BET Award for Video of the Year

BET Awards for Video of the Year
BET Awards for Video of the Year
Country	United States
Presented by	BET Awards
First awarded	2001
Currently held by	Victoria Monét – "On My Mama" (2024)
Most awards	Beyoncé (6)
Most nominations	Drake (16)
Website	[1]

The BET Award for Video of the Year is given to the most popular music video released the same or previous year of the year the awards are handed out. The award is only given to the performing artist(s) or group in the video. The award is not handed out to the video directors and producers. The all-time winner in this category is Beyoncé with six wins. Drake is the most nominated artist with sixteen nominations. Lady Gaga is the only white artist in history to have won this category for her Beyoncé collaboration "Video Phone".

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

2000s

Year	Artist	Video	Ref
2001
	Outkast	"Ms. Jackson"	^{[citation needed]}
	Destiny's Child	"Independent Women Part I"
	Dr. Dre (feat. Snoop Dogg and Nate Dogg)	"The Next Episode"
	Eminem (feat. Dido)	"Stan"
	Janet Jackson	"All for You"
2002
	Busta Rhymes (feat. P. Diddy and Pharrell Williams)	"Pass the Courvoisier, Part II"	^{[citation needed]}
	Aaliyah	"Rock the Boat"
	Missy Elliott (feat. Ludacris and Trina)	"One Minute Man" (Remix)
	P. Diddy, Black Rob and Mark Curry	"Bad Boy for Life"
	Usher	"U Got It Bad"
2003
	Erykah Badu (feat. Common)	"Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)"	^{[citation needed]}
	B2K	"Girlfriend"
	Missy Elliott	"Work It"
	Eminem	"Lose Yourself"
	Nelly	"Hot in Herre"
2004
	Outkast	"Hey Ya!"	^{[citation needed]}
	Beyoncé (feat. Jay-Z)	"Crazy in Love"
	Alicia Keys	"You Don't Know My Name"
	Outkast (feat. Sleepy Brown)	"The Way You Move"
	Usher (feat. Lil' Jon and Ludacris)	"Yeah!"
2005
	Kanye West	"Jesus Walks"	^{[citation needed]}
	Amerie	"1 Thing"
	Jay-Z	"99 Problems"
	John Legend	"Ordinary People"
	Snoop Dogg (feat. Pharrell Williams)	"Drop It Like It's Hot"
2006
	Mary J. Blige	"Be Without You"	^{[citation needed]}
	Kanye West (feat. Jamie Foxx)	"Gold Digger"
	Beyoncé (feat. Slim Thug and Bun B)	"Check on It"
	Missy Elliott (feat. Ciara and Fatman Scoop)	"Lose Control"
	R. Kelly	"Trapped in the Closet"
	Busta Rhymes (feat. Papoose, Rah Digga, Missy Elliott, DMX, Mary J. Blige and Lloyd Banks)	"Touch It" (Remix)
2007
	Beyoncé	"Irreplaceable"	^{[citation needed]}
	Akon (feat. Snoop Dogg)	"I Wanna Love You"
	Beyoncé and Shakira	"Beautiful Liar"
	Ciara	"Like a Boy"
	Gnarls Barkley	"Crazy"
2008
	UGK (feat. Outkast)	"International Players Anthem (I Choose You)"	^{[citation needed]}
	Ashanti	"The Way That I Love You"
	Erykah Badu	"Honey"
	Mary J. Blige	"Just Fine"
	Alicia Keys	"Like You'll Never See Me Again"
	Kanye West (feat. T-Pain)	"Good Life"
2009
	Beyoncé	"Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"	^{[citation needed]}
	Beyoncé	"If I Were a Boy"
	Jamie Foxx (feat. T-Pain)	"Blame It"
	T.I. (feat. Rihanna)	"Live Your Life"
	Kanye West	"Heartless"

