‘Soul Train Awards’ Revived After Three-Year Pause, Set to Return This November on Both BET and CBS (EXCLUSIVE)

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Somewhere up above, Don Cornelius is celebrating the return of love, peace and soul: BET is bringing back the “Soul Train Awards,” three years after the kudocast was put on pause. The revived “Soul Train Awards” will air Friday, Nov. 27 at 8 p.m. on both BET and CBS — the first time the Eye network has run the special.

The 2026 “Soul Train Awards” will also air on Paramount Skydance cablers VH1, MTV2, Logo and BET Her. Jesse Collins Entertainment is back to produce the revived event.

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