BET Awards 2025 to Honor Jamie Foxx, Mariah Carey, Snoop Dogg & Kirk Franklin

The BET Awards 2025 which airs LIVE on Monday, June 9th at 8 PM ET/PT on BET, has announced the BET Ultimate Icon Award recipients for the Culture's Biggest Night including legendary artists/entertainers Jamie Foxx, Mariah Carey, Snoop Dogg & Kirk Franklin.

Actor/comedian Kevin Hart returns as host for the second time since 2011. This year's ceremony will take place at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, California.

This year's nominations are:

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
• "Burning"– Tems
• "Defying Gravity" – Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande
• "Heart of a Woman" – Summer Walker
• "Hold On" – Tems
• "In My Bag" – Flo and GloRilla

DR. BOBBY JONES BEST GOSPEL/INSPIRATIONAL AWARD

• "A God (There Is)" – Common and Pete Rock featuring Jennifer Hudson
• "Amen" – Pastor Mike Jr.
• "Better Days" – Fridayy
• "Church Doors" – Yolanda Adams featuring Sir the Baptist and Donald Lawrence
• "Constant" – Maverick City Music, Jordin Sparks, Chandler Moore and Anthony Gargiula
• "Deserve to Win" – Tamela Mann
• "Faith" – Rapsody
• "Rain Down on Me" – GloRilla featuring Kirk Franklin and Maverick City Music

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 MOVIE

• Bad Boys: Ride or Die
• Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
• Luther: Never Too Much
• 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 Badass
• 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

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

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 [fr] (France)
• KWN (United Kindgom)
• Maglera Doe Boy (South Africa)
• Merveille [fr] (France)
• Odeal (United Kingdom)
• Shallipopi (Nigeria)
• TxC (South Africa)

YOUNG STARS AWARD

• Akira Akbar
• Blue Ivy Carter
• Graceyn Hollingsworth
• Heiress Diana Harris
• Melody Hurd
• Thaddeus J. Mixon
• Tyrik Johnson
• Van Van