Blue Ivy Carter Just Won Another Major Award

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Blue Ivy Carter won big at last night’s BET Awards.The 13-year-old took home the YoungStars Award for the second year in a row. She was nominated alongside actress Akira Akbar, YouTube star Graceyn “Gracie” Hollingsworth, actress Heiress Harris, actress Melody Hurd, actor Thaddeus J. Mixson, actor Tyrik Johnson, and musician VanVan.Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s eldest daughter was absent from yesterday’s ceremony because she’s currently in London for the European leg of the Cowboy Carter Tour. Along with her little sister Rumi, Blue has been performing at the show since the tour first began in April.In a recent interview with ELLE, Blue’s grandmother, Tina Knowles, spoke about Beyoncé’s choice to let Blue perform onstage, which she was initially apprehensive about. “It was her mom’s decision,” she said. “But I encouraged it because my girls were allowed to express themselves creatively in any way they chose to. If they wanted to perform, then they got to perform. I tried to encourage everything that they wanted to do—every dream that they had.”She continued, “So my personal two cents was, ‘I hope you let her do it.’ Her mother, being protective of her, thought she was too young. She was like, ‘This is a heavy thing. It’s 70,000 people out there sometimes, so that’s a big deal for you to get in front of those people.’ And so her response came from a place of protection, and mine came from a place of, ‘Well, I would have let you do it.’ And I remember saying that. But it wasn’t my business, it was her mom’s business. I just kind of helped the conversation along a bit.”There’s still time to see the Carter girls at the Cowboy Carter Tour. For more information on where to get tickets, click here.Related StoriesAll About Blue Ivy CarterBlue Ivy Joins Beyoncé on the Cowboy Carter TourBlue Ivy Carter Glitters in Gold on Beyoncé’s Tour