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
Best R&B Male Artist
Usher
Chris Brown
October London
Brent Faiyaz
J. Brown
Best Rap Artist
Killer Mike
Drake
Lil Uzi Vert
GloRilla
NBA YoungBoy
Best New R&B/Hip-Hop Artist
October London
Honey Bxby
Fridayy
Ivory Scott
Breez Kennedy
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Producer of The Year
Brian Michael Cox
Hit-Boy
Mike Dean
Jermaine Dupri
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
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
Best Gospel Artist of The Year
Maverick City Music
Kirk Franklin
Tasha Cobbs Leonard
Tye Tribbett
LaTocha
Artist of The Year
Beyoncé
SZA
Usher
Ari Lennox
Coco Jones
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+)
Best Film
The Equalizer 3
Chevalier
Creed III
The Reading
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
A Snowy Day in Oakland
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)
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)
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)
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)
Best Network/Streamer
ALLBLK
BET+
NBC
Tubi
Netflix
TV One
