Caribbean Music Awards to Air on BET for the First Time in Historic Broadcast

BET partners with Caribbean Elite Group to broadcast the event on Friday, September 12 on BET, and to livestream red carpet arrivals on BET.com and official social media channels

Historic BET broadcast set for 2025 Caribbean Music Awards (Photo: Shalaiana Joy)

As Brooklyn gears up for its vibrant Labor Day celebrations, final preparations are underway for tomorrow’s third annual Caribbean Music Awards. Caribbean Elite Group has announced a landmark media partnership with BET Media Group to broadcast the event on Friday, September 12 at 8 PM ET/PT on BET.

The partnership marks a historic moment as it will be the first time the Caribbean Music Awards airs on cable television, underscoring BET Media Group’s role as the world’s largest media company dedicated to entertaining, engaging, and empowering the Black community—while amplifying Black culture across its diverse portfolio of brands.

The partnership extends beyond the awards telecast, with BET set to live stream red carpet arrivals on BET.com, BET’s YouTube and Facebook, alongside the official “Caribbean Music Awards” social channels, on Thursday, August 28, live from Kings Theatre in Brooklyn, New York.

“Caribbean culture represents an essential dimension of the Black experience, and at BET Media Group, we remain steadfast in our role as the leading media institution dedicated to amplifying Black culture,” said Raymond Goulbourne, EVP, Broadcast Media Sales at BET. “It is an honor to present the richness, artistry, and vibrancy of the Caribbean through this historic inaugural broadcast.”

“It is an honor to present the richness, artistry, and vibrancy of the Caribbean through this historic inaugural broadcast.”

The 2025 Caribbean Music Awards will celebrate the esteemed Voices of the Caribbean with performances from Chronic Law, Romain Virgo, Kranium, Lila Iké, Skinny Fabulous, Lady Lava, and more surprise guests.

Beyond the awards themselves, this year’s honorees include legendary rapper Busta Rhymes, who will receive the Elite Icon Award; dancehall general Bounty Killer, set to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award; Carimi (Legacy Honors); the Sizzla Youth Foundation (Humanitarian Honors); Shirley Ann Cyril-Mayers (Gospel Honors); Austin "Super Blue" Lyons (Calypso Honors); and Kerwin Du Bois (Producer Honors).