This is a list of awards and nominations received by Alicia Keys, an American singer-songwriter, record producer, television personality and entrepreneur. With seventeen wins, she is the fourth most awarded female artist at the Grammy Awards. She also won nine Billboard Music Awards, four MTV VMA, three MTV EMA, eighteen NAACP Image Awards and eleven Soul Train Music Awards.
Active in the music industry field since the 2000s, Keys published her debut album, Songs in A Minor in 2001. The project was nominated for six Grammy Awards, winning five, including Best R&B Album, Song of the Year for "Fallin'", and Best New Artist. Keys also received a MTV Video Music Awards, two American Music Awards, six NAACP Image Awards and two Billboard Music Awards. Keys' second album, The Diary of Alicia Keys (2003) promoted by the lead singles "If I Ain't Got You" and "You Don't Know My Name", winning three Grammy Awards. She also won six Billboard Music Awards, including Hot 100 Songwriter of the Year. The same year she collaborated with Usher on "My Boo" which won the Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals. In 2005 she published her live album Unplugged promoted by the single "Unbreakable", which won two NAACP Image Awards.
The third studio album As I Am (2008) won two American Music Awards while the songs "No One" and "Superwoman" won three awards at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards. The following studio album The Element of Freedom (2009) was promoted by "Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready)" which won a Soul Train Music Award. The same year she was featured on Jay-Z's song "Empire State of Mind", which won the Grammy Awards for Best Rap Song and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration, a MTV VMA and a BET Award. In 2012 she published fifth studio album Girl on Fire winner of the Grammy Award for Best R&B Album while the song of the same name won an NAACP Image Award. The sixth album Here (2016) was promoted by short-form film Alicia Keys: The Gospel recognized with a Clio Awards. The following two studio albums were Alicia (2020), which won the Grammy Award for Best Immersive Audio Album, and Keys (2021).
Keys also received nominations at the Primetime Emmy Awards and News and Documentary Emmy Awards as executive producer and host at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards. In 2024 her Broadway jukebox musical Hell's Kitchen won a Drama League Awards for Outstanding Production of a Musical and received a nomination at the Tony Award for Best Musical. For her original song "Another Way to Die" for James Bond film Quantum of Solace she was nominated at the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Song.
For her impact in the music industry she was honored with the Hal David Starlight Award by the Songwriters Hall of Fame (2005), with the Impact Awards by the Billboard Women in Music (2019), the Innovator Award by the IHeartRadio Music Awards (2019) and The Recording Academy's Producers & Engineers Wing Award (2018). ASCAP recognized Keys with the Songwriter of the Year in 2005 and the Golden Note Award in 2009, while the BET awarded Keys with the Artis of Decade Award in 2010.
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.American Music Awards nominees and winners 2002–2008:American Music Awards nominees and winners 2010–2013:
|rowspan="6"|2002 |Songs in A Minor |Favorite Album, Soul/R&B
|rowspan="6"|Alicia Keys |Favorite Female Artist, Pop/Rock
|Favorite New Artist, Pop/Rock
|Favorite Female Artist, Soul/R&B
|Favorite New Artist, Soul/R&B
|Favorite Internet Artist
|rowspan="2"|2004 |Favorite Female Artist, Soul/R&B
|The Diary of Alicia Keys |Favorite Album, Soul/R&B
|rowspan="5"|2008 |rowspan="2"|As I Am |Best Album, Pop/Rock
|Best Album, Soul/R&B
|rowspan="4"|Alicia Keys |Artist of the Year
|Favorite Female Artist, Pop/Rock
|Favorite Female Artist, Soul/R&B
|rowspan="2"|2010 |Favorite Female Artist, Soul/R&B
|The Element of Freedom |Best Album, Soul/R&B
|2013 |Alicia Keys |Favorite Female Artist, Soul/R&B |
Amnesty International Awards
|2017 |Alicia Keys |Ambassador of Conscience Award |
Arthur Miller Foundation Awards
|2024 |Alicia Keys |Arts & Culture Award |
Artivist Awards
|2013 |Alicia Keys |Artivist Award |
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.
|2003 |"Fallin'" |rowspan="4"|Most Performed Song
|rowspan="2"|2005 |"If I Ain't Got You"
|"You Don't Know My Name"
|2009 |"No One" |
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.
|2002 |"Fallin'" |Award Winning R&B/Hip-Hop Song
|rowspan="2"|2005 |Alicia Keys |Songwriter of the Year
|"If I Ain't Got You" |Top R&B/Hip-Hop Song of the Year
|rowspan="4"|2009 |Alicia Keys |Golden Note Award
|"Like You'll Never See Me Again" |Top R&B/Hip-Hop Song of the Year
|"No One" |Ascap R&B/Hip-Hop Award
|"Teenage Love Affair" |Ascap R&B/Hip-Hop Award
|2014 |"Girl on Fire" |Award Winning R&B/Hip-Hop Song |
BCG Awards Keys has received four nominations.
|2012 |Alicia Keys – Keep A Child Alive Foundation |Celebrity Giver of the Year
|rowspan="3"|2015 |Alicia Keys – Black Ball |Best Charity Event of the Year
|#WeAreHere |BCG Best Cause Campaign of the Year
|Alicia Keys |BCG Celebrity Giver of the Year |
BEFFTA Awards The Black Entertainment, Film, Fashion, Television and Arts (BEFFTA) 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.
|2010 |rowspan="3"|Alicia Keys |rowspan="3"|Best International Act
|2014
|2016 |
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.