2010s

Year	Artist	Video	Ref
2010
	Beyoncé (feat. Lady Gaga)	"Video Phone"	^{[citation needed]}
	B.o.B (feat. Bruno Mars)	"Nothin' On You"
	Melanie Fiona	"It Kills Me"
	Jay-Z (feat. Alicia Keys)	"Empire State of Mind"
	Jay-Z (feat. Rihanna and Kanye West)	"Run This Town"
2011
	Chris Brown (feat. Busta Rhymes and Lil Wayne)	"Look at Me Now"	^{[citation needed]}
	Marsha Ambrosius	"Far Away"
	B.o.B (feat. Hayley Williams)	"Airplanes"
	Keri Hilson	"Pretty Girl Rock"
	Willow Smith	"Whip My Hair"
	Kanye West (feat. Pusha T)	"Runaway"
2012
	Jay-Z and Kanye West (feat. Otis Redding)	"Otis"	^{[citation needed]}
	Beyoncé	"Countdown"
	Beyoncé	"Love on Top"
	Jay-Z and Kanye West	"Niggas in Paris"
	Usher	"Climax"
2013
	Drake	"Started from the Bottom"	^[1]
	2 Chainz (feat. Drake)	"No Lie"
	ASAP Rocky (feat. Drake, 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar)	"Fuckin' Problems"
	Drake (feat. Lil Wayne)	"HYFR (Hell Ya Fucking Right)"
	Kendrick Lamar (feat. Drake)	"Poetic Justice"
	Macklemore and Ryan Lewis (feat. Wanz)	"Thrift Shop"
	Miguel	"Adorn"
	Rihanna	"Diamonds"
	Justin Timberlake (feat. Jay-Z)	"Suit & Tie"
	Kanye West (feat. Big Sean, Pusha T and 2 Chainz)	"Mercy"
2014
	Pharrell Williams	"Happy"	^[2]
	Beyoncé	"Partition"
	Beyoncé (feat. Jay-Z)	"Drunk in Love"
	Chris Brown	"Fine China"
	Drake	"Worst Behavior"
2015
	Beyoncé	"7/11"	^[3]
	Big Sean (feat. E-40)	"I Don't Fuck with You"
	Chris Brown (feat. Lil Wayne and Tyga)	"Loyal"
	Chris Brown (feat. Usher and Rick Ross)	"New Flame"
	Common and John Legend	"Glory"
	Nicki Minaj	"Anaconda"
2016
	Beyoncé	"Formation"	^[4]
	Drake	"Hotline Bling"
	Kendrick Lamar	"Alright"
	Rihanna (feat. Drake)	"Work"
	Bryson Tiller	"Don't"
2017
	Beyoncé	"Sorry"	^[5]
	Bruno Mars	"24K Magic"
	Big Sean	"Bounce Back"
	Migos (feat. Lil Uzi Vert)	"Bad and Boujee"
	Solange	"Cranes in the Sky"
2018
	Drake	"God's Plan"	^[6]
	Cardi B	"Bodak Yellow"
	DJ Khaled (feat. Rihanna and Bryson Tiller)	"Wild Thoughts"
	Migos (feat. Drake)	"Walk It Talk It"
	Bruno Mars (feat. Cardi B)	"Finesse (Remix)"
	Kendrick Lamar	"HUMBLE."
2019
	Childish Gambino	"This Is America"	^[7]
	21 Savage (feat. J. Cole)	"A Lot"
	Cardi B	"Money"
	Cardi B and Bruno Mars	"Please Me"
	Drake	"Nice for What"
	The Carters	"Apes**t"

