"It's less about them being no longer and more about our team having to reimagine them for this changing media landscape that we find ourselves in," BET CEO Scott Mills said

BET Suspends Two Iconic Music Award Shows After Nearly Four Decades originally appeared on Parade. BET has reportedly suspended its annual Hip-Hop Awards and Soul Train Awards as part of ongoing Paramount Global merger and restructuring efforts.

As BET pivoted its programming, the BET Hip Hop Awards and Soul Train Awards were suspended, a move CEO Scott Mills framed as part of a broader media transformation.