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Billboard Music Award for Top R&B Artist

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This page lists the winners and nominees for the Billboard Music Award for Top R&B Artist. This category was one of the first created and has been given out since the award's conception in 1990. R. Kelly holds the record for most wins in this category with four.

Winners and nominees

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Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

1990s

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Year Artist Ref
1990
Janet Jackson [1]
1991
Whitney Houston [2]
1992
Jodeci [3]
R. Kelly and Public Announcement
LeVert
Michael Jackson
1993
Dr. Dre [4]
Janet Jackson
Silk
SWV
1994
R. Kelly [5]
Babyface
Toni Braxton
Tevin Campbell
1995
TLC [6]
Boyz II Men
Brandy
The Notorious B.I.G.
1996
R. Kelly [7]
Mariah Carey
LL Cool J
Monica
1997
Dru Hill [8]
112
Toni Braxton
Tupac Shakur
1998
Usher [9]
Jon B.
Mase
Next
1999
R. Kelly [10]
Faith Evans
Lauryn Hill
Jay Z

2000s

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Year Artist Ref
2000
Sisqó [11]
2001
R. Kelly [12]
Ja Rule
Jay Z
Musiq
2002
Ashanti [13]
B2K
Clipse
Tweet
2003
50 Cent [14]
Aaliyah
Jay Z
R. Kelly
2004
Usher [15]
R. Kelly
Alicia Keys
Kanye West
2005
50 Cent [16]
Mariah Carey
Destiny's Child
Fantasia
2006
Mary J. Blige [17]
Jamie Foxx
Ne-Yo
T.I.
2007–09

2010s

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Year Artist Ref
2010
2011
Usher [18]
Alicia Keys
Monica
Rihanna
Trey Songz
2012
Chris Brown [19]
Beyoncé
CeeLo Green
Miguel
Rihanna
2013
Rihanna [20]
Chris Brown
Alicia Keys
Ne-Yo
Usher
2014
Justin Timberlake [21]
Beyoncé
Rihanna
Robin Thicke
Pharrell Williams
2015
Pharrell Williams [22]
Beyoncé
Chris Brown
John Legend
Trey Songz
2016
The Weeknd [23]
Chris Brown
Jeremih
Rihanna
Bryson Tiller
2017
Beyoncé [24]
Bruno Mars
Frank Ocean
Rihanna
The Weeknd
2018
Bruno Mars [25]
Chris Brown
Khalid
SZA
The Weeknd
2019
Ella Mai [26]
H.E.R.
Khalid
The Weeknd
XXXTentacion

2020s

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Year Artist Ref
2020
Khalid
Chris Brown
Lizzo
Summer Walker
The Weeknd
2021
The Weeknd
Jhené Aiko
Justin Bieber
Chris Brown
Doja Cat
2022
Doja Cat
Giveon
Silk Sonic
Summer Walker
The Weeknd
2023
SZA
Beyoncé
Chris Brown
Rihanna
The Weeknd

Multiple wins and nominations

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Wins

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Nominations

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References

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  1. ^ "Janet Jackson wins eight honors including Top R&B artist, R&B albums artist, R&B singles artist and Hot 100 Singles Artist". Latimes.com. November 27, 1990. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
  2. ^ "1991 Billboard Music Awards". Awards and Winners. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
  3. ^ "1992 Billboard Music Awards". Awards and Winners. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
  4. ^ "1993 Billboard Music Awards". Awards and Winners. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  5. ^ "1994 Billboard Music Awards". Awards and Winners. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  6. ^ "1995 Billboard Music Awards". Awards and Winners. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  7. ^ "1996 Billboard Music Awards". Awards and Winners. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  8. ^ "1997 Billboard Music Awards". Awards and Winners. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  9. ^ "1998 Billboard Music Awards". Awards and Winners. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  10. ^ "1999 Billboard Music Awards". Awards and Winners. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  11. ^ "2000 Billboard Music Awards". Awards and Winners. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  12. ^ "2001 Billboard Music Awards". Awards and Winners. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  13. ^ "2002 Billboard Music Awards". Awards and Winners. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  14. ^ "2003 Billboard Music Awards". Awards and Winners. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  15. ^ "2004 Billboard Music Awards". Awards and Winners. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  16. ^ "2005 Billboard Music Awards". Awards and Winners. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  17. ^ "2006 Billboard Music Awards". Awards and Winners. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  18. ^ "2011 Billboard Music Awards". Awards and Winners. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  19. ^ "Adele Wins 12 Gongs at Billboard Music Awards 2012". MTV. 21 May 2012. Archived from the original on May 24, 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  20. ^ "Billboard Music Awards 2013: The Complete Winners List". MTV. May 19, 2013. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014.
  21. ^ "Billboard Music Awards: Full Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. May 18, 2014. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
  22. ^ "2015 Billboard Music Awards". Variety. May 17, 2015. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  23. ^ "2016 Billboard Music Awards". Billboard.com. May 22, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  24. ^ "Here is the Complete List of Winners from the 2017 Billboard Music Awards". Billboard.
  25. ^ "Here Are All the Winners From the 2018 Billboard Music Awards". Billboard.com. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  26. ^ "2019 Billboard Music Awards Winners: The Complete List". Billboard.com. 1 May 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2020.