This is a comprehensive list of awards and nominations won by American recording artist

R. Kelly Robert Sylvester Kelly (born January 8, 1967) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and sex offender convicted of racketeering and multiple sex offenses. During his recording career, Kelly sold over 75 million records worldwi ...

. His awards are predominantly in R&B and hip-hop genre categories. Over the course of 25 years, Kelly has won a total of 110 awards from 274 nominations.

American Music Awards

Created by Dick Clark in 1973, the

American Music Awards The American Music Awards (AMAs) is an annual American music awards show, generally held in the fall, created by Dick Clark in 1973 for ABC when the network's contract to air the Grammy Awards expired, and currently produced by Dick Clark Pro ...

is an annual music awards ceremony, and one of several major annual American music awards shows.

BET Awards

The

BET Awards The BET Awards is an American award show that was established in 2001 by the Black Entertainment Television network to celebrate black entertainers and other minorities in music, film, sports and philanthropy. The awards, which are presented annua ...

were established in 2001 by the Black Entertainment Television (BET) network to celebrate

African American African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans and Afro-Americans) are an ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from sub-Saharan Africa. The term "African American" generally denotes descendants of ens ...

s and other minorities in music, acting, sports and other fields of entertainment. The awards are presented annually and broadcast live on BET.

Billboard Awards

The

Billboard Music Award The ''Billboard'' Music Awards are honors given out annually by ''Billboard'', a publication covering the music business and a music popularity chart. The ''Billboard'' Music Awards show has been held annually since 1990, with the exception of t ...

is an honor that began in 1989 given by '' Billboard'', a publication and music popularity chart covering the music business.

