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 KingdomFonogram 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.Year | Nominated Work | Record | Result | |
2008 | Alicia Keys | First singer to replace themselves at No.1 on US R&B/Hip Hop Songs chart |