List of awards and nominations received by Kendrick Lamar
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American rapper Kendrick Lamar has won 40 awards from 114 nominations, including 7 Grammy Awards and the ASCAP Vanguard Award for his work as a composer. In 2015, Lamar received the California State Senate's Generational Icon Award from State Senator Isadore Hall III (D–Compton) who represents California's 35th district.[1]
Lamar received a total of seven nominations at the 2014 Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year. A year later, at the 2015 Grammy Awards, he won Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance for his song "i". Lamar received his second Album of the Year nomination for the 58th Grammy Awards, also leading the list with 11 categories.[2] For the latter, he became the rapper with the most nominations in a single night.[3] At the ceremony, Lamar won five awards, including Best Rap Album for To Pimp a Butterfly, Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance for "Alright", and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for "These Walls".
American Music Awards
Created by Dick Clark in 1973, the American Music Awards is an annual music awards ceremony and one of several major annual American music awards shows. Kendrick Lamar has received two nominations.
Year | Nominee/work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2013 | Good Kid, M.A.A.D City | Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album | Nominated | [4] |
2015 | "Bad Blood" (with Taylor Swift) | Collaboration of the Year | Nominated | [5] |
ASCAP
The ASCAP Awards are held by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers to honor its top members.
ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards
Year | Nominee/work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2013 | Himself | Vanguard Award | Won | [6] |
2014 | "Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe" | Award Winning R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | Won | [7] |
"Fuckin' Problems" | Won | |||
"Give It 2 U" | Won | |||
"Poetic Justice" | Won | |||
"Swimming Pools (Drank)" | Won | |||
"Fuckin' Problems" | Award Winning Rap Songs | Won | [8] | |
"Swimming Pools (Drank)" | Won |
ASCAP Pop Music Awards
Year | Nominee/work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2016 | "Bad Blood" (with Taylor Swift) | Most Performed Songs | Won | [9] |
BET Awards
The BET Awards were established in 2001 by the Black Entertainment Television (BET) network to celebrate African Americans in music, acting, sports and other fields of entertainment. The awards are presented annually and broadcast live on BET.[10] Kendrick Lamar has won four awards from eleven nominations.
Year | Nominee/work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2013 | Himself | Best New Artist | Won | [11] |
Best Male Hip-Hop Artist | Won | |||
"Fuckin' Problems" (with ASAP Rocky, Drake and 2 Chainz) | Best Collaboration | Won | ||
Viewer's Choice | Nominated | |||
Video of the Year | Nominated | |||
"Poetic Justice" (with Drake) | Nominated | |||
Best Collaboration | Nominated | |||
"Swimming Pools (Drank)" | Viewer's Choice | Nominated | ||
2014 | Himself | Best Male Hip Hop Artist | Nominated | [12] |
2015 | Won | [13] | ||
"i" | Viewer's Choice | Nominated | ||
2016 | "Alright" | Video of the Year | Nominated | |
Himself | Best Male Hip-Hop Artist | Nominated |
BET Hip Hop Awards
The BET Hip Hop Awards are hosted annually by BET for hip hop performers, producers and music video directors. Kendrick Lamar has won fourteen awards from twenty six nominations.
Year | Nominee/work | Award | Result |
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2011 | Section.80 | Best Mixtape | Nominated |
2012 | Himself | Lyricist of the Year | Won |
2013 | Won | ||
Best Hip-Hop Style | Nominated | ||
Best Live Performer | Nominated | ||
Hustler of the Year | Nominated | ||
MVP of the Year | Won | ||
Good Kid, M.A.A.D City | Album of the Year | Won | |
"Poetic Justice" | Best Collabo, Duo or Group | Nominated | |
"Fuckin' Problems" | Won | ||
Best Hip-Hop Video | Nominated | ||
Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse | Won | ||
People's Champ Award | Nominated | ||
"Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe" | Nominated | ||
Best Hip-Hop Video | Nominated | ||
2014 | "Control" | Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse | Won |
Himself | Best Live Performer | Nominated | |
Lyricist of the Year | Won | ||
2015 | Won | ||
Best Live Performer | Nominated | ||
MVP of the Year | Nominated | ||
To Pimp a Butterfly | Album of the Year | Nominated | |
"Alright" | Best Hip Hop Video | Won | |
Impact Track | Won | ||
"i" | People's Champ Award | Nominated | |
"Classic Man (Remix)" | Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse | Nominated | |
2016 | "Freedom" | Won | |
Himself | Best Live Performer | Won | |
Lyricist of the Year | Won | ||
MVP of the Year | Nominated |
Billboard Music Awards
The Billboard Music Award is an honor given by Billboard, a publication and music popularity chart covering the music business. Kendrick Lamar has received two nominations.