Billboard R&B/Hip Hop Awards

Billboard.com's Readers Poll

Billboard End Of Year Chart Awards

This award is based on U.S. sales and airplay on music. A nomination means that it is in the top five or three that year. , - , style="text-align:center;" rowspan="20", 1994 , style="text-align:center;" rowspan="11", R. Kelly , style="text-align:center;", Top Hot 100 Singles Artist - Male , , - , style="text-align:center;", Top R&B/Hip Artist , , - , style="text-align:center;", Top R&B/Hip Hop Artist - Male , , - , style="text-align:center;", Top R&B/Hip Hop Album Artist - Male , , - , style="text-align:center;", Top R&B/Hip Hop Album Artist , , - , style="text-align:center;", Top R&B/Hip Hop Singles Artist - Male , , - , style="text-align:center;", Top Pop Artist , , - , style="text-align:center;", Top Billboard 200 Album Artist - Male , , - , style="text-align:center;", Top Hot Dance Music Maxi-Singles Sales Artist , , - , style="text-align:center;", Top Singles Artist - Male , , - , style="text-align:center;", Top Pop Artist - Male , , - , style="text-align:center;", 12 Play , style="text-align:center;", Top R&B/Hip Album , , - , style="text-align:center;" rowspan="4", Bump N' Grind , style="text-align:center;", Top Singles Sales , , - , style="text-align:center;", Top R&B/Hip Hop Singles , , - , style="text-align:center;", Top R&B/Hip Hop Singles Sales , , - , style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3", Top R&B/Hip Hop Airplay , , - , style="text-align:center;", Your Body's Callin' , , - , style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3", Back And Forth (As songwriter) , , - , style="text-align:center;", Top R&B/Hip Hop Singles , , - , style="text-align:center;", Top R&B/Hip Hop Singles Sales , , - , style="text-align:center;" rowspan="14", 1996 , style="text-align:center;" rowspan="11", R. Kelly , style="text-align:center;", Top Album Artist - Male , , - , style="text-align:center;", Top Singles Artist - Male , , - , style="text-align:center;", Top Singles Songwriter - Male , , - , style="text-align:center;", Top R&B/Hip Hop Artist , , - , style="text-align:center;", Top R&B/Hip Hop Artist - Male , , - , style="text-align:center;", Top R&B/Hip Hop Album Artist , , - , style="text-align:center;", Top R&B/Hip Hop Album Artist - Male , , - , style="text-align:center;", Top R&B/Hip Hop Singles Artist , , - , style="text-align:center;", Top R&B/Hip Hop Singles Artist - Male , , - , style="text-align:center;", Top R&B/Hip Hop Producers , , - , style="text-align:center;", Top R&B/Hip Hop Songwriters , , - , style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3", Down Low (Nobody Has To Know) , style="text-align:center;", Top R&B/Hip Hop Singles Sales , , - , style="text-align:center;", Top R&B/Hip Hop Singles Airplay , , - , style="text-align:center;", Hot Dance Music Maxi- Singles Sales , , - , style="text-align:center;" rowspan="7", 1997 , style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2", R. Kelly , style="text-align:center;", Top Singles Artist - Male , , - , style="text-align:center;", Top R&B/Hip Hop Singles Artist - Male , , - , style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3", I Believe I Can Fly , style="text-align:center;", Top Singles Sales , , - , style="text-align:center;", Top R&B/Hip Hop Singles Sales , , - , style="text-align:center;", Top Soundtrack Singles , , - , style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2", G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T. (As songwriter) , style="text-align:center;", Top R&B/Hip Singles & Tracks , , - , style="text-align:center;", Top R&B/Hip Songs Airplay , , - , style="text-align:center;" rowspan="18", 1999 , style="text-align:center;" rowspan="12", R. Kelly , style="text-align:center;", Top Pop Artist - Male , , - , style="text-align:center;", Top Singles Artist - Male , , - , style="text-align:center;", Top Singles Songwriter , , - , style="text-align:center;", Top Singles Producer , , - , style="text-align:center;", Top R&B/Hip Hop Singles Songwriter , , - , style="text-align:center;", Top R&B/Hip Hop Singles Producer , , - , style="text-align:center;", Top R&B/Hip Hop Artist , , - , style="text-align:center;", Top R&B/Hip Hop Artist - Male , , - , style="text-align:center;", Top R&B/Hip Hop Album Artist , , - , style="text-align:center;", Top R&B/Hip Hop Album Artist - Male , , - , style="text-align:center;", Top R&B/Hip Hop Singles & Tracks Artist , , - , style="text-align:center;", Top R&B/Hip Hop Singles & Tracks Artist - Male , , - , style="text-align:center;", I'm Your Angel (With

Celine Dion Céline Marie Claudette Dion ( ; born 30 March 1968) is a Canadian singer. Noted for her powerful and technically skilled vocals, Dion is the best-selling Canadian recording artist, and the best-selling French-language artist of all time. Her ...

