The BET Hip Hop Awards and Soul Train Awards will no longer take place—at least for now. BET CEO Announces Suspension of Hip Hop and Soul Train Awards On Tuesday (Aug. 5), Billboard published an ...

According to Scott Mills, BET's CEO, both the BET Hip-Hop Awards and the Soul Train Music Awards have been indefinitely suspended.

Nation World BET puts Soul Train and Hip-Hop Awards on pause amid strategy shift Network president Scott Mills says the shows may return in a "reimagined" format on digital or streaming platforms.

BET CEO Scott Mills confirms that the network will no longer present its annual Soul Train Awards and Hip Hop Awards. Things are changing over at BET.

The Soul Train Awards debuted in 1987 and ran for nearly 40 years each November before they were skipped in 2024. The Hip-Hop Awards premiered in 2006 and was nearing its 20th anniversary.

After a sharp drop in viewership for this year's BET Awards, the network is retooling its lineup and considering format changes for future shows.

WASHINGTON — Two major shows under the BET Awards umbrella, the Soul Train Awards and Hip-Hop Awards, are being put on pause as the network reassesses its programming strategy.

BET has indefinitely suspended its Hip Hop and Soul Train Awards. In an interview with Billboard, BET President Scott Mills revealed that the two shows are being temporarily put on pause.