Year | Nominee/work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2013 | Good Kid, M.A.A.D City | Top Rap Album | Nominated | [14] |
2016 | To Pimp a Butterfly | Nominated | [15] |
Black Reel Awards
The Black Reel Awards annually recognize and celebrate the achievements of black people in feature, independent and television films. Lamar received one nomination.
Year | Nominee/work | Award | Result |
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2015 | "It's On Again" from The Amazing Spider-Man 2 | Best Original or Adapted Song | Nominated |
Brit Awards
The Brit Awards are the British Phonographic Industry's (BPI) annual pop music awards.[16] Lamar has received one nomination.
Year | Nominee/work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2016 | Kendrick Lamar | International Male Solo Artist | Nominated | [17] |
Grammy Awards
The Grammy Award are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States for outstanding achievements in the music industry. The awards were established in 1958. Kendrick Lamar has won seven awards out of twenty nominations.
Year | Nominee/work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2014 | Himself | Best New Artist | Nominated | [18] |
good kid, m.A.A.d city | Album of the Year | Nominated | ||
Best Rap Album | Nominated | |||
"How Many Drinks?" (with Miguel) | Best R&B Performance | Nominated | ||
"Now or Never" (with Mary J. Blige) | Best Rap/Sung Collaboration | Nominated | ||
"Swimming Pools (Drank)" | Best Rap Performance | Nominated | ||
"Fuckin' Problems" (with ASAP Rocky, Drake and 2 Chainz) | Best Rap Song | Nominated | ||
2015 | "i" | Won | [19] | |
Best Rap Performance | Won | |||
2016 | To Pimp a Butterfly | Album of the Year | Nominated | [2] [20] |
Best Rap Album | Won | |||
"Alright" | Song of the Year | Nominated | ||
Best Rap Performance | Won | |||
Best Music Video | Nominated | |||
Best Rap Song | Won | |||
"All Day" (as writer) | Nominated | |||
"These Walls" (with Bilal, Anna Wise and Thundercat) | Best Rap/Sung Collaboration | Won | ||
"Never Catch Me" (with Flying Lotus) | Best Dance Recording | Nominated | ||
"Bad Blood" (with Taylor Swift) | Best Pop Duo/Group Performance | Nominated | ||
Best Music Video | Won |
iHeartRadio Music Awards
The iHeartRadio Music Awards is an international music awards show founded by iHeartRadio in 2014.[21]
Year | Nominee/work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2016 | "Bad Blood" (with Taylor Swift) | Best Collaboration | Nominated | [22] |
MTV Awards
MTV Video Music Awards
The MTV Video Music Awards were established in 1984 by MTV to celebrate the top music videos of the year. Kendrick Lamar has been nominated six times, winning once.
Year | Nominee/work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2013 | "Swimming Pools (Drank)" | Best Hip-Hop Video | Nominated | [23] |
Best Male Video | Nominated | |||
2015 | "Alright" | Video of the Year | Nominated | [24] |
Best Male Video | Nominated | |||
Best Hip-Hop Video | Nominated | |||
Best Direction | Won | |||
MTV Europe Music Awards
The MTV Europe Music Awards were established in 1994 by MTV Europe. Kendrick Lamar has been nominated six times.
Year | Nominee/work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2015 | "Bad Blood" (with Taylor Swift) | Best Song | Won | [25] |
Best Video | Nominated | |||
Best Collaboration | Nominated | |||
"Alright" | Best Video | Nominated | ||
Himself | Best Hip-Hop | Nominated | ||
Best US Act | Nominated |
MTV Video Music Awards Japan
The MTV Video Music Awards Japan is the Japanese version of the American Video Music Awards. Kendrick Lamar has received one award from two nominations.
