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Beyoncé + ‘Tyler Perry’s Sistas’ Awarded All Wins In ‘UB Honors’ 2023

Winners Include; Nicki Minaj, Kirk Franklin, Creed III, October London, Tyla, Crystal Hayslett & More.

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The winners for UB Honors 2023 have been calculated.

This year over 115,000 votes were casted by online urban entertainment fans!

A year that includes two ties, which is unprecedented. We’ve only had two ties total, in the history of UB Honors before 2023.

The Beyhive showed up and out as usual, as Beyoncé won in every category she was nominated in. Taking all five honors this year. Some of Beyoncé‘s honors include; Best R&B Female Artist, Artist of The Year and Hottest Collaboration Single of The Year with Kendrick Lamar for “America Has A Problem (Remix).

Beyoncé tied with Usher on the latter, with “Good Good” featuring Summer Walker, and 21 Savage. Drake and newcomer GloRilla also tied, for Best Rap Artist.

We added Television and Film to the categories this year for the first time and “Tyler Perry’s Sistas” fans represented! As the series took all three nominations, for Best Television Series, Crystal Hayslett won Best Actress (television), while Devale Ellis won for Best Actor (television).

This years most nominated artists SZA, received two wins, along with Usher, Drake and Creed III.

Other winners include October London for Best New R&B/Hip-Hop Artist, Nicki Minaj, Kirk Franklin, Chloe Bailey, Toosii, and emerging new artist Tyla won Best Urban Up-tempo Single of The Year for her hit “Water.”

Check Out The Winners for UB Honors 2023!

Best R&B Female Artist
Beyoncé
SZA
Coco Jones
Ari Lennox
Muni Long

Beyoncé

Best R&B Male Artist
Usher
Chris Brown
October London
Brent Faiyaz
J. Brown

Usher

Best Rap Artist
Killer Mike
Drake
Lil Uzi Vert
GloRilla
NBA YoungBoy

Drake
GloRilla

Best New R&B/Hip-Hop Artist
October London
Honey Bxby
Fridayy
Ivory Scott
Breez Kennedy

October London

Best Urban Up-tempo Single of The Year
“Water” – Tyla
“Me & U” – Tems
“Lipstick Lover” – Janelle Monáe
“How We Roll” Ciara feat. Chris Brown
“Fly Girl” – FLO feat. Missy Elliott

Tyla

Best Mid-tempo Single of The Year
“Cuff It” – Beyonce’
“Waste My Time” – Ari Lennox
“Look My Way” – Kevin Ross
“Love Takes Me Higher” – Josh X
“Snooze” – SZA

Beyoncé

Best R&B Ballad of The Year
“Back To Your Place” – October London
“Favorite Song” – Toosii
“No Feelings” – Jon Vinyl
“Purple” – Goapele
“Made For Me” – Muni Long

Toosii

Best R&B/Single of The Year
“Cuff It” – Beyonce’
“Back To Your Place” – October London
“Fight The Feeling” – Rod Wave
“When It Comes To You” – Fridayy
“homies” – Saint Harison feat. Tiana Major9

Beyoncé

Best Hip-Hop Single of The Year
“Red Ruby Da Sleeze” – Nicki Minaj
“End Of The Night Song” – Nappy Roots
“Coming” – Kidd Kenn
“Chanel Pit” – Tierra Whack
“All My Life” – Lil Durk feat. J. Cole

Nicki Minaj

Hottest Collaboration Single of The Year
“Good Good” – Usher feat. Summer Walker, and 21 Savage
“Moment of Your Life” – Brent Faiyaz feat. Coco Jones
“America Has A Problem (Remix)” – Beyoncé feat. Kendrick Lamar
“Don’t Give It Away” – Fridayy feat. Chris Brown
“Sweet Yamz Remix” – Charlie Wilson feat. Ronald Isley & Fetty Wap

Usher
Beyoncé

Best Visual of The Year
“Kill Bill” – SZA
“Waste My Time” – Ari Lennox
“NO SZNS” – Jean Dawson & SZA
“Forever” – Vedo
“Good Good” – Usher feat. Summer Walker, and 21 Savage

SZA

Producer of The Year
Brian Michael Cox
Hit-Boy
Mike Dean
Jermaine Dupri
Babyface

Babyface

Best R&B Album of The Year
“SOS” – SZA
“Through And Through” – Baby Rose
“Clear 2:Soft Lite” – Summer Walker
“Never Enough” – Daniel Caesar
“Electric Dusk” – Leon Thomas

SZA

Best Rap/Hip-Hop Album of The Year
“For All the Dogs” – Drake
“Pink Tape” – Lil Uzi Vert
“Hood Hottest Princess” – Sexyy Red
“Michael” – Killer Mike
“I Rest My Case” – NBA YoungBoy

Drake

Best Gospel Artist of The Year
Maverick City Music
Kirk Franklin
Tasha Cobbs Leonard
Tye Tribbett
LaTocha

Kirk Franklin

Artist of The Year
Beyoncé
SZA
Usher
Ari Lennox
Coco Jones

Beyoncé

Television + Film

Best Television Series
Found (NBC)
À La Carte (ALLBLK)
Tyler Perry’s Sistas (BET)
Average Joe (BET+)
Double Cross (ALLBLK)
All The Queen’s Men (BET+)

Tyler Perry’s Sistas

Best Film
The Equalizer 3
Chevalier
Creed III
The Reading
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
A Snowy Day in Oakland

Creed III

Best Actress | Television
Mignon Von (Tyler Perry’s Sistas)
Shanola Hampton (Found)
Crystal Hayslett (Tyler Perry’s Sistas & Zatima)
India Love (À La Carte)
Tammy Townsend (Average Joe)
Eva Marcille (All The Queen’s Men)

Crystal Hayslett

Best Actress | Film
Loretta Devine (A Snowy Day in Oakland)
Naomi Ackie (Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody)
Mo’Nique (The Reading)
Lauren London (You People)
Hailey Kilgore (Cinnamon)
Chloe Bailey (Praise This)

Chloe Bailey

Best Actor | Television
Devale Ellis (Tyler Perry’s Sistas & Zatima)
Blue Kimble (Tyler Perry’s Ruthless)
Deon Cole (Average Joe)
Tyler Lepley (Harlem)
Jeff Logan (Double Cross)
Walter Fauntleroy (The Oval)

Devale Ellis

Best Actor | Film
Denzel Washington (The Equalizer 3)
Kelvin Harrison Jr. (Chevalier)
Michael B. Jordan (Creed III)
Eddie Murphy (You People)
Damon Wayans (Cinnamon)
Keith Powers (The Perfect Find)

Creed III - Michael B. Jordan

Best Network/Streamer
ALLBLK
BET+
NBC
Tubi
Netflix
TV One

BET+

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