BET Awards 2025: Where to watch, host, performers, nominations
The BET Awards, also known as "Culture's Biggest Night," will bring the most prestigious Black artists and entertainers in one room tonight.
The show is expected to have big moments, performances, and a nostalgic reunion.
Here's what we know about the BET Awards 2025:
The 2025 "BET Awards" will premiere live on Monday, June 9 at 8 p.m. ET.
According to a spokesperson, the show will air on several channels, including BET, MTV, MTV2, NAN, Pop, Logo, CMT, and Paramount Network.
The Red Carpet pre-show with hosts Terrence J and Pretty Vee begins at 6 p.m. ET.
Comedian and movie star Kevin Hart is the host for the 2025 BET Awards. In the teaser, Hart said he plans to take the show "to a new level."
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Rap emcee Kendrick Lamar has a whopping 10 nominations, including for "Album of the Year" for his latest album "GNX."
Doechii, nominated six times, is a contender in the same category for her mixtape "Alligator Bites Never Heal." The rapper is also up for "Video of the Year" and "Viewer's Choice Award" for her hit song, "Denial is a River."
Drake is also nominated for six awards, gaining nods for "Best Male R&B/Pop Artist" and "Best Male Hip Hop Artist." Future and Glorilla were also nominated for the same number of awards.
BET's "Ultimate Icon Award" acknowledges industry powerhouses for "their decades of groundbreaking contributions to music, entertainment, advocacy, and community impact," per a press release.
This year's recipients include:
The former hosts of the early 2000s television staple will return to celebrate the show's 25th anniversary at the 2025 BET Awards, according to a May 6 press release.
The reunion will feature performances from hip-hop and R&B acts whose music videos kept viewers dancing in their living rooms after school.
Among them are Mr. 106 & Park himself, Bow Wow, T.I., B2K, Amerie, Jim Jones, Keyshia Cole, and Mya.
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