The BET Award for Viewer's Choice Award is determined by the fans. The all-time winner in this category is Beyoncé with five wins. Drake is the most nominated artist with twenty one nominations.
Winners and nominees Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
2000s Year Artist Song Ref 2001 Bow Wow "Bow Wow (That's My Name)" Destiny's Child "Independent Women Part I" Jay-Z "I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)" R. Kelly "I Wish" 2002 B2K "Uh Huh" Aaliyah "Rock the Boat" Bow Wow "Take Ya Home" Ja Rule "Always on Time" Alicia Keys "Fallin'" 2003 B2K "Bump, Bump, Bump" 50 Cent "In da Club" Erykah Badu "Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)" Missy Elliott "Work It" R. Kelly "Ignition (Remix)" 2004 Usher "Yeah!" Beyoncé "Crazy in Love" Lil' Jon and the Eastside Boyz "Get Low" Outkast "Hey Ya!" Kanye West "All Falls Down" 2005 Omarion "O" Ciara "1, 2 Step" Destiny's Child "Soldier" Mario "Let Me Love You" Terror Squad "Lean Back" T.I. "U Don't Know Me" 2006 Chris Brown "Yo (Excuse Me Miss)" Mariah Carey "Don't Forget About Us" Keyshia Cole "Love" Ne-Yo "So Sick" Busta Rhymes "Touch It" T.I. "What You Know" 2007 Birdman and Lil Wayne "Stuntin' Like My Daddy" Beyoncé "Irreplaceable" Bow Wow "Shortie Like Mine" Ciara "Promise" DJ UNK "Walk It Out" Ne-Yo "Because of You" Robin Thicke "Lost Without U" 2008 Lil Wayne "Lollipop" Chris Brown "Kiss Kiss" Keyshia Cole "Let It Go" Alicia Keys "No One" Soulja Boy "Crank That (Soulja Boy)" Jordin Sparks and Chris Brown "No Air" 2009 T.I. "Live Your Life" Beyoncé "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" Keri Hilson "Turnin' Me On" Lil Wayne "A Milli" Soulja Boy "Kiss Me Thru the Phone" T-Pain "Can't Believe It" Kanye West "Love Lockdown"
2010s Year Artist Song Ref 2010 Rihanna "Hard" Beyoncé "Sweet Dreams" Jay-Z "Empire State of Mind" Monica "Everything to Me" Trey Songz "Say Ahh" Young Money "BedRock" 2011 Chris Brown "Look at Me Now" Lil Wayne "6 Foot 7 Foot" Nicki Minaj "Moment 4 Life" Mindless Behavior "My Girl" Rihanna "What's My Name?" Trey Songz "Bottoms Up" 2012 Mindless Behavior "Hello" Beyoncé "Love on Top" Chris Brown "Turn Up the Music" Drake "The Motto" Jay-Z and Kanye West "Otis" Wale "Lotus Flower Bomb" 2013 Drake "Started from the Bottom" ASAP Rocky "Fuckin' Problems" Kendrick Lamar "Swimming Pools (Drank)" Miguel "Adorn" Rihanna "Diamonds" Justin Timberlake "Suit & Tie" 2014 August Alsina "I Luv This Shit" Jhené Aiko "The Worst" Beyoncé "Drunk in Love" Drake "Worst Behavior" Pharrell Williams "Happy" 2015 Nicki Minaj "Only" Beyoncé "7/11" Dej Loaf "Try Me" Kendrick Lamar "i" Rae Sremmurd "Throw Sum Mo" The Weeknd "Earned It" 2016 Beyoncé "Formation" Chris Brown "Back to Sleep" Drake "Hotline Bling" Future "Where Ya At" Rihanna "Work" Bryson Tiller "Don't" 2017 Beyoncé "Sorry" Drake "Fake Love" Bruno Mars "24K Magic" Migos "Bad and Boujee" Rae Sremmurd "Black Beatles" The Weeknd "Starboy" 2018 Cardi B "Bodak Yellow" DJ Khaled "Wild Thoughts" Migos, Nicki Minaj and Cardi B "MotorSport" Kendrick Lamar "HUMBLE." Drake "God's Plan" SZA "Love Galore" 2019 Ella Mai "Trip" Cardi B, Bad Bunny and J Balvin "I Like It" Childish Gambino "This is America" J. Cole "Middle Child" Drake "In My Feelings" Travis Scott "Sicko Mode"
2020s Year Artist Song Ref 2020 Megan Thee Stallion "Hot Girl Summer" Chris Brown "No Guidance" DaBaby "Bop" Future "Life Is Good" Roddy Ricch "The Box" The Weeknd "Heartless" 2021 Megan Thee Stallion "Savage (Remix)" Cardi B "WAP" Chris Brown and Young Thug "Go Crazy" DaBaby "Rockstar" DJ Khaled "Popstar" Drake "Laugh Now Cry Later" Lil Baby "The Bigger Picture" Silk Sonic "Leave the Door Open" 2022 colspan="3" 2023 Beyoncé "Break My Soul" Burna Boy "Last Last" Drake "Jimmy Cooks" Future "Wait for U" Jack Harlow "First Class" Lizzo "About Damn Time" Nicki Minaj "Super Freaky Girl" SZA "Kill Bill" 2024 Beyoncé "Texas Hold 'Em" Doja Cat "Agora Hills" Lil Durk "All My Life" Gunna "Fukumean" Jack Harlow "Lovin on Me" Muni Long "Made for Me" Victoria Monét "On My Mama" Drake "Rich Baby Daddy" Chris Brown "Sensational"Tyla"Water" 2025 Chris Brown "Residuals" Latto "Brokey" Doechii "Denial Is a River" Future, Metro Boomin & Kendrick Lamar "Like That" Kendrick Lamar & SZA "Luther" Drake "Nokia" Kendrick Lamar "Not Like Us" GloRilla "TGIF" 2026 Mariah the Scientist "Burning Blue" Clipse & Kendrick Lamar "Chains & Whips" Tyla "Chanel" Kehlani "Folded" Bruno Mars "I Just Might" Mariah the Scientist & Kali Uchis "Is It a Crime" Chris Brown "It Depends" Olivia Dean "Man I Need"Cardi B"Outside"Dave "Raindance"Metro Boomin "Take Me Thru Dere"
Multiple wins and nominations Wins
5 wins Beyoncé
4 wins Lil Wayne 3 wins Chris Brown
2 wins B2K Drake Megan Thee Stallion Nicki Minaj Rihanna
Nominations
22 nominations Drake
13 nominations Chris Brown
12 nominations Beyoncé
10 nominations Lil Wayne
8 nominations Kendrick Lamar
7 nominations Nicki Minaj
6 nominations Jay-Z
5 nominations Cardi B Rihanna
4 nominations Future SZA T.I.
3 nominations Bow Wow Missy Elliott Alicia Keys Bruno Mars (including as part of Silk Sonic) Megan Thee Stallion Bryson Tiller The Weeknd Kanye West
2 nominations B2K Ciara J. Cole Keyshia Cole DaBaby Destiny's Child DJ Khaled Jack Harlow Lil' Jon Mariah the Scientist Metro Boomin Miguel Mindless Behavior Ne-Yo R. Kelly Rae Sremmurd Busta Rhymes Roddy Ricch Trey Songz Soulja Boy T-Pain Tems Tyla Young Thug
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