Overview

• Comedian Kevin Hart hosted the live broadcast from Los Angeles’s Peacock Theater, celebrating the ceremony’s silver anniversary.
• Kendrick Lamar won Album of the Year for GNX and Doechii claimed Best Female Hip Hop Artist in her first BET victory.
• Doechii used her acceptance speech to denounce recent ICE raids and protest crackdowns, urging an end to fear in Black communities.
• Ultimate Icon Awards went to Mariah Carey, Jamie Foxx, Kirk Franklin and Snoop Dogg, each delivering heartfelt reflections on their legacies.
• The show featured a reunion tribute to 106 & Park alongside performances by Lil Wayne, Teyana Taylor, GloRilla, Playboi Carti and Leon Thomas.