BET Awards 2025 Nominations Announced: Kendrick Lamar Leads / Beyonce, Doechii, & Chris Brown Score Big

The BET Awards are back and set to blaze on Monday, June 9.

As always, all eyes are on who’ll be up for nominations at Black entertainment’s biggest calendar night.

Well, wonder no more. For, the nominees list has been unveiled.

Following unprecedented success, Kendrick Lamar leads with ten nominations.

Doechii, Drake, Future, and GloRilla follow with six apiece.

Elsewhere, the likes of Beyonce and Chris Brown landed major nods.

What are you waiting for? The full list of nominations is below…

Album of the Year

$OME $EXY $ONGS 4 U – DRAKE & PARTYNEXTDOOR
11:11 DELUXE – CHRIS BROWN
ALLIGATOR BITES NEVER HEAL – DOECHII
COWBOY CARTER – BEYONCE

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

41
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
ALTER EGO
ARE YOU EVEN REAL BECKHAM
BLESS
LIKE THAT
LUTHER
STICKY

TIMELESS

Best Female Hip Hop Artist

CARDI B DOECHII DOJA CAT GLORILLA LATTO

SZA FEAT. KENDRICK LAMAR
DOECHII FEAT. JT
TEDDY SWIMS FEAT. GIVĒON
DEE BILLZ FEAT. KYLE RICHH, KAI SWERVO, KJ SWERVO LIL WAYNE, WHEEZY & YOUNG THUG

FUTURE & METRO BOOMIN & KENDRICK LAMAR KENDRICK LAMAR & SZA
TYLER, THE CREATOR FEAT. GLORILLA, SEXYY RED & LIL WAYNE

THE WEEKND FEAT. PLAYBOI CARTI

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
A BAR SONG (TIPSY) AFTER HOURS DENIAL IS A RIVER FAMILY MATTERS NOT LIKE US TIMELESS
TYPE SHIT

Video Director of the Year

KEY GLOCK
SHABOOZEY
KEHLANI
DOECHII
DRAKE
KENDRICK LAMAR
THE WEEKND FEAT. PLAYBOI CARTI
FUTURE, METRO BOOMIN, TRAVIS SCOTT & PLAYBOI CARTI

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

41
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) AMEN
BETTER DAYS CHURCH DOORS

CONSTANT

DESERVE TO WIN FAITH
RAIN DOWN ON ME

COMMON & PETE ROCK FEAT. JENNIFER HUDSON PASTOR MIKE JR.
FRIDAYY
YOLANDA ADAMS FEAT. SIR THE BAPTIST & DONALD LAWRENCE (TERRY HUNTER REMIX)

MAVERICK CITY MUSIC, JORDIN SPARKS, CHANDLER MOORE & ANTHONY GARGIULA
TAMELA MANN
RAPSODY

GLORILLA FEAT. KIRK FRANKLIN, MAVERICK CITY MUSIC

Viewer’s Choice Award

RESIDUALS
DENIAL IS A RIVER NOKIA
LIKE THAT
TGIF
NOT LIKE US LUTHER
BROKEY

Best International Act

CHRIS BROWN
DOECHII
DRAKE
FUTURE & METRO BOOMIN FEAT. KENDRICK LAMAR GLORILLA

KENDRICK LAMAR KENDRICK LAMAR & SZA LATTO

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 BLACKBIIRD

BLOOM
BURNING
DEFYING GRAVITY HEART OF A WOMAN HOLD ON
IN MY BAG

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

MARY J. BLIGE
BEYONCÉ FEAT. TANNER ADELL, BRITTNEY SPENCER, TIERA KENNEDY & REYNA ROBERTS DOECHII
TEMS
CYNTHIA ERIVO FEAT. ARIANA GRANDE SUMMER WALKER
TEMS
FLO & GLORILLA

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