# BET Revamps the Soul Train Awards: ‘We Knew This Couldn’t Be a Granddaddy’ Show

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/bet-revamps-the-soul-train-awards-we-knew-this-couldnt-be-a-granddaddy-show/
- Published: 2026-10-27T15:07:25+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-27T15:27:19+00:00
- Original publisher: Billboard
- Original article: https://www.billboard.com/pro/bet-revamps-soul-train-awards-couldnt-be-granddaddy-show/
- Topics: Music

## Key points

- Soul Train Awards return on 27 November after a two-year hiatus.
- Chaka Khan and Durand Bernarr are among the honourees.
- The show will air on CBS for the first time.

## Summary

BET is bringing back the Soul Train Awards on 27 November after a two-year break, with a redesigned show intended to honour the genre’s legacy while highlighting its future. BET says audience demand and renewed interest in R&B helped drive the return, which will also mark the awards’ first broadcast on CBS.

The two-hour programme will have two fan-voted categories and honours for artists representing Classic Soul, New Soul and Soul Personified. Chaka Khan will receive the Classic Soul Honor and Durand Bernarr the Soul Personified Honor; the New Soul recipient and performers are still to be announced. The show will be taped in Chicago on 5 November, hosted by Anthony Anderson, and will bring back the Soul Cypher and BET Amplified Stage.

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