sings at the National Christmas Tree lighting ceremony across from the White House in Washington. The legendary singer Franklin and Motown founder Berry Gordy will be honored at the 2014 BET Honors. The network announced Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014, that rapper-actor Ice Cube, American Express CEO Ken Chenault and photographer and video artist Carrie Mae Weems will also receive tributes at the event. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

ATLANTA (AP) — Legendary singer Aretha Franklin and Motown founder Berry Gordy will be honored at the 2014 BET Honors.

The network announced Thursday that rapper-actor Ice Cube, American Express CEO Ken Chenault and photographer and video artist Carrie Mae Weems will also receive tributes at the event. The show will take place at the Warner Theatre in Washington on Feb. 8.

The special will air Feb. 24.

BET Honors highlights African Americans performing at top levels in the areas of music, literature, entertainment, education and more.

Halle Berry and Chaka Khan were among the honorees at last year's BET Honors.

Actor and comedian Wayne Brady will host the special. Performers will be announced at a later date.

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