Nominations for the 2025 BET Awards have been released, and Nigerian artists have again made giant leaps on the global stage.
Ayra Starr leads the list of Nigerian nominees with three nominations: Best Female R&B/Pop Artist, Best New Artist, and Best International Act. This follows her recent victories at the Headies Awards, where she was crowned Best Female Artist.
Tems also received two nominations in the BET Her category for her motivational songs “Burning” and “Hold On,” both featured on her debut album Born In The Wild.
Burna Boy received a nomination for Best Male Hip Hop Artist, pitting him against the best rappers in the U.S. This is another achievement in his rise to international prominence.
Rema was nominated for Best International Act, and Shallipopi secured his first BET nomination in the Best New International Act category, a significant one for street-hop music from Nigeria.
The BET Awards will be held on June 9 at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles and will air live on BET. This year’s edition is the 25th anniversary of the event, and it promises to be a grand celebration of Black excellence in music, film, sports, and television.
Kendrick Lamar tops all artists with ten nominations, followed by Doechii, Drake, Future, and GloRilla — each with six.
The gathering of African stars in a single festival testifies to the expanding international reach of Nigerian artists and music on the global sound and culture today.
