BET Awards aired live on Monday, June 9 from Los Angeles' Peacock Theater on BET. PEOPLE has all the highlights from the awards show.

Several of hip-hop's finest took the stage at the 2025 BET Awards, from Lil' Kim and Mariah Carey to Leon Thomas and Bow Wow. See who performed.

The BET Awards delivered a night of major star power and poignant moments Monday night, as it marked its 25th anniversary with a mix of comedy, emotion and calls for justice.

The BET Awards, hosted by Kevin Hart, celebrated 25 years. As Kendrick Lamar took home a whopping five trophies, here's who else was recognized.

SZA, Chris Brown, Doechii, Denzel Washington and Cynthia Erivo also earned awards at the Monday night ceremony in Los Angeles.

Kendrick Lamar leads the 2025 BET Awards with 10 nominations, followed closely behind by Doechii, GloRilla, Future, and Drake with six nominations apiece. See the full list of winners.

Jamie Foxx let the tears flow while accepting the Ultimate Icon Award at the BET Awards on June 9.After being introduced by Stevie Wonder, the Oscar winner opened on a note of gratitude.“Man, we used to take this thing for granted — that God is good,

Jamie Foxx's reaction to his tribute at the 2025 BET Awards has gone viral on social media. Newsweek reached out to Foxx's representative via email for comment on Tuesday. Foxx, an Academy Award-winning actor known for films like Django Unchained,

Grammy Award-winning rapper Doechii denounced the "ruthless attacks" on Los Angeles by the federal government while accepting the BET Award for female hip-hop artist on Monday night.

Rapper Doechii exhibited rare courage at the BET Awards on Monday to condemn Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard and Marines to Los Angeles to quell protests against his mass deportation agenda.