TISHA CAMPBELL & TICHINA ARNOLD RETURN AS HOSTS FOR THE 2ND YEAR
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CHRIS BROWN LEADS WITH 8 NOMINATIONS, FOLLOWED BY DRAKE WITH 7 NODS AND BEYONCÉ AND LIZZO WITH 6 EACH
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FIVE-TIME GRAMMY AWARD WINNING PRODUCER DUO, JIMMY JAM & TERRY LEWIS SET TO RECEIVE THE LEGEND AWARD
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BILLBOARD GOSPEL ARTIST OF THE LAST DECADE, YOLANDA ADAMS TO RECEIVE FIFTH ANNUAL LADY OF SOUL AWARD
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NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–BET Networks at this time proclaims the hosts and nominees for the 2019 Soul Practice Awards throughout 12 completely different classes. The annual celebration acknowledges one of the best in Soul, R&B and Hip-Hop from each established trade legends and the following technology of promising artists. Going down on November 17, 2019 on the Orleans Area in Las Vegas, BET Presents: 2019 Soul Practice Awards will air LIVE on BET and BET HER at 8PM EST with a one-hour pre-show starting at 7PM EST, and a submit present straight after.
Actor, singer and author Tisha Campbell (Martin, My Spouse & Youngsters, Final Man Standing, Outmatched) will as soon as once more be a part of actor, singer, and author Tichina Arnold (Martin, Everyone Hates Chris, The Neighborhood, The Final Black Man in San Francisco )as host and co-producers of this yr’s awards. The enduring finest pal duo, each on the 90’s hit present Martin and in real-life, will return to the Soul Practice Awards stage for the second time, bringing their dynamic comedy and infectious personalities to this yr’s ceremony.
Chris Brown leads the nominees for this yr’s awards, receiving eight nominations together with ‘Finest R&B/Soul Male Artist,’ ‘Album/Mixtape of the Yr,’ ‘The Ashford and Simpson Songwriters Award’ for “No Steerage” and two nods within the ‘Finest Dance Efficiency’ class. He’s adopted by Drake, who obtained seven nominations in classes together with ‘Rhythm & Bars,’ ‘Finest Dance Efficiency,’ ‘Finest Collaboration,’ and two nods within the ‘Tune of the Yr’ class for “No Steerage” and “Women Want Love Too Remix.”
Beyoncé and Lizzo have each obtained six nominations, every receiving nods for ‘Finest R&B/Soul Feminine Artist,’ ‘Tune of the Yr,’ ‘Video of the Yr,’ ‘Finest Dance Efficiency,’ and ‘The Ashford and Simpson Songwriter’s Award.’
Different nominees embody Khalid with 5 nods, J. Cole who garnered 4 nominations, and H.E.R., Ari Lennox, and Summer season Walker, every receiving three nominations.
Esteemed songwriting duo Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis are set to be honored with the Legend Award at this yr’s present, acknowledged for his or her contributions to R&B music with a profession that’s produced greater than 100 gold, platinum, multi-platinum and diamond albums. The pair have extra Billboard Quantity Ones than every other songwriting and manufacturing staff in historical past, working with artists corresponding to Janet Jackson, Boyz II Males, Usher, Mary J. Blige, Mariah Carey, Luther Vandross, George Michael and Earth, Wind and Hearth.
The fifth annual Woman of Soul Award will probably be introduced to five-time Grammy Award profitable artist and Billboard Journal’s Gospel Artist of the final decade Yolanda Adams. Together with her pioneering mix of recent gospel that infuses touches of R&B and jazz, Adams has continued to encourage her followers and remodel the musical panorama together with her highly effective voice throughout 13 highly effective albums which have earned her quite a few accolades, together with the primary American Music Award for Modern Gospel Artist and 4 Gospel Music Affiliation Dove Awards.
BET Presents: 2019 Soul Practice Awards will characteristic an thrilling lineup of unforgettable performances together with particular moments and appearances by a number of the brightest stars in black tradition and leisure. The annual occasion is dedicated to showcasing Soul Practice’s affect on arts of music and dance from the 70s to at this time.
Internationally, the “BET Presents: 2019 Soul Practice Awards” will simulcast on BET Africa on November 18, 2019, at 3:00AM CAT; BET UK on November 19, 2019, at 9PM GMT; and BET France and BET South Korea on November 20, 2019 at 8:45PM CET and 9:00PM KST, respectively.
Connie Orlando, Government Vice-President, Specials, Music Programming & Music Technique at BET will function Government Producer for the BET Presents: 2019 Soul Practice Awards together with Jesse Collins and Jeannae Rouzan-Clay for Jesse Collins Leisure.
For present data, please go to BET.com/SoulTrain, the official website for BET Presents: 2019 Soul Practice Awards.