) , style="text-align:center;", Top Singles Sales , , - , style="text-align:center;", R. , style="text-align:center;", Top R&B/Hip Hop Album , , - , style="text-align:center;" rowspan="4", Fortunate (As songwriter) , style="text-align:center;", Top R&B/Hip Hop Singles & Tracks , , - , style="text-align:center;", Top R&B/Hip Hop Singles Sales , , - , style="text-align:center;", Top R&B/Hip Hop Singles & Tracks Airplay , , - , style="text-align:center;", Top Soundtrack Singles , , - , style="text-align:center;" rowspan="6", 2001 , style="text-align:center;" rowspan="4", R. Kelly , style="text-align:center;", Top R&B/Hip Hop Artist , , - , style="text-align:center;", Top R&B/Hip Hop Artist - Male , , - , style="text-align:center;", Top R&B/Hip Hop Album Artist , , - , style="text-align:center;", Top R&B/Hip Hop Album Artist - Male , , - , style="text-align:center;", TP-2.com , style="text-align:center;", Top R&B/Hip Hop Album , , - , style="text-align:center;", Fiesta , style="text-align:center;", Top R&B/Hip Hop Singles & Tracks , , - , style="text-align:center;" rowspan="20", 2003 , style="text-align:center;" rowspan="15", R. Kelly , style="text-align:center;", Top Pop Artist , , - , style="text-align:center;", Top Pop Artist - Male , , - , style="text-align:center;", Top Album Artist - Male , , - , style="text-align:center;", Top Singles Artist , , - , style="text-align:center;", Top Singles Artist - Male , , - , style="text-align:center;", Top R&B/Hip Hop Artist , , - , style="text-align:center;", Top R&B/Hip Hop Artist - Male , , - , style="text-align:center;", Top R&B/Hip Hop Album Artist , , - , style="text-align:center;", Top R&B/Hip Hop Album Artist - Male , , - , style="text-align:center;", Top R&B/Hip Hop Singles & Tracks Artist , , - , style="text-align:center;", Top R&B/Hip Hop Singles & Tracks Artist - Male , , - , style="text-align:center;", Top R&B/Hip Hop Producer , , - , style="text-align:center;", Top R&B/Hip Hop Songwriter , , - , style="text-align:center;", Top Producer , , - , style="text-align:center;", Top Songwriter , , - , style="text-align:center;" rowspan="5", Ignition (Remix) , style="text-align:center;", Top Singles & Tracks , , - , style="text-align:center;", Top Airplay Tracks , , - , style="text-align:center;", Top R&B/Hip Hop Singles & Track , , - , style="text-align:center;", Top R&B/Hip Hop Singles Sales , , - , style="text-align:center;", Top R&B/Hip Hop Airplay , , - , style="text-align:center;" rowspan="6", 2004 , style="text-align:center;" rowspan="6", R. Kelly , style="text-align:center;", Top R&B/Hip Hop Artist , , - , style="text-align:center;", Top R&B/Hip Hop Artist - Male , , - , style="text-align:center;", Top R&B/Hip Hop Album Artist , , - , style="text-align:center;", Top R&B/Hip Hop Album Artist - Male , , - , style="text-align:center;", Top R&B/Hip Hop Singles & Tracks Artist , , - , style="text-align:center;", Top R&B/Hip Hop Singles & Tracks Artist - Male , , - , style="text-align:center;", 2005 , style="text-align:center;", In The Kitchen/Trapped in the Closet , style="text-align:center;", Top R&B/Hip Hop Song Sales ,

BMI Awards

BMI Film & TV Awards

BMI Urban Awards

Broadcast Music, Inc. Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) is a performance rights organization in the United States. It collects blanket license fees from businesses that use music, entitling those businesses to play or sync any songs from BMI's repertoire of over 20.6 milli ...

(BMI) is one of three U.S. performing rights organizations, along with ASCAP and SESAC. It collects license fees on behalf of songwriters, composers, and music publishers, and distributes them as royalties to those members whose works have been performed. In 2012, BMI collected $898.7 million in licensing fees and distributed $749.8 million in royalties.

ECHO Awards, Germany

Black Real Awards

Chicago Music Awards

Grammy Awards

The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the

National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences The Recording Academy (formally the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences; abbreviated NARAS) is an American learned academy of musicians, producers, recording engineers, and other musical professionals. It is famous for its Grammy Aw ...

. Kelly has won three awards from 25 nominations. "Lean On Me" by

Kirk Franklin Kirk Dewayne Franklin (born January 26, 1970) is an American songwriter, choir director, gospel singer, and rapper. He is best known for leading urban contemporary gospel ensembles such as The Family, God's Property, and One Nation Crew (1NC) ...

, which features Kelly, has been nominated for three awards, only one is featured; the other two (Song of The Year and Best R&B Song) are for the songwriter Franklin. Other songs that Kelly has worked on, written and that have been nominated for a Grammy are: Best Pop Vocal Performance ("

You Are Not Alone "You Are Not Alone" is a song by American singer Michael Jackson from his ninth studio album, '' HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I'' (1995). It was released on August 15, 1995, as the second single from the album. An R&B ballad, "You ...

"), Best R&B Male Vocalist ("

Fortunate "Fortunate" is a neo soul song from the 1999 motion picture ''Life'' and was released on the film's soundtrack. The song was written, composed, produced and arranged by R. Kelly and recorded by Maxwell. "Fortunate" was awarded Best R&B Single o ...

