BET Award for Best Female R&B/Pop Artist

BET Awards for Best Female R&B/Pop Artist
BET Awards for Best Female R&B/Pop Artist
	SZA is the most recent recipient
Country	United States
Presented by	BET Awards
First award	2001
Currently held by	SZA (2025)
Most wins	Beyoncé (10)
Most nominations	Beyoncé (18)
Website	[1]

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 eighteen nominations.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

2000s

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

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

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
2025
	SZA	^[14]
	Ari Lennox
	Ayra Starr
	Coco Jones
	Kehlani
	Muni Long
	Summer Walker
	Victoria Monét

Multiple wins and nominations

Wins

10 wins

Beyoncé

3 wins

2 wins

Nominations

18 nominations

Beyoncé

10 nominations

7 nominations

H.E.R.

6 nominations

4 nominations

3 nominations

2 nominations

References

^ "2005 BET Awards Nominees". Billboard. 16 May 2005. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
^ 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.
^ Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE. "BET Award 2014 Nominations Announced". nokiatheatrelalive.com. Archived from the original on July 21, 2014. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
^ "Chris Brown and Nicki Minaj Lead BET Awards Nominations". Rap-Up. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
^ Konerman, Jennifer (May 20, 2016). "Drake Leads BET Awards with 9 Nominations". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
^ "Beyoncé and Bruno Mars Top 2017 BET Awards Nominees Slate". Billboard. May 15, 2017. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
^ "DJ Khaled Leads 2018 BET Awards Nominations: See the Full List". Billboard. May 16, 2018. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
^ "Winners". BET. Archived from the original on May 17, 2019.
^ "2020 BET Awards". Nominees. Archived from the original on June 16, 2020. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
^ "2021 BET Awards". Nominees. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
^ "2022 BET Awards". Nominees. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
^ "The Nominees For 'BET Awards' 2023 Are Here!". Nominees. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
^ "Drake Tops the List of Nominees for BET Awards 2024 With Seven Nods". Nominees. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
^ Kaufman, Gil (2025-05-08). "Kendrick Lamar Leads 2025 BET Awards Nominees With 10 Nods". Billboard. Retrieved 2025-05-09.

[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.

[14] Kaufman, Gil (2025-05-08). "Kendrick Lamar Leads 2025 BET Awards Nominees With 10 Nods". Billboard. Retrieved 2025-05-09.

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v t e BET Awards
Music	Album of the Year Video of the Year Video Director of the Year Coca-Cola Viewer's Choice Award Best Collaboration Best Group Best Male Hip Hop Artist Best Female Hip Hop Artist Best Male R&B/Pop Artist Best Female R&B/Pop Artist Best New Artist Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award Best International Act Best New International Act
Movies	Best Movie Best Actor Best Actress
Athletes	Sportsman of the Year Sportswoman of the Year
Special awards	BET Her Award YoungStars Award Humanitarian Award Lifetime Achievement Award Ultimate Icon Award
Defunct awards	Best Actor & Actress of the Year Best Gospel Artist J Cool Like That Award J Award Best International Act: Africa Best International Act: UK FANdemonium Award International Viewers' Choice Award Best International Act: Europe
Award ceremonies	2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

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