Billboard Music Award for Top Male Artist

Morgan Wallen, winner of the award in 2025 and 2026

The Billboard Music Award winners for Top Male Artist. Drake (3), Justin Bieber (2), and Morgan Wallen (2) are the only artists to win this award multiple times.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

1990s

Year Artist Ref.
1994 Snoop Dogg [1]
1995-1998 N/a
1999 Ricky Martin [2]
Jay Z
R. Kelly
DMX

2000s

Year Artist Ref.
2000 Sisqó [3]
Marc Anthony
Joe
Eminem
2001 Shaggy [4]
Lenny Kravitz
Ja Rule
Nelly
2002 Nelly [5]
Eminem
Ja Rule
Usher
2003-2005 N/a
2006 Chris Brown [6]
Justin Timberlake
Ne-Yo
Sean Paul
2007-2009 N/a

2010s

Year Artist Ref.
2010 N/a
2011 Eminem [7]
Justin Bieber
Drake
Bruno Mars
Usher
2012 Lil Wayne [8]
Justin Bieber
Chris Brown
Bruno Mars
Drake
2013 Justin Bieber [9]
Jason Aldean
Drake
Flo Rida
Bruno Mars
2014 Justin Timberlake [10]
Luke Bryan
Drake
Eminem
Bruno Mars
2015 Sam Smith [11]
Drake
Pharrell Williams
Ed Sheeran
Justin Timberlake
2016 Justin Bieber [12]
Drake
Fetty Wap
Ed Sheeran
The Weeknd
2017 Drake
Justin Bieber
Future
Shawn Mendes
The Weeknd
2018 Ed Sheeran [13]
Drake
Kendrick Lamar
Bruno Mars
Post Malone
2019 Drake [14]
Post Malone
Travis Scott
Ed Sheeran
XXXTentacion

2020s

Year Artist Ref.
2020 Post Malone [15]
DaBaby
Khalid
Lil Nas X
Ed Sheeran
2021 The Weeknd [16]
Drake
Pop Smoke
Lil Baby
Juice WRLD
2022 Drake [17]
Ed Sheeran
Justin Bieber
Lil Nas X
The Weeknd
2023 Morgan Wallen [18]
Zach Bryan
Luke Combs
Drake
The Weeknd
2024 Morgan Wallen [19]
Zach Bryan
Luke Combs
Drake
Post Malone

Multiple wins and nominations

Wins

Rank Artist Awards won Years won
1 Drake 3 2017, 2019, and 2022
2 Justin Bieber 2 2013 and 2016
Morgan Wallen 2023 and 2024

Nominations

Winning years are highlighted in bold.

Rank Artist Nominations Years
1 Drake 13 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024
2 Justin Bieber 6 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017 and 2022
Ed Sheeran 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2022
3 Bruno Mars 5 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2018
The Weeknd 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022 and 2023
4 Eminem 4 2000, 2002, 2011 and 2014
5 Justin Timberlake 3 2006, 2014 and 2015
Post Malone 2018, 2019 and 2020
6 Ja Rule 2 2001 and 2002
Nelly 2001 and 2002
Usher 2002 and 2011
Chris Brown 2006 and 2012
Zach Bryan 2023 and 2024
Luke Combs 2023 and 2024
Morgan Wallen 2023 and 2024

References

  1. ↑ "1994 Billboard Music Awards". Awardsandwinners. Archived from the original on April 6, 2019. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
  2. ↑ "1999 Billboard Music Awards". Awardsandwinners. Archived from the original on April 6, 2019. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
  3. ↑ "2000 Billboard Music Awards". Awardsandwinners. Archived from the original on April 6, 2019. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
  4. ↑ "2001 Billboard Music Awards". Awardsandwinners. Archived from the original on April 6, 2019. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
  5. ↑ "2002 Billboard Music Awards". Awardsandwinners. Archived from the original on July 15, 2015. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
  6. ↑ "2006 Billboard Music Awards". Awardsandwinners. Archived from the original on April 6, 2019. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
  7. ↑ "2011 Billboard Music Awards". Awardsandwinners. Archived from the original on April 6, 2019. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
  8. ↑ "2012 Billboard Music Awards". Awardsandwinners. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
  9. ↑ "2013 Billboard Music Awards". Awardsandwinners. Archived from the original on April 6, 2019. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
  10. ↑ "2014 Billboard Music Awards". Awardsandwinners. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
  11. ↑ "2015 Billboard Music Awards". Variety. May 17, 2015. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
  12. ↑ "2016 Billboard Music Awards". Billboard.com. May 22, 2016. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Here Are All the Winners From the 2018 Billboard Music Awards". Billboard. May 20, 2018. Archived from the original on January 28, 2026. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  14. ↑ Lynch, Joe (May 1, 2019). "2019 Billboard Music Awards Winners: The Complete List". Billboard. Archived from the original on 28 Jan 2026.
  15. ↑ Nakamura, Reid (October 15, 2020). "2020 Billboard Music Awards: Complete Winners List". TheWrap. Archived from the original on August 3, 2025. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
  16. ↑ Warner, Denise (May 23, 2021). "Here Are All the Winners From the 2021 Billboard Music Awards". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 23, 2021.
  17. ↑ ""Little Miss Flint" Mari Copeny To Receive Award at 2022 Billboard Music Awards". BET.com. May 6, 2022. Archived from the original on May 6, 2022. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  18. ↑ Atkinson, Katie (2023-11-20). "Billboard Music Awards 2023 Winners: Full List". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 5, 2026. Retrieved 2026-03-09.
  19. ↑ Atkinson, Katie (2024-12-13). "Here Are the 2024 Billboard Music Awards Winners: Full List". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 13, 2024. Retrieved 2024-12-13.