List of awards and nominations received by Usher
Usher is an American R&B singer. 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.
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Throughout the course of his career, Usher has won eight Grammy awards, 35 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 339 awards from 633 nominations.
His sophomore studio album My Way (1997) earned Grammy Award nominations for "You Make Me Wanna" and "My Way" as Best Male R&B Vocal performance. He received his first MTV Video Music Award nomination as Best R&B Video for the former and won three Billboard Music Awards including Top Artist in 1998. He also received an NAACP Image Award nomination as Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series for his appearance on the soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful in 1999. His third studio album, 8701 (2001) generated the singles "U Remind Me", "U Got It Bad", and "U Don't Have to Call". He won his first two Grammy Awards as Best Male R&B Vocal Performance.
His fourth studio album, Confessions (2004) received the most nominations at the 2004 Billboard Music Awards, with 21. He took home 14, including Top Billboard 200 Album, Hot 100 Artist of the Year, Artist of the Year. In 2005, he won the Sammy Davis Jr. Award for Entertainer of the Year and was named Man of the Year at the Glamour Awards. At the 48th Annual Grammy Awards, he won Best Contemporary R&B Album, Best Rap/Sung Collaboration, and Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.
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.
ADC Awards
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.
Year | Nominated Work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2016 | Don't Look Away | Advertising Music Video: Music Video | Bronze | [4] |
2022 | Team Up For Excellence - The Film | Branded Content Entertainment: Online Video - Long Form | Merit Honor | [5] |
Branded Entertainment: Entertainment - TV/Film | Merit Honor | |||
AD Stars
Ad Stars is an international advertising festival.
Year | Nominated Work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2016 | Don't Look Away | Public Service Advertising: Human Rights | Won | [6] |
Diverse Insights | Gold | |||
Video Stars: Branded Entertainment Videos | Silver | |||
Direct: Use of Direct Marketing: Use of Digital in a Direct Marketing Campaign | Silver | |||
Promotion: Use of Promo & Activation | Bronze | |||
American Music Awards
The American Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony created by Dick Clark in 1973.
Year | Nominated Work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2004 | Usher | Artist of the Year | Nominated | [7] |
Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist | Won | |||
Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist | Won | |||
Confessions | Favorite Soul/R&B Album | Won | ||
Favorite Pop/Rock Album | Won | |||
2008 | Usher | Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artists | Nominated | [8] |
Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artists | Nominated | |||
2010 | Nominated | [9] | ||
Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artists | Won | |||
Raymond V Raymond | Favorite Soul/R&B Album | Won | ||
2011 | Usher | Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist | Won | [10] |
2012 | Won | [11] | ||
Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist | Nominated | |||
Looking 4 Myself | Favorite Soul/R&B Album | Nominated | ||
2021 | Himself | Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist | Nominated | [12] |
ASCAP Awards
The ASCAP Awards are held annually by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers.
ASCAP Latin Awards
Year | Nominated Work | Category | Result | Ref |
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2012 | "Promise" (featuring Usher) | Tropical Song of the Year | Won | [13] |
ASCAP Pop Awards
The ASCAP Pop Music Awards honors the songwriters and publishers of the most performed pop songs.
Year | Nominated work | Award | Ref. |
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2003 | "U Got It Bad" | Most Performed Songs | [14] |
2005 | "Burn" | [15] | |
"Confessions Part II" | |||
"Yeah" (with Ludacris & Lil Jon) | |||
2006 | "My Boo" | [16] | |
"Caught Up" | |||
2011 | "DJ Got Us Falling In Love" | [17] | |
2012 | "More" | [18] | |
2013 | "Without You" (with David Guetta) | [19] | |
"Scream" |
ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Awards
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.
