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BET Awards Ultimate Icon Sylvia Rhone On Protecting Creativity Amid Tech Disruption: “We Make The Algorithm, The Algorithm Doesn’t Make Us”

Sylvia Rhone was recognized as the Ultimate Icon at the 2026 BET Awards and delivered a powerful message about protecting creativity as tech disrupts the industry.

BET Awards Ultimate Icon Sylvia Rhone On Protecting Creativity Amid Tech Disruption: “We Make The Algorithm, The Algorithm Doesn’t Make Us”

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Sylvia Rhone was recognized as the Ultimate Icon at the 2026 BET Awards and delivered a powerful message about protecting creativity as tech disrupts the industry.

"We've seen musical ideas become movements, and what we know is this:

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Sylvia Rhone was recognized as the Ultimate Icon at the 2026 BET Awards and delivered a powerful message about protecting creativity as tech disrupts the industry. "We've seen musical ideas become movements, and what we know is this:

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