BET Awards nominations led by Kendrick Lamar

Kendrick Lamar is the hottest rapper right now.

The 2025 BET Awards nominees were announced on Thursday. Lamar leads with ten nominations. He is nominated for album of the year for “GNX.” He also has a nod for video of the year for “Not Like Us.”

Drake follows Lamar with six nominations. Other rappers with six nods include Doechii, Future, and GloRilla.

Here are the nominations:

1. Album of the Year
- Drake and PartyNextDoor, “$Some $Sexy $Songs 4 U”
- Chris Brown, “11:11 Deluxe”
- Doechii, “Alligator Bites Never Heal”
- Beyoncé, “Cowboy Carter”
- GloRilla, “Glorious”
- Kendrick Lamar, “GNX”
- The Weeknd, “Hurry Up Tomorrow”
- Future and Metro Boomin, “We Don’t Trust You”

2. Best Female R&B/Pop Artist
- Ari Lennox
- Ayra Starr
- Coco Jones
- Kehlani
- Muni Long
- Summer Walker
- SZA
- Victoria Monét

3. Best Male R&B/Pop Artist
- Bruno Mars
- Chris Brown
- Drake
- Fridayy
- Leon Thomas
- Teddy Swims
- The Weeknd
- Usher

4. Best Group
- 41
- Common and Pete Rock
- Drake and PartyNextDoor
- FLO
- Future and Metro Boomin
- Jaquees and Dej Loaf
- Larry June, 2 Chainz, The Alchemist
- Maverick City Music

5. Best Collaboration
- SZA Featuring Kendrick Lamar, "30 For 30"
- Doechii Featuring JT, "Alter Ego"
- Teddy Swims Featuring Giveon, "Are You Even Real"
- Dee Billz Featuring Kyle Richh et al., "Beckham"
- Lil Wayne et al., "Bless"
- Future et al., "Like That"
- Kendrick Lamar and SZA, "Luther"
- Tyler, The Creator Featuring others,"Sticky"
- The Weeknd Featuring Playboi Carti,"Timeless"

6. Best Female Hip-Hop Artist
- Cardi B
- Doechii
- Doja Cat
- GloRilla
- Latto
- Megan Thee Stallion
- Nicki Minaj
- Rapsody
- Sexxy Red

7. Best Male Hip-Hop Artist
 – BigXThaPlug                                                                                                                   – BossMan Dlow                                 – Burna Boy
– Drake
– Future
– Kendrick Lamar
– Key Glock
– Lil Wayne
– Tyler, The Creator

8. Video of the Year
– Key Glock,"3AM in ToKEYo"
– Shaboozey,"A Bar Song (Tipsy)"
– Kehlani,"After Hours"
– Doechii,"Denial is a River"
– Drake,"Family Matters"
– Kendrick Lamar,"Not Like Us"
– The Weeknd Featuring Playboi Carti,"Timeless"
– Future et al.,"Type S**t"

9. 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

10. Best New Artist
– 41
– Ayra Starr
– BigXThaPlug
– BossMan Dlow
– Dee Billz
– Leon Thomas
– October London
– Shaboozey
– Teddy Swims

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