Rumors that BET has suspended the Hip Hop Awards and Soul Practice Awards have been confirmed.
BET CEO Declares Suspension of Hip Hop and Soul Practice Awards
On Tuesday (Aug. 5), Billboard revealed an interview with BET CEO Scott Mills the place he mirrored on the channel’s 45-year anniversary. On a somber notice, Mills revealed that BET will not air the annual Hip Hop and Soul Practice Awards.
“I might say that it’s much less about them being not and extra about our crew having to reimagine them for this altering media panorama that we discover ourselves in,” Mills mentioned. “I believe what we’re going to see are extra individuals taking franchises and saying, ‘This might need began on linear tv, however now I’m going to maneuver it to a different house. Do I transfer it to streaming? Or do I transfer it to a different platform?’ So for BET linear, we’ve suspended the Soul Practice and Hip Hop award exhibits.”
Although the 2 award exhibits have been placed on hiatus, there could also be hope sooner or later.
“We have now a crew that’s actively fascinated by the place these award exhibits would possibly greatest reside because the media local weather continues to evolve,” Mills added. “They aren’t gone. And we additionally nonetheless have the NAACP Picture Awards and the Stellar Awards.”
The Finish of an Period?
The BET Hip Hop Awards, an offshoot of the BET Awards, first began in 2006. For the primary 10 years, it was held in Atlanta and has since additionally taken place in Miami and Las Vegas. Final yr’s award present occurred in Sin Metropolis and was hosted by Fats Joe.
The Soul Practice Awards, an award ceremony honoring the perfect in Black tradition named after the long-running tv present of the identical title, have a good lengthier historical past. The primary STA was in 1987. The ceremony ran yearly up till 2007. BET revived the awards present in 2009 and commenced airing it till 2023, which marked the final occasion.
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