Kesha awards and nominations
Kesha performing at the 2010 MuchMusic Video Awards.
Totals[a]
Wins27
Nominations96
Note
  1. ^ Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They recognize several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.

American singer-songwriter Kesha has sold over 100 million records worldwide to date, including 87 million tracks and streams as of 2017 and 14 million album equivalent units as of 2019.[1][2] She is also certified for 40.5 million records as a lead artist in the United States alone by the Recording Industry Association of America, with 35.5 million certified digital singles and 5 million certified albums.[3] Including her featured singles, her total combined with her lead singles stands at 53 million, bringing her total record certifications to stand at 58 million, also making her the 15th highest certified female artist in the United States. That said, she topped eight charts on the 2010 Billboard Year-End Chart, including Top New Artists, Hot 100 Songs and Hot 100 Artists.[4]

Having been nominated for over 95 awards, Kesha has been nominated for seven Billboard Music Awards, two Grammy Awards, three American Music Awards, five MTV Video Music Awards, and three MTV Europe Music Awards, winning the award for MTV Europe Music Award for Best New Act in 2010. The singer has also been honored with the Gretchen Wyler Genesis Award, the Human Rights Campaign's Visibility Award, the Billboard Women in Music Trailblazer Award, and the Humane Society of the United States' Voice for the Animals Award.

AMFT Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2017 "Praying" Best Pop Solo Performance Won [5]

ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards are presented annually by the Australian Recording Industry Association to recognize achievements in the Australian music industry.[6]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2011 Herself Best International Artist Nominated

ASCAP Pop Music Awards

The annual ASCAP Pop Music Awards honors the songwriters and publishers of the most performed pop songs.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2011 "Tik Tok" Most Performed Song Won
2019 "Good Old Days" Won

American Music Awards

The American Music Awards is an annual major American music award show by the American Broadcasting Company. It was established in 1973. Kesha has been nominated for 3 awards.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2010[7][8] Herself Artist of the Year Nominated
Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist Nominated
T-Mobile Breakthrough Artist Nominated

Billboard

Billboard Music Awards

The Billboard Music Award is an honor given by Billboard, a publication and music popularity chart covering the music business of the previous year.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2011[9] Herself Top New Artist Nominated
Top Female Artist Nominated
Top Pop Artist Nominated
Top Hot 100 Artist Nominated
Top Digital Songs Artist Nominated
Animal Top Pop Album Nominated
2014 "Timber" (with Pitbull) Top Rap Song Nominated

Billboard Women in Music

Established in 2007, Billboard Women in Music recognizes influential female artists and music executives who have made significant contributions to the business and who, through their work and continued success, inspire generations of women to take on increasing responsibilities within the field.[10]

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2016 Herself Trailblazer Award Won [11]

Bravo Otto

Bravo Otto is a German accolade honoring excellence of performers in film, television and music. Kesha has won one award.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2010 Herself Best Female Singer Won

British LGBT Awards

The British LGBT Awards celebrate the UK's most loved LGBT personalities, innovators and companies, dubbed the "Gay Oscars" by the press. Kesha has received one nomination.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2019 Herself Music Artist Nominated

BMI Pop Awards

Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) is one of three United States 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.[12]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2011[13] "Tik Tok" Award-Winning Songs Won
"Your Love Is My Drug" Won
2012 "Blow" Won
"We R Who We R" Won
"Till The World Ends" Won
2019 "Praying" Won
"Good Old Days" Won

Clio Awards

The Clio Awards is an annual award program that recognizes innovation and creativity in advertising, design and communication.

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2019 Rainbow: The Film Music Marketing: Five Minutes and Over (Silver) Won [14]

Clio Cannabis Awards

The Clio Cannabis Awards celebrates creators at the forefront of cannabis creative, marketing, and communications.[15]

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2022 "Taste So Good" Integrated Campaign (Gold) Won [16]
Partnerships & Collaborations Won [17]

ECHO Awards

The ECHO Award is a German music award granted every year by the Deutsche Phono-Akademie, an association of recording companies.[18]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2011[19] Herself Best International Newcomer Nominated

