List of awards and nominations received by Alicia Keys


is an American singer-songwriter, pianist, and music producer. She was signed to Columbia Records at 15 years old, later leaving Columbia to sign with Arista Records and then J Records. Her debut album, Songs in A Minor, was released on June 5, 2001. Four Songs in A Minor, Keys was nominated for six Grammy Awards, winning five, including Best R&B Album, Song of the Year for "Fallin'", and Best New Artist. Among other accolades, she also received two MTV Video Music Awards nominations, winning Best New Artist, six American Music Awards nominations, winning two, and eight Billboard Music Award nominations, winning Female Artist of the Year and New R&B/Hip-Hop Artist of the Year.
Keys' second album, The Diary of Alicia Keys, was released on December 2, 2003. For Diary, Keys received, among other accolades, Grammy Awards for Best R&B Album, Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for "If I Ain't Got You", Best R&B Song for "You Don't Know My Name", and Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals for "My Boo" ; Best R&B Female Artist at the BET Awards; and Female Artist of the Year, Hot 100 Songwriter of the Year, R&B/Hip-Hop Single of the Year for "If I Ain't Got You", and R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Artist of the Year at the Billboard Music Awards.
In 2006, Keys received 12 nominations and won 3, including Outstanding Female Artist, Outstanding song and Outstanding Music Video for "Unbreakable" at the NAACP Image Awards. In 2008, Keys received 30 nominations and won 16, including Best Album, Pop/Rock and Best Album, Soul/R&B for As I Am at the American Music Awards; Best Female R&B Vocal Performance and Best R&B Song for "No One" at the Grammy Awards and World's Best Selling R&B Artist at the World Music Awards.

American Music Awards

The American Music Awards are held annually to award the outstanding achievements of American artists in the record industry. Keys has won five awards from sixteen nominations.

Artivist Awards

ASCAP Awards

The ASCAP Awards are held annually by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers.

ASCAP Pop Awards

The ASCAP Pop Music Awards honors the songwriters and publishers of the most performed pop songs. Keys has won four awards.

ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Awards

The ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards honors songwriters and publishers of top R&B, hip hop, and reggae music. Keys has won eight awards, including one special award.

BCG Awards

Keys has received four nominations.

BEFFTA Awards

The Black Entertainment, Film, Fashion, Television and Arts Awards celebrate and reward the achievements of the known and unknown black personalities within entertainment, film, fashion, television and arts. Keys has received three nominations.

Billboard Awards

Billboard Music Awards

The Billboard Music Awards are held to honor artists for commercial performance in the United States based on record charts published by Billboard. Keys has won nine awards from twenty-seven nominations.

Billboard Latin Music Awards

The Billboard Latin Music Awards reflect the performance of recordings on the Hot Latin Songs. Keys has been nominated three times and has won one award.

Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Awards

The Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Awards reflect the performance of recordings on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Tracks. Keys has won six awards.

BET

BET Awards

The BET Awards annually celebrate African Americans and other minorities in music, acting, sports, and other fields of entertainment. Keys has won seven awards from fifteen nominations.

BETJ Virtual Awards

The BETJ Virtual Awards is an annual awards ceremony to recognize jazz musicians. Keys has won one award from three nominations.

BET Hip Hop Awards

The BET Hip Hop Awards is an award show celebrating hip-hop performers, producers and music video directors. Keys has won two awards.

BET Honors

is an award show, which celebrates the lives and achievements of African American luminaries. Keys has won one award.

BET Pre-Awards

The BET Pre-Awards celebrate African Americans and other minorities in music, acting, sports, and other fields of entertainment. These annually presented awards are presented before the BET Awards and broadcast live on BET. Keys has won two awards.

Black Girls Rock!

is an award show, which honors and empowers women of color around the world in many different fields. Keys has received one award.

Black Reel Awards

The Black Reel Awards annually recognize and celebrate the achievements of black people in feature, independent and television films. Keys has received four nominations.

BMI Awards

BMI London Pop Awards

BMI Urban Awards

BT Digital Music Awards

The BT Digital Music Awards are held annually in the United Kingdom. Keys has received one nomination.

BRAVO OTTO Awards (Hungary)

Keys has received one nomination.

Brit Awards

The Brit Awards are the British Phonographic Industry's annual pop music awards. Keys has been nominated ten times.

Capital FM Awards

The Capital FM Awards is an awards show in the United Kingdom held by the radio station Capital that recognizes music releases from local and international artists. Keys has received one nomination.

