New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Today BET announces performers and presenters for the 2020 "SOUL TRAIN AWARDS" featuring an exciting lineup of some of the brightest stars in R&B, Gospel, Adult Urban Contemporary and soul. "Feed Your Soul," is the theme of this year's show and includes performances from Babyface, Brandy, CeeLo Green, Charlie Wilson, Ella Mai, Jazmine Sullivan, Lucky Daye, Monica,
Smokey Robinson with appearances by Dallas Austin,
Jermaine Dupri and Brandee Evans. The 2020 "SOUL TRAIN AWARDS" airs Sunday, November 29, 2020 at 8PM ET simulcast on BET, BET Her, VH1 and MTV2.
The sixth annual Lady of Soul Award will be presented to Grammy Award-winning singer, actress, philanthropist and entrepreneur Monica. She's the youngest female ever to have two #1 back-to-back hits on Billboard's R&B chart from her 1995 debut album "Miss Thang." Her sophomore album, "The Boy Is Mine," garnered
Monica pop success with a record-breaking 13 weeks at #1 on the Billboard charts. With a music career spanning over two decades, Monica's chart-topping success continued throughout her career with multiple record-breaking albums and single releases with over 25 million records sold.
As previously announced,
H.E.R. leads with 8 nominations, followed by
Chris Brown with 7 nods, and Beyoncé and
Young Thug with 6 each.
The night begins with the one-hour, pre-show "Soul-Coming: Countdown to the Soul
Train Awards" hosted by Flex
Alexander and
Shanice at 7 PM EST, followed by the 2020 "SOUL TRAIN AWARDS" at 8 PM ET and the broadcast debut of the BET "Soul
Train Edition" of DJ Cassidy's groundbreaking virtual series, "Pass the Mic" directly afterwards.
Internationally, the 2020 "SOUL TRAIN AWARDS" PRESENTED BY BET will simulcast on BET Africa on November 29, 2020, at 3:00AM CAT; BET France on December 1, 2020 at 9:50PM CET; and BET UK and BET South Korea on December 2, 2020 at 9:00PM GMT and 9:00PM KST, respectively.
Connie Orlando, EVP Specials,
Music Programming &
Music Strategy at BET, along with
Jesse Collins, CEO of
Jesse Collins Entertainment (JCE), and JCE's Jeannae Rouzan-Clay and Dionne Harmon will Executive Produce the 2020 "SOUL TRAIN AWARDS."
For show information, please visit BET.com/SoulTrain, the official site for 2020 "SOUL TRAIN AWARDS."
