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MTV Video Music Award for Best R&B Video

Annual music video award

Annual music video award

FieldValue
nameMTV Video Music Award
for Best R&B
awarded_forMusic songs
imagesize100px
captionThe "moonman" trophy presented to the award winners
presenterMTV
countryUnited States
year1993
holderMariah Carey – "Type Dangerous" (2025)
most_awardsEn Vogue, Destiny's Child, Beyoncé, Alicia Keys, the Weeknd, and SZA (2)
most_nominationsAlicia Keys (8)
websiteVMA website

for Best R&B The MTV Video Music Award for Best R&B was first awarded in 1993 under the name Best R&B Video, and it was given every year until 2006. The following year MTV revamped the VMAs and eliminated all the genre categories. However, in 2008, when MTV returned the Video Music Awards to their previous format, Best R&B Video did not return despite four other genre awards doing so. It was only in 2019 that the R&B award returned to the VMAs, now under the shorter name of Best R&B.

En Vogue, Destiny's Child, Beyoncé, Alicia Keys, the Weeknd, and SZA are tied as this award's biggest winners, each having won it twice. Keys is also the category's biggest nominee, receiving her eighth nomination in 2023. In 2025, Mariah Carey won, winning her first ever competitive Video Music Award and winning the same night she received the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award.

Recipients

1990s

YearWinner(s)VideoNomineesRef.
En Vogue"Free Your Mind"{{smalldiv
Salt-N-Pepa with En Vogue"Whatta Man"{{smalldiv
TLC"Waterfalls"{{smalldiv
The Fugees"Killing Me Softly"{{smalldiv
Puff Daddy (featuring Faith Evans and 112)"I'll Be Missing You"{{smalldiv
Wyclef Jean (featuring Refugee Allstars)"Gone Till November"{{smalldiv
Lauryn Hill"Doo Wop (That Thing)"{{smalldiv

2000s

YearWinner(s)VideoNomineesRef.–
Destiny's Child"Say My Name"{{smalldiv
Destiny's Child"Survivor"{{smalldiv
Mary J. Blige"No More Drama"{{smalldiv
Beyoncé (featuring Jay-Z)"Crazy in Love"{{smalldiv
Alicia Keys"If I Ain't Got You"{{smalldiv
Alicia Keys"Karma"{{smalldiv
Beyoncé (featuring Slim Thug and Bun B)"Check on It"{{smalldiv
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2010s

YearWinner(s)VideoNomineesRef.–
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Normani (featuring 6LACK)"Waves"{{smalldiv

2020s

YearWinner(s)VideoNomineesRef.20242025
The Weeknd"Blinding Lights"{{smalldiv
Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak and Silk Sonic"Leave the Door Open"{{smalldiv
The Weeknd"Out of Time"{{smalldiv
SZA"Shirt"{{smalldiv
SZA"Snooze"{{smalldiv
Mariah Carey"Type Dangerous"{{smalldiv

Statistics

Artists with multiple wins

; 2 wins

  • Beyoncé
  • Alicia Keys
  • En Vogue
  • Destiny's Child
  • SZA
  • The Weeknd

Artists with multiple nominations

; 9 nominations

  • Alicia Keys

; 5 nominations

  • Chris Brown
  • SZA
  • Usher

; 4 nominations

  • Beyoncé
  • Toni Braxton
  • Mariah Carey
  • H.E.R.
  • R. Kelly
  • Summer Walker
  • The Weeknd

; 3 nominations

  • Mary J. Blige
  • Brandy
  • Aaliyah
  • Boyz II Men

Notes

References

References

  1. "MTV Video Music Awards 1993". MTV.
  2. "MTV Video Music Awards 1994". MTV.
  3. "MTV Video Music Awards 1995". MTV.
  4. "MTV Video Music Awards 1996". MTV.
  5. "MTV Video Music Awards 1997". MTV.
  6. "MTV Video Music Awards 1998". MTV.
  7. "MTV Video Music Awards 1999". MTV.
  8. "MTV Video Music Awards 2000". MTV.
  9. "MTV Video Music Awards 2001". MTV.
  10. "MTV Video Music Awards 2002". MTV.
  11. "MTV Video Music Awards 2003". MTV.
  12. "MTV Video Music Awards 2004". MTV.
  13. "MTV Video Music Awards 2005". MTV.
  14. "MTV Video Music Awards 2006". MTV.
  15. (August 26, 2019). "Here Are All the Winners From the 2019 MTV VMAs".
  16. (July 30, 2020). "Ariana Grande & Lady Gaga Lead 2020 MTV VMA Nominations: See Full List".
  17. Serrano, Athena. (August 11, 2021). "The 2021 VMA Nominations Are Here: Justin Bieber, Megan Thee Stallion, and More". [[MTV News]]. [[MTV]].
  18. "Your 2022 VMA Nominations Are Here: Jack Harlow, Kendrick Lamar, Lil Nas X Lead The Pack".
  19. Tinoco, Armando. (8 August 2023). "MTV VMA Nominations: Taylor Swift Leads Pack With Miley Cyrus, Nicki Minaj, Olivia Rodrigo, Sam Smith & More Close By". Deadline.
  20. Atkinson, Kaite. (September 11, 2024). "Here's the Full List of 2024 MTV VMAs Winners".
  21. Grein, Paul. (August 5, 2025). "Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars are 1-2 in Nominations for 2025 MTV VMAs (Full List)".
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