NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Music Video

This article lists the winners and nominees for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Music Video. Currently Alicia Keys holds the record for most wins in this category with five.

## Winners and nominees

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Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

### 1990s

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Year  | Artist  | Video  | Ref

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1992
Natalie Cole | "Unforgettable" | [1]
Gladys Knight | "Men"
Boyz II Men | "Motownphilly"
Luther Vandross | "Power of Love"
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince | "Summertime"
1993
Michael Jackson | "Black or White" | [2]
Boyz II Men | "End of the Road"
Kris Kross | "Jump"
En Vogue | "My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)"
Arrested Development | "Tennessee"
1994
Whitney Houston | "I'm Every Woman" | [3]
1995  | —
1996
TLC | "Waterfalls" | [4][5]
D'Angelo | "Brown Sugar"
Janet Jackson | "Runaway"
Michael Jackson & Janet Jackson | "Scream"
Michael Jackson | "Earth Song"
1997
R. Kelly | "I Believe I Can Fly" | [6][7]
Dr. Dre | "Been There, Done That"
Prince | "Betcha by Golly Wow!"
Toni Braxton | "You're Makin' Me High"
"Un-Break My Heart"
1998
God's Property | "Stomp" | [citation needed]
Babyface | "Every Time I Close My Eyes"
Boyz II Men | "4 Seasons of Loneliness"
Will Smith | "Men in Black"
Erykah Badu | "Next Lifetime"
1999
Will Smith | "Just the Two of Us" | [8]
Aretha Franklin | "A Rose Is Still a Rose"
Aaliyah | "Are You That Somebody?"
Brandy & Monica | "The Boy Is Mine"
Whitney Houston & Mariah Carey | "When You Believe"

### 2000s

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Year  | Artist  | Video  | Ref

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2000
Will Smith | "Wild Wild West" | [citation needed]
Lauryn Hill | "Everything is Everything"
R. Kelly | "If I Could Turn Back the Hands of Time"
TLC | "No Scrubs"
"Unpretty"
2001
R. Kelly | "I Wish" | [citation needed]
Aaliyah | "Try Again"
Eric Benét | "When You Think of Me"
Mary J. Blige | "Your Child"
Janet Jackson | "Doesn't Really Matter"
2002
Michael Jackson | "You Rock My World" | [citation needed]
Aaliyah | "Rock the Boat"
The Isley Brothers (feat. R. Kelly and Chanté Moore) | "Contagious"
Janet Jackson | "All for You"
Alicia Keys | "Fallin'"
2003
India Arie | "Little Things | [citation needed]
Erykah Badu and Common | "Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)"
Mary J. Blige | "No More Drama"
LL Cool J | "Luv U Better"
Usher | "U Don't Have to Call"
2004
Luther Vandross | "Dance with My Father" | [9]
Beyoncé (feat. Jay Z) | "Crazy in Love"
India Arie | "The Truth"
Outkast | "Hey Ya!"
"The Way You Move"
2005
Alicia Keys | "If I Ain't Got You" | [citation needed]
Jill Scott | "Golden"
Usher and Alicia Keys | "My Boo"
Usher (feat. Ludacris and Lil Jon) | "Yeah!"
Kanye West | "Jesus Walks"
2006
Alicia Keys | "Unbreakable" | [citation needed]
Common | "Testify"
Mariah Carey | "We Belong Together"
Destiny's Child | "Stand Up for Love"
Kanye West | "Diamonds from Sierra Leone"
2007
Mary J. Blige | "Be Without You" | [citation needed]
Beyoncé | "Irreplaceable"
India Arie | "I Am Not My Hair"
Jay Z | "Show Me What You Got"
Prince | "Black Sweat"
2008
Alicia Keys | "Like You'll Never See Me Again" | [citation needed]
Beyoncé and Shakira | "Beautiful Liar"
Mary J. Blige | "Just Fine"
John Legend | "Show Me"
Kanye West | "Stronger"
2009
will.i.am | "Yes We Can" | [citation needed]
Beyoncé | "If I Were a Boy"
Beyoncé | "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"
Jennifer Hudson | "Spotlight"
Alicia Keys | "Superwoman"

