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

*The 2025 BET Awards are shaping up to be both a celebration of Black culture’s future and a tribute to its influential past. Leading the nominations this year is Kendrick Lamar, who secured 10 nods.

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.