Soul Train Music Awards: 2022 Soul Train Music Awards (Saturday November 26, 2022 BET)

Today Saturday November 26, 2022 the show Soul Train Music Awards airs an episode called 2022 Soul Train Music Awards on BET.

2022 Soul Train Music Awards Deon Cole will host the award show. Morris Day & The Time will receive the ‘Legend’ award. Beyoncé and Mary J. Blige lead nominations with an impressive 7 nominations. Ari Lennox garnered the second most nods with 6 nominations. Lizzo and Chris Brown are tied at 5 nods each, followed by Burna Boy, Muni Long and Steve Lacy with 4 nods. Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic, PJ Morton and Tems each garnered 3 nominations. 

Airdate and Episode Count

Saturday November 26, 2022 at 20:00 on BET

Season 2022 Episode 1

Show Info

The Soul Train Music Awards is an annual award show which previously aired in national television syndication, and honors the best in Black music and entertainment. It is produced by the makers of Soul Train, the program from which it takes its name, and features musical performances by various R&B and Soul recording artists interspersed throughout the ceremonies. The special traditionally used to air in either February, March or April, but now airs the last weekend of November (in most years, Thanksgiving weekend).

The Soul Train Music Awards voting body includes active professionals in the fields of radio programming and music retail and management and recording artists with records that have charted in designated music trade publications in the year prior to proceedings. Past hosts for the show include such R&B luminaries as Luther Vandross, Dionne Warwick, Patti LaBelle, Will Smith, Vanessa Williams, and Gladys Knight. The Soul Train Music Award trophy has featured an African ceremonial mask since its 1987 introduction. A new trophy was designed by Tristan Eaton of Thunderdog Studios in 2009 and is manufactured by New York firm Society Awards. R&B singer Janet Jackson holds the record for the most Soul Train Awards won with 13 wins.

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