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The Emmy-winning actress and world-famous singer-musician Keke Palmer is the name that was announced as the host of the upcoming Soul Train Awards. The award ceremony of 2023 was tagged as the “house party of the year” and will premier on Nov. 26 on BET and BET HER (8 p.m. ET/PT). Connie Orlando, the BET executive VP specials, music programming & music strategy published a press release regarding the upcoming awards where Keke was named as the host for the evening. Orlando stated, “Keke Palmer is a globally recognized multihyphenate talent who embodies confidence and positivity, and is one of the most engaging and lovable personalities working in entertainment today.”
The press release further stated, “We can’t wait to have her host the Soul Train Awards house party. BET gave Keke her first talk show, where she made history as the youngest talk show host on television, and today we are honored to have her back on the Soul Train Awards stage. As always, expect our star-studded slate of soulful artists and can’t-miss moments to illuminate your screens for a night dedicated to soul music.”
According to reports, Keke will also be performing on the evening of the Soul Train Awards ceremony along with several other talents from the music industry, including, Coco Jones, BJ The Chicago Kid, Danté Bowe, Muni Long, Fridayy, and SWV. Palmer’s last hosting event was in 2020 when in that year’s August she hosted MTV Video Music Awards. Since it has been 3 years since her last appearance as a host at an award ceremony, social media users seemed pretty pumped up about this upcoming event. Fans expressed how they were excited about Keke hosting the Soul Train Awards, especially after the recent controversies regarding her personal life and domestic violence accusations against her baby daddy Darius Jackson.
Soul Train Awards 2023 will be taped at an undisclosed location in Los Angeles. This year’s nominations included SZA, Usher, and Summer Walker, who are all tied with each other, receiving nine nominations each. It is exciting to see who will win the most anticipated categories this evening. Orlando will oversee this annual show and will executive produce for the BET along with Jamal Noisette, VP specials & music programming. As an executive producer, Jesse Collins, CEO of Jesse Collins Entertainment, will be there alongside Jesse Collins Entertainment’s Jeannae Rouzan–Clay and Dionne Harmon.
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