Keke Palmer to host the Soul Train Awards

Karen Butler
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Keke Palmer is set to host this month's Soul Train Awards ceremony. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
Keke Palmer is set to host this month's Soul Train Awards ceremony. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
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Nov. 16 (UPI) -- Emmy Award-winning actress and recording artist Keke Palmer is set to host and perform at the Soul Train Awards in Los Angeles on Nov. 26, BET has announced.

The prize presentation celebrates excellence in Soul, R&B, and Hip Hop music.

Usher arrives on the red carpet for The Met Gala at The Metropolitan Museum of Art celebrating the opening of Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty in New York City on May 1. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
Usher arrives on the red carpet for The Met Gala at The Metropolitan Museum of Art celebrating the opening of Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty in New York City on May 1. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI

Also booked to sing at the event are BJ The Chicago Kid, Coco Jones, Danté Bowe, Fridayy, Muni Long and SWV.

Summer Walker, SZA, and Usher lead the Soul Train Awards nominations with nine apiece.

SZA performs on stage during the Day N Vegas Music Festival at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds in Las Vegas in 2021. File Photo by James Atoa/UPI
SZA performs on stage during the Day N Vegas Music Festival at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds in Las Vegas in 2021. File Photo by James Atoa/UPI

"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. We can't wait to have her host the Soul Train Awards house party," Connie Orlando -- BET's executive vice president of specials, music programming and music strategy -- said in a statement Wednesday.

"BET gave Keke her first talk show, where she made history as the youngest talk show host in 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."

Keke Palmer arrives on the red carpet for The Met Gala at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 1. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
Keke Palmer arrives on the red carpet for The Met Gala at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 1. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI

Palmer, 30, is known for her roles in Akeelah and the Bee, Madea's Family Reunion, Tyler Perry's House of Payne, True Jackson, VP, Cinderella, Scream Queens, Scream, Berlin Station, Ice Age: Continental Drift and Nope.

She hosted talk show Just Keke in 2014 and Strahan, Sara & Keke in 2019-2020.

Keke Palmer attends the world premiere of "Hustlers" at Roy Thomson Hall during the Toronto International Film Festival in 2019. File Photo by Chris Chew/UPI
Keke Palmer attends the world premiere of "Hustlers" at Roy Thomson Hall during the Toronto International Film Festival in 2019. File Photo by Chris Chew/UPI

Palmer gave birth to her first child, a son, in February, and her latest album, Big Boss, was released in May.