2025 BET Awards Winners' List: Doechii, Leon Thomas, Kendrick Lamar And More
The 2025 BET Awards was one of the best in recent years thanks not only to stellar performances from everyone from GloRilla to Teyana Taylor, but also due to the show actually highlighting, *gasp, AWARDS! With so many shows forcing awards to take a backseat these days, it's worth noting that BET still values the ceremony of honoring our best just as much as giving us great performances to bop to throughout the night.
This year's recipients couldn't be more deserving, with Grammy winners Doechii and Kendrick Lamar taking home major prizes while 'Mutt' singer Leon Thomas beat out stiff competition like Shaboozey and BigXthaPlug to win Best New Artist.
Check out the full list of winners below, updated throughout the night.
$Ome $Exy $Ongs 4 U – Drake & PartyNextDoor
11:11 Deluxe – Chris Brown
Alligator Bites Never Heal – Doechii
Cowboy Carter – Beyoncé
Glorious – GloRilla
– Kendrick Lamar
Hurry Up Tomorrow – The Weeknd
We Don't Trust You – Future & Metro Boomin
Ari Lennox
Ayra Starr
Coco Jones
Kehlani
Muni Long
Summer Walker
SZA
Victoria Monét
Bruno Mars
Chris Brown
Drake
Fridayy
Leon Thomas
Teddy Swims
The Weeknd
Usher
41
Common & Pete Rock
Drake & PartyNextDoor
FLO
Future & Metro Boomin
Jacquees & Dej Loaf
Larry June, 2 Chainz, The Alchemist
Maverick 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 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
Cardi B
Doechii
Doja Cat
GloRilla
Latto
Megan Thee Stallion
Nicki Minaj
Rapsody
Sexyy Red
BigXthaPlug
Bossman Dlow
Burna Boy
Drake
Future
Kendrick Lamar
Key Glock
Lil Wayne
Tyler, 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 .Paak
B Pace Productions & Jacquees
Benny Boom
Cactus Jack
Cole Bennett
Dave Free & Kendrick Lamar
Dave Meyers
Foggieraw
Tyler, the Creator
41
Ayra Starr
BigXthaPlug
Bossman Dlow
Dee Billz
Leon Thomas
October London
Shaboozey
Teddy Swims
'A God (There Is)' – Common & Pete Rock Feat. Jennifer Hudson
'Amen' – Pastor Mike Jr.
'Better Days' – Fridayy
'Church Doors (Terry Hunter Remix)' – Yolanda Adams Feat. Sir The Baptist & Donald Lawrence
'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
'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)
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)
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)
'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
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
Aaron Pierre
Aldis Hodge
Anthony Mackie
Colman Domingo
Denzel Washington
Jamie Foxx
Joey Bada$$
Kevin Hart
Sterling K. Brown
Will Smith
Andra Day
Angela Bassett
Coco Jones
Cynthia Erivo
Keke Palmer
Kerry Washington
Quinta Brunson
Viola Davis
Zendaya
Akira Akbar
Blue Ivy Carter
Graceyn 'Gracie' Hollingsworth
Heiress Harris
Melody Hurd
Thaddeus J. Mixson
Tyrik Johnson
Vanvan
A'ja Wilson
Angel Reese
Claressa Shields
Coco Gauff
Dawn Staley
Flau'jae Johnson
Juju Watkins
Sha'Carri Richardson
Simone Biles
Aaron Judge
Anthony Edwards
Deion Sanders
Jalen Hurts
Jayson Tatum
LeBron James
Saquon Barkley
Stephen Curry
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