Janet Jackson made a special appearance at last night’s BET Awards 2009, giving this sweet speech in honor of her brother, Michael Jackson – check out the video clip, where Janet Jackson says:

“To you, Michael is an icon, to us, Michael is family and 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.”