Kendrick Lamar, Doechii and Drake are among the top nominees at this year's 2025 BET Awards for Black excellence in music.

Kendrick Lamar extends his dominant musical reign, entering next month’s BET Awards as the leading nominee. The rap megastar earned 10 nominations Thursday,

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.