Kendrick Lamar Earns 10 BET Awards Nominations, Main the 2025 Pack

Although it’s been over a yr since Kendrick and Drake’s Nice Rap Warfare, the remnants are in every single place, together with within the 2025 BET Awards nominations.

Lamar leads the pack with 10 nominations together with Album of the Yr for GNX, Video of the Yr for “Not Like Us,” Viewer’s Selection Award nominations for “Not Like Us,” “Luther,” that includes SZA, and “Like That” with Future & Metro Boomin, and Finest Male Hip Hop Artist. Drake ties for the second most nominated artist this yr, alongside a pair folks within the beef’s orbit. 

Drake earned six nominations, a number of of them rivaling Lamar, together with Album of the Yr for $ome $exy $ongs 4 U with PartyNextDoor, Video of the Yr for “Household Issues,” Viewer’s Selection Award for “Nokia,” and Finest Male Hip Hop Artist as nicely.

Future, who’s “Like That” ignited the confrontation with its Lamar function, earned additionally nominations, together with Album of the Yr for We Don’t Belief You with Metro Boomin and Finest Male Hip Hop Artist too. We Don’t Belief You included different artists who banded collectively towards Drake throughout the beef together with the Weeknd and Rick Ross. 

In the meantime, Doechii, a brand new star on Lamar’s former label High Dawg, additionally earned six nominations after a breakout yr. She’s been nominated for Album of the Yr for Alligator Bites By no means Heal, Video of the Yr and Viewer’s Selection Award for “Denial is a River,” BET Her for “Bloom,” Finest Collaboration for “Alter Ego” that includes JT, and Finest Feminine Hip Hop Artist. Lastly, tied for the second most nominations is GloRilla (who principally existed out of the meat’s orbit) with an Album of the Yr nomination for Wonderful, Finest Collaboration for “Sticky” with Tyler, the Creator, Sexyy Pink and Lil Wayne, the Dr. Bobby Jones Finest Gospel/Inspirational Award for “Rain Down on Me,” Finest Feminine Hip Hop Artist and extra.

Additionally main the nominations are SZA and The Weeknd with 4 nominations every, whereas Arya Starr, Chris Brown, Lil Wayne, Maverick Metropolis Music, Playboi Carti, Teddy Swims, and Tyler, The Creator every earned three nominations.

The BET Awards will probably be held at Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on Monday, June 9, 2025 and broadcast dwell 8 pm ET. The ceremony will mark 25 years of the BET Awards. The whole checklist of nominees are right here.

Album Of The Yr                                           

$ome $exy $ongs 4 U — Drake & Partynextdoor  

11:11 Deluxe — Chris Brown 

Alligator Bites By no means Heal — Doechii

Cowboy Carter — Beyoncé

Wonderful — GloRilla

GNX — Kendrick Lamar

Hurry Up Tomorrow — The Weeknd

We Don’t Belief You —Future & Metro Boomin

Finest Feminine R&B/Pop Artist

Ari Lennox

Ayra Starr

Coco Jones

Kehlani

Muni Lengthy

Summer season Walker

Sza

Victoria Monét

Finest Male R&B/Pop Artist

Bruno Mars

Chris Brown

Drake

Fridayy

Leon Thomas

Teddy Swims

The Weeknd

Usher

Finest Group

41

Frequent & Pete Rock

Drake & Partynextdoor

Flo

Future & Metro Boomin

Jacquees & Dej Loaf

Larry June, 2 Chainz, The Alchemist

Maverick Metropolis Music

Finest Collaboration

“30 For 30” — SZA Feat. Kendrick Lamar

“Alter Ego” — Doechii feat. JT

“Are You Even Actual” — Teddy Swims feat. Givēon

“Beckham”  — Dee Billz feat. Kyle Richh, Kai Swervo, Kj Swervo

“Bless” — Lil Wayne, Wheezy & Younger Thug

“Like That” — Future & Metro Boomin & Kendrick Lamar

“Luther” — Kendrick Lamar & Sza

“Sticky” — Tyler, The Creator Feat. GloRilla, Sexyy Pink & Lil Wayne

Timeless — The Weeknd feat. Playboi Carti

Finest Feminine Hip Hop Artist

Cardi B

Doechii

Doja Cat

GloRilla

Latto

Megan Thee Stallion

Nicki Minaj

Rapsody

Sexyy Pink

Finest Male Hip Hop Artist

Bigxthaplug

Bossman Dlow

Burna Boy

Drake

Future

Kendrick Lamar

Key Glock

Lil Wayne

Tyler, The Creator

Video Of The Yr     

“3am In Tokyo” — Key Glock

“A Bar Music (Tipsy)” — Shaboozey

“After Hours” — Kehlani

“Denial Is A River” — Doechii

“Household Issues” — Drake

“Not Like Us”  —  Kendrick Lamar

“Timeless” — The Weeknd Feat. Playboi Carti

“Kind Shit” — Future, Metro Boomin, Travis Scott & Playboi Carti

Video Director Of The Yr

Anderson .Paak

B Tempo Productions & Jacquees

Benny Increase

Cactus Jack

Cole Bennett

Dave Free & Kendrick Lamar

Dave Meyers

Foggieraw

Tyler, The Creator

Finest New Artist

41

Ayra Starr

Bigxthaplug

Bossman Dlow

Dee Billz

Leon Thomas

October London

Shaboozey

Teddy Swims

Dr. Bobby Jones Finest Gospel/Inspirational Award

“A God (There Is)” — Frequent & Pete Rock feat. Jennifer Hudson

“Amen” — Pastor Mike Jr.

“Higher Days” — Fridayy

“Church Doorways” — Yolanda Adams Feat. Sir The Baptist & Donald Lawrence (Terry Hunter Remix)      

“Fixed” — Maverick Metropolis Music, Jordin Sparks, Chandler Moore & Anthony Gargiula

“Deserve To Win”— Tamela Mann

“Religion” — Rapsody

“Rain Down On Me” — GloRilla feat. Kirk Franklin, Maverick Metropolis Music

Viewer’s Selection Award

“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             

Finest Worldwide 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)

Finest New Worldwide 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)

Guess HER

Lovely Individuals — 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

Coronary heart Of A Lady — Summer season Walker

Maintain On — Tems

In My Bag  — Flo & GloRilla