Celebs Gone Good Awards

Keys has received two nominations.

CMT Music Awards

The CMT Music Awards is an annual ceremony dedicated exclusively to honor country music videos. Keys has received one nomination.

Critics' Choice Movie Awards

The Critics' Choice Movie Awards are bestowed annually by the Broadcast Film Critics Association to honor the finest in cinematic achievement. Keys has received one nomination.

Directors Guild of America Awards

The Directors Guild of America Awards are issued annually by the Directors Guild of America. Keys has been nominated once.

DVF Awards

are held to recognize and support women who are using their resources, commitment and visibility to transform the lives of other women. Keys has received one award.

ECHO Awards

The ECHO Awards are an annual German music award ceremony that recognizes outstanding achievement in the music industry. Keys has won one award from two nominations.

Edison Awards

The Edison Music Award is an annual Dutch music prize, awarded for outstanding achievements in the music industry. Keys has won one award from six nominations.

Essence Awards

The Essence Awards celebrate the achievements of prominent African Americans. Keys has received one award.

EMMA Awards

The Ethnic Multicultural Media Academy promote diversity within the media industry by publicly recognizing the levels of excellence achieved by the multicultural community, and the qualities that each ethnic group brings to the professional and commercial success of the United Kingdom

Fonogram Awards

Fonogram Awards is the national music awards of Hungary, held every year since 1992 and promoted by Mahasz.

GLAMOUR Magazine Women of the Year Awards

Grammy Awards

The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Keys has won fifteen awards from twenty-nine nominations, including Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best New Artist, she won the last two.

GRAMMYs on the Hill Awards

Groovevolt Music and Fashion Awards

Guinness World Records

The Guinness World Records is a reference book published annually, listing world records and national records, both of human achievements and the extremes of the natural world.
YearNominated WorkRecordResult
2008Alicia KeysFirst singer to replace themselves at No.1 on US R&B/Hip Hop Songs chart

Harlem School of the Arts Awards

Hollywood Film Awards

Hungarian Music Awards

The Hungarian Music Awards are handed out annually by the Hungarian Recording Industry Association. Keys has received two nominations.

IFPI Hong Kong Top Sales Music Awards

The IFPIHKG Awards are held annually in Hong Kong to honor every year's best-selling artists. Keys has received one award.

iHeartRadio Music Awards

International Dance Music Awards

The International Dance Music Awards recognizes achievements in the electronic dance music industry. Keys has received three nominations.

Italian Music Awards

The Italian Music Awards are held to recognize the achievements in the Italian music industry both by domestic and international artists. Keys has been nominated twice.

Kora Awards

The Kora Awards are music awards given annually for musical achievement in sub-Saharan Africa. Keys has won two awards.

La Chanson de l'Année

La Chanson de l'année is a French awards ceremony. Keys has received one nomination.

Meteor Music Awards

The Meteor Music Awards are the national music awards of Ireland, established by mobile telecommunications company Meteor. Keys has received one nomination.

MOBO Awards

The MOBO Awards are held annually in the United Kingdom to recognize artists of any race or nationality performing music of black origin. Keys has won one award from ten nominations.

MP3 Music Awards

The MP3 Music Awards are held to honour the most popular artists and the best mp3 players and mp3 retailers. Keys has been nominated three times.

MTV Awards

MTV Africa Music Awards

The MTV Africa Music Awards, established in 2008, are an annual awards ceremony celebrate the most popular music in Africa. Keys has won one award.

MTV Asia Awards

The MTV Asia Awards was annual Asian awards ceremony established by the MTV television network. Keys has received two nominations.

MTV Europe Music Awards

The MTV Europe Music Awards is an event presented by MTV Networks Europe which awards prizes to musicians and performers. Keys has won three awards from ten nominations.

MTV Video Music Awards

The MTV Video Music Awards were established in 1984 by MTV to celebrate the top music videos of the year. Keys has won four awards from twelve nominations.

MTV Video Music Awards Japan

The MTV Video Music Awards Japan is the Japanese version of the MTV Video Music Awards. Keys has received fourteen nominations.

MTV Video Play Awards

MTV Video Play Awards are held to celebrate the most played music videos across the global MTV network. Keys has received two awards.

mtvU Woodie Awards

The mtvU Woodie Awards is an award show that recognizes music and artists voted best by college students. Keys has received four nominations.

