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Yahoo
08-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Kendrick Lamar leads the 2025 BET Awards nominations: Beyoncé, Chris Brown also earn bids
The 2025 BET Awards nominations were announced on Thursday, and Kendrick Lamar is "not like" the others. The "Not Like Us" singer received a leading 10 bids, including Album of the Year for GNX, Video of the Year, Viewer's Choice Award, Best Collaboration, Video Director of the Year, and Best Male Hip Hop Artist. More from GoldDerby 'We can't lose storytelling in America': DGA President Lesli Linka Glatter on bringing production to L.A. Taylor Dearden, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Chase Sui Wonders, Brandon Sklenar, and Meg Stalter to headline Breakout Award Panel at Newport Beach TV Fest How Charlie Cox characterizes Matt Murdock through action scenes in 'Daredevil: Born Again' Lamar's fellow Album of the Year nominees are Chris Brown for 11:11 (Deluxe), Doechii for Alligator Bites Never Heal, Beyoncé for Cowboy Carter, GloRilla for Glorious, the Weeknd for Hurry Up Tomorrow, Drake and PartyNextDoor for Some Sexy Songs 4 U, and Future and Metro Boomin for We Don't Trust You. Doechii, Drake, Future, and GloRilla each received six nominations, followed by Metro Boomin with five, and both SZA and the Weeknd with four. Frank Masi/Sony The eight films nominated today are 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, and The Six Triple Eight. The 25th annual BET Awards, aka Culture's Biggest Night, will air live on BET from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on June 9 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. This anniversary event will honor 25 years of Black excellence from all fields, including music, film, television, and sports. Nominations were selected by the BET Voting Academy, which is comprised of entertainment professionals and influencers. ALBUM OF THE YEAR 11:11 (Deluxe) — Chris Brown Alligator Bites Never Heal — Doechii Cowboy Carter — Beyoncé Glorious — GloRilla GNX — Kendrick Lamar Hurry Up Tomorrow — The Weeknd Some Sexy Songs 4 U — Drake and PartyNextDoor We Don't Trust You — Future and Metro Boomin VIDEO OF THE YEAR '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 featuring Playboi Carti 'Type Shit' — Future and Metro Boomin featuring Travis Scott and Playboi Carti VIEWER'S CHOICE AWARD 'Residuals — Chris Brown 'Denial Is a River — Doechii Nokia — Drake 'Like That — Future and Metro Boomin featuring Kendrick Lamar 'TGIF — GloRilla 'Not Like Us — Kendrick Lamar 'Luther — Kendrick Lamar featuring SZA 'Brokey — Latto BEST COLLABORATION '30 for 30' — SZA featuring Kendrick Lamar 'Alter Ego' — Doechii featuring JT 'Are You Even Real' — Teddy Swims featuring Giveon 'Beckham' — Dee Billz featuring Kyle Richh, Kai Swervo and KJ Swervo 'Bless' — Lil Wayne, Wheezy and Young Thug 'Like That' — Future and Metro Boomin featuring Kendrick Lamar 'Luther' — Kendrick Lamar featuring SZA 'Sticky' — Tyler, the Creator featuring GloRilla, Sexyy Red and Lil Wayne 'Timeless' — The Weeknd featuring Playboi Carti BEST MALE R&B/POP ARTIST Bruno Mars Chris Brown Drake Fridayy Leon Thomas III Teddy Swims The Weeknd Usher BEST FEMALE R&B/POP ARTIST Ari Lennox Ayra Starr Coco Jones Kehlani Muni Long Summer Walker SZA Victoria Monét BEST FEMALE HIP HOP ARTIST Cardi B Doechii Doja Cat GloRilla Latto 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 BEST NEW ARTIST 41 Ayra Starr BigXthaPlug Bossman Dlow Dee Billz Leon Thomas III October London Shaboozey Teddy Swims BEST GROUP 41 Common and Pete Rock Drake and PartyNextDoor Flo Future and Metro Boomin Jacquees and Dej Loaf Larry June, 2 Chainz and the Alchemist Maverick City Music BET HER AWARD Beautiful People — Mary J. Blige Blackbiird — Beyoncé Bloom — Doechii Defying Gravity — Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande Heart of a Woman — Summer Walker Hold On — Tems In My Bag — Flo and GloRilla VIDEO DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR Anderson .Paak B Pace Productions and Jacquees Benny Boom Cactus Jack Cole Bennett Dave Free and Kendrick Lamar Dave Meyers Foggieraw Tyler, the Creator BEST GOSPEL/INSPIRATIONAL AWARD 'A God (There Is)' — Common and Pete Rock Feat. Jennifer Hudson 'Amen' — Pastor Mike Jr. 'Better Days' — Fridayy 'Church Doors' — Yolanda Adams Feat. Sir The Baptist and Donald Lawrence (Terry Hunter Remix) 'Constant' — Maverick City Music, Jordin Sparks, Chandler Moore and Anthony Gargiula 'Deserve to Win' — Tamela Mann 'Faith' — Rapsody 'Rain Down on Me' — Glorilla Feat. Kirk Franklin, Maverick City Music BEST INTERNATIONAL ACT 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) 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 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 YOUNG STARS AWARD Akira Akbar Blue Ivy Carter Graceyn 'Gracie' Hollingsworth Heiress Harris Melody Hurd Thaddeus J. Mixson Tyrik Johnson Vanvan SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR 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 Aaron Judge Anthony Edwards Deion Sanders Jalen Hurts Jayson Tatum LeBron James Saquon Barkley Stephen Curry SIGN UP for Gold Derby's free newsletter with latest predictions Best of GoldDerby Billboard Hot 100: Every No. 1 song of 2025 Billboard 200: Chart-topping albums of 2025 The B-52s' Kate Pierson talks Rock Hall snub, influencing John Lennon, and fears a solo album would be a 'betrayal' to her band Click here to read the full article.