|rowspan="8"|2001 |"Fallin'" |Hot 100 Single of the Year
|Songs in A Minor |R&B/Hip-Hop Album of the Year
|rowspan="10"|Alicia Keys |Female Artist of the Year
|New Artist of the Year
|Female Albums Artist of the Year
|Female Hot 100 Singles Artist of the Year
|Female R&B/Hip-Hop Artist of the Year
|New R&B/Hip-Hop Artist of the Year
|rowspan="13"|2004 |Artist of the Year
|Female Artist of the Year
|Hot 100 Artist of the Year
|Hot 100 Songwriter of the Year
|rowspan="2"|The Diary of Alicia Keys |R&B/Hip-Hop Album of the Year
|Billboard 200 Album of the Year
|rowspan="2"|"If I Ain't Got You" |R&B/Hip-Hop Single of the Year
|R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay Single of the Year
|"Diary" |R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay Single of the Year
|rowspan="6"|Alicia Keys |R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Artist of the Year
|R&B/Hip-Hop Artist of the Year
|R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Artist of the Year
|rowspan="2"|Female R&B/Hip-Hop Artist of the Year
|2005
|rowspan="2"|2011 |Top R&B Artist
||"Un-thinkable (I'm Ready)" |Top R&B Song
|rowspan="3"|2013 ||Alicia Keys |Top R&B Artist
||"Girl On Fire" |Top R&B Song
||Girl on Fire |Top R&B Album |
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.
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"| 2010 ||rowspan="2"| Alicia Keys || Crossover Artist of the Year || |- | Crossover Artist of the Year, Solo|| |- || "Looking for Paradise" || Hot Latin Song of the Year, Vocal Event||
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.
|rowspan="6"|2002 |Songs in A Minor |Top R&B/Hip-Hop Album
|rowspan="5"|Alicia Keys |Top R&B/Hip-Hop Artist
|Top R&B/Hip-Hop Artist, Female
|Top R&B/Hip-Hop Artist, New
|R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Artist
|R&B/Hip-Hop Songwriter of the Year
|rowspan="5"|2004 |The Diary of Alicia Keys |Top R&B/Hip-Hop Album
|rowspan="3"|Alicia Keys |Top R&B/Hip-Hop Artist
|Top R&B/Hip-Hop Artist, Female
|Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Artist
|"You Don't Know My Name" |rowspan="2"|Top R&B/Hip-Hop Single
|rowspan="6"|2005 |rowspan="2"|"Diary"
|Top R&B/Hip-Hop Single, Airplay
|rowspan="5"|Alicia Keys |Top R&B/Hip-Hop Artist, Female
|Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Artist
|Top Songwriter
|Top Producer
|2006 |R&B/Hip-Hop Artist, Female |
Billboard Women in Music
|2019 |Alicia Keys |Impact Award |
Berlin Music Video Awards The Berlin Music Video Awards in an international festival that promotes the art of music videos.
|2022 |CITY OF GODS |Best Cinematography |
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.
|rowspan="3"|2002 |rowspan="2"|Alicia Keys |Best New Artist
|Best Female R&B Artist
|"Fallin'" |Viewers' Choice Award
|rowspan="2"|2004 |"You Don't Know My Name" |Video of the Year
|rowspan="2"|Alicia Keys |rowspan="2"|Best Female R&B Artist
|rowspan="2"|2005
|"My Boo" |Best Collaboration
|rowspan="3"|2008 |"Like You'll Never See Me Again" |Video of the Year
|Alicia Keys |Best Female R&B Artist
|"No One" |Viewers' Choice Award
|2009 |rowspan="3"|Alicia Keys |Humanitarian Award
|rowspan="5"|2010 |Artist of the Decade
|Best Female R&B Artist
|rowspan="3"|"Empire State of Mind" |Viewers' Choice Award
|Video of the Year
|Best Collaboration
|2013 |Alicia Keys |Best Female R&B/Pop Artist
|2019 |"Raise a Man" |rowspan="2"|BET Her
|2020 |"Underdog" |
BETJ Virtual Awards The BETJ Virtual Awards is an annual awards ceremony to recognize jazz musicians. Keys has won one award from three nominations.
|rowspan="3"|2008 |"Teenage Love Affair" |Song of the Year
|As I Am |Album of the Year
|Alicia Keys |Female Artist of the Year |
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.
||2006 |"Ghetto Story Chapter 2" |Best Collaboration
|rowspan="2"|2010 |rowspan="2"|"Empire State of Mind" |Best Hip Hop Video
|Perfect Combo Award
|2022 | "City of Gods" | Impact Track
BET Honors BET Honors is an award show, which celebrates the lives and achievements of African American luminaries. Keys has won one award.
|2008 |Alicia Keys |Entertainment 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.
|rowspan="2"|2008 |"Teenage Love Affair" |Best Acting in a Video – Drama Kings & Queens
|"Like You'll Never See Me Again" |Best Action in a Video – Hip-Hop Action |
Black Girls Rock! 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.
|2012 |Alicia Keys |Rock Star |
Black American Music Association Awards
|2023 |Alicia Keys |Ella Fitzgerald Gold Standard 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.
||2007 |"People Get Ready" |Best Song, Original or Adapted
|2014 |"Queen of the Field (Patsey's Song)" |rowspan="3|Outstanding Original Song
|2015 |"It's on Again"
|2017 |"Back to Life" |
Black Theatre United Awards
|2024 |Alicia Keys |Aspire Award |
BMI Awards
BMI London Pop Awards
|2003 |"Gangsta Lovin'" |Urban Award |
BMI Urban Awards
|2003