### 2010s

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Year  | Artist  | Video  | Ref

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2010
Whitney Houston | "I Look to You" | [citation needed]
The Black Eyed Peas | "Boom Boom Pow"
Jamie Foxx (feat. T-Pain) | "Blame It"
Alicia Keys | "Try Sleeping with a Broken Heart"
Maxwell | "Pretty Wings"
2011
Alicia Keys | "Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready)" | [citation needed]
Beyoncé | "Why Don't You Love Me"
Maxwell | "Fistful of Tears"
Sade | "Soldier of Love"
Willow Smith | "Whip My Hair"
2012
Jennifer Hudson | "Where You At?" | [citation needed]
Adele | "Someone Like You"
Beyoncé | "I Was Here"
Mary J. Blige | "25/8"
Jill Scott | "Hear My Call"
2013
Alicia Keys | "Girl on Fire" | [10]
CeeLo Green | "This Christmas"
Kem | "You're on My Mind"
Bruno Mars | "Locked Out of Heaven"
Miguel | "Adorn"
2014
Janelle Monáe (feat. Erykah Badu) | "Q.U.E.E.N." | [11]
India Arie | "Cocoa Butter"
Alicia Keys (feat. Maxwell) | "Fire We Make"
John Legend | "Made to Love"
Bruno Mars | "Treasure"
2015
John Legend | "You & I (Nobody in the World)" | [12]
Beyoncé | "Pretty Hurts"
Michael Jackson (feat. Justin Timberlake) | "Love Never Felt So Good"
Kem | "It’s You"
Kendrick Lamar | "i"
2016
Tyrese Gibson | "Shame" | [13]
Alabama Shakes | "Sound & Color"
Janet Jackson (feat. J. Cole) | "No Sleeep"
The Weeknd | "Can't Feel My Face"
Pharrell Williams | "Freedom"
2017
Beyoncé | "Formation" | [14]
Johnny Gill (feat. New Edition) | "This One's for Me and You"
Alicia Keys | "In Common"
Bruno Mars | "24K Magic"
Solange | "Cranes in the Sky"
2018
Bruno Mars | "That's What I Like"
Mary J. Blige | "Strength of a Woman"
JAY-Z | "4:44"
Maxwell | "Gods"
Ledisi | "High"
2019
Childish Gambino | "This Is America"
The Carters | "Apes**t"
H.E.R. (feat. Bryson Tiller) | "Could've Been"
Bruno Mars (feat. Cardi B) | "Finesse (Remix)"
Kendrick Lamar & SZA | "All the Stars"

### 2020s

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Year  | Artist  | Video  | Ref

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2020
Lizzo | "Juice" | [15]
H.E.R. | "Hard Place"
Chris Brown (feat. Drake) | "No Guidance"
India Arie | "Steady Love"
Khalid | "Talk"
2021
Beyoncé, Wizkid, Saint Jhn, Blue Ivy Carter | "Brown Skin Girl" | [16]
H.E.R. | "I Can't Breathe"
Ledisi | "Anything For You"
Beyoncé | Black Is King
Chloe x Halle | "Do It"
2022
Wizkid (feat. Tems) | "Essence" |
Saweetie (feat. Doja Cat) | "Best Friend"
Tobe Nwigwe (feat. Fat Nwigwe) | "Fye Fye"
Chlöe | "Have Mercy"
Silk Sonic | "Leave the Door Open"
2023
Rihanna | "Lift Me Up" |
Lizzo | "About Damn Time"
Beyoncé | "Be Alive"
EarthGang, Pharrell Williams and Tobe Nwigwe | "Lord Forgive Me"
Kendrick Lamar | "The Heart Part 5"
2024
Chris Brown (feat. Davido and Lojay) | "Sensational" |
Usher | "Boyfriend"
Megan Thee Stallion | "Cobra"
Ciara and Chris Brown | "How We Roll"
Victoria Monét | "On My Mama"

