Today, BET announces “BET Awards” 2025 nominees, with Kendrick Lamar leading the nominations with ten, Doechii, Drake, Future and GloRilla tying with six nominations, Metro Boomin earning five nominations, and SZA and The Weeknd tying with four nominations each.

This year’s “BET Awards” 2025 nominees reflect multifaceted creative expression and Black excellence across music, television, film, and sports. Nominations were selected by the BET Voting Academy, which is comprised of an esteemed group of entertainment professionals and influencers in the fields of music, media, digital marketing, sports journalism, public relations, and creative arts.

Kendrick Lamar holds the top spot with ten “BET Awards” 2025 nominations. Lamar’s nominations include ‘Album of the Year’ for GNX, ‘Video of the Year’ for “Not Like Us,” three ‘Viewer’s Choice Award’ nods for “Not Like Us,” “Luther,” featuring SZA, and “Like That” with Future & Metro Boomin, three ‘Best Collaboration’ nods for “Like That,” “30 for 30,” and “Luther,” featuring SZA, ‘Video Director of the Year’ with Dave Free, and ‘Best Male Hip Hop Artist.’

Doechii receives six nominations which include ‘Album of the Year’ for Alligator Bites Never Heal, ‘Video of the Year’ and ‘Viewer’s Choice Award’ for “Denial is a River,” ‘BET Her’ for “Bloom,” ‘Best Collaboration’ for “Alter Ego” featuring JT, and ‘Best Female Hip Hop Artist.’

Drake gets six nominations including ‘Album of the Year’ for $ome $exy $ongs 4 U, ‘Video of the Year’ for “Family Matters,” ‘Viewer’s Choice Award’ for “Nokia,” ‘Best Group’ with “Drake & PartyNextDoor,” ‘Best Male R&B/Pop Artist’ and ‘Best Male Hip Hop Artist.’

Future gets six nominations including ‘Album of the Year’ for We Don’t Trust You with Metro Boomin, ‘Video of the Year’ for “Type Shit” with Metro Boomin, Travis Scott & Playboi Carti, ‘Best Collaboration’ and ‘Viewer’s Choice Award’ for “Like That” with Metro Boomin featuring Kendrick Lamar, ‘Best Group’ with “Future & Metro Boomin,” and Best Male Hip Hop Artist.

GloRilla receives six nominations including ‘Album of the Year’ for Glorious, ‘Viewer’s Choice Award’ for “TGIF”, ‘Best Collaboration’ for “Sticky” with Tyler, The Creator, Sexyy Red and Lil Wayne, the ‘Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award’ for “Rain Down On Me,” ‘Best Female Hip Hop Artist’, and ‘BET Her’ for “In My Bag” with FLO.

SZA and The Weeknd tie with four nominations each, while Arya Starr, Chris Brown, Lil Wayne, Maverick City Music, Playboi Carti, Teddy Swims, and Tyler, The Creator each earn three nominations.

Connie Orlando, EVP, Specials, Music Programming & Music Strategy, will oversee and Executive Produce the annual show, with Jamal Noisette, SVP, Tentpoles & Music Community Engagement for BET. Jesse Collins Entertainment is the production company for the show, with Jesse Collins, Dionne Harmon, and Jeannae Rouzan-Clay also serving as Executive Producers.

The 25th Anniversary of “BET Awards” – Culture’s Biggest Night – will air LIVE on BET from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on Monday, June 9, 2025, at 8 pm ET/PT. This milestone event will hon

The Complete List Of Nominees for “BET Awards” 2025 Are:

 

Album of the Year                                           

$OME $EXY $ONGS 4 U                   DRAKE & PARTYNEXTDOOR  

11:11 DELUXE                                    CHRIS BROWN

ALLIGATOR BITES NEVER HEAL    DOECHII

COWBOY CARTER                           BEYONCÉ

GLORIOUS                                         GLORILLA

GNX                                                    KENDRICK LAMAR

HURRY UP TOMORROW                  THE WEEKND

WE DON’T TRUST YOU                    FUTURE & METRO BOOMIN

 

Best Female R&B/Pop Artist

ARI LENNOX

AYRA STARR

COCO JONES

KEHLANI

MUNI LONG

SUMMER WALKER

SZA

VICTORIA MONÉT

 

Best Male R&B/Pop Artist

BRUNO MARS

CHRIS BROWN

DRAKE

FRIDAYY

LEON THOMAS

TEDDY SWIMS

THE WEEKND

USHER

 

 

 

Best Group

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COMMON & PETE ROCK

DRAKE & PARTYNEXTDOOR

FLO

FUTURE & METRO BOOMIN

JACQUEES & DEJ LOAF

LARRY JUNE, 2 CHAINZ, THE ALCHEMIST

MAVERICK CITY MUSIC

 

Best Collaboration

30 FOR 30                              SZA FEAT. KENDRICK LAMAR

ALTER EGO                           DOECHII FEAT. JT

ARE YOU EVEN REAL          TEDDY SWIMS FEAT. GIVĒON

BECKHAM                              DEE BILLZ FEAT. KYLE RICHH, KAI SWERVO, KJ SWERVO

BLESS                                    LIL WAYNE, WHEEZY & YOUNG THUG

LIKE THAT                              FUTURE & METRO BOOMIN & KENDRICK LAMAR

LUTHER                                 KENDRICK LAMAR & SZA

STICKY                                   TYLER, THE CREATOR FEAT. GLORILLA, SEXYY RED & 

LIL WAYNE

TIMELESS                              THE WEEKND FEAT. PLAYBOI CARTI

 

