Tisha Campbell and Tichina Arnold Return as Hosts of 2020 Soul Train Awards. H.E.R. Leads With 8 nominations

(NEW YORK, NY) โ€“ November 11, 2020 โ€“ Today BET announces the hosts and nominees for the โ€œ2020 SOUL TRAIN AWARDSโ€ across 12 different categories. The annual celebration recognizes the best in Soul, R&B and Hip Hop from both established industry legends and the next generation of promising artists. Taking place on Sunday, November 29th, the โ€œ2020 SOUL TRAIN AWARDSโ€ PRESENTED BY BET will simulcast on BET, BET Her, VH1 and MTV2 at 8 PM EST with a one-hour pre-show beginning at 7 PM EST, followed by the broadcast television debut of DJ Cassidyโ€™s groundbreaking, virtual series โ€œPass the Mic.โ€





Actor, singer and writer Tisha Campbell (โ€œMartin,โ€ โ€œMy Wife & Kids,โ€ โ€œLast Man Standing,โ€ โ€œOutmatchedโ€) will once again join actor, singer, and writer Tichina Arnold (โ€œMartin,โ€ โ€œEverybody Hates Chris,โ€ โ€œThe Neighborhood,โ€ โ€œThe Last Black Man in San Franciscoโ€) as host and co-producers of this yearโ€™s awards. The iconic best friend duo, both on the 90โ€™s hit show โ€œMartinโ€ and in real-life, will return to the โ€œSOUL TRAIN AWARDSโ€ stage for the third time, bringing their dynamic comedy and infectious personalities to this yearโ€™s ceremony.





H.E.R. leads the nominees for this yearโ€™s awards, receiving eight nominations including โ€˜Best R&B/Soul Female Artistโ€™ and double nods in each of the โ€˜The Ashford and Simpson Songwriters Award,โ€™ โ€˜Best Collaborationโ€™ and โ€˜Video of the Yearโ€™ categories. She is followed by Chris Brown, who received seven nominations including โ€˜Album/Mixtape of the Year,โ€™ โ€˜Song of the Year,โ€™ โ€˜Best Dance Performance,โ€™ โ€˜Best Collaborationโ€™ and โ€˜Video of the Yearโ€™ for the hit single โ€œGo Crazyโ€ with Young Thug.





Beyoncรฉ and Young Thug received six nominations, including โ€˜Song of the Yearโ€™ and โ€˜Video of the Year.โ€™ Other top nominees include Chloe x Halle, Summer Walker and Usher with five nods each, followed by YG with four nominations. Brandy and PJ Morton round out the group with three nods apiece. 

The โ€œ2020 SOUL TRAIN AWARDSโ€ PRESENTED BY BET will feature an exciting lineup of unforgettable performances including special moments and appearances by some of the brightest stars in Black culture and entertainment. The annual event is committed to showcasing Soul Trainโ€™s impact on arts of music and dance from the 70โ€™s to today.





Directly following the โ€œ2020 SOUL TRAIN AWARDS,โ€ DJ Cassidy will present the broadcast television premiere of his hit virtual series โ€œPass the Micโ€, on BET. The special will be a celebration of the most definitive, iconic and prolific R&B classics of the 1980โ€™s. โ€œDJ Cassidyโ€™s Pass the Mic: BET Soul Train Editionโ€ brings legendary, musical heroes to the comfort of audienceโ€™s living rooms around the world to dance hard, sing loud, and smile big.





Internationally, the โ€œ2020 SOUL TRAIN AWARDSโ€ 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 JCEโ€™s Jeannae Rouzanโ€“Clay and Dionne Harmon will Executive Produce the โ€œ2020 SOUL TRAIN AWARDS.โ€ 






The complete list of nominees for the โ€œ2020 SOUL TRAIN AWARDSโ€PRESENTED BY BET:









The complete list of nominees for the โ€œ2020 SOUL TRAIN AWARDSโ€PRESENTED BY BET:



BEST NEW ARTIST

GIVEON

LAYTON GREENE

LONR.

SAINT JHN

SNOH AALEGRA

VICTORIA MONร‰T






SOUL TRAIN CERTIFIED AWARD

BRANDY

FANTASIA

KELLY ROWLAND

LEDISI

MONICA

PJ MORTON






BEST R&B/SOUL FEMALE ARTIST

ALICIA KEYS

BEYONCร‰

BRANDY

H.E.R.

