‘Soul Train Awards’ To Return This Fall On BET & CBS After Hiatus

September 3, 2026 12:59pm T-Pain and Keke Palmer perform onstage at Soul Train Awards 2023 on November 19, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California Paras Griffin/Getty Images for BET After a three-year pause, the Soul Train Awards are returning to the air. The awards show that honors the best in R&B, hip-hop, soul and gospel will air Friday, November 27 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on BET and, for the first time, will simulcast on CBS. It also will stream on BET Her, VH1, MTV2 and Logo. The awards show last aired in 2023 and was put on hold in 2024 and 2025. In 2025, former BET CEO Scott Mills told Billboard that they decided to suspend both the Soul Train Awards and the BET Hip-Hop Awards in order to revamp them to adapt to the changing digital and streaming landscape. “But we have a team that’s actively thinking about where those award shows might best live as the media climate continues to evolve. They aren’t gone,” Mills said at the time. Jesse Collins Entertainment is returning to produce the show. Connie Orlando serves as the executive producer for Soul Train Awards 2026 for BET. Collins, Dionne Harmon and Jeannae Rouzan-Clay also serve as executive producers. Watch on Deadline “ Must Read Stories Read More About: Subscribe to Deadline Get our Breaking News Alerts and Keep your inbox happy. Sign Up