The 2022 Soul Snort Awards aired on Saturday, November 26 on BET and BET Her.
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Beyoncé led the pack of winners. Comic Deon Cole hosted “the texture-ultimate-looking out event of the three hundred and sixty five days,” which infamous the dear names in R&B on the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas.
Performances
Singer-songwriter Muni Lengthy opened the purpose to with a dramatic continuation of the video for her hit song “Hrs and Hrs.” She transitioned to her fresh single about loving a cheater within the correctly titled, “Field Twist.” The performance also featured a cameo from DC Young Fly.
Ari Lennox hit the stage for “Raze My Time” and triumphantly declared, “R&B ain’t expressionless in any respect.”
Tank and J. Valentine heated things up with a gigantic horny performance of “Leisurely.”
SiR turned into over a brand fresh leaf with his fresh single “Nothing Even Issues.”
Chanté Moore introduced the dwelling down to non-public a ultimate time the 30th anniversary of her debut album, Precious. The medley included “Like’s Taken Over,” “Chanté’s Obtained a Man,” and “It’s Alright,” which earned a standing ovation for her whistle register realness.
Xscape’s chronicle onstage color
Jermaine Dupri presented the Girl of Soul Award to Xscape. He mirrored on sharp they often is the first act he signed to So So Def after they sang “Cushty Birthday” at his event.
In spite of ongoing drama within the back of the scenes, the girls folks reunited for an fabulous performance of their biggest hits. Kandi Burruss, Tameka “Diminutive” Harris, LaTocha Scott, and Tamika Scott rocked the stage in matching gold outfits and flooring-length white furs. Test out their medley of “Factual Kickin’ It,” “My Diminutive Secret,” “Tonight,” “Working out,” and “Who Can I Bustle To?”
The community’s acceptance speech started solid with Kandi thanking Jermaine and memories of first mixing their voices within the church. The dresser struggle tension turned into determined when LaTocha took the mic after she “overlooked the memo” on their matching crimson carpet explore.
After thanking God, LaTocha went off the rails with a dig about outshining others. Ironic, brooding about followers suspected she deliberately wore a inexperienced gown to explore relish the lead singer next to Diminutive, Tamika, and Kandi in sharp silver apparel.
“What I’d want to say is proceed to shine your gentle for the area to look. And whereas you’re intellectual your gentle, elevate somebody up. Don’t attain it to unlit their gentle. Contain relish! Like yourselves!”
The camera slash away sooner than the inevitable eye-rolling from the a entire lot of Xscape members. Diminutive swooped in to thank Soul Snort and “her girls,” hilariously highlighting handiest Kandi and Tamika.
Morris Day & The Time receive the Sage Award
J.B. Smoove took the viewers back to the times of Crimson Rain to honor the enduring Morris Day & The Time. He presented the Sage Award to them for over 40 years of traditional tune. Morris Day & The Time closed the purpose to with a excessive-area of classics relish “Wintry,” “777-9311,” “Jungle Like,” and “The Chicken.”
Test out the elephantine listing of winners from the 2022 Soul Snort Awards below:
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
BEYONCÉ – RENAISSANCE
SONG OF THE YEAR
BEYONCÉ – “BREAK MY SOUL”
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
BRUNO MARS, ANDERSON .PAAK, SILK SONIC – “SMOKIN OUT THE WINDOW”
BEST NEW ARTIST
TEMS
BEST R&B/SOUL FEMALE ARTIST
JAZMINE SULLIVAN
BEST R&B/SOUL MALE ARTIST
CHRIS BROWN
BEST COLLABORATION
RONALD ISLEY & THE ISLEY BROTHERS FEAT. BEYONCÉ – “MAKE ME SAY IT AGAIN, GIRL”
CERTIFIED SOUL AWARD
MARY J. BLIGE
THE ASHFORD AND SIMPSON SONGWRITER’S AWARD
MUNI LONG – “HRS & HRS”
BEST DANCE PERFORMANCE
LIZZO – “ABOUT DAMN TIME”
BEST GOSPEL/INSPIRATIONAL AWARD
MAVERICK CITY MUSIC X KIRK FRANKLIN
LEGEND AWARD
THE TIME
LADY OF SOUL AWARD
XSCAPE