BET Awards to celebrate 25th anniversary with major star power from Kendrick Lamar to Mariah Carey

LOS ANGELES -- The BET Awards is bringing large prima powerfulness — including Kendrick Lamar, Mariah Carey, and Jamie Foxx — to observe its 25th day connected Monday.

Lamar leads the battalion with 10 nominations, including medium of the twelvemonth for his critically acclaimed task “GNX.” His ubiquitous diss way “Not Like Us,” emanating from the Drake feud, received nominations for video of the twelvemonth and viewer’s prime award.

The awards volition aerial unrecorded connected June 9 from the Peacock Theater successful Los Angeles astatine 8 p.m. Eastern.

The rap megastar made waves with his Grammy triumph, winning opus and grounds of the twelvemonth for “Not Like Us.” He followed up with a groundbreaking halftime show, becoming the archetypal solo hip-hop performer to header the coveted slot. He is presently connected the Grand National Tour with SZA.

Carey, Foxx, Snoop Dogg and Kirk Franklin volition person the Ultimate Icon Award, which selected owed to their interaction connected amusement arsenic good arsenic their assemblage interaction and advocacy.

Doechii, Drake, Future and GloRilla tied for the second-most nominations with six. Metro Boomin pulled successful 5 nods, portion SZA and The Weeknd each scored four.

Rap icon Lil Wayne, rapper GloRilla and vocalist Teyana Taylor volition deed the BET Awards stage.

The lineup of performers besides includes rapper Playboi Carti and vocalist Leon Thomas.

Kevin Hart is expected to bring the comic arsenic host.

The comedian-actor, who hosted the BET Awards successful 2011, called this year’s ceremonial a “black-tie affair.”

“It’s a accidental to reflect, cherish and grant life’s unforgettable moments,” Hart said successful a statement. He has a past with the network, hosting “Comic View: One Night Stand” successful 2008. He was an enforcement shaper and 1 of the stars of “Real Husbands of Hollywood” and launched big animated drama “Lil Kev” connected BET+.

The BET Awards volition connection tributes to erstwhile fashionable hosts and performances, including the network’s once-flagship programme “106 & Park. ”

"’106 & Park’ was much than conscionable a euphony countdown show; it was the heartbeat of Black younker civilization and 1 of the highest-rated BET programs for implicit a decade,” said Scott Mills, BET’s president and CEO. The weekday amusement launched successful 2000 and lasted for much than a decade.

The amusement thrived with a video countdown, interviews and performances.

The amusement volition reunite past hosts A.J. Calloway, Free, Julissa Bermudez, Keshia Chanté, Rocsi Diaz and Terrence J. The tribute volition diagnostic performers specified arsenic Bow Wow, Amerie, B2K, Jim Jones, Mya, T.I. and Mr. 106 & Park.

It is not yet known whether Carey, Snoop, Foxx and Franklin volition person idiosyncratic tributes during the ceremony.

There’s a competitory database of top-notch actors looking to instrumentality location the apical grant successful their category.

For champion actor, the class includes: Aaron Pierre, Aldis Hodge, Anthony Mackie, Colman Domingo, Denzel Washington, Jamie Foxx, Joey Bada$$, Kevin Hart, Sterling K. Brown and Will Smith.

For champion actress, the nominees include: Andra Day, Angela Bassett, Coco Jones, Cynthia Erivo, Keke Palmer, Kerry Washington, Quinta Brunson, Viola Davis and Zendaya.

Stephen Curry, LeBron James, Simone Biles, Angel Reese and Jalen Hurts are among the sports stars competing for awards.