2025 BET Awards Performances: Playboi Carti, Lil Wayne, Mariah Carey, and More
Monday night's ceremony also featured tributes to Quincy Jones and a '106 & Park' reunion set.
Kendrick Lamar walked into the 2025 BET Awards as the evening’s most-nominated artist, and he walked out as its most winningest.
While Kendrick did not perform as part of Monday night’s Los Angeles ceremony, the lineup did boast Playboi Carti and Lil Wayne, not to mention a 25th anniversary 106 & Park anniversary celebration. Also on the lineup were star-stacked tribute sets in honor of Quincy Jones, Jamie Foxx, Roberta Flack, and Angie Stone.
Below, we’ve assembled footage of every main show performance. For a full list of this year’s BET Awards winners, including Kendrick’s Album of the Year win for GNX, see here.
Playboi Carti
106 & Park reunion f/ Ashanti, Bow Wow, Amerie, Jim Jones, Keyshia Cole, and more
GloRilla f/ Keyshia Cole
Teyana Taylor
Ledisi
Lil Wayne
Leon Thomas
Quincy Jones tribute f/ Lucky Daye, Luke James, and Miles Caton
Elmiene
Jamie Foxx tribute f/ Babyface, Ludacris, Jennifer Hudson, Tank, and more
Roberta Flack tribute f/ Andra Day
Angie Stone tribute f/ Brittney Spencer
Snoop Dogg f/ Charlie Wilson, Kurupt, and Warren G
Kirk Franklin f/ Tamar Braxton, Muni Long, and more
Mariah Carey f/ Anderson .Paak and Rakim
Ravyn Lenae
Family Matters Collection
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