JHENร‰ AIKO

SUMMER WALKER






BEST R&B/SOUL MALE ARTIST

ANDERSON .PAAK

CHARLIE WILSON

CHRIS BROWN

PJ MORTON

THE WEEKND

USHER






BEST GOSPEL/INSPIRATIONAL AWARD

BEBE WINANS

KIRK FRANKLIN

KORYN HAWTHORNE

MARVIN SAPP

PJ MORTON

THE CLARK SISTERS






RHYTHM & BARS

CARDI B FEAT. MEGAN THEE STALLION – WAP

DABABY FEAT. RODDY RICCH -ROCKSTAR

DJ KHALED FEAT. DRAKE – POPSTAR

DRAKE FEAT. LIL DURK โ€“ LAUGH NOW CRY LATER

MEGAN THEE STALLION – SAVAGE

RODDY RICCH โ€“ THE BOX






SONG OF THE YEAR

BEYONCร‰ – BLACK PARADE

CHLOE X HALLE – DO IT

CHRIS BROWN & YOUNG THUG – GO CRAZY

H.E.R. FEAT. YG – SLIDE

SUMMER WALKER & USHER – COME THRU

USHER FEAT. ELLA MAI โ€“ DONโ€™T WASTE MY TIME






ALBUM OF THE YEAR

BRANDY – B7

CHLOE X HALLE – UNGODLY HOUR

CHRIS BROWN & YOUNG THUG – SLIME & B

JHENร‰ AIKO – CHILOMBO

SUMMER WALKER – OVER IT

THE WEEKND – AFTER HOURS






THE ASHFORD AND SIMPSON SONGWRITERโ€™S AWARD

BLACK PARADE โ€“ WRITTEN BY: AKIL KING, BEYONCE KNOWLES CARTER, BRITTANY CONEY, DENISIA ANDREWS, DEREK JAMES DIXIE, KIM โ€œKAYDENCEโ€ KRYSIUK, RICKIE CASO TICE, SHAWN CARTER, STEPHEN BRAY (BEYONCร‰)


DO IT โ€“ WRITTEN BY: CHLOE BAILEY, HALLE BAILEY, SCOTT STORCH, VICTORIA MONET, VINCENT VAN DEN ENDE, ANTON KUHL (CHLOE X HALLE)


GO CRAZY โ€“ WRITTEN BY: CAMERON DEVAUN MURPHY, CHRISTOPHER BROWN, DOUNIA AZNOU, JEFFREY LAMAR WILLIAMS, JOHNNY KELVIN, KANIEL CASTANEDA, OMARI AKINLOLU, ORVILLE HALL, PATRIZIO PIGLIAPOCO, PHILLIP PRICE, SAID AZNOU, SORAYA BENJELLOUN, TRE SAMUELS, TURRELL SIMS, WAYNE SAMUELS, ZAKARIA KHARBOUCH (CHRIS BROWN & YOUNG THUG)


I CANโ€™T BREATHE โ€“ WRITTEN BY: H.E.R. (H.E.R.)


PLAYING GAMES โ€“ WRITTEN BY: SUMMER WALKER, BRYSON TILLER, LONDON HOLMES, KENDALL ROARK BAILEY, CAMERON GRIFFIN, AUBREY ROBINSON, BEYONCร‰ KNOWLES, KELENDRIA ROWLAND, LETOYA LUCKETT, LATAVIA ROBERSON, LASHAWN DANIELS, FRED JERKINS III, RODNEY JERKINS (SUMMER WALKER FEAT. BRYSON TILLER)


SLIDE โ€“ WRITTEN BY: CHARLES CARTER, ELIJAH DIAS, H.E.R., JERMAINE DUPRI, KEENON DAEQUAN RAY JACKSON, ROGER PARKER, RON LATOUR, SHAWN CARTER, STEVEN ARRINGTON, TIARA THOMAS, WAUNG HANKERSON (H.E.R. FEAT. YG)


BEST DANCE PERFORMANCE

BEYONCร‰, SHATTA WALE & MAJOR LAZER – ALREADYCHLOE X HALLE – DO ITCHRIS BROWN & YOUNG THUG – GO CRAZYDANILEIGH FEAT. DABABY – LEVI HIGHMISSY ELLIOTT – WHY I STILL LOVE YOUTEYANA TAYLOR – BARE WIT ME


BEST COLLABORATION

CHRIS BROWN FEAT. YOUNG THUG – GO CRAZY

H.E.R. FEAT. YG – SLIDE

NE-YO FEAT. JEREMIH – U 2 LUV

SKIP MARLEY & H.E.R. – SLOW DOWN

SUMMER WALKER & USHER – COME THRU

USHER FEAT. ELLA MAI – DONโ€™T WASTE MY TIME


VIDEO OF THE YEAR

BEYONCร‰, BLUE IVY, SAINT JHN & WIZKID – BROWN SKIN GIRL

CHLOE X HALLE – DO IT

CHRIS BROWN – GO CRAZY FEAT. YOUNG THUG

H.E.R. – SLIDE FEAT. YG

LIZZO – GOOD AS HELL

SKIP MARLEY & H.E.R. – SLOW DOWN

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