BET Award for Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award

BET Awards for Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award
CountryUnited States
Presented byBET Awards
First awarded2001
Currently held byTems – "Me & U" (2024)
Most awardsKirk Franklin (7)
Most nominationsKirk Franklin (19)
Website[1]

The BET Awards Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award is given to an urban contemporary gospel artist. The winner is determined based on sales and overall quality of content released within the eligibility period. The award was originally titled Best Gospel Artist, but was later renamed to its current title in 2017. Kirk Franklin currently holds the record for this category, with seven wins.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

2000s

Year Artist Ref
2001
Donnie McClurkin [citation needed]
Yolanda Adams
Kirk Franklin
Mary Mary
Hezekiah Walker
2002
Yolanda Adams [citation needed]
Kurt Carr
Kirk Franklin
Fred Hammond
CeCe Winans
2003
Yolanda Adams [citation needed]
Kirk Franklin
Donnie McClurkin
Smokie Norful
Tonéx
2004
Yolanda Adams [citation needed]
Byron Cage
Donnie McClurkin
Smokie Norful
Vickie Winans
2005
Donnie McClurkin [1]
Fred Hammond
Ruben Studdard
Kanye West
CeCe Winans
2006
Kirk Franklin [citation needed]
Yolanda Adams
Mary Mary
Smokie Norful
CeCe Winans
2007
Kirk Franklin [citation needed]
Shirley Caesar
Fred Hammond
Dave Hollister
Mary Mary
2008
Marvin Sapp [citation needed]
The Clark Sisters
Kirk Franklin
Deitrick Haddon
Trin-I-Tee 5:7
2009
Mary Mary [citation needed]
Regina Belle
Shirley Caesar
Smokie Norful
Trin-I-Tee 5:7

2010s

Year Artist Song Ref
2010
Marvin Sapp [citation needed]
The Anointed Pace Sisters
Kirk Franklin Presents Artists United For Haiti
Tamela Mann
Vickie Winans
2011
Mary Mary [citation needed]
Byron Cage
Deitrick Haddon
Karen Clark Sheard
BeBe & CeCe Winans
2012
Yolanda Adams [citation needed]
Kim Burrell
James Fortune & FIYA
Fred Hammond
Trin-I-Tee 5:7
2013
Mary Mary [2]
Deitrick Haddon
Lecrae
Tamela Mann
Marvin Sapp
2014
Tamela Mann [3]
Erica Campbell
Donnie McClurkin
Tye Tribbett
Hezekiah Walker
2015
Lecrae [4]
Erica Campbell
Deitrick Haddon
Fred Hammond
Mali Music
Michelle Williams
2016
Kirk Franklin [5]
Erica Campbell
Anthony Brown & Group TherAPy
Tasha Cobbs
Lecrae
Tamela Mann
2017
Lecrae "Can't Stop Me Now (Destination)" [6]
Fantasia (feat. Tye Tribbett) "I Made It"
Kirk Franklin (feat. Sarah Reeves, Tasha Cobbs and Tamela Mann) "My World Needs You"
Tamela Mann "God Provides"
CeCe Winans "Never Have to Be Alone"
2018
Lecrae (feat. Tori Kelly) "I'll Find You" [7]
Marvin Sapp "Close"
Ledisi & Kirk Franklin "If You Don't Mind"
Snoop Dogg (feat. B.Slade) "Words Are Few"
Tasha Cobbs Leonard (feat. Nicki Minaj) "I'm Getting Ready"
2019
Snoop Dogg (feat. Rance Allen) "Blessing Me Again" [8]
Erica Campbell (feat. Warryn Campbell) "All of My Life"
Fred Hammond "Tell Me Where It Hurts"
Kirk Franklin "Love Theory"
Tori Kelly (feat. Kirk Franklin) "Never Alone"

2020s

Year Artist Song Ref
2020
Kirk Franklin "Just for Me" [9]
Fred Hammond "Alright"
John P. Kee (feat. Zacardi Cortez) "All of My Life"
Kanye West "Follow God"
PJ Morton (feat. Le'Andria Johnson and Mary Mary) "All In His Pain"
The Clark Sisters "Victory"
2021
Kirk Franklin "Strong God" [10]
BeBe Winans "In Jesus Name"
CeCe Winans "Never Lost"
H.E.R. "Hold Us Together"
Marvin Sapp "Thank You for It All"
Tamela Mann "Touch from You"
2022
Kirk Franklin and Lil Baby "We Win" [11]
Kanye West "Come to Life"
Kelly Price "Grace"
Fred Hammond "Hallelujah"
H.E.R. and Tauren Wells "Hold Us Together (Hope Mix)"
Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music "Jireh"
Marvin Sapp "All in Your Hands"
2023
Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin "Bless Me"
Tamela Mann "Finished (Live)"
CeCe Winans "I've Got Joy"
Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin featuring Naomi Raine & Chandler Moore "Kingdom"
Tye Tribbett "New"
Yolanda Adams "One Moment from Glory"
PJ Morton featuring Lisa Knowles-Smith, Le'Andria Johnson, Keke Wyatt, Kierra Sheard & Tasha Cobbs Leonard "The Better Benediction (Pt.2)"
2024
Tems "Me & U"
Shirley Caesar "Award All of the Glory"
Kirk Franklin "All Things"
Halle "Angel"
CeCe Winans "Come Jesus Come"
Erica Campbell "Do You Believe in Love?"
Maverick City Music, Naomi Raine & Chandler Moore "God Problems"
Kirk Franklin "Try Love"

Multiple wins and nominations

Wins

Nominations

References

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