BET Awards 2025 winners

Here are the winners across various categories at the recently concluded BET Awards 2025:

Album of the year

• “GNX” (Kendrick Lamar)
• “11:11 Deluxe” (Chris Brown)
• “Alligator Bites Never Heal” (Doechii)
• “Cowboy Carter” (Beyoncé)
• “Glorious” (GloRilla)
• “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

• “Not Like Us” – Kendrick Lamar
• “3AM in Tokeyo” – Key Glock
• “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” – Shaboozey
• “After Hours” (Kehlani
• “Denial Is a River” (Doechii)
• “Family Matters” (Drake)
• “Timeless” (The Weeknd featuring Playboi Carti)
• “Type” (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

• “Luther” (Kendrick Lamar featuring SZA)
• “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)
• “Sticky” (Tyler, the Creator featuring GloRilla, Sexyy Red and Lil Wayne)
• “Timeless” (The Weeknd featuring Playboi Carti)

Best male pop/R&B artist

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

Best female R&B/pop artist

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

Best female hip-hop artist

• Doechii
• Cardi B
• Doja Cat
• GloRilla
• Latto
• Megan Thee Stallion
• Nicki Minaj
• Rapsody
• Sexyy Red

Best male hip-hop artist

• Kendrick Lamar
• BigXthaPlug
• BossMan Dlow
• Burna Boy
• Drake
• Future
• Key Glock
• Lil Wayne
• Tyler, the Creator

Best new artist

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

Best group

• Future and Metro Boomin
• 41
• Common and Pete Rock
• Drake and PartyNextDoor
• Flo
• Jacquees and Dej Loaf
• Larry June, 2 Chainz and The Alchemist
• Maverick City Music

BET Her award

• “Heart of a Woman” (Summer Walker)
• “Beautiful People” (Mary J. Blige)
• “Blackbiird” (Beyoncé)
• “Bloom” (Doechii)
• “Burning” (Tems)
• “Defying Gravity” (Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande)
• “Hold On” (Tems)
• “In My Bag” (Flo and GloRilla)

Dr. Bobby Jones best gospel/inspirational award

• “Rain Down on Me” (GloRilla featuring Kirk Franklin and Maverick City Music)
• “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)

Best new international act

• Ajuliacosta (Brazil)
• Abigail Chams (Tanzania)
• 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)

 

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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)

 

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Video director of the year

• Dave Free and Kendrick Lamar
• Anderson .Paak
• B Pace Productions and Jacquees
• Benny Boom
• Cactus Jack
• Cole Bennett
• Dave Meyers
• Foggieraw
• Tyler, the Creator

Best actor

• Denzel Washington
• Aaron Pierre
• Aldis Hodge
• Anthony Mackie
• Colman Domingo
• Jamie Foxx
• Joey Badass
• Kevin Hart
• Sterling K. Brown
• Will Smith

Best actress

• Cynthia Erivo
• Andra Day
• Angela Bassett
• Coco Jones
• Keke Palmer
• Kerry Washington
• Quinta Brunson
• Viola Davis
• Zendaya

Sportswoman of the year

• Angel Reese
• A’ja Wilson
• Claressa Shields
• Coco Gauff
• Dawn Staley
• Flau’jae Johnson
• JuJu Watkins
• Sha’Carri Richardson
• Simone Biles

Sportsman of the year

• Jalen Hurts
• Aaron Judge
• Anthony Edwards
• Deion Sanders
• Jayson Tatum
• LeBron James
• Saquon Barkley
• Stephen Curry

Ultimate icon award

Four icons celebrated their newly minted status with tribute performances and acceptance speeches.

• Mariah Carey
• Jamie Foxx
• Snoop Dogg
• Kirk Franklin

YoungStars award

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

Best movie

• “Luther: Never Too Much”
• “Bad Boys: Ride or Die”
• “Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F”
• “One of Them Days”
• “Rebel Ridge”
• “The Piano Lesson”
• “The Six Triple Eight”