^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.
Usher is an American singer-songwriter, actor, and dancer. He has received multiple awards and nominations for his work in music and film. His awards are predominantly in R&B, Pop, and hip-hop genre categories.
Throughout the course of his career, Usher has won eight Grammy awards, 34 ASCAP Awards, 18 Billboard Music Awards, 14 BMI Awards, nine Soul Train Music Awards, and eight American Music Awards. For his contributions to music, Usher has received a Musical Arts Award at The BET Honors, a Golden Note award at the ASCAP Awards, and inductions into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame and Hollywood Walk of Fame. Outside of music, he's received accolades such as the Freedom Award and President's Volunteer Service Award for his charitable efforts, and an NBA Championship with the Cleveland Cavaliers via part ownership. According to Fuse in 2014, Usher is the 10th most awarded recording artist of all time.[1][2] Overall, Usher has won 306 awards from 582 nominations.
His fifth studio album, Here I Stand (2008) produced title track "Here I Stand" was nominated for the Best Male R&B Vocal Performance award at the 51st Grammy Awards. Raymond v. Raymond (2010) produced "OMG" which won Top R&B Song and also received Best Contemporary R&B Album and Best Male R&B Vocal Performance for "There Goes My Baby", which set a Guinness World Record. Usher won Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist at the AMAs and International Male Artists Of The Year at the NRJ Music Awards in 2011. Looking 4 Myself produced "Climax" won Best R&B Performance in 2013.
The ADC is the first global organization to celebrate and award leaders in creative communications. The ADC Annual Awards, part of The One Club for Creativity, is the oldest continuously running industry award show in the world.[3] Usher has won one award.
ASCAP honors its top members in a series of annual awards shows in seven different music categories: pop, rhythm and soul, film and television, Latin, country, Christian, and concert music.
The BBC Music Awards are the BBC's annual pop music awards, held every December, as a celebration of the musical achievements over the past twelve months. The event is coordinated by the BBC's music division, BBC Music.
Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems, better known as BDS, is a service that tracks monitored radio, television and internet airplay of songs based on the number of spins and detections.
The BET Awards were established in 2001 by the Black Entertainment Television network to celebrate African Americans and other minorities in music, acting, sports, and other fields of entertainment. Usher has won 4 awards from 11 nominations.
The BET Honors were established in 2008 by the Black Entertainment Television network to grace the lives and achievements of African-American luminaries. The awards will be presented annually and broadcast on BET during Black History Month.
Voted online on Billboard's official website, the Billboard Mid-Year Music Award honors artists and shows for their achievements in music in the first half of the year in the United States.[76]
The Billboard Music Awards are sponsored by Billboard magazine and is held annually in December. The awards are based on sales data by Nielsen SoundScan and radio information by Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems.[78]
The Billboard Latin Music Awards grew out of the Billboard Music Awards program from Billboard Magazine, an industry publication charting the sales and radio airplay success of musical recordings.
The Billboard Year-End Chart Awards are published annually to honor the artists in many categories announced by Billboard both in the press and as part of their year-end issue.
The BMI Awards are annual award ceremonies for songwriters in various genres organized by Broadcast Music, Inc., based in the United States and honoring songwriters and publishers.
The Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) is a national organization of local chapters which provide after-school programs for young people. The BGCA recognizes distinguished Alumni from professional athletes, business leaders, actors, and musicians that got their start at their hometown Boys & Girls Club.
The Bravo Otto award is a German accolade honoring excellence of performers in film, television and music. Presented annually since 1957, winners are selected by the readers of Bravo magazine. The award is presented in gold, silver and bronze.
The Campaign Big Awards recognize the best agencies, campaigns and creative work of the year. The Campaign Media Awards celebrate creativity in the media business, with categories for both media agencies and media owners.
The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity is an annual event for those working in creative communications, advertising, and related fields. It is considered the largest gathering of the advertising and creative communications industry.
Year
Nominated Work
Award
Result
Ref.
2016
Don't Look Away
Music Content: Excellence in Interactive Music Video
Capital is a network of eleven independent contemporary hit radio stations in the United Kingdom, broadcasting a mix of local and networked programming.
The CICLOPE Festival is the international conference and award show dedicated to craft in moving image. In the last few years, it has become the ultimate platform for directors, creatives, artists, producers and entertainment professionals to network, be inspired and catch up with the latest trends in storytelling.
