On Monday, June 9, the 2025 BET Awards take over The Peacock Theater in Downtown Los Angeles, hosted by Kevin Hart. While the network previously announced some of the performers , including GloRilla, Leon Thomas, Lil Wayne, Playboi Carti, and Teyana Taylor, a whole new slate of performers was announced today.

While the main show adds R&B stars Keyshia Cole and Ledisi — with BET Amplified Stage performances from Elmiene and Ravyn Lenae — the real action is coming to the “Red Carpet Live” pre-show, which will feature performances from a whole slew of today’s hottest up-and-coming acts in Black music. They include: 803 Fresh, GELO, Honey Bxby, Jordan Adetunji, Laila!, Larry June, The Alchemist, Mario, Rob49, Shop Boyz, Ying Yang Twins, Trillian, with a “special performance” from hip-hop

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