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Chaka Khan will receive the Classic Soul Honor at the 2026 Soul Train Awards, capping a year that also brought her a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and her 13th album, Chakzilla .

The honor celebrates Khan’s five-decade career, including Rufus classics like “Ain’t Nobody,” the solo anthem “I’m Every Woman,” 11 Grammys, and eight No. 1 R&B hits.

Anthony Anderson will host the ceremony’s Nov. 27 return from Chicago, airing at 8 p.m. ET/PT on BET and CBS after the awards went on indefinite hiatus last year.

Chaka Khan is adding another major honor to an already packed year. The 11-time Grammy winner will receive the Classic Soul Honor at the 2026 Soul Train Awards , putting her at the center of the ceremony’s return to television just months after she collected a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and released her 13th studio album, Chakzilla .

BET announced the honor on Thursday, October 22, recognizing Khan’s five-decade run across funk, R&B, soul, and pop.…