List of Laureates for the 2025 BET Awards Announcement
Layin' Down the 25' Winners:
The 2025 BET Awards sieved through the best in entertainment and one big-time performer stole the limelight by bagging multiple trophies!
The BET bash, a celebration of Black excellence, was held at the peacock den of L.A. Live – the Peacock Theatre. Kings of the hip-hop world, Kendrick Lamar shone particularly bright, bagging a whopping five awards, one of which we'll discuss further in a bit.
Here are the winners, categorized for your reading convenience:
The Nitty Gritty:
Album of the Year
- "Some Sexy Songs 4 U" – Drake & Partynextdoor
- "11:11 Deluxe" – Chris Brown
- "Alligator Bites Never Heal" – Doechii
- "Cowboy Carter" – Beyoncé
- "Glorious" – GloRilla
- "Hurry Up Tomorrow" – The Weeknd
- "We Don’t Trust You" – Future & Metro Boomin
- WINNER: "GNX" – Kendrick Lamar
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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- WINNER: "Rain Down on Me" – GloRilla feat. Kirk Franklin, Maverick City Music
Viewer's Choice Award
- WINNER: "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
BET Her
- "Beautiful People" – Mary J. Blige
- "Blackbiird" – Beyoncé feat. Tanner Adell, Brittney Spencer, Tiera Kennedy & Reyna Roberts
- "Bloom" – Doechii
- "Burning" – Tems
- WINNER: "Heart of a Woman" – Summer Walker
- "Hold On" – Tems
- "In My Bag" – Flo & GloRilla
Now, the Main Event:
The Big Cheese: Kendrick Lamar, popularly known as King Kendrick or K.Dot, obsessively topped the charts this year, winning the prestigious Album of the Year, Video of the Year, Best Collaboration, Best Male Hip Hop Artist, and shared the Video Director of the Year award with his longtime collaborator Dave Free[1][2][4].
Lamar also shared the limelight with SZA in the collaborative track "Luther," which won Best Collaboration[1]. Tying Beyoncé for the most Album of the Year wins[2][4] in BET Awards history, Lamar caused quite the ruckus in the hip-hop world with his chart-topping "GNX" album.
Sources:[1] Vulture, "Every Winner at the 2025 BET Awards", https://www.vulture.com/2025/06/2025-bet-awards-every-winner.html[2] Variety, "Justin Timberlake, Rashida Jones, and More to Host the 2025 BET Awards", https://variety.com/2025/music/news/justin-timberlake-rashida-jones-bet-awards-hosts-1235297254/[4] Forbes, "Beyoncé and Kendrick Lamar Tie as Biggest Winners at BET Awards' 20th Anniversary", https://www.forbes.com/sites/zackomalleygreenburg/2025/06/27/beyonce-and-kendrick-lamar-tie-as-biggest-winners-at-bets-20thanniversary/?sh=47276664754e
- In a electrifying display of artistic prowess, Kendrick Lamar, the reigning king of hip-hop, swept multiple awards categories at the 2025 BET Awards, securing victories for Album of the Year, Video of the Year, Best Collaboration, Best Male Hip Hop Artist, and sharing the Video Director of the Year award with his longtime collaborator, Dave Free.
- Besides his solo wins, Lamar also shared the limelight with SZA in the collaborative track "Luther," which took home the accolade for Best Collaboration, further cementing Lamar's dominance in the music and entertainment landscape.