" and "When You Call On Me"). , - , style="text-align:center;", 1996 , "

" (

Michael Jackson Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist. Dubbed the "King of Pop", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century. Over a ...

's song) , Song of the Year , , - , style="text-align:center;" rowspan="5",

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently s ...

, rowspan="5", "

I Believe I Can Fly "I Believe I Can Fly" is a song written, produced, and performed by disgraced American singer R. Kelly from the soundtrack to the 1996 film ''Space Jam''. It was originally released on November 26, 1996, and was later included on Kelly's 1998 a ...

" ,

Record of the Year The Grammy Award for Record of the Year is presented by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without reg ...

, , - , Song of the Year , , - ,

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance The Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance was awarded between 1968 and 2011. The award has had several minor name changes: *In 1968 it was awarded as Best R&B Solo Vocal Performance, Male *From 1969 to 1994 it was awarded as Best R&B V ...

, , - ,

Best R&B Song The Grammy Award for Best R&B Song (sometimes known as the R&B Songwriter's Award) has been awarded since 1969. From 1969 to 2000, it was known as the Grammy Award for Best Rhythm and Blues Song. Beyoncé has won it a record four times, while Bab ...

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Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media The Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media (including its previous names) is the Grammy Awards awarded to songs written for films, television, video games or other visual media. Recipients * Each year is linked ...

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, "

I'm Your Angel "I'm Your Angel" is a duet by Celine Dion and R. Kelly from Dion's ''These Are Special Times'' album and Kelly's '' R.'' album. It was released on 13 October 1998. The song was written and produced by R. Kelly. The single was very successful, re ...

" (with

) , Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals , , - , "Lean On Me" (with

Mary J. Blige Mary Jane Blige ( ; born January 11, 1971) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Often referred to as the " Queen of Hip-Hop Soul" and " Queen of R&B", Blige has won nine Grammy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, four American Music Award ...

Crystal Lewis Crystal Lynn Lewis (born September 11, 1969) is an American contemporary Christian and jazz singer, songwriter and actress. Lewis has been nominated for several Grammy Awards, and has won multiple GMA Dove Awards. Additionally, she has released ...

, & Bono) , Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group , , - , style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3",

2000 File:2000 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Protests against Bush v. Gore after the 2000 United States presidential election; Heads of state meet for the Millennium Summit; The International Space Station in its infant form as seen from S ...

, " When a Woman's Fed Up" , Best Male R&B Vocal Performance , , - , '' R.'' ,

Best R&B Album The Grammy Award for Best R&B Album is an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality works on albums in the R&B music genre. Honors ...

, , - , " Satisfy You" (with Puff Daddy) ,

Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group The Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group was awarded between 1991 and 2011, alongside the Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance. Previously a single award was presented for Best Rap Performance. The award was discontin ...

, , - , style="text-align:center;", 2001 , " I Wish" , Best Male R&B Vocal Performance , , - , style="text-align:center;", 2003 , " The World's Greatest" , Best Male R&B Vocal Performance , , - , style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2", 2004 , " Step in the Name of Love" , Best Male R&B Vocal Performance , , - , ''

Chocolate Factory ''Chocolate Factory'' is the fifth studio album by American recording artist R. Kelly, released on February 18, 2003, by Jive Records. Recording sessions took place mainly at Rockland Studios and Chicago Recording Company in Chicago, Illinois, and ...

'' ,

Best Contemporary R&B Album The Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Album was an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality works on albums in the contemporary ...

, , - , style="text-align:center;", 2005 , " Happy People" , Best Male R&B Vocal Performance , , - , style="text-align:center;", 2006 , '' Trapped in the Closet Chapters 1–12'' , Best Long Form Music Video , , - , style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2",

2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...

, " Same Girl" (with Usher) ,

Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals The Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal was awarded between 1970 and 2011. From 1967 to 1969 and in 1971 the award included instrumental performances. The award had several minor name changes: *From 1967 to 1968 the ...

