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Soul Train Awards 2026

CTL-E-0074 · Event

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Combined Graph record U-01506 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-E-0074. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.

First ceremony since 2023; return to Chicago, where Soul Train originated. Ceremony taped Nov 5, 2026 at Harris Theater; broadcast Nov 27, 2026 (the date previously stored).

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First ceremony since 2023; return to Chicago, where Soul Train originated. Ceremony taped Nov 5, 2026 at Harris Theater; broadcast Nov 27, 2026 (the date previously stored).

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The Soul Train Awards return in 2026 after a three-year pause — the first ceremony since 2023 — and take place in Chicago, where Don Cornelius's Soul Train originated (The TRiiBE / BET). The 2026 awards will be taped live at Chicago's Harris Theater on Nov. 5, 2026, hosted by Anthony Anderson. The show airs Nov. 27, 2026, at 7 p.m. CT on BET, with a simulcast on CBS, BET Her, VH1, MTV2 and LOGO — the first CBS airing. Stored venue (Harris Theater, Chicago), host (Anthony Anderson) and network note (BET and CBS, first CBS airing) are confirmed.

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