Year | Nominated work | Award | Ref. |
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1999 | "Nice & Slow" | Award Winning R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | [20] |
"U Make Me Wanna" | |||
2003 | "I Need A Girl" (with Puff Daddy) | Award Winning Rap Songs | [21] |
"I Need A Girl" (with Puff Daddy) | Award Winning R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | [22] | |
"U Don't Have to Call" | |||
U Got it Bad | |||
2015 | "Good Kisser" | [23] | |
2005 | "Burn" | [24] | |
"My Boo" (with Alicia Keys) | |||
"Confessions Part II" | |||
2006 | "My Boo" (with Alicia Keys) | [25] | |
2009 | "Love In This Club" (with Young Jeezy) | [26] | |
2010 | "Here I Stand" | [27] | |
'Trading Places" | |||
2011 | "Hey Daddy (Daddy's Home)" | [28] | |
"Papers" | |||
2013 | Usher | Golden Note Award | [21] |
"Climax" | Award Winning R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | [29] | |
"Lemme See" (with Rick Ross) | |||
2015 | "Good Kisser" | [23] | |
2016 | New Flame" (with Chris Brown & Rick Ross) | [30] | |
2017 | No Limit (with Young Thug) | [31] | |
2018 | "Party" (with Chris Brown & Usher) | [32] | |
2021 | "Come Thru" (with Summer Walker) | [33] |
BBC Music Awards
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.
Year | Performance | Award | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | "Climax" | BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge Performance of the Year | Nominated | [34] |
BDS Certified Spin Awards
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.
Year | Performance | Award | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2002 | "You Make Me Wanna" | 400,000 Spins | Won | [35] |
"U Got It Bad" | 300,000 Spins | Won | [35] | |
"U Don't Have to Call" | 50,000 Spins | Won | [35] | |
"I Need A Girl" (with Puff Daddy) | 100,000 Spins | Won | [36] | |
"U Don't Have To Call" | 200,000 Spins | Won | [37] | |
2003 | U Got It Bad | 400,000 Spins | Won | [38] |
2004 | "Yeah" (with Ludacris & Lil Jon) | 50,000 Spins | Won | [39] |
"Yeah" (with Ludacris & Lil Jon) | 100,000 Spins | Won | [40] | |
"Yeah" (with Ludacris & Lil Jon) | 200,000 Spins | Won | [41] | |
"Burn" | 50,000 Spins | Won | [41] | |
"Burn" | 100,000 Spins | Won | [42] | |
"Yeah" (with Ludacris & Lil Jon) | 300,000 Spins | Won | [42] | |
"Yeah" (with Ludacris & Lil Jon) | 500,000 Spins | Won | [43] | |
"Lovers and Friends" (with Ludacris & Lil Jon) | 50,000 Spins | Won | [44] | |
2005 | "Caught Up" | 50,000 Spins | Won | [45] |
"My Boo" | 300,000 Spins | Won | [46] | |
"Lovers and Friends" (with Ludacris & Lil Jon) | 100,000 Spins | Won | [46] | |
"Caught Up" | 200,000 Spins | Won | [47] | |
"Lovers and Friends" (with Ludacris & Lil Jon) | 200,000 Spins | Won | [44] | |
2006 | "You Make Me Wanna" | 500,000 Spins | Won | [48] |
"Yeah" (with Ludacris & Lil Jon) | 700,000 Spins | Won | [49] | |
2007 | "Caught Up" | 300,000 Spins | Won | [50] |
"U Got it Bad" | 500,000 Spins | Won | [51] | |
"My Boo" | 400,000 Spins | Won | [52] | |
"U Remind Me" | 300,000 Spins | Won | [53] | |
2009 | "Yeah" (with Ludacris & Lil Jon) | 800,000 Spins | Won | [54] |
2010 | ||||
"Hot Tottie" (with Jay Z) | 50,000 Spins | Won | [55] | |
"Yeah" (with Ludacris & Lil Jon) | 900,000 Spins | Won | [56] | |
"OMG" (with Will.I.Am) | 200,000 Spins | Won | [57] | |
"OMG" (with Will.I.Am) | 400,000 Spins | Won | [58] | |
"DJ Got Us Falling In Love" (with Pitbull) | 100,000 Spins | Won | [58] | |
"DJ Got Us Falling In Love'" (with Pitbull) | 300,000 Spins | Won | [59] | |
"DJ Got Us Falling In Love'" (with Pitbull) | 400,000 Spins | Won | [60] | |
2011 | "OMG" (with Will.I.Am) | 500,000 Spins | Won | [61] |
"DJ Got Us Falling In Love'" (with Pitbull) | 500,000 Spins | Won | [49] | |
"More" | 100,000 Spins | Won | [62] | |
"More" | 200,000 Spins | Won | [55] | |
"Hot Tottie" (with Jay Z) | 100,000 Spins | Won | [55] | |
BET Awards
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.