The Creative Circle (also known as The Advertising Creative Circle and The Advertising Creative Circle of Great Britain) is an educational awards body dedicated to creativity in British advertising, and the oldest advertising and marketing awards body in Europe.
CreativePool is an annual awards that celebrate and showcase the best work, people, and companies from the past year and is the only creative awards competition which allows the audience to have a say in the winners. Usher has received one award.
The Drum Design Awards is an annual award that recognise great design being produced by agencies globally and give you an opportunity to see your best design work rewarded.[124]
The ESPY Awards are an annual ceremony presented that recognize individual and team athletic achievement and other sports-related performance during the calendar year preceding a given annual ceremony.
The Eurobest The European Festival of Creativity is an annual event which celebrates and rewards creative excellence in creative communications, advertising and related fields in Europe.
The Georgia Music Hall of Fame program was established by the State of Georgia in 1979 to honor Georgia musicians who have made significant contributions to the music industry.
The Glamour Awards is hosted by Glamour magazine every year to hand out the Woman of the Year awards to honor extraordinary and inspirational women from a variety of fields, including entertainment, business, sports, music, science, medicine, education and politics. The awards started in 2003 and are hosted every May in the UK. From 2004, Glamour introduced the Man of the Year award, which Usher won in 2005.
The Gordon Parks Foundation is dedicated to preserving the work and legacy of Gordon Parks as well as other photographers, filmmakers and artists. Usher was honored at its 2015 annual awards dinner and auction.[132][133]
Year
Nominee/Work
Award
Ref.
2015
Usher
Gordon Parks Award
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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. Considered the highest music honor, the awards were established in 1958.[134] Usher has won 8 awards.[135]
The Guinness World Records is a reference book published annually, listing world records and national records, both of human achievements and the extremes of the natural world.
The Hollywood Walk of Fame is an internationally recognized Hollywood icon. The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce continues to add stars on the Walk of Fame as the representative of the City of Los Angeles.
The IFPIHKG Awards are held annually in Hong Kong to honor every year's best-selling artists.[152] Usher has received one award.[153]
Year
Nominee / work
Award
Result
2004
Confessions
Ten Best Sales Releases, Foreign
Won
iHeartRadio Music Awards[]
The iHeartRadio Music Awards is a music awards show, founded by iHeartRadio in 2014, to recognize the most popular artists and music over the past year as determined by the network's listeners.
The Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) UK is the industry body for digital advertising, committed to building a sustainable future for digital advertising. We do this by bringing the industry together through our 1,200 members including media owners, agencies and brands.
The International Design Awards are a group of awards that recognize, celebrate and promote design visionaries and emerging talent in architecture, interior, product, graphic and fashion design.
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.
Little Kids Rock is an organization that partners with public school districts with the goal of ensuring that all students (K-12) have access to music education and its many benefits.
The London International Awards are a worldwide awards annually honoring excellence in advertising, digital media, production, design, music & sound and branded entertainment. It was the first international advertising award of its kind to acknowledge all media and methods from around the world to be judged by a diverse global jury
Make-A-Wish is an organisation that arranges experiences described as "wishes" to children with life-threatening medical conditions. At its 2017 Wish Gala in Los Angeles, Usher was honored for his granting of 40 wishes to children through his long-time partnership.
The MIXX Awards recognize and showcase great European digital research projects and the contribution they have made to the development of the digital advertising industry.
The Mnet Asian Music Awards is one of the major K-pop music awarding ceremonies held annually by CJ E&M through its music channel Mnet, involving the participation of some of the most well-known actors and celebrities, not only in South Korea, but also in other countries such as China (including Taiwan and Hong Kong), Japan, Indonesia, Canada, Singapore and United States.
Morehouse College is a private, all-male, liberal arts, historically African American college located in Atlanta, Georgia. Its annual "A Candle in the Dark" Gala presents the Candle Award in honor of excellence in the arts, athletics, business, education, entertainment, government, law, medicine, the military, religion, and science and technology.[172]
Year
Nominee/Work
Award
Ref.
2017
Usher
Candle Award (Philanthropy, Arts and Entertainment)
The MOBO Awards (an acronym for Music of Black Origin) were established in 1996 by Kanya King. They are held annually in the United Kingdom to recognize artists of any race or nationality performing music of black origin.
