The MTV Europe Music Award for Best R&B is an award presented at the MTV Europe Music Awards. It was first given out during the 1997 ceremony and retired after the 2006 ceremony, but was later brought back for the 2022 ceremony. Alicia Keys is the most awarded artist in this category, with three wins and Beyoncé holds the record for the most nominations, with six nods.
Winners and nominees Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
† indicates an MTV Video Music Award for Best R&B Video–winning artist.
‡ indicates an MTV Video Music Award for Best R&B Video–nominated artist that same year.
1990s Year Artist Ref 1997 Blackstreet Sources for Nominations/Winners: The Nominations: The Winner: Toni Braxton Ginuwine Michael Jackson R. Kelly 1998 colspan="2" 1999 Whitney Houston ‡ Sources for Nominations/Winners: The Nominations: The Winner: Mariah Carey Lauryn Hill † Jennifer Lopez TLC
2000s Year Artist Ref 2000 Jennifer Lopez Aaliyah Destiny's Child † Janet Jackson Sisqo 2001 Craig David Destiny's Child ‡ Janet Jackson Wyclef Jean Outkast 2002 Alicia Keys ‡ Ashanti ‡ Beyoncé Mary J. Blige † Jennifer Lopez 2003 Beyoncé † Ashanti ‡ Mary J. Blige Craig David Jennifer Lopez 2004 Alicia Keys † Beyoncé ‡ Kelis Outkast Usher ‡ 2005 Alicia Keys †Sources for Nominations/Winners: The Nominations: The Winner: Mariah Carey ‡ John Legend ‡ Mario Usher ‡ 2006 Rihanna Sources for Nominations/Winners: The Nominations: The Winner: Beyoncé ‡ Mary J. Blige ‡ Outkast Pharrell
2020s Year Artist Ref 2022Chlöe ‡ H.E.R. ‡KhalidGiveonSummer Walker ‡SZA ‡ 2023Chris Brown ‡ Chlöe ‡Steve LacySummer Walker SZA †Usher2024Tyla ‡KehlaniSZA †Victoria Monét ‡Usher ‡Tinashe
See also MTV Europe Music Award for MTV Amour MTV Europe Music Award for Best Urban MTV Video Music Award for Best R&B Video
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