List of 2025 BET Awards winners

The Black Entertainment Television (BET) Awards celebrate the excellence Black entertainers and musicians have to offer.

The first-ever BET Awards took place in Las Vegas in June 2001 and was hosted by Steve Harvey and Cedric the Entertainer.

Since then, the event has gained significant importance among Black artists, where their hard work is recognised and honoured.

This year’s ceremony took place on Monday, 9 June, at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles and was hosted by Kevin Hart.

The night saw Kendrick Lamar bag five wins, including Album of the Year for GNX, with his collaborator SZA also scoring a milestone victory.

Here is the list of 2025 BET Awards winners:

Album of the Year

• $ome $exy $ongs 4 U — Drake & PARTYNEXTDOOR
• 11:11 Deluxe — Chris Brown
• Alligator Bites Never Heal — Doechii
• Cowboy Carter — Beyoncé
• Glorious — GloRilla
• WINNER: GNX — Kendrick Lamar
• Hurry Up Tomorrow — The Weeknd
• We Don’t Trust You — Future & Metro Boomin

Best Female R&B/Pop Artist

• Ari Lennox
• Ayra Starr
• Coco Jones
• Kehlani
• Muni Long
• Summer Walker
• WINNER: SZA
• Victoria Monét

Best Male R&B/Pop Artist

• Bruno Mars
• WINNER: Chris Brown
• Drake
• Fridayy
• Leon Thomas
• Teddy Swims
• The Weeknd
• Usher

Best Group

• 41
• Common & Pete Rock
• Drake & PARTYNEXTDOOR
• Flo
• WINNER: Future & Metro Boomin
• Jacquees & Dej Loaf
• Larry June, 2 Chainz, The Alchemist
• Maverick City Music

Best Collaboration

• 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
• WINNER: Luther — Kendrick Lamar & SZA
• Sticky — Tyler, The Creator feat. GloRilla, Sexyy Red & Lil Wayne
• Timeless — The Weeknd feat. Playboi Carti

Best Female Hip Hop Artist

• Cardi B
• WINNER: 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
• WINNER: Kendrick Lamar
• Key Glock
• Lil Wayne
• Tyler, The Creator

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
• WINNER: Not Like Us — Kendrick Lamar
• Timeless — The Weeknd feat. Playboi Carti
• Type Shit — Future, Metro Boomin, Travis Scott & Playboi Carti

Video Director of the Year

• Anderson .Paak
• B Pace Productions & Jacquees
• Benny Boom
• Cactus Jack
• Cole Bennett
• WINNER: Dave Free & Kendrick Lamar
• Dave Meyers
• Foggieraw
• Tyler, The Creator

Best New Artist

• 41
• Ayra Starr
• BigXthaPlug
• BossMan Dlow
• Dee Billz
• WINNER: Leon Thomas
• October London
• Shaboozey
• Teddy Swims

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