MuchMusic Video Awards

The MuchMusic Video Awards is an annual awards ceremony presented by the Canadian music video channel MuchMusic. Keys has been nominated twice.

Music Choice Video on Demand Awards

My VH1 Music Awards

The My VH1 Music Awards was an annual music award ceremony held by American television network VH1. Keys has won two award from five nominations.

NAACP Image Awards

The NAACP Image Awards is an award presented annually by the American National Association for the Advancement of Colored People to honor outstanding people of color in film, television, music and literature. Keys has won seventeen awards from thirty-eight nominations.

New York Music Awards

The New York Music Awards celebrates New York-born-and-raised and NY-based/NY-identified artists and their recordings. Keys has received two awards.

Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards

The Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards is an annual awards showthat honors the year's biggest television, movie, and music acts, as voted by Nickelodeon viewers. Keys has been nominated five times.

NME Awards

The NME Awards is a music awards show hosted by music magazine NME. Keys has been nominated once.

NRJ Music Awards

A major Award Ceremony that takes place in cannes, France.

NRJ Radio Awards

O Music Awards

The O Music Awards is an awards show presented by Viacom to honor music, technology and intersection between the two. Keys has received one nomination.

People's Choice Awards

The People's Choice Awards is an annual awards show recognizing the people and the work of popular culture. Keys has won two awards from nine nominations.

Premios 40 Principales Music Awards

is an annual Spanish award show by the musical radio station Los 40 Principales. Keys has won one award.

Premio Lo Nuestro

is an awards show honoring the best of Latin music, presented by television network Univision. Keys has been nominated once.

Premios Ondas

are given to recognize professionals in the fields of radio and television broadcasting, the cinema, and the music industry. Keys has won two awards.

Premios Oye!

awards are presented annually by the Academia Nacional de la Música en México for outstanding achievements in Mexican record industry. Keys has received four nominations.

Primetime Emmy Awards

The Primetime Emmy Award is an American accolade bestowed by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in recognition of excellence in American primetime television programming, were first held in 1949 at the Hollywood Athletic Club.

Producer's Guild of America Awards

The Producer's Guild of America's “Digital 25” awards program recognizes individuals or teams who have made exceptional contributions to the advancement of digital entertainment and storytelling. Keys has won one award.

Professional Performing Arts School Awards

Record of the Year

is an award voted by the UK public. Keys has been nominated once.

RTHK International Pop Poll Awards

The RTHK International Pop Poll Awards is an annual award show in Hong Kong that honors the best in international and national music. Keys has won two awards.

Satellite Awards

The Satellite Awards are an annual award given by the International Press Academy. Keys has won one award.

Shorty Awards

Songwriter's Hall of Fame Awards

The Songwriter's Hall of Fame Awards celebrates established songwriters. Keys has received one award.

Soul Train Awards

Soul Train Music Awards

The Soul Train Music Awards is an annual award show that honors the best in African American music and entertainment. Keys has won nine awards from eighteen nominations.

Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards

The Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards is an awards show that honors the accomplishments of women in the music industry. Keys has won two awards from seven nominations.

Spin Magazine Reader's Poll

Swiss Music Awards

The Swiss Music Awards is an award show that honors national and international musicians. Keys has won one award.

TEC Awards

The TEC Awards is an annual award show recognizing the achievements of audio professionals. Keys has been nominated five times.

Teen Choice Awards

The Teen Choice Awards is an awards show presented annually by the Fox Broadcasting Company. Keys has been nominated eleven times.

The Recording Academy New York Chapter honors

TMF Awards (Netherlands)

Keys has won one award.

TRL Awards

The TRL Awards are presented by MTV Italy to celebrate the most popular artists and music videos in Italy. Keys has received one nomination.

UK Music Video Awards

Vibe Awards

The Vibe Awards are an annual award ceremony that honor hip hop, R&B and soul musicians. Keys has won two awards from four nominations.

VIVA Comet Awards

The VIVA Comet Awards is a German pop music award ceremony, presented by the television channel VIVA. Keys has been nominated once.

Webby Awards

The Webby Awards is an annual award show for excellence on the Internet presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences.

Woodie King Jr.'s New Federal Theatre Award

In commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the Woodie King Jr.'s New Federal Theatre, special awards were given to people who have changed the cultural life of the United States. Alicia Keys was one of the recipients.

World Music Awards

The World Music Awards is an international awards show that annually honors musicians based on their worldwide sales figures, which are provided by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Keys has won three awards.

Unite4:Humanity Awards