How to Watch the 25th Anniversary Event Online

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The BET Awards celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, and the network is going all out on performances, nostalgic moments and an all-star lineup of presenters and attendees. Kevin Hart is set to return as host while Lil Wayne, GloRilla and Playboy Carti are just a few must-see musical acts of the night. BET will also celebrate its iconic music video countdown show, 106 & Park, with a special tribute that’ll feature former hosts AJ Calloway, Free Marie Wright, Julissa Bermudez, Keshia Chanté, Rocsi Diaz and Terrence J.

The 2025 BET Awards will premiere live on Monday, June 9 at 8 p.m. ET. To make sure you don’t miss out on culture’s biggest night, here’s everything you need to know about the awards show including how to watch it online.

Who Is Performing At The BET Awards?

For the show’s 25th anniversary, BET called in a star-studded lineup featuring Lil Wayne, Teyana Taylor, GloRilla, Playboi Carti and Leon Thomas to perform on the big stage.

Who Has The Most BET Awards Nominations?

To no surprise, Kendrick Lamar leads all nominees with 10, including an album of the year nod for his latest album GNX and record of the year and song of the year for “Not Like Us.” There’s also a four-way tie between Drake, GloRilla, Doechii, and Future, who all have six nominations each. Metro Boomin earned five nods, while The Weeknd and SZA both received four.

How to Watch the BET Awards Online

The 2025 BET Awards will air on Monday, June 9 on BET. If you don’t have cable, the award show will be available to stream through several channels including Sling, Hulu + Live TV, DirecTV and Philo.

Sling TV

You can take advantage of half off for first month of all of Sling TV‘s streaming packages with prices starting at just $23. There are three package plans to choose from: Orange, Blue and Orange + Blue with every option including the TNT channel. After your first month is up you’ll be charged the regular subscription price based on the package you pick.

The Orange Package comes with nearly 35 channels and can be streamed on just one device at a time. Included in the Blue Package is nearly 50 channels. Can’t choose? You can combine both packages and get all channels and the ability to stream on up to three devices at once.

Please note: Pricing and channel availability varies from market-to-market.

Hulu + Live TV

For the most content offerings, you can sign up for Hulu + Live TV and get access to the Hulu library in addition to more than 95 live TV channels (including BET). The streaming platform starts at $82.99 per month.

And, for even more programming, Hulu + Live TV now comes bundled with Disney+ and ESPN+, which will give you everything within the Hulu library in addition to exclusive content on ESPN for even more sports coverage.

Philo

if you’re a new Philo subscriber, you can sign up for a seven-day free trial to try out the streamer for yourself before you commit. The service offers a slate of free channels with ad-supported free-to-stream movies, TV shows and other programming. However, you can upgrade to Philo to stream more than 70 channels, including A&E, MTV, Lifetime, OWN, Nickelodeon, Nick Jr., HGTV, TLC, BET, FYI, WE tv, Logo and Discovery Channel for $28 per month. A subscription even comes with unlimited DVR cloud recording.

DirecTV

DirecTV is offering new users a five-day free trial when you sign up. All of the signature packages include TNT, so you can stream the channels online.

If you’re a big sports fan, you can sign up for the streaming service’s “MySports” Genre Pack, which includes channels, like TNT, ESPN, NBA TV, ABC, ESPN2, Fox Sports and much more starting at $69.99 per month.