{"id":53104,"date":"2025-08-07T22:53:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T22:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/53104\/"},"modified":"2025-08-07T22:53:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T22:53:09","slug":"bet-ceo-says-network-has-suspended-soul-train-and-hip-hop-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/53104\/","title":{"rendered":"BET CEO says network has ‘suspended’ Soul Train and Hip-Hop Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"

BET<\/a> has reportedly suspended the Soul Train and Hip-Hop Awards, two of its annual music awards shows.<\/p>\n

“So for BET linear, we have suspended the Soul Train and Hip-Hop award shows,” BET CEO Scott Mills said in an interview with Billboard<\/a> published on Aug. 5.<\/p>\n

According to the outlet, Mills added, “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.”<\/p>\n

BET declined to comment to USA TODAY.<\/p>\n

What are the BET Soul Train Awards?\"In<\/p>\n

In this image released on November 26, T-Pain and Keke Palmer perform onstage at Soul Train Awards 2023 on November 19, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California.<\/p>\n

The Soul Train Awards is an annual music awards show.<\/p>\n

“Soul Train” program creator Don Cornelius established the awards show in 1987 to recognize achievements in Black music, according to the National Museum of African American History & Culture.<\/a><\/p>\n

The awards show originally aired for syndication on various cable networks, but moved to BET by the mid-2000s, according to IMDb<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Soul Train Awards most recently aired in November 2023<\/a>. That year, it was hosted by Keke Palmer and attended by stars like Janelle Mon\u00e1e, T-Pain, and Coco Jones. BET skipped the ceremony in 2024.<\/p>\n

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What are the BET Hip-Hop Awards?<\/p>\n

The BET Hip-Hop Awards, which began airing in 2006, <\/a>is an annual ceremony showcasing hip hop artists, performers and producers.<\/p>\n

The show most recently aired on Oct. 5, 2024 and was hosted by Fat Joe.<\/p>\n

According to BET<\/a>, the Hip Hop Awards “celebrates the best in Hip Hop from the past year.”<\/p>\n

In 2024, awards were given in 17 categories. Winners were chosen by a “prestigious voting academy of industry experts,” according to the network.<\/p>\n

‘Such a shame’: Internet reacts to reported suspension of BET Soul Train, Hip Hop Awards<\/p>\n

Many on social media said they weren’t surprised by the shows’ cancellations, especially because of changing viewership habits and changes in the industry.<\/p>\n

“Might be good to stop & move with intention on how to champion Black art especially since big names don’t show up anymore,” one person said<\/a> on X.<\/p>\n

Another<\/a> said, “Amidst BET canceling the Soul Train Awards and the Hip Hop Awards, I agree it\u2019s because we no longer have SUPERSTARS.”<\/p>\n

Others expressed disappointment.<\/p>\n

“Cancelling soul train awards whilst R&B is having a commercial resurgence is such a shame,” one user said<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Melina Khan is a national trending reporter for USA TODAY. She can be reached at\u00a0melina.khan@usatoday.com<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Are BET Soul Train and Hip Hop Awards canceled? What to know<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BET has reportedly suspended the Soul Train and Hip-Hop Awards, two of its annual music awards shows. “So…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":53105,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[35854,1875,49,48,35855,75,12891,33210,341,35852,35851,35853],"class_list":{"0":"post-53104","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-awards-shows","9":"tag-bet","10":"tag-ca","11":"tag-canada","12":"tag-don-cornelius","13":"tag-entertainment","14":"tag-hip-hop","15":"tag-keke-palmer","16":"tag-music","17":"tag-scott-mills","18":"tag-soul-train","19":"tag-soul-train-awards"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53104","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53104"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53104\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53105"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53104"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53104"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53104"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}