BET HONORS RED CARPET: MARIAH CAREY, TAMAR BRAXTON, JENNIFER HUDSON, LUDACRIS, JANELLE MONAE & MORE

Taking the plunge Mariah Carey performs onstage at BET Honors 2014 at Warner Theatre.

J-Hud  Rocking that Bruce Lee hair cut...love it!

Jennifer Hudson attends the BET Honors 2014 red carpet presented by Lexus at Warner Theatre in Washington, D.C.

Tamar Braxton  slimming down, attends BET Honors 2014 at Warner Theatre in Washington.

Tamar Braxton Performance outfit

Janelle Monae attends BET Honors 2014 presented by Lexus at Warner Theatre in Washington 

JENNIFER HUDSON, ARETHA FRANKLIN, AND JANELLE MONÁE

LUDACRIS AND ICE CUBE

Berry Gordy and Smokey Robinson

Is that your mama?  Nope it's Aretha Franklin attends BET Honors 2014.

BET HONOREE PRE-DINNER, TAMAR BRAXTON, ARETHA FRANKLIN, WAYNE BRADY & MORE

BET Honors performer, Tamar Braxton, host Wayne Brady and BET Chairman and CEO, Debra Lee pose for a money shot at the honoree dinner.

The night wouldn't have been special without Tamar Braxton owning it in her periwinkle and black flower embroidered dress.

BET Honors offers up a night to celebrate and grace the lives and achievements of African-American luminaries. The awards will be presented  on Feburary 16, 2014 and broadcast on BET during Black History Month. Debra Lee's had her annual BET Honoree Dinner.   The show will be taped tonight.

BET Musical Arts Award Honoree, Aretha Franklin and performer, Smokey Robinson show each other some Motown love.

BET Honors performer, Smokey Robinson with his wife Frances Robinson and BET Honoree, Berry Gordy with his guest Eskedar Gobeze.

Michael Bivins and his wife, Teasha Bivins stun as they pose for a picture.

Correspondent, A.J. Calloway and musician/TV personality, Fonzworth Bentley teach us how to stunt.

Photo Credit BET