BABYFACE, BRANDY, CEELO GREEN, CHARLIE WILSON, ELLA MAI, JAZMINESULLIVAN, LUCKY DAYE AND SMOKEY ROBINSON TO PERFORM AT THE 2020 “SOUL TRAIN AWARDS” PRESENTED BY BET

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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 is 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-millions 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.”