Awards & Winners

R. Kelly

Date of Birth 08-January-1967
Place of Birth Chicago
(Illinois, United States of America, Chicago metropolitan area, Area code 872)
Nationality United States of America
Also know as R Kelly, R. Kellly, R.Kelly, R Kelly, R-Kelly, Kelly, R., Robert Sylvester Kelly, Robert Kelly, The Pied Piper, Kells
Profession Singer, Record producer, Songwriter, Singer-songwriter, Musician, Music Video Director, Actor, Music executive, Multi-instrumentalist, Rapper, Artist, Screenwriter, Composer, Film Director, Film Score Composer, Film Producer
Robert Sylvester Kelly, known professionally as R. Kelly, is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. A native of Chicago, Illinois, often referred to as King of R&B, Kelly began performing during the late 1980s and debuted in 1992 with the group Public Announcement. In 1993, Kelly went solo with the album 12 Play. He is known for a collection of major hit singles including "Bump n' Grind", "Your Body's Callin'", "I Believe I Can Fly", "Gotham City", "Ignition", "If I Could Turn Back the Hands of Time", "The World's Greatest", "I'm a Flirt", and the hip-hopera "Trapped in the Closet". In 1998, Kelly won three Grammy Awards out of five nominations for "I Believe I Can Fly". Kelly has written, produced, and remixed songs and albums for many artists, including Aaliyah's 1994 debut album Age Ain't Nothing But a Number. In 1996, Kelly was nominated for a Grammy for writing Michael Jackson's song "You Are Not Alone". In 2002 and 2004, Kelly released collaboration albums with rapper Jay-Z and has been a guest vocalist for other hip hop artists like Nas, Sean Combs, and Fat Joe. The Recording Industry Association of America has recognized R. Kelly as one of the best-selling music artists in the United States with 40 million albums sold as well as only the fifth black artist to crack the top 50 of the same list. In March 2011, R. Kelly was named the most successful R&B artist of the last 25 years by Billboard. Kelly has released 12 solo studio albums, sold nearly 100 million albums worldwide making him the most successful R&B male artist of the 1990s.

Awards by R. Kelly

Check all the awards nominated and won by R. Kelly.

2014


Nominations 2014 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Billboard Music Award for Top R&B Album Black Panties
World Music Award for World’s Best Album Black Panties
World Music Award for World’s Best Male Artist
World Music Award for World’s Best Live Act
World Music Award for World’s Best Entertainer of the Year
World Music Award for World’s Best Song PYD

2013


NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Song
Honored for : I Look to You

Nominations 2013 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Song I Look to You

2012


Nominations 2012 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Soul Train Music Award for Album of the Year Write Me Back
Soul Train Music Award for Record of the Year Share My Love
Grammy Award for Best R&B Album Write Me Back

2011


Nominations 2011 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Male Artist
BET Centric Award
Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance Radio Message
Track from: Love Letter
Grammy Award for Best R&B Album Love Letter

2010


Nominations 2010 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Soul Train Music Award for Record of the Year When a Woman Loves
Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance When A Woman Loves
Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Album Untitled

2008


Nominations 2008 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Echo Award for Best Hip Hop/Urban Artist (International) Double Up

2007


Nominations 2007 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Album Double Up
Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals Same Girl (feat. Usher)
Grammy Award for Best Music Film Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 13-22

2006


Soul Train Music Award for Stevie Wonder Award – Outstanding Achievement in Songwriting

Nominations 2006 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul or Rap Music Video Trapped in the Closet
Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Single, Male Trapped in the Closet
Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Album, Male TP.3 Reloaded
BET Award for Video of the Year Trapped in the Closet

2005


American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist

Nominations 2005 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Album, Male Happy People / U Saved Me
American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist

2004


Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Album, Male
Honored for : Chocolate Factory
Soul Train Music Awards Special Quincy Jones Award for Outstanding Career Achievements-Male

Nominations 2004 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Album, Male Chocolate Factory
BET Award for Best Male R&B/Pop Artist
American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist
Soul Train Music Award for Album of the Year Chocolate Factory
Billboard Music Award for Top R&B Artist
MTV Video Music Award for Best R&B Video Step in the Name of Love (remix)
Billboard Music Award for R&B/Hip-Hop Album Artist of the Year
Billboard Music Award for R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Artist of the Year
Billboard Music Award for Hot 100 Songwriter of the Year
Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance Happy People
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Album Chocolate Factory

2003


Billboard Music Award for R&B Songwriter of the Year
Billboard Music Award for R&B/Hip-Hop Producer of the Year
Billboard Music Award for Hot 100 Songwriter of the Year
Billboard Music Award for Hot 100 Producer of the Year
BET Award for Best Male R&B/Pop Artist