Forbes
30-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Doechii Defies The Odds And Finally Hits The Top 10
Months after its release, Doechii's Alligator Bites Never Heal climbs to No. 10 on the Billboard ... More 200, fueled by a Grammy win, physical sales, and viral buzz. LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 02: (FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Doechii, winner of the Best Rap Album award for "Alligator Bites Never Heal," poses in the press room during the 67th GRAMMY Awards at Arena on February 02, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by) It's become standard practice for albums to debut at what turns out to be their peak position on the Billboard charts. Thanks to months of promotion and sometimes many singles, most artists see their new full-lengths open as high as they'll ever climb, with the biggest fans rushing to buy or stream the collection the moment it's available. But every once in a while, a project defies the norm. At the moment, Doechii is doing just that. Months after its release, her breakout effort Alligator Bites Never Heal is swimming higher than ever before. Doechii's Alligator Bites Never Heal bolts up the Billboard 200 this frame. The set jumps from No. 24 to No. 10. That impressive leap gives the rapper her first moment inside the top 10 on the tally that ranks the most-consumed full-lengths in the U.S. each week. According to Billboard, Alligator Bites Never Heal shifted 33,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. last frame. That sum is up more than 40% from the week prior. Sales were largely responsible for the uptick, though streaming still accounts for the majority of the project's overall consumption. Doechii released Alligator Bites Never Heal back in August of 2024. The collection earned a fair start on the Billboard 200 upon its debut, but it wasn't an immediate smash. It has, however, been building momentum slowly and steadily. A breakout hit in the form of "Denial Is a River" gave the set a significant boost, helping it reach wider audiences. However, it was Doechii's incredible Grammy performance — and her win for Best Rap Album — that truly sent things into overdrive. Following her triumphant night at the Grammys, fans around the world can't seem to get enough of Alligator Bites Never Heal. In the weeks since the show, streams and sales have surged. The set's growth shows that televised award shows still matter, and that not every musician or project follows the same trajectory. Recently, Alligator Bites Never Heal was re-released on vinyl and made available on CD. Those physical editions clearly helped fuel the album's chart surge. Physical sales remain a powerful tool for artists, especially for select Gen Z favorites, like Doechii. The promotion of a tune titled 'Anxiety' is also helping. While not featured on the mixtape, the years-old cut suddenly began trending, and Doechii released a music video to push it higher. In just a few weeks, it gave the rapper her first top 10 on the Hot 100, and now all the excitement around her work brings her to the loftiest space on the Billboard 200 as well.
Forbes
29-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Doechii Hits No. 1 For The First Time On Several Charts
Doechii's Alligator Bites Never Heal returns to five charts in the U.K., reaching No. 1 for the ... More first time on two of them. ATLANTA, GEORGIA - APRIL 24: Doechii performs onstage during the Uber and Delta SkyMiles partnership celebration at The Eastern on April 24, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo byfor Uber and Delta) Doechii just keeps getting bigger, seemingly by the day, and Alligator Bites Never Heal is growing by leaps and bounds on the charts. The rising hip-hop superstar's mixtape, which dropped in August 2024, has only picked up steam since its release. Months after winning the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album, the project is still reaching new heights, and this frame, it surges back onto several U.K. rankings – even leading the charge on several rosters. Alligator Bites Never Heal appears on five U.K. music charts. It didn't land on any of them just a few days ago, though it's also not new to any of the lists. Doechii doesn't just reclaim space on these tallies — she manages a new career best on every single one where her breakout effort can now be found. Among the five tallies where Alligator Bites Never Heal reappears, two stand out above the rest. This week, the mixtape hits No. 1 on both the Official Vinyl Albums and the Official Hip-Hop and R&B Albums charts. These wins mark Doechii's first-ever No. 1 placements on albums rosters in the U.K. As if two No. 1s weren't enough, Doechii also earns a pair of top 10 appearances on other tallies. Alligator Bites Never Heal reenters the Official Physical Albums chart at No. 4. Meanwhile, it settles at No. 5 on the Official Albums Sales roster. Both placements are new personal bests for the rapper. Over on the U.K.'s most competitive album ranking, the Official Albums chart, which blends sales and streaming data, Alligator Bites Never Heal also scores a major new win. The Grammy-winning mixtape reenters at No. 40, and this week marks the first time it's cracked the top 40. While Alligator Bites Never Heal continues climbing, the set's big single "Denial Is a River' remains on four U.K. charts, helping keep attention focused on the Grammy winner's current era. However, it's an older tune — "Anxiety" — that's managing an even bigger resurgence. Originally released as a standalone single years ago, "Anxiety" recently went viral, and a brand new music video Doechii dropped to capitalize on its newfound popularity is helping it continue to soar. The Gotye-sampling track is truly thriving in the U.K., appearing on five separate tallies this frame. It even debuts on one and sits comfortably inside the top 10 on four others.
