Kendrick Lamar Wins Big at the BET Awards 2025: Full List of Winners

The BET Awards 2025 took place on Monday, June 9, celebrating Black excellence in music, film, television, and sports. Kendrick Lamar, who led the pack with 10 nominations, emerged as the night’s biggest winner, taking home five awards, including Album of the Year for GNX. Other notable winners included SZA, Doechii, GloRilla, Future & Metro Boomin, and Chris Brown. Additionally, Mariah Carey, Jamie Foxx, Snoop Dogg, and Kirk Franklin were honored with the Ultimate Icon Award. The show featured a star-studded lineup of performers, with artists like Ashanti, Mariah Carey, Lil Wayne, GloRilla, Babyface, Playboi Carti, Teyana Taylor, Andra Day, and Kirk Franklin taking the stage.

See the complete list of winners for the 2025 BET Awards below.

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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

• GNX – Kendrick Lamar *WINNER*

• 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

• SZA *WINNER*

• Victoria Monét

Best Male R&B/Pop Artist

• Bruno Mars

• Chris Brown *WINNER*

• Drake

• Fridayy

• Leon Thomas

• Teddy Swims

• The Weeknd

• Usher

Best Group

• 41

• Common & Pete Rock

• Drake & PartyNextDoor

• FLO

• Future & Metro Boomin *WINNER*

• 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 feat. Kendrick Lamar

• “Luther” – Kendrick Lamar & SZA *WINNER*

• “Sticky” – Tyler, The Creator feat. GloRilla, Sexyy Red & Lil Wayne

• “Timeless” – The Weeknd feat. Playboi Carti

Best Female Hip Hop Artist

• Cardi B

• Doechii *WINNER*

• 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 *WINNER*

• 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

• “Not Like Us” – Kendrick Lamar *WINNER*

• “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

• Dave Free & Kendrick Lamar *WINNER*

• Dave Meyers

• Foggieraw

• Tyler, The Creator

Best New Artist

• 41

• Ayra Starr

• BigXthaPlug

• Bossman Dlow

• Dee Billz

• Leon Thomas *WINNER*

• October London

• Shaboozey

• Teddy Swims

Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award

• “A God (There Is)” – Common & Pete Rock feat. Jennifer Hudson

• “Amen” – Pastor Mike Jr.

• “Better Days” – Fridayy

• “Church Doors” – Yolanda Adams feat. Sir The Baptist & Donald Lawrence (Terry Hunter Remix)

• “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 *WINNER*

Viewer’s Choice Award

• “Residuals” – Chris Brown *WINNER*

• “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

Best International Act

• Any Gabrielly (Brazil)

• Ayra Starr (Nigeria) *WINNER*

• Basky (UK)

• Black Sherif (Ghana)

• Ezra Collective (UK)

• Joé Dwèt Filé (France)

• MC Luanna (Brazil)

• Rema (Nigeria)

• SDM (France)

• Tyla (South Africa)

• Uncle Waffles (Swaziland)

Best New International Act

• Abigail Chams (Tanzania)

• Ajulicosta (Brazil)

• Amabbi (Brazil)

• Dlala Thukzin (South Africa)

• Dr Yaro (France)

• KWN (UK)

• Maglera Doe Boy (South Africa)

• Merveille (France)

• Odeal (UK)

• Shallipopi (Nigeria)

• TxC (South Africa) *WINNER*

BET Her Award

• “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 *WINNER*

• “Hold On” – Tems

• “In My Bag” – FLO & GloRilla