Kendrick Lamar leads the 2025 BET Awards with 10 nominations, followed closely behind by Doechii, GloRilla and Future with six nominations apiece. The BET Awards honor creative expression and Black excellence across music,

The nominees for the 2025 BET Awards were announced Thursday. Lamar led with ten nods, including album of the year for “GNX“ and video of the year for his viral hit, “Not Like Us.” Lamar was followed by the man he engaged in an epic hip-hop beef with, Drake, as well as fellow rappers Doechii, Future and GloRilla, who had six nominations each.

BET Awards nominations were announced on Thursday, and Kendrick Lamar is "not like" the others. The "Not Like Us" singer received a leading 10 bids, including Album of the Year for GNX, Video of the Year,