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.

June 10, 2025
A Playboi Carti stage performance with two SUVs, fog effects, dancers, and an audience capturing the scene.
Image via Getty/Kevin Winter

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