American Music Award for Favorite Contemporary Inspirational Artist

American Music Awards for Favorite Contemporary Inspirational Artist
CountryUnited States
Presented byAmerican Music Awards
First awarded2002
Last awarded2022
Currently held byFor King & Country
Most awards
Most nominationsCasting Crowns (8)
Websitetheamas.com

The American Music Award for Favorite Artist – Contemporary Inspirational has been awarded since 2002. Years reflect the year in which the awards were presented, for works released in the previous year (until 2003 onward when awards were handed out on November of the same year). The all-time winners in this category are Casting Crowns and Lauren Daigle with four wins each. Casting Crowns is the most nominated act with eight nominations.

Winners and nominees

2000s

Year Artist Ref
2002
(29th)
Yolanda Adams [citation needed]
Steven Curtis Chapman
Donnie McClurkin
2003
(30th)
Avalon [1]
Jars of Clay
P.O.D.
2003
(31st)
Steven Curtis Chapman [2]
MercyMe
Third Day
2004
(32nd)
MercyMe [3]
Steven Curtis Chapman
Third Day
2005
(33rd)
Mary Mary [4]
Casting Crowns
Jars of Clay
2006
(34th)
Kirk Franklin [5]
Aly & AJ
Casting Crowns
2007
(35th)
Casting Crowns [6]
Jeremy Camp
tobyMac
2008
(36th)
Third Day [7]
Casting Crowns
MercyMe
2009
(37th)
Mary Mary [8]
Jeremy Camp
Brandon Heath

2010s

Year Artist Ref
2010
(38th)
MercyMe [9]
Casting Crowns
tobyMac
2011
(39th)
Casting Crowns [10]
Third Day
tobyMac
2012
(40th)
tobyMac [11]
Jeremy Camp
Newsboys
2013
(41st)
Matthew West [12]
tobyMac
Chris Tomlin
2014
(42nd)
Casting Crowns [13]
Hillsong United
Newsboys
2015
(43rd)
Casting Crowns [14]
Hillsong United
MercyMe
2016
(44th)
Hillsong United [15]
Lauren Daigle
Chris Tomlin
2017
(45th)
Lauren Daigle [16]
MercyMe
Chris Tomlin
2018
(46th)
Lauren Daigle [17]
MercyMe
Zach Williams
2019
(47th)
Lauren Daigle [18]
MercyMe
For King & Country

2020s

Year Artist Ref
2020
(48th)
Lauren Daigle [19]
For King & Country
Kanye West
2021
(49th)
Carrie Underwood [20]
Cain
Elevation Worship
Lauren Daigle
Zach Williams
2022
(50th)
For King & Country [21]
Katy Nichole
Matthew West
Phil Wickham
Anne Wilson

Category facts

Multiple wins

Four wins

Two wins

Multiple nominations

Eight nominations

Six nominations

Five nominations

Four nominations

Three nominations

Two nominations

See also

References

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  17. ^ Nordyke, Kimberly (October 9, 2018). "American Music Awards: Taylor Swift Wins Artist of the Year, Sets New Record". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
  18. ^ Aniftos, Rania (October 24, 2019). "Post Malone, Ariana Grande & Billie Eilish Lead 2019 American Music Awards Nominations: See Full List". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 24, 2019. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
  19. ^ Morin, Alyssa (November 23, 2020). "American Music Awards 2020: See the Complete List of Winners". E! Online. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
  20. ^ Morin, Alyssa (November 18, 2021). "American Music Awards 2020: See the Complete List of Nominations". E! Online. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  21. ^ Atkinson, Katie (November 20, 2022). "Here Are All the 2022 AMAs Winners". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 21, 2022. Retrieved November 21, 2022.