Here Are the 2025 BET Awards Winners (Updating Live)
At Monday night's (June 9) 2025 BET Awards, Kendrick Lamar is the top nominee heading into the show, with a whopping nine nods. But who will leave Peacock Theater in downtown Los Angeles as the biggest winner?
Billboard will be updating our winners list all night, in all the top music categories — like album of the year and best new artist — as well as all the movie, TV and sports categories too. Stick with this page to see the winners list updating live all night, and get all the details about how to watch the 25th-anniversary BET Awards here.
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$ome $exy $ongs 4 U — Drake & Partynextdoor11:11 Deluxe — Chris BrownAlligator Bites Never Heal — DoechiiCowboy Carter — BeyoncéGlorious — GloRillaWINNER: — Kendrick LamarHurry Up Tomorrow — The WeekndWe Don't Trust You — Future & Metro Boomin
Ari LennoxAyra StarrCoco JonesKehlaniMuni LongSummer WalkerWINNER: SZAVictoria Monét
Bruno MarsChris BrownDrakeFridayyLeon ThomasTeddy SwimsThe WeekndUsher
41Common & Pete RockDrake & PartynextdoorFloFuture & Metro BoominJacquees & Dej LoafLarry June, 2 Chainz, The AlchemistMaverick City Music
'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 SwervoBless — 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
Cardi BWINNER: DoechiiDoja CatGloRillaLattoMegan Thee StallionNicki MinajRapsodySexyy Red
BigXthaPlugBossman DLowBurna BoyDrakeFutureKendrick LamarKey GlockLil WayneTyler, The Creator
'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
Anderson .PaakB Pace Productions & JacqueesBenny BoomCactus JackCole BennettDave Free & Kendrick LamarDave MeyersFoggierawTyler, The Creator
41Ayra StarrBigXthaPlugBossMan DlowDee BillzWINNER: Leon ThomasOctober LondonShaboozeyTeddy Swims
'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
WINNER: '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
Any Gabrielly (Brazil)Ayra Starr (Nigeria)Basky (UK)Black Sherif (Ghana)Ezra Collective (UK)Joé Dwèt Filé (France)MC Luanna (Brazil)Rema (Nigeria)SDM (France)Tyla (South Africa)Uncle Waffles (Swaziland)Best New International ActAbigail Chams (Tanzania)Ajulicosta (Brazil)Amabbi (Brazil)Dlala Thukzin (South Africa)Dr Yaro (France)KWN (UK)Maglera Doe Boy (South Africa)Merveille (France)Odeal (UK)Shallipopi (Nigeria)TxC (South Africa)
'Beautiful People' — Mary J. Blige'Blackbiird' — Beyonce feat. Tanner Adell, Brittney Spencer, Tiera Kennedy & Reyna Roberts'Bloom' — Doechii'Burning' — Tems'Defying Gravity' — Cynthia Erivo feat. Ariana GrandeWINNER: 'Heart of a Woman' — Summer Walker'Hold On' — Tems'In My Bag' — Flo & GloRilla
Bad Boys: Ride or DieBeverly Hills Cop: Axel FLuther: Never Too MuchMufasa: The Lion KingOne of Them DaysRebel RidgeThe Piano LessonThe Six Triple Eight
Aaron PierceAldis HodgeAnthony MackieColman DomingoDenzel WashingtonJamie FoxxJoey Bada$$Kevin HartSterling K. BrownWill Smith
Andra DayAngela BassettCoco JonesCynthia ErivoKeke PalmerKerry WashingtonQuinta BrunsonViola DavisZendaya
Akira AkbarBlue Ivy CarterGraceyn 'Gracie' HollingsworthHeiress HarrisMelody HurdThaddeus J. MixsonTyrik JohnsonVanVan
A'ja WilsonAngel ReeseClaressa ShieldsCoco GauffDawn StaleyFlau'jae JohnsonJuju WatkinsSha'Carri RichardsonSimone Biles
Aaron JudgeAnthony EdwardsDeion SandersJalen HurtsJayson TatumLeBron JamesSaquon BarkleyStephen Curry
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