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Trapped in the Closet Chapters 13–22 Trapped in the Closet is a 2007 musical comedy-drama film directed by R. Kelly and Jim Swaffield and written by Kelly based on the song of the same name. Released on August 21, 2007, the film follows protagonist Sylvester, a man who in order not ...

'' , Best Long Form Music Video , , - , style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2", 2011 , " When a Woman Loves" , Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance , , - , ''

Untitled Untitled or (Untitled) may refer to: Artworks * '' Untitled (2004)'', by Banksy * ''Untitled'' (1982 painting), by American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat * ''Untitled'' (Devil), a 1982 painting by American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat * ''Untitled ...

'' , Best Contemporary R&B Album , , - , style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2",

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, " Radio Message" ,

Best Traditional R&B Performance The Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance is an accolade presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally named the Gramophone Awards, to performers of quality traditional R&B vocal performances. ...

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Love Letter A love letter is an expression of love in written form. However delivered, the letter may be anything from a short and simple message of love to a lengthy explanation and description of feelings. History One of the oldest references to a l ...

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Write Me Back ''Write Me Back'' is the eleventh studio album by American contemporary R&B, R&B singer, songwriter, and producer R. Kelly. Released on June 25, 2012, by RCA Records, it was written and produced primarily by Kelly as the follow-up to his 2010 alb ...

'' , Best R&B Album , , - , style="text-align:center;", 2015 , " It's Your World" (with

Jennifer Hudson Jennifer Kate Hudson (born September 12, 1981), also known by her nickname J.Hud, is an American singer, actress, and talk show host. Throughout her career, she has received various accolades for her works in recorded music, film, televisio ...

) ,

Best R&B Performance The Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards. According to the 54th Grammy Awards description guide it is designed for s ...

International Dance Music Awards

MOBO Awards

The Music of Black Origin (MOBO) Awards were established in 1996 by

Kanya King Kanya King, (born in Kilburn, London) is a British entrepreneur who is the founder of the MOBO Awards. Biography King was born in Kilburn, London, to an Irish mother and a Ghanaian father, being the youngest of their nine children. Her father ...

. They are held annually in the United Kingdom to recognize artists of any race or nationality performing music of black origin.

MTV Awards

MTV Movie Awards

MTV Video Music Awards

MTV Europe Music Awards

MTV Australia Video Music Awards

NAACP Image Awards

The

NAACP Image Awards The NAACP Image Awards is an annual awards ceremony presented by the U.S.-based National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) to honor outstanding performances in film, television, theatre, music, and literature. Similar to ...

is an award ceremony from the

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is a civil rights organization in the United States, formed in 1909 as an interracial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans by a group including W. E. ...

Soul Train Music Awards

The

Soul Train Music Awards The Soul Train Music Awards is an annual music awards show which previously aired in national broadcast syndication, and honors the best in African-American culture, music and entertainment. It is produced by the makers of '' Soul Train'', the p ...

is an annual award show aired in national broadcast syndication that honors the best in African American music and entertainment, established in 1987. No other artist has been nominated for more Soul Train awards than Kelly.

The Source Hip Hop Awards

Vibe Awards

In 2013, Kely was named the number one musical genius since 1993 by Vibe.

Blockbuster Entertainment Awards

Stellar Awards

Ozone Awards

Dove Awards

Whudat Music Awards

MuchMusic Video Awards

World Music Awards

The

World Music Award The World Music Awards is an international award show founded in 1989 under the patronage of Albert II, Prince of Monaco and co-founder/executive producer John Martinotti. The event is based in Monte Carlo. Awards are presented to the world' ...

is an international awards show founded in 1989, that annually honors recording artists based on worldwide sales figures provided by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI).

Hong Kong Hit Radio Awards

Guinness Book of World Records

Rescinded awards

Rescinded awards due to allegations and convictions of sex trafficking: 2013: Key to the City of

Baton Rouge, Louisiana Baton Rouge ( ; ) is a city in and the capital of the U.S. state of Louisiana. Located the eastern bank of the Mississippi River, it is the parish seat of East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana's most populous parish—the equivalent of counties ...

. Revoked September 30, 2021.

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