The entire checklist of nominees for BET Presents: 2019 Soul Practice Awards are:
| BEST NEW ARTIST |
| LUCKY DAYE |
| MAHALIA |
| NICOLE BUS |
| PINK SWEAT$ |
| SUMMER WALKER |
| YK OSIRIS |
| SOUL TRAIN CERTIFIED AWARD |
| CIARA |
| DANIEL CAESAR |
| FANTASIA |
| INDIA.ARIE |
| KELLY ROWLAND |
| TREVOR JACKSON |
| BEST GOSPEL/INSPIRATIONAL AWARD |
| BEBE WINANS |
| DONALD LAWRENCE |
| ERICA CAMPBELL |
| KIRK FRANKLIN |
| TASHA COBBS LEONARD |
| TORI KELLY |
| RHYTHM & BARS (FORMERLY BEST HIP-HOP SONG OF THE YEAR) | |||||
| 21 SAVAGE FEAT. J. COLE | A LOT | ||||
| CARDI B | MONEY | ||||
| DABABY | SUGE | ||||
| J. COLE | MIDDLE CHILD | ||||
| MEEK MILL FEAT. DRAKE | GOING BAD | ||||
| MEGAN THEE STALLION FEAT. DABABY | CASH SHT |
| BEST R&B/SOUL FEMALE ARTIST |
| ARI LENNOX |
| BEYONCÉ |
| H.E.R. |
| LIZZO |
| MARY J. BLIGE |
| SUMMER WALKER |
| BEST R&B/SOUL MALE ARTIST |
| ANDERSON .PAAK |
| BRUNO MARS |
| CHRIS BROWN |
| DANIEL CAESAR |
| KHALID |
| TANK |
| ALBUM/MIXTAPE OF THE YEAR | |||||
| ARI LENNOX | SHEA BUTTER BABY | ||||
| CHRIS BROWN | INDIGO | ||||
| ELLA MAI | ELLA MAI | ||||
| H.E.R. | I USED TO KNOW HER | ||||
| KHALID | FREE SPIRIT | ||||
| LIZZO | CUZ I LOVE YOU |
| SONG OF THE YEAR | |||||
| BEYONCÉ | BEFORE I LET GO | ||||
| CHRIS BROWN FEAT. DRAKE | NO GUIDANCE | ||||
| ELLA MAI | SHOT CLOCK | ||||
| KHALID | TALK | ||||
| LIZZO | JUICE | ||||
| SUMMER WALKER FEAT. DRAKE | GIRLS NEED LOVE (REMIX) |
| THE ASHFORD AND SIMPSON SONGWRITER’S AWARD |
| BROWN SKIN GIRL – WRITTEN BY: BEYONCÉ KNOWLES, CARLOS ST. JOHN, ADIO MARCHANT, SHAWN CARTER, STACY BARTHE, ANATHI MNYANGO, MICHAEL UZOWURU, RICHARD ISONG (BEYONCÉ FEAT. SAINT JHN, WIZKID & BLUE IVY CARTER) |
| HARD PLACE – WRITTEN BY: H.E.R., DAVID HARRIS, SAM ASHWORTH & RUBY AMANFU (H.E.R.) |
| JUICE – WRITTEN BY: THERON THOMAS, SAM SUMSER, SEAN SMALL, ERIC FREDERIC & MELISSA JEFFERSON (LIZZO) |
| MAKE IT BETTER – WRITTEN BY: BRANDON ANDERSON, WILLIAM SMOKEY ROBINSON, ALAINA CHENEVERT, MIGUEL ATWOOD FERGUSON , DANIEL MANMAN FARID NASSAR (ANDERSON .PAAK FEAT. SMOKEY ROBINSON) |
| NO GUIDANCE – WRITTEN BY: CHRISTOPHER BROWN, AUBREY GRAHAM, ANDERSON HERNANDEZ, JOSHA LEWIS, MICHEE LEBRUN, NIJA CHARLES, TEDDY WALTON, NOAH SHEBIB & TYLER BRYANT (CHRIS BROWN FEAT. DRAKE) |
| TALK – WRITTEN BY: HOWARD LAWRENCE, GUY LAWRENCE & KHALID ROBINSON (KHALID) |
| BEST DANCE PERFORMANCE | |||||
| BEYONCÉ | SPIRIT | ||||
| CHRIS BROWN FEAT. DRAKE | NO GUIDANCE | ||||
| DANILEIGH FEAT. CHRIS BROWN | EASY (REMIX) | ||||
| LIZZO | JUICE | ||||
| NORMANI | MOTIVATION | ||||
| TEYANA TAYLOR | WTP | ||||
| VIDEO OF THE YEAR | |||||
| ALICIA KEYS | RAISE A MAN | ||||
| BEYONCÉ | SPIRIT | ||||
| CHILDISH GAMBINO | FEELS LIKE SUMMER | ||||
| CHRIS BROWN FEAT. DRAKE | NO GUIDANCE | ||||
| KHALID | BETTER | ||||
| LIZZO | JUICE | ||||
| BEST COLLABORATION | |||||
| ARI LENNOX FEAT. J COLE | SHEA BUTTER BABY | ||||
| BEYONCÉ FEAT. SAINT JHN, WIZKID & BLUE IVY CARTER | BROWN SKIN GIRL | ||||
| CARDI B & BRUNO MARS | PLEASE ME | ||||
| CHRIS BROWN FEAT. DRAKE | NO GUIDANCE | ||||
| PJ MORTON & JOJO | SAY SO | ||||
| TY DOLLA $IGN FEAT. J. COLE | PURPLE EMOJI |
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BET Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIA.B), is the nation’s main supplier of high quality leisure, music, information, and public affairs tv programming for the African-American viewers. The first BET channel reaches greater than 90 million households and could be seen in the USA, Canada, the Caribbean, the UK, and sub-Saharan Africa. BET is the dominant African-American shopper model with a various group of enterprise extensions: BET.com, a number one Web vacation spot for Black leisure, music, tradition and information; BET HER, a 24-hour leisure community concentrating on the African-American Lady; BET Music Networks – BET Jams, BET Soul and BET Gospel; BET House Leisure; BET Stay, BET’s rising pageant enterprise; BET Cell, which gives ringtones, video games and video content material for wi-fi gadgets; and BET Worldwide, which operates BET across the globe.
