BET Award for Best R&B Artists

The BET Award for Best R&B Artist is split between the overall best male and female contemporary R&B and soul singers who have released an album the previous or same year. As of 2010, Beyoncé & Alicia Keys has won the most BET Awards for Best Female R&B Artist, while Usher has won the most BET Awards for Best Male R&B Artist, each with three wins. Robin Thicke and Justin Timberlake are the only white persons to be nominated for this award.

Female

• Most Wins: Alicia Keys & Beyonce has each won three times in this category. Mary J. Blige & India.Arie have won twice.

• Most Nominations, as 2011:
  • 1. Mary J. Blige- 7 nominations
  • 2. Beyonce- 6 nominations
  • 3. Alicia Keys- 5 nominations
  • 4. Jennifer Hudson, Keyshia Cole, India.Arie, Mariah Carey & Rihanna- 3 nominations
  • 5. Keri Hilson, Jill Scott, Amerie, Janet Jackson, Erykah Badu, Aaliyah & Ciara- 2 nominations

Male

• Most Wins: Usher (entertainer), has the most wins with three. Ne-Yo and Chris Brown has won in this category twice.

• Most nominations as of 2011,
  • 1. Usher (singer)- 5 nominations
  • 2. Chris Brown, Ne-Yo- 4 nominations
  • 3. Trey Songz, Maxwell (singer), Anthony Hamilton, R. Kelly, Musiq Soulchild- 3 nominations
  • 4. Raheem DeVaughn, Jamie Foxx, John Legend, Prince (singer), Jaheim- 2 nominations