Six of R&B/soul and gospel's biggest acts will be honoured for their contributions to music and entertainment at the seventh annual Black Music Honors. Dru Hill will be honoured with the Urban Music Icon Award. Tevin Campbell will receive the R&B Icon Award. Mary Mary will be honoured with the Gospel Icon Award and Karyn White with the Soul Music Award. Keri Hilson will be honoured with the Music and Songwriter Icon Award, and The Whispers will be honoured with the Legends Award.

The 2022 Black Music Honors, hosted by LeToya Luckett and DeRay Davis, will be taped live on Thursday, May 19, at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta.

Don Jackson, the event's founder and executive producer, said in a statement, "We are more than excited to return to in-person taping with a live studio audience for the first time in nearly three years." The pandemic had an unprecedented impact on the music industry, and we're proud to celebrate, commemorate, and honour music trailblazers who paved the way for the next generation of music and culture."

Mary Mary recently joined BeBe and CeCe Winans in an Easter Sunday Verzuz special following their emotional performance at this year's Super Bowl. Dru Hill is currently on tour to commemorate their 30th anniversary as a band as well as the anniversaries of entering The Dru and their eponymous debut.

On Saturday, June 25, the televised Black Music Honors special will air on Bounce TV.