Year | Nominee/work | Award | Result |
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2013 | "Fuckin' Problems" (with ASAP Rocky, Drake and 2 Chainz) | Best Hip-Hop Video | Won |
"Swimming Pools (Drank)" | Nominated |
mtvU Woodie Awards
mtvU, a division of MTV Networks owned by Viacom, broadcasts a 24-hour television channel available on more than 750 college and university campuses across the United States.[26] mtvU holds an annual awards show, the mtvU Woodie Awards,[27] in which winners are determined by online voting.[28] Kendrick Lamar has been nominated twice.
Year | Nominee/work | Award | Result |
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2012 | "Y.H.N.I.C" | Breaking Woodie | Nominated |
2013 | Himself | Woodie of the Year | Nominated |
MOBO Awards
The MOBO Awards were established in 1996 by Kanya King to recognize artists on ethnicity or nationality in black music in the United Kingdom.
Year | Nominee/work | Award | Result |
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2013 | Himself | International Artist | Won |
2015 | To Pimp A Butterfly | Best International Album | Nominated |
NAACP Image Awards
An NAACP Image Award is an accolade presented by the American National Association for the Advancement of Colored People to honor outstanding people of color in film, television, music, and literature.
Year | Nominee/work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2015 | Himself | Outstanding Male Artist | Nominated | [29] |
"i" | Outstanding Music Video | Nominated | ||
Outstanding Song | Nominated | |||
2016 | Himself | Outstanding Male Artist | Nominated | [30] |
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards
The Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards are annual award shows launched by Nickelodeon. Lamar has received two nominations.
Year | Nominee/work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2016 | "Bad Blood" (with Taylor Swift) | Favorite Song of the Year | Nominated | [31] |
Favorite Collaboration | Nominated |
NME Awards
The NME Awards were created by the NME magazine and was first held in 1953.[32] Lamar has received two nominations.
Year | Nominee/work | Award | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | Kendrick Lamar | Best International Solo Artist | Nominated | [33] |
To Pimp a Butterfly | Best Album | Nominated |
People's Choice Awards
The People's Choice Awards are presented annually by Procter & Gamble.[34] Lamar has received two nominations.
Year | Nominee/work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2016 | Himself | Favorite Hip-Hop Artist | Nominated | [35] |
"Bad Blood" (with Taylor Swift) | Favorite Song | Nominated | ||
2017 | Himself | Favorite Hip-Hop Artist | Pending |
Spike Video Game Awards
The Spike Video Game Awards (also known as the VGAs, and the VGX in its final year) were an annual award show hosted by Spike TV between 2003 and 2013 (a decade long run) that recognized the best computer and video games of the year. Kendrick Lamar was nominated for Best Song in A Game for "A.D.H.D." featured on Grand Theft Auto V.
Year | Nominee/work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2013 | "A.D.H.D." | Best Song in A Game | Nominated | [36] |
Soul Train Music Awards
The Soul Train Music Awards is an annual award show aired in national broadcast syndication that honors the best in African American music and entertainment established in 1987. Kendrick Lamar has won twice from eight nominations.
Year | Nominee/work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2013 | Himself | Best New Artist | Nominated | [37] |
Good Kid, M.A.A.D City | Album of the Year | Won | ||
"How Many Drinks?" (with. Miguel) | Best Collaboration | Nominated | ||
"Poetic Justice" (feat. Drake) | Best Hip-Hop Song of the Year | Nominated | ||
Song of the Year | Nominated | |||
Video of the Year | Nominated | |||
2015 | "Alright" | Best Hip Hop Song of the Year | Won | [38] |
Video of the Year | Nominated |
Teen Choice Awards
The Teen Choice Awards were established in 1999 to honor the year's biggest achievements in music, movies, sports and television, being voted by young people aged between 13 and 19. Lamar has won twice.
Year | Nominee/work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2015 | Choice Music: Break-Up Song | "Bad Blood" (with Taylor Swift) | Won | [39] |
Choice Summer Song | Nominated | |||
Choice Music: Collaboration | Won | |||
YouTube Music Awards
The YouTube Music Awards (commonly abbreviated as a YTMA) is an awards show presented by YouTube to honor the best in the music video medium.
