Lil Wayne, Playboi Carti, Teyana Taylor Among Performers at 2025 BET Awards

The BET Awards is boasting a star-studded bill of performers for its 25th anniversary showcase. Today, the network revealed the first slate of artists who will take the stage: rap icon (and recent Rolling Stone cover boy) Lil Wayne, multi-hyphenate Teyana Taylor, rap dynamo Playboi Carti, Memphis starlet GloRilla, and Mutt singer Leon Thomas. The awards show will air live from Los Angeles’ Peacock Theater on June 9th at 8 PM on BET. “We’re setting the tone for a night that celebrates 25 years of impact, creativity, and Black culture,” said Connie Orlando, EVP of Specials, Music Programming & Music Strategy at BET. Kendrick Lamar leads all nominees with 10 nominations, while Doechii, Drake, Future, and GloRilla are tied for six nominations.