Janet made a surprise appearance at last night’s BET Awards to pay tribute to brother Michael.

In her short speech she said: “My entire family wanted to be here tonight, but it was just too painful, so they elected me to speak with all of you. I’m gonna keep it very short but I’d just like to say that to you, Michael is an icon. To us, Michael is family. He will forever live in all of our hearts. On behalf of my family and myself, thank you for all of your love. Thank you for all of your support. We miss him so much. Thank you so much.”

Her tribute was followed by a performance by Ne-yo and Jamie Foxx.

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Jermaine Dupri has posted a brand new remix of Plies‘ track Bust It Baby on his YouTube page, which features Ne-yo and new vocals from Janet.

Listen to it below:

Janet will perform at a free concert for military personnel at Del Mar Beach in California on Thursday May 8th at 7pm. The show, which will also see performances from Ne-Yo, Jordin Sparks, Jessica Simpson, Pussycat Dolls and Snoop Dogg, is titled America: United in Support of our Troops.

The show will be open only to members of the military and IDs will be checked so Janet fans that are ineligible to attend are respectfully asked to adhere to the instructions. More information can be found at mccsCP.com.