2020s

Year	Artist	Video	Ref
2020
	DJ Khaled (feat. Nipsey Hussle and John Legend)	"Higher"	^[8]
	Chris Brown (feat. Drake)	"No Guidance"
	DaBaby	"Bop"
	Doja Cat	"Say So"
	Megan Thee Stallion (feat. Nicki Minaj and Ty Dolla $ign)	"Hot Girl Summer"
	Roddy Ricch	"The Box"
2021
	Cardi B (feat. Megan Thee Stallion)	"WAP"	^[9]
	Cardi B	"Up"
	Chloe x Halle	"Do It"
	Chris Brown and Young Thug	"Go Crazy"
	Drake (feat. Lil Durk)	"Laugh Now Cry Later"
	Silk Sonic	"Leave the Door Open"
2022
	Baby Keem and Kendrick Lamar	"Family Ties"	^[10]
	Silk Sonic	"Smokin out the Window"
	Chlöe	"Have Mercy"
	Doja Cat (feat. SZA)	"Kiss Me More"
	Ari Lennox	"Pressure"
	Drake (feat. Future and Young Thug)	"Way 2 Sexy"
2023
	SZA	"Kill Bill"
	Peezy, Jeezy & Real Boston Richey (feat. Rob49)	"2 Million Up"
	Lizzo	"About Damn Time"
	Steve Lacy	"Bad Habit"
	Jack Harlow	"First Class"
	GloRilla & Cardi B	"Tomorrow 2"
	Chris Brown	"WE (Warm Embrace)"
2024
	Victoria Monét	"On My Mama"
	Doja Cat	"Agora Hills"
	Lil Durk (feat. J. Cole)	"All My Life"
	Nicki Minaj & Ice Spice (with Aqua)	"Barbie World"
	Cardi B (feat. Megan Thee Stallion)	"Bongos"
	Drake (feat. J. Cole)	"First Person Shooter"
	Drake featuring Sexyy Red & SZA	"Rich Baby Daddy"

Multiple wins and nominations

Wins

6 wins

Beyoncé

3 wins

2 wins

Busta Rhymes
Pharrell Williams
Drake
Bruno Mars (including credit as Silk Sonic)

Nominations

16 nominations

Drake

14 nominations

Beyoncé

9 nominations

Kanye West

8 nominations

7 nominations

Chris Brown

6 nominations

Bruno Mars (including credit as Silk Sonic)

5 nominations

4 nominations

3 nominations

2 nominations

Erykah Badu
B.o.B
Bryson Tiller
Chlöe (including credit as Chloe x Halle)
Ciara
Common
DJ Khaled
Eminem
Jamie Foxx
John Legend
Lil Durk
Ludacris
Migos
P. Diddy
Pusha T
Silk Sonic
T-Pain
Young Thug

References

^ 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.
^ Warner, Denose (June 23, 2019). "Here Are All the Winners From the 2019 BET Awards". Billboard. Retrieved December 21, 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.
^ "BET Awards 2022: Full List of Winners and Honorees (LIVE UPDATE)". BET. Retrieved 2022-06-27.

[1] 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.

[2] Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE. "BET Award 2014 Nominations Announced". nokiatheatrelalive.com. Archived from the original on July 21, 2014. Retrieved May 18, 2015.

[3] "Chris Brown and Nicki Minaj Lead BET Awards Nominations". Rap-Up. Retrieved May 18, 2015.

[4] Konerman, Jennifer (May 20, 2016). "Drake Leads BET Awards with 9 Nominations". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 16, 2017.

[5] "Beyoncé and Bruno Mars Top 2017 BET Awards Nominees Slate". Billboard. May 15, 2017. Retrieved May 16, 2017.

[6] "DJ Khaled Leads 2018 BET Awards Nominations: See the Full List". Billboard. May 16, 2018. Retrieved May 16, 2018.

[7] Warner, Denose (June 23, 2019). "Here Are All the Winners From the 2019 BET Awards". Billboard. Retrieved December 21, 2019.

[8] "2020 BET Awards". Nominees. Archived from the original on June 16, 2020. Retrieved June 15, 2020.

[9] "2021 BET Awards". Nominees. Retrieved May 28, 2021.

[10] "BET Awards 2022: Full List of Winners and Honorees (LIVE UPDATE)". BET. Retrieved 2022-06-27.

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