BET Award for Best Female R&B/Pop Artist

The BET Award for Best Female R&B/Pop Artist is awarded to the overall best female 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 Beyoncé with ten wins; she is also the most nominated artist with seventeen nominations.

BET Awards for Best Female R&B/Pop Artist
CountryUnited States
Presented byBET Awards
First awarded2001
Currently held bySZA (2024)
Most awardsBeyoncé (10)
Most nominationsBeyoncé (17)
Website[1]

Winners and nominees

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Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

2000s

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Year Artist Ref
2001
Mary J. Blige [citation needed]
Aaliyah
Erykah Badu
Janet Jackson
Jill Scott
2002
India Arie [citation needed]
Aaliyah
Mary J. Blige
Faith Evans
Alicia Keys
2003
India Arie [citation needed]
Amerie
Erykah Badu
Vivian Green
Heather Headley
2004
Beyoncé [citation needed]
Mary J. Blige
Janet Jackson
Alicia Keys
Monica
2005
Alicia Keys [1]
Amerie
Mariah Carey
Ciara
Fantasia
Jill Scott
2006
Mary J. Blige [citation needed]
India Arie
Beyoncé
Mariah Carey
Keyshia Cole
2007
Beyoncé [citation needed]
Corinne Bailey Rae
Mary J. Blige
Ciara
Jennifer Hudson
2008
Alicia Keys [citation needed]
Mary J. Blige
Mariah Carey
Keyshia Cole
Rihanna
2009
Beyoncé [citation needed]
Keyshia Cole
Keri Hilson
Jennifer Hudson
Jazmine Sullivan

2010s

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Year Artist Ref
2010
Alicia Keys [citation needed]
Beyoncé
Mary J. Blige
Melanie Fiona
Rihanna
2011
Rihanna [citation needed]
Marsha Ambrosius
Beyoncé
Keri Hilson
Jennifer Hudson
2012
Beyoncé [citation needed]
Marsha Ambrosius
Mary J. Blige
Melanie Fiona
Rihanna
2013
Rihanna [2]
Beyoncé
Tamar Braxton
Alicia Keys
Elle Varner
2014
Beyoncé [3]
Jhené Aiko
Tamar Braxton
K. Michelle
Janelle Monáe
Rihanna
2015
Beyoncé [4]
Jhené Aiko
Ciara
K. Michelle
Janelle Monáe
Rihanna
2016
Beyoncé [5]
Adele
Andra Day
K. Michelle
Rihanna
2017
Beyoncé [6]
Mary J. Blige
Kehlani
Rihanna
Solange
2018
Beyoncé [7]
Kehlani
SZA
Rihanna
H.E.R.
2019
Beyoncé [8]
Ella Mai
H.E.R.
Solange
SZA
Teyana Taylor

2020s

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Year Artist Ref
2020
Lizzo [9]
Beyoncé
H.E.R.
Jhené Aiko
Kehlani
Summer Walker
2021
H.E.R. [10]
Beyoncé
Jazmine Sullivan
Jhené Aiko
Summer Walker
SZA
2022
Jazmine Sullivan [11]
Chlöe
Doja Cat
H.E.R.
Ari Lennox
Mary J. Blige
Summer Walker
2023
SZA [12]
Ari Lennox
Beyoncé
Coco Jones
H.E.R.
Lizzo
Tems
2024
SZA [13]
Beyoncé
Coco Jones
Doja Cat
H.E.R.
Muni Long
Tyla
Victoria Monét

Multiple wins and nominations

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Wins

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Nominations

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2005 BET Awards Nominees". Billboard. 16 May 2005. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
  2. ^ Andy Swift. "BET Awards Nominees 2013 – Full List Of Hip-Hop Nominations". Hollywood Life. Archived from the original on February 20, 2017. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
  3. ^ Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE. "BET Award 2014 Nominations Announced". nokiatheatrelalive.com. Archived from the original on July 21, 2014. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
  4. ^ "Chris Brown and Nicki Minaj Lead BET Awards Nominations". Rap-Up. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
  5. ^ Konerman, Jennifer (May 20, 2016). "Drake Leads BET Awards with 9 Nominations". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
  6. ^ "Beyoncé and Bruno Mars Top 2017 BET Awards Nominees Slate". Billboard. May 15, 2017. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
  7. ^ "DJ Khaled Leads 2018 BET Awards Nominations: See the Full List". Billboard. May 16, 2018. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
  8. ^ "Winners". BET. Archived from the original on May 17, 2019.
  9. ^ "2020 BET Awards". Nominees. Archived from the original on June 16, 2020. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  10. ^ "2021 BET Awards". Nominees. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
  11. ^ "2022 BET Awards". Nominees. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  12. ^ "The Nominees For 'BET Awards' 2023 Are Here!". Nominees. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
  13. ^ "Drake Tops the List of Nominees for BET Awards 2024 With Seven Nods". Nominees. Retrieved May 17, 2024.