MTV Europe Music Award for Best Urban

The MTV Europe Music Award for Best Urban was given out between the years 2007 and 2009. It has since been retired.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

2000s

Year	Artist	Ref
2007
	Rihanna	[1]
	Beyoncé
	Gym Class Heroes
	Timbaland
	Justin Timberlake
	Kanye West
2008
	Kanye West	[2]
	Beyoncé
	Chris Brown
	Alicia Keys
	Lil Wayne
2009
	Jay Z	[3]
	Ciara
	Eminem
	Kanye West
	T.I.

References

1. Sources for Nominations/Winners:
   • The Nominations: "Amy Winehouse, My Chemical Romance, Arctic Monkeys up for MTV Awards". NME. September 24, 2007. Archived from the original on July 24, 2021. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
   • The Winner: "MTV Europe Music Awards winners". The Guardian. November 2, 2007. Archived from the original on September 27, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
2. "MTV EMAs name Rick Astley 'Best Act Ever'". NME. November 7, 2008. Archived from the original on January 2, 2015. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
3. Sources for Nominations/Winners:
   • The Nominations: "Factbox-MTV Europe Music Awards nominations". Reuters. November 5, 2009. Archived from the original on August 12, 2023. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
   • The Winner: "Beyonce, Eminem win big at MTV Europe Music Awards". NME. November 6, 2009. Archived from the original on August 12, 2017. Retrieved August 13, 2023.