The NAACP Image Awards is an award presented annually by the American National Association for the Advancement of Colored People to honor outstanding people of color in film, television, music and literature.
Year
Nominated Work
Award
Result
Ref.
1999
Usher
Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series(for a guest or recrurring role)
The Freedom Award established in 1991 is an annual event for the National Civil Rights Museum. The Freedom Award honors individuals who have made significant contributions in civil rights and who have laid the foundation for present and future leaders in the battle for human rights.
The NBA (National Basketball Association) is the pre-eminent men's professional basketballleague in North America. As part owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers, Usher received credit to their win of the NBA Finals at the end of the 2015–16 season.[210][211]
Activation and Engagement - Promotion of Peace and Human Rights
Bronze
Digital/Interactive - Websites and Social Media - Promotion of Peace and Human Rights
Bronze
New York Film Critics Online[]
The New York Film Critics Online (NYFCO) is an organization founded by Harvey Karten in 2000 composed of Internet film critics based in New York City. The group meets once a year, in December, for voting on its annual NYFCO Awards.
The Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards were established in 1988 and is an annual awards show that honors the year's biggest television, film and music acts, as voted by the people who watch the Nickelodeoncable channel.
Premios Juventud is an awards show for Spanish-speaking celebrities in the areas of film, music, sports, fashion, and pop culture, presented by the television networkUnivision.
The President's Volunteer Service Award is a civil award bestowed by the President of the United States. In 2017, Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed presented Usher with the Points of Light President's Lifetime Achievement Service Volunteer Award, on behalf of President Barack Obama, for his work with his foundation, Usher's New Look since 1999.
Year
Nominee
Award
Ref.
2017
Usher Raymond IV
Points of Light President's Lifetime Achievement Service Volunteer Award
PTTOW! is an invite-only community and summit for today's most creative and inspiring CEOs, CMOs and Icons, spanning 70 major industries. Usher received an Icon award at the 2017 summit.
Radio Music Awards is an annual U.S. award show that honored the year's most successful songs on mainstream radio. Nominations were based on the amount of airplay recording artists receive on radio stations in various formats using chart information compiled by Mediabase.[246]
The Recording Academy is a U.S. organization of musicians, producers, recording engineers and other recording professionals. The Atlantachapter of the academy presents honours annually.
The Record of the Year Awards was an award voted by the UK public. For many years it was given in conjunction with television programmes of the same name.
Year
Performance
Award
Result
Ref.
2010
"OMG" (featuring Will.I.Am)
Record of the Year
Nominated
[citation needed]
RTHK International Pop Poll Awards[]
The RTHK International Pop Poll Awards is an annual award show in Hong Kong that honors the best in international and national music.
The Saturn Award is an American award presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films; it was initially created to honor science fiction, fantasy, and horror on film, but has since grown to reward other films belonging to genre fiction, as well as on television and home media releases.
The Southern Museum of Music was established to honor and preserve the contributions of musicians whose roots originated in the southern United States.
The Soul Train Music Awards is an annual award show aired in national broadcast syndication that honors the best in African American music and entertainment established in 1987.
The Teen Choice Awards is an annual awards show that airs on the Fox television network. The awards honor the year's biggest achievements in music, film, sports, television, fashion, and more, voted by viewers aged 11 to 20.
The Telecom Mobile Music Awards New Zealand were presented to international and local record labels for the top 20 songs that Telecom mobile users have downloaded as either a ringtone or caller tune starting 2005.
Vevo Certified Award honors artists with over 100 million views on Vevo and its partners (including YouTube) through special features on the Vevo website. It was launched in June 2012.
The Webby Award are awards for excellence on the Internet presented annually by The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, a judging body composed of over two thousand industry experts and technology innovators.
The WPPed Cream Awards were initiated in 2007 to recognise the very best work produced by WPP companies around the world, across all marketing disciplines.
The World Music Awards were established in 1989 and is an international awards show that annually honors musicians based on their worldwide sales figures, which are provided by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry.
The Young Hollywood Awards is an award presented annually which honors the year's biggest achievements in pop music, movies, sports, television, fashion and more, as voted on by teenagers aged 13–19 and young adults.