ABOUT JESSE COLLINS ENTERTAINMENT:
Jesse Collins Leisure (JCE) is a full-service tv and movie manufacturing firm based by leisure trade veteran Jesse Collins. For greater than a decade, the corporate has performed an integral position in producing a few of tv’s most memorable moments in music leisure together with groundbreaking and award-winning tv programming together with the BET Awards, Soul Practice Awards, BET Honors, UNCF An Night of Stars, ABFF Awards and the BET Hip Hop Awards. On the scripted aspect, JCE has produced quite a few reveals for BET together with Actual Husbands of Hollywood starring Kevin Hart in addition to the critically acclaimed The New Version Story, a biopic on the boy band that aired as a 3-part mini-series. It posted file scores for the community and attracted practically 30 million viewers. It was adopted by The Bobby Brown Story, which chronicled the proficient however troubled singer’s exit from the favored ’80s boy band via his solo success and was the highest-rated non-tentpole program on the community since The New Version Story. The corporate’s second season of American Soul, the critically-acclaimed interval drama based mostly on the untold rise of the long-lasting music and dance program Soul Practice, will debut in 2020. Go to http://www.jessecollinsent.com/ for extra data on the corporate.
ABOUT SOUL TRAIN HOLDINGS
SOUL TRAIN HOLDINGS, LLCwas shaped in Could 2008 and is owned by InterMedia Companions and a partnership between Magic Johnson Enterprises and Ron Burkle’s funding agency, The Yucaipa Corporations. The enduring franchise and catalog consists of greater than 1,100 episodes and 40 specials from Don Cornelius Productions, Inc. Soul Practice is the longest operating, first-run, nationally syndicated music program in tv historical past. Throughout its 35-year run, the present featured lasting improvements such because the Soul Practice line and the legendary log off “Love, Peace and Soul.” On the coronary heart of the present was Don Cornelius, the dancers and influential artists corresponding to James Brown, Al Inexperienced, Ike & Tina Turner, Corridor & Oates, Donna Summer season, Marvin Gaye, The Jackson 5, Aretha Franklin, Stevie Surprise, Elton John, Whitney Houston, David Bowie, Prince, Run D.M.C. and Future’s Youngster.
ABOUT THE ORLEANS ARENA
The Orleans Area, a Boyd Gaming facility positioned simply west of the Las Vegas Strip, is among the nation’s main multi-purpose sports activities and leisure services and the 2014 recipient of the Venue Excellence Award from the Worldwide Affiliation of Venue Managers. As well as, the Orleans Area is certainly one of solely a handful of arenas in the USA to realize LEED Gold Certification and is a part of the most important firm in Nevada to realize SHARP Certification for commitments to protected venue operations. Based on Venues Right this moment journal, the Orleans Area, which hosts greater than 200 occasions annually, constantly ranks within the Prime 10 for ticket gross sales in the USA and internationally amongst venues of comparable dimension. These occasions embody nationally touring live shows, NCAA basketball convention tournaments, household reveals, motorsports and different distinctive occasions. For extra data, name 702-365-7469 or go to www.OrleansArena.com. Keep related to the Orleans Area on Fb (www.facebook.com/orleansarena) and on Twitter (@orleansarena).
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