BET Awards 2025 Full Recap: Jamie Foxx Gets Emotional, Snoop Dogg Recalls Listening to Mariah Carey in Jail and More

PEOPLE Has the Complete 2025 BET Awards Winners List

The show has come to an end, and despite Kevin Hart's jokes about not allowing afterparties this year, the stars are likely headed out to party — or polish their trophies.

Kendrick Lamar, Doechii and GloRilla were among some of the night's winners.

Check out PEOPLE's complete list of the 2025 BET Awards winners here.

Kirk Franklin Closes the Show with Inspirational, Star-Studded Performance

Following his emotional BET Ultimate Icon Award acceptance speech, Kirk Franklin took the stage for an inspirational performance featuring Muni Long, Tamar Braxton and other guest artists.

The crowd was up on their feet for the entire set, to the point where it was nearly unclear who was dancing and singing more — Franklin's choir of choreographed performers or the audience.

Franklin even ended the performance with a mic drop, before host Kevin Hart asked the crowd to "make some noise" for the icon. They both ended the moment with a hilarious argument about who's taller.

GloRilla Says She Was 'Scared' to Ask Kirk Franklin to Collaborate

GloRilla won the Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award for the song "Rain Down on Me" featuring Kirk Franklin and Maverick City Music from her Glorious album.

During her acceptance speech, the rapper recalled feeling unsure if Franklin would want to collaborate with her before making the song.

"Shoutout to Kirk Franklin. I ain't gonna lie, I was kinda scared to ask him for a feature on this song 'cause y'all know how I be rappin', but I was like, 'Oh my God!' when he said yes," said GloRilla. "I had this song in the vault for so long."

Snoop Dogg Recalls Listening to Mariah Carey's Music in Jail

During his BET Ultimate Icon Award acceptance speech, Snoop Dogg shouted out all three other honorees: Kirk Franklin, Jamie Foxx and Mariah Carey.

While speaking about his relationship with Carey's music, Snoop spoke about hearing her music in a unique place — behind bars.

"Mariah Carey, I always tell you this, when I was in the county jail in 1990, '[Vision] of Love' would come on on Saturday mornings, and we would race to the TV just to see you," he said.

The rapper continued, "So, when I finally got a chance to meet you and do a record with you, you treated me like family, and it's always been like that, so I love you, MC, and congratulations on your icon award."

Mariah Carey Earns Her First-Ever BET Award — and It's a Special One

One of the night's BET Ultimate Icon Award honorees, Mariah Carey spoke about how she's — shockingly — never won a BET Award before tonight.

"I mean, if you're gonna get one might as well start with the Ultimate Icon Award," she joked on stage. "But really it's incredible to be here alongside Kirk Franklin, Jamie Foxx and Snoop. I love you guys. Congratulations."

Later in her speech, Carey shared some words of wisdom: "I just want to encourage everyone out there to believe in yourself, love and respect yourself. Be a diva. Be a boss. Be anything you want to be, but be iconic while you're doing it."

Jamie Foxx Reflects on His Medical Emergency in BET Ultimate Icon Award Speech

Following a star-studded tribute performance of his hits, Jamie Foxx teared up during his BET Ultimate Icon Award acceptance speech while looking back on his 2023 medical emergency.

"I cannot even begin to express the love that I feel from everybody out there. I gotta be honest — when I saw the in memoriam, I was like, 'Man, that could have been me,'" said Foxx, who previously shared he suffered a brain bleed that led to a stroke.

"But I don't know why I went through what I went through, but I know my second chance I'm not going turn down. I'm not going to turn down. I have so much love to give," continued the "Blame It" artist.

GloRilla Brings the Kitchen to the BET Awards Stage for 'Let Her Cook'

GloRilla opened her performance with “Let Her Cook” surrounded by dancers in a kitchen set, bringing the song’s lyrics to life.

Dressed in a white suit (with her backside exposed) she then put on a big, white fur coat and sat at a piano.

She was joined by Keyshia Cole to debut their new collaboration “Typa,” which samples Cole’s classic hit “Love.”

