# MTV Video Music Award for Best R&B Video

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.

## Recipients
### 1990s

Recipients :
| Year | Winner(s) | Video | Nominees |
| 1993 | En Vogue | "Free Your Mind" | Mary J. Blige – "Real Love" Boyz II Men – "End of the Road" Prince and the New Power Generation – "7" |
| 1994 | Salt-N-Pepa with En Vogue | "Whatta Man" | Brand New Heavies – "Dream on Dreamer" Toni Braxton – "Breathe Again" R. Kelly – "Bump n' Grind" |
| 1995 | TLC | "Waterfalls" | Boyz II Men – "Water Runs Dry" Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson – "Scream" Jade – "5-4-3-2 (Yo! Time Is Up)" Montell Jordan – "This Is How We Do It" |
| 1996 | The Fugees | "Killing Me Softly" | Toni Braxton – "You're Makin' Me High" Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men – "One Sweet Day" D'Angelo – "Brown Sugar" |
| 1997 | Puff Daddy (featuring Faith Evans and 112) | "I'll Be Missing You" | Babyface with Stevie Wonder – "How Come, How Long" Erykah Badu – "On & On" Blackstreet (featuring Dr. Dre) – "No Diggity" Toni Braxton – "Un-Break My Heart" |
| 1998 | Wyclef Jean (featuring Refugee Allstars) | "Gone Till November" | Brandy and Monica – "The Boy is Mine" K-Ci & JoJo – "All My Life" Usher – "You Make Me Wanna" |
| 1999 | Lauryn Hill | "Doo Wop (That Thing)" | Aaliyah – "Are You That Somebody?" Brandy – "Have You Ever?" Whitney Houston (featuring Faith Evans and Kelly Price) – "Heartbreak Hotel" |

### 2000s

Recipients :
| Year | Winner(s) | Video | Nominees | Ref. |
| 2000 | Destiny's Child | "Say My Name" | Toni Braxton – "He Wasn't Man Enough" D'Angelo – "Untitled (How Does It Feel)" Brian McKnight – "Back at One" | |
| 2001 | Destiny's Child | "Survivor" | 112 – "Peaches & Cream" Sunshine Anderson – "Heard It All Before" R. Kelly – "I Wish" Jill Scott – "Gettin' In the Way" | |
| 2002 | Mary J. Blige | "No More Drama" | Aaliyah – "Rock the Boat" Ashanti – "Foolish" Alicia Keys – "A Woman's Worth" Usher – "U Got It Bad" | |
| 2003 | Beyoncé (featuring Jay-Z) | "Crazy in Love" | Aaliyah – "Miss You" Ashanti – "Rock wit U (Awww Baby)" R. Kelly – "Ignition (Remix)" Nelly (featuring Kelly Rowland) – "Dilemma" | |
| 2004 | Alicia Keys | "If I Ain't Got You" | Beyoncé – "Me, Myself and I" Brandy (featuring Kanye West) – "Talk About Our Love" R. Kelly – "Step in the Name of Love" (Remix) Usher – "Burn" | |
| 2005 | Alicia Keys | "Karma" | Mariah Carey – "We Belong Together" Ciara (featuring Ludacris) – "Oh" John Legend – "Ordinary People" Usher and Alicia Keys – "My Boo" | |
| 2006 | Beyoncé (featuring Slim Thug and Bun B) | "Check on It" | Mary J. Blige – "Be Without You" Chris Brown – "Yo (Excuse Me Miss)" Mariah Carey – "Shake It Off" Jamie Foxx (featuring Ludacris) – "Unpredictable" | |
| 2007 – 2009 | — | — | — | — |

### 2010s

Recipients :
| Year | Winner(s) | Video | Nominees | Ref. |
| 2011 – 2018 | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | Normani (featuring 6LACK) | "Waves" | Childish Gambino – "Feels Like Summer" H.E.R. (featuring Bryson Tiller) – "Could've Been" Alicia Keys – "Raise a Man" Ella Mai – "Trip" Anderson .Paak (featuring Smokey Robinson) – "Make It Better" | |

### 2020s

Recipients :
| Year | Winner(s) | Video | Nominees |
| 2020 | The Weeknd | "Blinding Lights" | Chloe x Halle – "Do It" H.E.R. (featuring YG) – "Slide" Alicia Keys – "Underdog" Khalid (featuring Summer Walker) – "Eleven" Lizzo – "Cuz I Love You" |
| 2021 | Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak and Silk Sonic | "Leave the Door Open" | Beyoncé, Blue Ivy, Saint Jhn and Wizkid – "Brown Skin Girl" Chris Brown and Young Thug – "Go Crazy" Giveon – "Heartbreak Anniversary" H.E.R. (featuring Chris Brown) – "Come Through" SZA – "Good Days" |
| 2022 | The Weeknd | "Out of Time" | Chlöe – "Have Mercy" H.E.R. – "For Anyone" Alicia Keys – "City of Gods (Part II)" Normani (featuring Cardi B) – "Wild Side" Summer Walker, SZA and Cardi B – "No Love" (Extended Version) |
| 2023 | SZA | "Shirt" | Chlöe (featuring Chris Brown) – "How Does It Feel" Alicia Keys (featuring Lucky Daye) – "Stay" Metro Boomin with The Weeknd, 21 Savage and Diddy – "Creepin' (Remix)" Toosii – "Favorite Song" Yung Bleu and Nicki Minaj – "Love in the Way" |
| 2024 | SZA | "Snooze" | Alicia Keys – "Lifeline" Victoria Monét – "On My Mama" Muni Long – "Made for Me" Tyla – "Water" Usher, Summer Walker and 21 Savage – "Good Good" |

## Statistics
### Artists with multiple wins
#### 2 wins

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