BET Awards: Usher gives emotional speech as he receives lifetime achievement prize

In his acceptance speech, Usher said "getting here hasn't been easy, but it's been worth it".

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The singer-songwriter told the audience as he accepted the award that "getting here has definitely not been easy, but it has been worth it".

The 45-year-old is best known for hits including Yeah! and You Make Me Wanna.

Usher also picked up the award for best R&B and hip-hop artist at the ceremony.

He opened his 15-minute-long acceptance speech by saying: “This life achievement award, I don’t know, man, is it too early to receive it? Cause I’m still runnin’ and gunnin’ like I did when I was eight years old.”

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