BET Award for Video of the Year

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BET Awards for Video of the Year
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"Not Like Us" by Kendrick Lamar is the most recent recipient
CountryUnited States
Presented by BET Awards
First award2001
Currently held by Kendrick Lamar – "Not Like Us" (2025)
Most wins Beyoncé (6)
Most nominations Drake (17)
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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 seventeen nominations. Lady Gaga is the only white artist in history to have won this category for her Beyoncé collaboration "Video Phone".

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Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

2000s

YearArtistVideoRef
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

YearArtistVideoRef
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"
"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

YearArtistVideoRef
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"
2025
Kendrick Lamar "Not Like Us" [11]
Key Glock "3AM in Tokeyo"
Shaboozey "A Bar Song (Tipsy)"
Kehlani "After Hours"
Doechii "Denial is a River"
Drake "Family Matters"
The Weeknd (feat. Playboi Carti)"Timeless"
Future, Metro Boomin, Travis Scott & Playboi Carti "Type Shit"

Multiple wins and nominations

Wins

Nominations

See also

References

  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.
  11. ↑ Kaufman, Gil (2025-05-08). "Kendrick Lamar Leads 2025 BET Awards Nominees With 10 Nods". Billboard. Retrieved 2025-05-08.
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