: ▁Jan et ▁Jackson , ▁declaring ▁Jackson ▁the ▁network ' s ▁first ▁musical ▁icon ▁while ▁celebr ating ▁her ▁career ▁and ▁influence ▁in ▁pop ▁culture . ▁Jackson ▁was ▁hon ored ▁" in ▁recognition ▁of ▁her ▁place ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁influ ential ▁and ▁bel oved ▁t ast em akers ▁in ▁contemporary ▁pop ... ▁The ▁show ▁will ▁el o qu ently ▁demonstrate ▁the ▁impact ▁that ▁Jan et ▁has ▁had , ▁not ▁only ▁on ▁her ▁world wide ▁audience , ▁but ▁also ▁on ▁a ▁generation ▁of ▁perform ers ▁who ▁will ▁pay ▁t ribute ▁by ▁covering ▁her ▁songs ." ▁Jackson ▁stated , ▁" When ▁I ▁heard ▁that ▁MTV ▁wanted ▁to ▁honor ▁me ▁with ▁the ▁show ▁" Icon ," ▁I ▁was ▁speech less . ▁I ▁really ▁was . ▁It ▁is ▁an ▁awesome ▁thing — I ▁feel ▁young . ▁There ' s ▁still ▁so ▁much ▁more ▁that ▁I ▁want ▁to ▁do , ▁need ▁to ▁do , ▁for ▁myself ▁in ▁this ▁business . ▁And ▁I ▁was ▁just ▁so ▁surprised . ▁But ▁a ▁wonderful ▁surprise ." ▁N umer ous ▁artists ▁paid ▁t ribute ▁to ▁Jackson ▁and ▁comm emor ated ▁her ▁success , ▁including ▁Brit ney ▁Spe ars , ▁Jess ica ▁Sim pson , ▁Jenn ifer ▁L ope z , ▁Christ ina ▁Agu il era , ▁A ali y ah , ▁Tommy ▁Lee , ▁Michael ▁Jackson , ▁and ▁produ cers ▁Jimmy ▁Jam ▁and ▁Terry ▁Lewis . ▁It ▁featured ▁performances ▁by ▁' N ▁S ync , ▁P ink , ▁Buck cher ry , ▁U sh er , ▁Out k ast , ▁M ý