Eska Music Awards

The Eska Music Awards is a major Polish awards ceremony for national and international music launched in 2002 by Radio Eska. The ceremony is held in Łódź, Poland and takes place in April every following year.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2010[20] Herself Best New Artist Won

The Flecking Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2011[21] Herself Most Annoying Nominated
The Star You Love to Hate Nominated
Put Some Clothes On! Nominated
Best Female Musician Nominated
"We R Who We R" Best Single Nominated
2012[22] Herself Female Twitterer Of The Year Second

GAFFA Awards

The GAFFA Awards (Danish: GAFFA Prisen) have been awarded since 1991 by Danish magazine of the same name in the field of popular music.[23]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2021 Herself Best International Solo Act Nominated
High Road Best International Album Nominated

GLAAD Media Awards

The GLAAD Media Awards were created in 1990 by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation to "recognize and honor media for their fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the LGBT community and the issues that affect their lives."[24]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2018[25] Rainbow Outstanding Music Artist Nominated

Grammy Awards

The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States for outstanding achievements in the music industry. Often considered the highest music honor, the awards were established in 1958.[26]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2018[27] Rainbow Best Pop Vocal Album Nominated
"Praying" Best Pop Solo Performance Nominated

HRC Equality Gala

The Human Rights Campaign Fund was founded by Steve Endean in 1980 as one of the first gay and lesbian political action committee in the United States. HRC's Visibility Award recognizes the outstanding efforts of those who use their incredible talent and visibility to help better the lives of LGBT people.[28]

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2016 Herself Visibility Award Won [29]

Humane Society of the United States

Genesis Awards

The Genesis Awards are awarded annually by the Humane Society of the United States to individuals in the major news and entertainment media for producing outstanding works which raise public awareness of animal issues. Presented by the HSUS Hollywood Outreach program, the awards show takes place every March in California.

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2013 Herself The Gretchen Wyler Award Won [30]

To The Rescue! Gala

The Humane Society of the United States' 2019 To The Rescue! Los Angeles Gala was held on May 4, 2019.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2019 Herself Voice for the Animals Won

iHeartRadio Music Awards

The iHeartRadio Music Award was founded by iHeartRadio in 2014. The event is broadcast live on NBC.[31] Awards were presented to the world's best-selling artists in the various categories and to the best-selling artists from each major territory.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2014[32] "Timber" (with Pitbull) Best Collaboration Won
2019[33] "Here Comes The Change" Song That Left Us Shook Nominated

Hollywood Music in Media Awards

The Hollywood Music in Media Awards (HMMA) honors music in film, television, video games, commercials, and trailers.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2018[34] "Here Comes The Change" Best Original Song - Feature Film Nominated

International Dance Music Awards

The International Dance Music Award was established in 1985. It is a part of the Winter Music Conference, a weeklong electronic music event held annually.[35]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2011[36] "Your Love Is My Drug" Best Pop Dance Track Nominated

Japan Gold Disc Awards

The Japan Gold Disc Awards are an annual ceremony hosted in Japan. The winner are based by sales provided by The Recording Industry Association of Japan.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2011[37] Herself International Artist of The Year Nominated
International New Artist of The Year Won
Three Best New Artists Won

Juno Awards

The Juno Awards are presented annually to Canadian musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music. New members of the Canadian Music Hall of Fame are also inducted as part of the awards ceremonies.mWinners are currently chosen by either members of the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences or a panel of experts depending on the award. In almost all of the main general categories, nominees are determined by sales during the qualifying period; in genre-specific categories, they are determined by panel.[38]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2011[39] Animal International Album of the Year Nominated

MTV Awards

MTV Video Music Awards

The MTV Video Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony established in 1984 by MTV.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2010[40] Herself Best New Artist Nominated
"Tik Tok" Best Female Video Nominated
Best Pop Video Nominated
"My First Kiss" (with 3OH!3) Best Collaboration Nominated
2014 "Timber" (with Pitbull) Nominated

MTV Europe Music Awards

The MTV Europe Music Awards (EMA) were established in 1994 by MTV Networks Europe to celebrate the most popular music videos in Europe.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2010[41] Herself Best New Act Won
Best Push Act Nominated
2012 Best World Stage Performance Nominated