Year | Nominee/work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2015 | Himself | 50 artists to watch | Won | [40] |
Notes
- ↑ Awards in certain categories do not have prior nominations and only winners are announced by the jury. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.
References
- ↑ Grow, Kory (May 12, 2015). "Kendrick Lamar Named 'Generational Icon' by California Senate". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
- 1 2 "Grammy Nominations 2016: See the Full List of Nominees". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. December 7, 2015. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
- ↑ "Grammy Awards 2016: Kendrick Lamar made history with an unapologetically black album". Los Angeles Times. December 7, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
- ↑ "American Music Award Nominations: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Lead With Six". The Hollywood Reporter. Prometheus Global Media. October 10, 2013. Retrieved October 10, 2013.
- ↑ "2015 American Music Awards: Taylor Swift Leads Nominations". Prometheus Global Media. Billboard. October 13, 2015. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
- ↑ "Vanguard Award Kendrick Lamar". ASCAP. June 27, 2013. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
- ↑ "ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards 2014 - R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". ASCAP. June 26, 2014. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
- ↑ "ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards 2014 - Rap Songs". ASCAP. June 26, 2014. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
- ↑ "2016 ASCAP Pop Music Awards". ASCAP. April 28, 2016. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
- ↑ "Press Release". Black Entertainment Television. Retrieved August 15, 2010.
- ↑ "BET Awards 2013 Winnerst". BET. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
- ↑ "Beyonce & Jay Z Lead 2014 BET Awards". Billboard. 2014-01-26. Retrieved 2014-05-14.
- ↑ Variety Staff. "BET Awards Winners: Full List". Variety. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
- ↑ "Billboard Music Awards 2013: The Complete Winners List". MTV News Staff. MTV. May 19, 2013. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
- ↑ "Billboard Music Awards 2016: See the Finalists". Billboard Staff. Billboard. April 11, 2016. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
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- ↑ Billboard Staff (January 14, 2016). "Adele, James Bay, Years & Years Lead Brit Awards 2016 Nominations". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
- ↑ Billboard Staff (December 6, 2013). "Grammy Awards 2014: Full Nominations List". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
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- ↑ Ryan, Patrick (May 2, 2014). "iHeartRadio Music Awards: 5 things you need to know". USA Today. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
- ↑ "iHeartRadio Music Awards Announce 2016 Nominees, Performers & New Categories". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. February 9, 2016. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
- ↑ Montgomery, James (July 17, 2013). "2013 MTV Video Music Awards: The Nominations Are In!". MTV. Viacom. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
- ↑ "2015 MTV Video Music Awards Nominees Revealed: Taylor Swift, Kendrick Lamar, Ed Sheeran & More". Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- ↑ Szalai, Georg. "MTV EMAs: Taylor Swift Leads With 9 Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
- ↑ "Who We Are". mtvU. 15 December 2007. Retrieved 23 January 2009.
- ↑ "mtvU Woodie Awards". MTV. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
- ↑ "The Woodies Official Voting Rules". mtvU. 10 November 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
- ↑ "NAACP Image Awards: The Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. February 6, 2015. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
- ↑ "'Creed,' 'Empire' Top NAACP Image Award Nominations; Full List". The Hollywood Reporter. February 4, 2016. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
- ↑ "Here Are The Nominees For The 2016 Kids' Choice Awards". MTV News. February 2, 2016. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
- ↑ Lipshutz, Jason (February 19, 2015). "5 Seconds of Summer Celebrates Winning 'Worst Band' Award". Billboard. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
- ↑ Britton, Luke Morgan (February 17, 2016). "NME Awards 2016 with Austin, Texas full winners list". NME. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
- ↑ "Lady Antebellum to Perform at People's Choice Awards 2015". Procter & Gamble. December 12, 2014. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
- ↑ "Nominees & Winners". People's Choice Awards. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
- ↑ Jones, Elton (November 20, 2013). "VGX 2013 Video Game Award Categories and Nominations Officially Announced". heavy.com.
- ↑ "2013 Soul Train Music Awards Nominees". BET. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
- ↑ "Soul Train Music Awards 2015 Nominees". BET. October 17, 2015. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
- ↑ "2015 Teen Choice Award Winners – Full List". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
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