The BET Award for Best Male R&B/Pop Artist is awarded to the overall best male contemporary R&B, soul, and pop singers who have released an album the previous or same year. The all-time winner in this category is Chris Brown with eight wins, he is also the most nominated artist with nineteen nominations.
Winners and nominees Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
2000s Year Artist Ref 2001 Musiq Joe R. Kelly Maxwell Carl Thomas 2002 Usher Craig David Jaheim Maxwell Musiq 2003 Jaheim R. Kelly Ginuwine Musiq Justin Timberlake 2004 Usher Anthony Hamilton R. Kelly Ruben Studdard Luther Vandross 2005 Usher Anthony Hamilton John Legend Mario Prince 2006 Prince Chris Brown Jamie Foxx Anthony Hamilton Ne-Yo 2007 Ne-Yo Akon John Legend Gerald Levert Robin Thicke 2008 Chris Brown Raheem DeVaughn J. Holiday Ne-Yo Trey Songz 2009 Ne-Yo The-Dream Jamie Foxx Ryan Leslie T-Pain
2010s Year Artist Ref 2010 Trey Songz Chris Brown Raheem DeVaughn Maxwell Usher 2011 Chris Brown CeeLo Green Bruno Mars Trey Songz Usher 2012 Chris Brown Bruno Mars Miguel Trey Songz Usher 2013 Miguel Chris Brown Bruno Mars Justin Timberlake Usher 2014 Pharrell Williams August Alsina Chris Brown John Legend Justin Timberlake 2015 Chris Brown August Alsina John Legend Trey Songz Usher The Weeknd 2016 Bryson Tiller Chris Brown Tyrese Gibson Jeremih The Weeknd 2017 Bruno Mars Chris Brown Trey Songz Usher The Weeknd 2018 Bruno Mars Chris Brown Khalid The Weeknd Daniel Caesar 2019 Bruno Mars Anderson Paak Childish Gambino Chris Brown John Legend Khalid
2020s Year Artist Ref 2020 Chris Brown Anderson .Paak Jacquees Khalid The Weeknd Usher 2021 Chris Brown 6lack Anderson .Paak Giveon Tank The Weeknd 2022 The Weeknd Blxst Chris Brown Giveon Lucky Daye Bleu Wizkid 2023 Chris Brown Usher Brent Faiyaz Burna Boy Blxst Drake The Weeknd 2024 Usher Brent Faiyaz Bryson Tiller Burna Boy Chris Brown Drake Fridayy October London 2025 Chris Brown Bruno Mars Drake Fridayy Leon Thomas Teddy Swims The Weeknd Usher 2026 Leon Thomas Brent Faiyaz Bruno Mars Bryson Tiller Chris Brown Durand Bernarr Giveon October London Usher
Multiple wins and nominations Wins
8 wins Chris Brown
5 wins Usher
3 wins Bruno Mars
2 wins Ne-Yo
Nominations
19 nominations Chris Brown
14 nominations Usher
9 nominations The Weeknd
8 nominations Bruno Mars
6 nominations Trey Songz
5 nominations John Legend
4 nominations Ne-Yo
3 nominations Anthony Hamilton R. Kelly Khalid Maxwell Musiq Anderson .Paak Justin Timberlake Drake Brent Faiyaz Bryson Tiller Giveon
2 nominations August Alsina Blxst Raheem DeVaughn Jamie Foxx Jaheim Miguel Prince Burna Boy Fridayy Leon Thomas October London
See also BET Award for Best Female R&B/Pop Artist
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