MTV Europe Music Award for Best Urban explained

The MTV Europe Music Award for Best Urban was given out between the years 2007 and 2009. It has since been retired.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

2000s

Year	Artist	Ref
2007
	Rihanna	^[1]
	Beyoncé
	Gym Class Heroes
	Timbaland
	Justin Timberlake
	Kanye West
2008
	Kanye West	^[2]
	Beyoncé
	Chris Brown
	Alicia Keys
	Lil Wayne
2009
	Jay Z	^[3]
	Ciara
	Eminem
	Kanye West
	T.I.

Notes and References

1. Sources for Nominations/Winners:
   • The Nominations: Web site: Amy Winehouse, My Chemical Romance, Arctic Monkeys up for MTV Awards. September 24, 2007. NME. August 13, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20210724100622/https://www.nme.com/news/music/my-chemical-romance-161-1341736. live. July 24, 2021.
   • The Winner: Web site: MTV Europe Music Awards winners. November 2, 2007. The Guardian. August 13, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20130927040426/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2007/nov/02/2. dead. September 27, 2013.
2. Web site: MTV EMAs name Rick Astley 'Best Act Ever'. November 7, 2008. NME. October 19, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20150102081344/https://www.nme.com/news/various-artists/40913. dead. January 2, 2015.
3. Sources for Nominations/Winners:
   • The Nominations: Web site: Factbox-MTV Europe Music Awards nominations. November 5, 2009. Reuters. August 13, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230812235016/https://www.reuters.com/article/music-mtv-europe/factbox-mtv-europe-music-awards-nominations-idUSL554101320091105. live. August 12, 2023.
   • The Winner: Web site: Beyonce, Eminem win big at MTV Europe Music Awards. November 6, 2009. NME. August 13, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20170812104020/https://www.nme.com/news/music/beyonce-334-1311367. live. August 12, 2017.