Best Female Hip Hop Artist

CARDI B

DOECHII

DOJA CAT

GLORILLA

LATTO

MEGAN THEE STALLION

NICKI MINAJ

RAPSODY

SEXYY RED

Best Male Hip Hop Artist

BIGXTHAPLUG

BOSSMAN DLOW

BURNA BOY

DRAKE

FUTURE

KENDRICK LAMAR

KEY GLOCK

LIL WAYNE

TYLER, THE CREATOR

 

Video of the Year     

3AM IN TOKEYO                    KEY GLOCK

A BAR SONG (TIPSY)           SHABOOZEY

AFTER HOURS                      KEHLANI

DENIAL IS A RIVER               DOECHII

FAMILY MATTERS                 DRAKE

NOT LIKE US                         KENDRICK LAMAR

TIMELESS                              THE WEEKND FEAT. PLAYBOI CARTI

TYPE SHIT                             FUTURE, METRO BOOMIN, TRAVIS SCOTT & PLAYBOI

CARTI

 

Video Director of the Year

ANDERSON .PAAK

B PACE PRODUCTIONS & JACQUEES

BENNY BOOM

CACTUS JACK

COLE BENNETT

DAVE FREE & KENDRICK LAMAR

DAVE MEYERS

FOGGIERAW

TYLER, THE CREATOR

 

Best New Artist

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AYRA STARR

BIGXTHAPLUG

BOSSMAN DLOW

DEE BILLZ

LEON THOMAS

OCTOBER LONDON

SHABOOZEY

TEDDY SWIMS

 

Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award

A GOD (THERE IS)                COMMON & PETE ROCK FEAT. JENNIFER HUDSON

AMEN                                     PASTOR MIKE JR.

BETTER DAYS                       FRIDAYY

CHURCH DOORS                  YOLANDA ADAMS FEAT. SIR THE BAPTIST & DONALD 

LAWRENCE (TERRY HUNTER REMIX)          

CONSTANT                            MAVERICK CITY MUSIC, JORDIN SPARKS, CHANDLER 

MOORE & ANTHONY GARGIULA

DESERVE TO WIN                TAMELA MANN

FAITH                                      RAPSODY

RAIN DOWN ON ME             GLORILLA FEAT. KIRK FRANKLIN, MAVERICK CITY MUSIC

 

Viewer’s Choice Award

RESIDUALS                           CHRIS BROWN

DENIAL IS A RIVER               DOECHII  

NOKIA                                     DRAKE

LIKE THAT                              FUTURE & METRO BOOMIN FEAT. KENDRICK LAMAR

TGIF                                        GLORILLA

NOT LIKE US                         KENDRICK LAMAR

LUTHER                                 KENDRICK LAMAR & SZA

BROKEY                                 LATTO             

                                   

Best International Act

ANY GABRIELLY (BRAZIL)

AYRA STARR (NIGERIA)

BASHY (UNITED KINGDOM)

BLACK SHERIF (GHANA)

EZRA COLLECTIVE (UNITED KINGDOM)

JOÉ DWÈT FILÉ (FRANCE)

MC LUANNA (BRAZIL)

REMA (NIGERIA)

SDM (FRANCE)

TYLA (SOUTH AFRICA)

UNCLE WAFFLES (SWAZILAND)

 

Best New International Act

ABIGAIL CHAMS (TANZANIA)

AJULIACOSTA (BRAZIL)

AMABBI (BRAZIL)

DLALA THUKZIN (SOUTH AFRICA)

DR YARO (FRANCE)

KWN (UNITED KINGDOM)

MAGLERA DOE BOY (SOUTH AFRICA)

MERVEILLE (FRANCE)

ODEAL (UNITED KINGDOM)

SHALLIPOPI (NIGERIA)

TxC (SOUTH AFRICA)

 

BET Her

BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE                        MARY J. BLIGE

BLACKBIIRD                                      BEYONCÉ FEAT. TANNER ADELL, BRITTNEY

SPENCER, TIERA KENNEDY & REYNA ROBERTS

BLOOM                                               DOECHII

BURNING                                           TEMS

DEFYING GRAVITY                           CYNTHIA ERIVO FEAT. ARIANA GRANDE

HEART OF A WOMAN                       SUMMER WALKER

HOLD ON                                           TEMS

IN MY BAG                                                 FLO & GLORILLA

 

Best Movie

BAD BOYS: RIDE OR DIE

BEVERLY HILLS COP: AXEL F

LUTHER: NEVER TOO MUCH

MUFASA: THE LION KING

ONE OF THEM DAYS

REBEL RIDGE

THE PIANO LESSON

THE SIX TRIPLE EIGHT

 

Best Actor

AARON PIERRE

ALDIS HODGE

ANTHONY MACKIE

COLMAN DOMINGO

DENZEL WASHINGTON

JAMIE FOXX

JOEY BADA$$

KEVIN HART

STERLING K. BROWN

WILL SMITH

 

Best Actress

ANDRA DAY

ANGELA BASSETT

COCO JONES

CYNTHIA ERIVO

KEKE PALMER

KERRY WASHINGTON

QUINTA BRUNSON

VIOLA DAVIS

ZENDAYA

 

YoungStars Award  

AKIRA AKBAR

BLUE IVY CARTER

GRACEYN “GRACIE” HOLLINGSWORTH

HEIRESS HARRIS

MELODY HURD

THADDEUS J. MIXSON

TYRIK JOHNSON

VANVAN

 

Sportswoman of the Year Award

A’JA WILSON

ANGEL REESE

CLARESSA SHIELDS

COCO GAUFF

DAWN STALEY

FLAU’JAE JOHNSON

JUJU WATKINS

SHA’CARRI RICHARDSON

SIMONE BILES

 

Sportsman of the Year Award

AARON JUDGE

ANTHONY EDWARDS

DEION SANDERS

JALEN HURTS

JAYSON TATUM

LEBRON JAMES

SAQUON BARKLEY

STEPHEN CURRY