Leon Thomas' Mom Almost Misses His Best New Artist Win

After performing his hit "Mutt" earlier in the night, Leon Thomas won Best New Artist — and his mom nearly missed the moment!

"Man I just wanna say my grandfather always used to tell me, ‘Music is a team sport,’ and I wanna thank God first and foremost, the coach of my life," he opened his speech.

"My mother, she went on a bathroom break. She didn't get to see me win," said Thomas, as the camera panned to his mom, who made it back to her seat in the nick of time. "But I'll tell you right now, we've been in this together my entire life, and I wouldn't be here without you, Mom. I love you so much."

Amerie Responds to Mixed Reception of Her NPR Tiny Desk Performance

Amerie recently celebrated her career with an NPR Tiny Desk performance of her hits. While many fans loved it, the video garnered mixed reactions online — but she’s not sweating the response.

“Anything you do is always going to have a mixed response. If you’re looking for hands-down this… Jesus didn’t have 100% of people loving him,” she tells PEOPLE on the red carpet. “So, that’s not going o be the case. But I felt like it was majority great.”

The “1 Thing” singer continued, “So, I was like, ‘Okay, it’s good,’ but as an artist — I’m a perfectionist. You're always like looking at what you can work on and how you can be better, but then also you gotta look at what you did well.”

Lil Wayne Celebrates His Tha Carter Albums with High-Energy Performance

Fresh off the release of his new album, Tha Carter 6, Lil Wayne’s performance began with a slideshow of all his Tha Carter album covers.

Surrounded by a gospel choir, Wayne entered the stage and performed “Welcome to Tha Carter” from Tha Carter 6.

He followed up the track with his classic hit, “A Milli.”

Mariah Carey Debuts New Song 'Type Dangerous' with Anderson .Paak on Drums

Mariah Carey’s performance opened with DJ D-Nice spinning some of her hits: “Dreamlover,” “Honey, “Obsessed,” “Heartbreaker” and more.

Carey, plus a full band and many male dancers, then appeared on stage for the debut live rendition of her new single, “Type Dangerous.”

She entered wearing a big coat, which was removed to reveal a sultry and short gold dress as she performed the new song — which reflects on her romantic life.

Anderson .Paak, who’s been spending quite a bit of time with Carey, accompanied the Songbird Supreme on drums. She was also joined by rapper Rakim, whose song “Eric B. Is President” is interpolated on “Type Dangerous.”

Ashanti Kicks Off a Jam-Packed 106 & Park Celebration

In celebration of the 25th anniversary of 106 & Park, BET recreated the iconic show's set and brought out many artists to perform hits released during its initial run.

Ashanti opened the performance with a medley of "Happy," "Rock wit U (Awww Baby)" and "Foolish" while surrounded by dancers wearing all black.

The jam-packed performance continued with numbers from Amerie, Keyshia Cole, Mya, T.I., B2K, Bow Wow and more stars.

Following the music celebration, BET announced a new spinoff, 106 & Sports, coming soon to the network.

PEOPLE Has All the Red Carpet Arrivals You Need to See

The 2025 BET Awards red carpet is closed for the night, but don't worry if you missed it.

From Keke Palmer to Shaboozey, so many stars turned out high-fashion looks for culture's biggest night.

PEOPLE has all the best red carpet looks you need to see at this year's ceremony here.

Doechii and Snoop Dogg Shake Hands on the Red Carpet

In a sweet moment on the 2025 BET Awards red carpet, Doechii and Snoop Dogg stopped to have a conversation and shake hands.

The "Anxiety" artist can be seen with her hand on her chest, appearing to have a fully engaged conversation with Snoop.

Could there be a collaboration in the future? We can only hope!

Kendrick Lamar Leads the 2025 BET Awards Nominations

The 2025 BET Awards nominations were announced in May. Kendrick Lamar led the pack with 10 in total, followed by Doechii, Drake, Future and GloRilla, each of whom earned six.

Metro Boomin scored five nominations, while SZA and the Weekend each received four, and Ayra Starr, Chris Brown, Lil Wayne, Maverick City Music, Playboi Carti, Teddy Swims and Tyler, the Creator each earned three nods.

Check out the complete list of nominees here.