Nominations 2003 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Billboard Music Award for Top Artist
Billboard Music Award for Top R&B Artist
BET Award for Best Male R&B/Pop Artist
Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Album - Group, Band or Duo The Best of Both Worlds
BET Award for Viewer's Choice Ignition (Remix)
MTV Video Music Award for Best R&B Video Ignition (Remix)
Billboard Music Award for Hot 100 Producer of the Year
Billboard Music Award for R&B/Hip-Hop Producer of the Year
Billboard Music Award for R&B Songwriter of the Year
American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Album Chocolate Factory
Billboard Music Award for Hot 100 Songwriter of the Year
Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance Step in the Name of Love
American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist
November ceremony
Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Album Chocolate Factory

2002


Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Single - Group, Band or Duo
Honored for : Contagious

Nominations 2002 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist
Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Single - Group, Band or Duo Contagious
American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist
Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance The World's Greatest

2001


Black Reel Awards for Best Song
Honored for : The World's Greatest
Billboard Music Award for R&B/Hip-Hop Album Artist of the Year
Billboard Music Award for Top R&B Song
Honored for : Fiesta
Billboard Music Award for R&B Songwriter of the Year
Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Single, Male
Honored for : I Wish
Billboard Music Award for Top R&B Album
Honored for : TP-2.com
Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Album, Male
Honored for : TP-2.com
Billboard Music Award for Top R&B Artist
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Music Video
Honored for : I Wish
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Male Artist
Honored for : I Wish

Nominations 2001 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Black Reel Awards for Best Song The World's Greatest
from Ali
Billboard Music Award for Top R&B Artist
Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Album, Male TP-2.com
BET Award for Best Male R&B/Pop Artist
Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Album of the Year TP-2.com
Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Single, Male I Wish
Billboard Music Award for Top R&B Album TP-2.com
BET Award for Viewer's Choice I Wish
MTV Video Music Award for Best R&B Video I Wish
Billboard Music Award for Top R&B Song Fiesta
Billboard Music Award for R&B/Hip-Hop Album Artist of the Year
Billboard Music Award for R&B Songwriter of the Year
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Male Artist I Wish
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Music Video I Wish

2000


BMI Film & TV Award for Most Performed Song from a Film
Honored for : Life
Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Album of the Year
Honored for : R.
American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist

Nominations 2000 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist
Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Album of the Year R.
Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance I Wish
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Music Video If I Could Turn Back the Hands of Time

1999


Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Album, Male
Honored for : R.
Soul Train Music Award for Sammy Davis, Jr. – Entertainer of the Year (Male)
Billboard Music Award for Top R&B Artist

Nominations 1999 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Billboard Music Award for Top R&B Artist
Billboard Music Award for Top Male Artist
Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Album, Male R.
Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Single, Male Half on a Baby
Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Single, Male Lean on Me
Billboard Music Award for R&B/Hip-Hop Album Artist of the Year
Billboard Music Award for Top R&B Album R.
Billboard Music Award for Hot 100 Singles Male Artist of the Year
Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance When a Woman's Fed Up
Grammy Award for Best R&B Album R.
Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group Satisfy You

1998


Nominations 1998 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Single, Male I Believe I Can Fly
Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals I'm Your Angel
Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals Lean on Me

1997


NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Song
Honored for : I Believe I Can Fly
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Music Video
Honored for : I Believe I Can Fly
Grammy Award for Best R&B Song
Honored for : I Believe I Can Fly
Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
Honored for : I Believe I Can Fly
Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
Honored for : I Believe I Can Fly
(Songwriter)

Nominations 1997 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Album of the Year R. Kelly
MTV Video Music Award for Best Male Video I Believe I Can Fly
Grammy Award for Record of the Year I Believe I Can Fly
Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Album, Male R. Kelly
American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist
Grammy Award for Song of the Year I Believe I Can Fly
MTV Movie Award for Best Song from a Movie I Believe I Can Fly
from Space Jam
MTV Video Music Award for Best Video from a Film I Believe I Can Fly
from Space Jam
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Music Video I Believe I Can Fly
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Song I Believe I Can Fly
Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance I Believe I Can Fly
Grammy Award for Best R&B Song I Believe I Can Fly
Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media I Believe I Can Fly

1996


Billboard Music Award for Top R&B Artist

Nominations 1996 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Billboard Music Award for Top R&B Artist
MTV Video Music Award for Best Male Video Down Low
Billboard Music Award for Top R&B Song Down Low (Nobody Has to Know)

1995


Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Single, Male
Honored for : Bump n' Grind

Nominations 1995 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Single, Male Bump n' Grind
American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Album 12 Play
Grammy Award for Song of the Year You Are Not Alone

1994


Billboard Music Award for Top R&B Artist

Nominations 1994 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Billboard Music Award for Top R&B Artist
MTV Video Music Award for Best R&B Video Bump n' Grind

1993


Nominations 1993 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Single Honey Love