BET Awards 2025 Red Carpet Photos: All The Looks Of The Night
The 2025 BET Awards turns 25 and has a big celebration in store with Kevin Hart set as host.
Hart will present the culture's biggest night live from the Peacock Theater in Downtown Los Angeles.
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GloRilla, Ledisi, Leon Thomas, Lil Wayne, Playboi Carti, and Teyana Taylor are among the performers set to take the stage at the BET Awards.
Presenters set to appear throughout the night include Annie Ilonzeh, Ashley Nicole Moss, Big Tigger, Busta Rhymes, Cam Newton, Ciara, Claudia Jordan, Crystal Renee, DC youngfly, Deon Cole, DeVon Franklin, Diamond White, Drew Sidora, Druski, Erica Mena, Erika Pinkett, Free, Julissa Bermudez, Kai Cenat, Keke Palmer, Ken Lawson, and Keshia Chanté.
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Other presenters include Kerry Washington, Lala Anthony, Letoya Luckett-Coles, Mariah the Scientist, Marques Houston, Quinta Brunson, Stevie Wonder, Terrence J, Tichina Arnold, T.I.P., Tisha Campbell, Tyler James Williams, Tyler Perry, and Xavier Smalls.
Kendrick Lamar leads BET Awards nominations with 10, followed by Doechii, Drake, Future, and GloRilla with six each, Metro Boomin with five, and SZA and The Weeknd with four each.
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Connie Orlando, EVP of Specials, Music Programming & Music Strategy, serves as the Executive Producer for 'BET Awards' 2025, with Jamal Noisette, SVP of 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.
Scroll through the photo gallery below to see all the looks from the 2025 BET Awards.
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