## Multiple wins and nominations

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### Wins

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5 wins

* Alicia Keys

2 wins

* Whitney Houston
* Michael Jackson
* R. Kelly
* Will Smith
* Beyoncé

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### Nominations

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12 nominations

* Alicia Keys
* Beyoncé

5 nominations

* Bruno Mars
* Mary J. Blige
* Janet Jackson
* Michael Jackson
* India Arie

4 nominations

* Usher

3 nominations

* R. Kelly
* H.E.R.
* Kendrick Lamar
* John Legend
* Maxwell
* TLC
* Kanye West
* Aaliyah
* Whitney Houston
* Chris Brown

2 nominations

* Erykah Badu
* Common
* Jennifer Hudson
* Kem
* Ledisi
* Lizzo
* Tobe Nwigwe
* Outkast
* Jill Scott
* Will Smith
* Pharrell Williams

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## References

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1. ^ "NAACP Image Award Nominees Announced".
2. ^ "The Crisis".
3. ^ "1994 Image Award Winners". IMDb. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
4. ^ Snow, Shauna (22 February 1996). "5 Films Head Nominations for NAACP Image Awards". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
5. ^ "The Crisis".
6. ^ "1997 Image Award Winners". IMDb. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
7. ^ "Billboard". 25 January 1997.
8. ^ "The Crisis". December 1998.
9. ^ "2004 Image Award Winners". IMDb. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
10. ^ Couch, Aaron (February 1, 2013). "2013 Image Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
11. ^ Couch, Aaron (February 22, 2014). "2014 Image Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
12. ^ Washington, Arlene (February 6, 2015). "2015 Image Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
13. ^ "2016 Image Winners". Variety. 6 February 2016. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
14. ^ Hipes, Patrick (December 13, 2016). "Ruth Negga, Angela Bassett and Taraji P. Henson nominated". Deadline. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
15. ^ Schaffstall, Katherine; Howard, Annie (February 22, 2020). "NAACP Image Awards: Lizzo Named Entertainer of the Year; 'Just Mercy,' 'Black-ish' Among Top Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
16. ^ Bosselman, Haley (March 28, 2021). "NAACP Image Awards 2021: The Complete Televised Winners List". Variety. Retrieved May 5, 2021.

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NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Music Video

1990s|

* "Unforgettable" – Natalie Cole (1991)
* "Black or White" – Michael Jackson (1992)
* "I'm Every Woman" – Whitney Houston (1993)
* No Award (1994)
* "Waterfalls" – TLC (1995)
* "I Believe I Can Fly" – R. Kelly (1996)
* "Stomp" – God's Property (1997)
* "Just the Two of Us" – Will Smith (1998)
* "Wild Wild West" – Will Smith (1999)

2000s|

* "I Wish" – R. Kelly (2000)
* "You Rock My World" – Michael Jackson (2001)
* "Little Things" – India Arie (2002)
* "Dance with My Father" – Luther Vandross (2003)
* "If I Ain't Got You" – Alicia Keys (2004)
* "Unbreakable" – Alicia Keys (2005)
* "Be Without You" – Mary J. Blige (2006)
* "Like You'll Never See Me Again" – Alicia Keys (2007)
* "Yes We Can" – will.i.am (2008)
* "I Look to You" – Whitney Houston (2009)

2010s|

* "Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready)" – Alicia Keys (2010)
* "Where You At?" – Jennifer Hudson (2011)
* "Girl on Fire" – Alicia Keys (2012)
* "Q.U.E.E.N." – Janelle Monáe featuring Erykah Badu (2013)
* "You & I (Nobody in the World)" – John Legend (2014)
* "Shame" – Tyrese Gibson (2015)
* "Formation" – Beyoncé (2016)
* "That's What I Like" – Bruno Mars (2017)
* "This Is America" – Childish Gambino (2018)
* "Juice" – Lizzo (2019)

2020s|

* "Brown Skin Girl" – Beyoncé, Saint Jhn, and Wizkid featuring Blue Ivy Carter (2020)
* "Essence" – Wizkid featuring Tems (2021)
* "Lift Me Up" – Rihanna (2022)
* "Sensational" – Chris Brown featuring Davido & Lojay (2023)

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NAACP Image Awards

Motion picture|

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* Actress
* Actor
* Supporting Actress
* Supporting Actor
* Independent
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* Directing
* Writing
* Animated

Television|

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* Supporting Actor
* Directing
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