MTV Italian Music Awards

The MTV Italian Music Awards, also known as TRL (Total Request Live) Awards, are hosted annually in Italy by MTV. They award the best video, performers, and artists of the year.[42]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2010 Herself Best Look Nominated
2011 Wonder Woman Award Nominated
2013 Nominated

MTV Video Music Brazil

The MTV Video Music Brazil, commonly known as VMB, was MTV Brazil's annual award ceremony, established in 1995. In 2013, due to the devolution of the brand MTV to Viacom, and with the reformulation of the channel, the ceremony was discontinued.[43]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2010 Herself Best International Act Nominated

MVPA Awards

The MVPA Awards are annually presented by a Los Angeles-based music trade organization to honor the year's best music videos.[44]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2012 "Blow" Best Direction of a Female Artist Nominated

MuchMusic Video Awards

The MuchMusic Video Awards (also known as (the) MMVA or MMVAs) are annual awards presented by the Canadian music video channel MuchMusic to honor the year's best music videos.[45][46]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2010[citation needed] "Tik Tok" International Video of the Year – Artist Nominated
UR FAVE: International Video Nominated
2011 "Take It Off" MuchMUSIC.COM Most Watched Video Nominated
"Your Love Is My Drug" Nominated

NRJ Music Awards

The NRJ Music Awards is a major music ceremony in France, held annually by the radio station NRJ in partnership with the television network TF1.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2011 Herself International Breakthrough of the Year Nominated

NewNowNext Awards

The NewNowNext Awards is an American annual entertainment awards show, presented by the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender-themed channel Logo. Launched in 2008, awards are presented both for LGBT-specific and general interest achievements in entertainment and pop culture.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2010[47] Herself Best New Indulgence Nominated
2013[48] "C'Mon" That's My Jam Won

Nickelodeon Australian Kids' Choice Awards

The Nickelodeon Australian Kids' Choice Awards honor entertainers with a blimp trophy, as voted by children.[49]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2010[50] "Tik Tok" Fave Song Nominated

NME Awards

The NME Awards is an annual music awards show in the United Kingdom, founded by the music magazine, NME (New Musical Express). Though the accolades given are entirely genuine, the ceremony itself is usually carried out in a humorous and jovial manner, and have included categories in the past like "Villain of the year" and "Worst Record". The trophies given to the winners resemble an extended middle finger.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2011[51] Herself Least Stylish Nominated

People's Choice Awards

The People's Choice Awards are a venue for the American public to honor their favorite actors and actresses, musical performers, television shows, and motion pictures. It is fans who voted. [52]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2010 Herself Favorite Breakout Artist Nominated

PETA Libby Awards

The Libby Awards is an annual awards ceremony organized by PETA's youth arm peta2.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2012[53] Herself Most Animal Friendly Pop/Hip-Hop Artist Won
Best peta2 Ad Nominated

Premios 40 Principales

Los Premios 40 Principales were created in 2006 by Spanish music radio station Los 40 Principales to celebrate its 40th anniversary.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2010[54] Herself Best International Artist Nominated
"Tik Tok" Best International Song Nominated

Teen Choice Awards

The Teen Choice Awards is an annual fan voted awards show established in 1999 by the Fox Broadcasting Company.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2010[55] Herself Choice Music: Female Artist Nominated
Choice Music: Breakout Artist – Female Nominated
Choice Summer Music Star: Female Nominated
Animal Choice Music: Album – Pop Nominated
"Your Love Is My Drug" Choice Music: Single Nominated
Choice Summer Music: Single Nominated
2016[56] Herself Choice Style: Female Nominated

Webby Awards

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

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2019[57] "I Need a Woman to Love" Best Editing Won
Rainbow The Film Best Online Music Film Won

World Music Awards

The World Music Award 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).[58]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2010 Herself World's Best New Artist Nominated
2014[59] World's Best Female Artist Nominated
World's Best Live Act Nominated
World's Best Entertainer of the Year Nominated
"Crazy Kids" (with will.i.am) World's Best Song Nominated
World's Best Video Nominated
"Die Young" Nominated
World's Best Song Nominated
Warrior World's Best Album Nominated

Žebřík Music Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2010 Herself Best International Discovery Nominated [60]

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