The MTV Europe Music Award for Best Urban was given out between the years 2007 and 2009. It has since been retired.
Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
| Year | Artist | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | ||
| Rihanna | ||
| Beyoncé | ||
| Gym Class Heroes | ||
| Timbaland | ||
| Justin Timberlake | ||
| Kanye West | ||
| 2008 | ||
| Kanye West | [2] | |
| Beyoncé | ||
| Chris Brown | ||
| Alicia Keys | ||
| Lil Wayne | ||
| 2009 | ||
| Jay Z | ||
| Ciara | ||
| Eminem | ||
| Kanye West | ||
| T.I. |
The MTV Europe Music Award for Best New Act is one of the four original general categories that have been given out since the first annual MTV Europe Music Awards in 1994. Originally called Breakthrough Artist (1994—1999), it was briefly retitled to Future Sounds in 2006 and the winner was chosen by their peers. In 2007 the category featured only European artists chosen by viewers in each region of Europe, every day the artist with the fewest votes was eliminated and the winner would play live at the EMAs. In 2008 the award was once again retitled, this time to its current name. The current holder by this award is Seventeen.
The MTV Europe Music Award for Best R&B is an award presented at the MTV Europe Music Awards. It was first given out during the 1997 ceremony and retired after the 2006 ceremony, but was later brought back for the 2022 ceremony. Alicia Keys is the most awarded artist in this category, with three wins and Beyoncé holds the record for the most nominations, with six nods.