Yahoo
22-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
This is what bisexual rapper Doechii says is her 'major contribution' to hip-hop
Doechii is getting candid about her creative journey, the artists who inspired her, and what it means to take up space in hip-hop as a queer Black woman. In a new interview with Cosmopolitan, the rapper and singer opened up about how her relationships, identity, and creative journey have shaped her artistry — and the responsibility she feels now that her voice is reaching so many others. "It's a position that I do not take lightly," she said of becoming a role model. "I say this to myself often in my journal entries, but I truly am becoming who I needed. I can only imagine all the little Black girls and boys out there that I represent something for." Although Doechii isn't new on the music scene, she's made serious headway in the past two years. In addition to getting multiple songs on the Billboard Top 100, she also took home a Grammy for Best Rap Album for Alligator Bites Never Heal. It's obvious that inspiring others is an important aspect of Doechii's artistry, and part of that may come from how music has influenced her own life. One anecdote she shared in the interview revolved around feeling creatively "stifled" at 18 because the man she was seeing wasn't supportive of the music she was writing. "I took his opinion way too seriously when really he just didn't get it. I remember listening to SZA's Ctrl for the first time and it literally gave me the courage to break up with him," she recalled. "I only bring that up because she inspired me to be vulnerable through my music in a way that I didn't think I could be." See on Instagram That vulnerability is a big part of what has allowed her to make such a connection with her fans — especially queer hip-hop fans who don't often get to see their own experiences reflected in mainstream music. "This is such a Leo thing to say," Doechii admitted, "but my literal existence as a queer Black woman is a major contribution to the hip-hop genre. I'm speaking truthfully from a queer Black woman's perspective, and being honest about my life through my lens is amazing. "That perspective is being highlighted, and we need queer perspectives." Check out the rest of Doechii's interview with Cosmopolitan here.
Yahoo
21-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Doechii Says She Had to 'Process' 'Denial Is a River' Before She Wrote It: 'I Didn't Want to Give My Ex Any Promo'
Doechii needed to take her time to heal before writing one of her hits. In a cover story with Cosmopolitan published on Monday, April 21, the Grammy-winning rapper — whose real name is Jaylah Ji'mya Hickmon — opened up about why she needed to "process" a breakup before penning her 2024 track "Denial Is a River." "Sometimes I have to process things before I can talk about them, because if I try to do it immediately, I'm gonna say the wrong thing," Doechii, 26, told the publication. "But that song took me a year to process." Related: Doechii Is Feeling the Stress in 'Anxiety' Music Video — Which Features a Gotye and Kimbra Easter Egg The "Anxiety" hitmaker noted that she "didn't want to give my ex any promo in my music." "And I talked about three different exes in that song," said Doechii. "People think it's just one! I decided I had to talk about it for me." The "What It Is" musician also opened up about what happened when an ex creatively "stifled" her. "I only felt that way once," Doechii recalled. "I was 18, and I was dating a guy who just wasn't very supportive of my music, and it really stifled me. I stopped writing because he was just like, 'That's not cool.' Admittedly, she said she "took his opinion way too seriously when really he just didn't get it." "I remember listening to SZA's Ctrl for the first time, and it literally gave me the courage to break up with him," said Doechii. "I only bring that up because she inspired me to be vulnerable through my music in a way that I didn't think I could be." Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Related: Doechii Reveals the Empowering Reason She Was Able to Overcome Suicidal Thoughts: 'I Made a Choice' In February, Doechii took home her first Grammy in the best rap album category for her 2024 mixtape, Alligator Bites Never Heal. During her acceptance speech, she spoke about being the third woman to receive the honor following Lauryn Hill and Cardi B. In an interview with reporters in the press room following the awards show, where she performed "Catfish" and "Denial Is a River," Doechii detailed what winning best rap album for Alligator Bites Never Heal meant to her. "It feels incredible," she said. "It feels like this is bigger than me. It's just like a little bit of art and authenticity wins, vulnerability wins." Read the original article on People
