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BET Announces 2021 'Soul Train Awards' Performers, Presenters And Honorees To Include Summer Walker, Ciara, Russell Wilson, Normani And More!

Ciara, Russell Wilson, along with Marley Dias are the 'Soul of Justice' honorees and Summer Walker have been added to the performance lineup with Normani presenting.

The 2021 Soul Train Awards just got an even bigger lineup of performances, special moments, and appearances by some of the biggest stars in R&B, Gospel, Urban Adult Contemporary and Soul. 

On the heels of her first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 Chart for her second studio LP, Still Over It, R&B singer-songwriter Summer Walker joins the exciting line-up of performers at this year’s Awards. Fred Hammond, and BET Amplified artists Elhae and Marzz will take the stage, along with Soul of Justice honorees Ciara and Russell Wilson and Marley Dias. Rap legends Fat Joe and Ja Rule as well as R&B icon El Debarge will make special appearances. 

Additionally, BET announced the second group of presenters who will take the stage: Normani, Wendy Raquel Robinson and Hosea Chanchez from The Game, a Paramount+ Original series, Devale Ellis and Crystal Hayslett from the cast of Tyler Perry’s Sistas on BET.

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Previously announced performers include the 2021 Soul Train Awards Legend Award honoree Maxwell, Lady of Soul honoree Ashanti, R&B super duo Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak of Silk Sonic, R&B/Soul songstress Ari Lennox, soul singer-songwriter and producer Leon Bridges, R&B singer Lucky Daye, and more.

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Previously announced presenters include: Mack Wilds, and Parker McKenna Posey, from BET series Games People Play and Paula Patton from BET+ Original series, Sacrifice. The participants in the 2021 Soul Train Awards annual Soul Cypher will include: D-Nice, Musiq Soulchild, Jac Ross, Koryn Hawthorne, Elle Varner, and Tone Stith.

Dynamic best-friend duo Tisha Campbell and Tichina Arnold will return as co-hosts bringing their irreplaceable energy and hilarious comedic talents to this year’s show taking place for the first-time ever at the World-Famous Apollo in Harlem, New York.


Watch the 2021 Soul Train Awards on Sunday, November 28 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on BET and BET Her.

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