Billboard Music Award for Top R&B Male Artist

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Billboard Music Award for Top R&B Male Artist
CountryUnited States
Presented by Billboard
First awarded2018
Currently held by The Weeknd (2023)
Most awards The Weeknd (4)
Most nominations The Weeknd (6)
Website billboardmusicawards.com

The following list shows the winners and nominees for the Billboard Music Award for Top R&B Male Artist. The award was first given in 2018 when gendered categories were added to the award show with Bruno Mars winning the first award. [1] The Weeknd is the only artist to win this award multiple times with three wins and also is the most nominated artist with six nominations.

Winners and nominees

YearWinnerNominees
2018 Bruno Mars [2] Khalid
The Weeknd
2019 The Weeknd [3] Khalid
XXXTentacion
2020 Khalid [4] Chris Brown
The Weeknd
2021 The Weeknd [5] Justin Bieber
Chris Brown
2022 The Weeknd [6] Giveon
Khalid
2023 The Weeknd Chris Brown
Miguel
2024 TBA Brent Faiyaz
Tommy Richman
The Weeknd

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