NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Male Artist

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

Multiple wins and nominations

Wins

; 7 wins

• Luther Vandross

; 4 wins

• Usher

; 3 wins

• Bruno Mars
• Chris Brown ; 2 wins
• Babyface
• Maxwell
• Pharrell Williams
• Jamie Foxx

Nominations

; 8 nominations

• Luther Vandross
• Chris Brown

; 7 nominations

• Bruno Mars
• Kendrick Lamar

; 5 nominations

• Prince
• Jay Z
• John Legend
• Charlie Wilson
• Stevie Wonder
• Maxwell
• Anthony Hamilton
• Usher

; 4 nominations

• Common
• Michael Jackson
• Babyface
• Brian McKnight

; 3 nominations

• Drake
• Mos Def
• Kanye West

; 2 nominations

• Peabo Bryson
• Cee Lo Green
• Kem
• Lionel Richie
• MAJOR.
• Ne-Yo
• Seal
• Musiq Soulchild
• Justin Timberlake
• Pharrell Williams
• Jamie Foxx
• Lil Nas X
• Burna Boy
• Giveon

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