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2002 | Usher | Best Male R&B Artist | Won | [63] |
"U Got It Bad" | Video of the Year | Nominated | [64] | |
2004 | Usher | Best Male R&B Artist | Won | [65] |
"Yeah" (with Ludacris & Lil Jon) | Viewer's Choice | Won | ||
Video of the Year | Nominated | [66] | ||
Best Collaboration | Nominated | |||
2005 | "My Boo" (with Alicia Keys) | Nominated | [67] | |
Usher | Best Male R&B Artist | Won | ||
2010 | Nominated | [68] | ||
2011 | Nominated | [69] | ||
2012 | Nominated | [70] | ||
"Climax" | Video of the Year | Nominated | ||
2013 | Usher | Best Male R&B Artist | Nominated | [71] |
2015 | Best Male R&B/Pop Artist | Nominated | [72] | |
"New Flame" (with Chris Brown & Rick Ross) | Video of the Year | Nominated | ||
Best Collaboration | Nominated | |||
2017 | Usher | Best Male R&B/Pop Artist | Nominated | [73] |
"Party" (with Chris Brown and Gucci Mane) | Best Collaboration | Nominated | [74] | |
"Crush" (with Yuna) | Centric Award | Nominated | [75] | |
2020 | Usher | Best Male R&B/Pop Artist | Nominated | [76] |
2023 | Usher | Best Male R&B/Pop Artist | Won | [77] |
BET Hip Hop Awards
The BET Hip Hop Awards are hosted annually by BET for hip hop performers, producers and music video directors.
Year | Nominated Work | Award | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2022 | Good Love (with Usher) | Best Hip Hop Video | Nominated | [78] |
Best Collaboration | Nominated | |||
The BET Honors
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.
Year | Nominee/Work | Award | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
2015 | Usher | Musical Arts Award | [79] |
Billboard Awards
Billboard All Time Chart Awards
Year | Nominee/Work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2009 | Usher | Top Artist of the Decade | #2 | [80] |
Hot 100 Artist of the Decade | #1 | |||
2010 | Usher | Top 50 R&B/Hip-Hop Artists of the Past 25 Years | #6 | [81] |
2014 | "Climax" | 20 Best Songs of 2012: Critics' Picks | #1 | [82] |
2019 | Usher | Top Artist of the Decade | #42 | [83] |
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Artist of the Decade | #14 | |||
Greatest of All Time | #23 | |||
"OMG" | Hot 100 Songs of the Decade | #60 | ||
Raymond v. Raymond | Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums of the Decade | #33 | ||
Billboard Albums of the Decade | #117 | |||
There Goes My Baby | Top R&B/Hip-Hop Songs of the Decade | #17 | ||
Climax | #25 | |||
"Promise" (with Romeo Santos) | Hot Latin Songs of the Decade | #26 |
Billboard Greatest Pop Star
Year | Nominee/Work | Award | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
2004 | Usher | The Greatest Pop Star By Year | [84] |
Billboard Mid-Year Music Awards
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.[85]
Year | Nominee/Work | Award | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
2013 | The Voice | Best Music Reality Show | [86] |
Billboard Music Awards
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.[87]
Year | Nominated Work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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1998 | Usher | Artist of the Year | Won | [88] |
Hot 100 Singles Artist of the Year | Won | |||
R&B/Hip-hop Artist of the Year | Won | |||
R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Artist of the Year | Nominated | [89] | ||
"Nice & Slow" | R&B/Hip-hop Airplay singles track of the Year | Nominated | ||
My Way | Male Album of the Year | Nominated | ||
2002 | Usher | Male Artist of the Year | Nominated | [90] |
Hot 100 Singles Artist of the Year | Nominated | |||
Hot 100 Singles Male Artist of the Year | Nominated | |||
R&B/Hip-Hop Artist of the Year | Nominated | |||
R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Artist of the Year | Nominated | |||
"U Don't Have to Call" | R&B/Hip-hop Single of the Year | Nominated | ||
2004 | Usher | Artists of the Year | Won | [91] |
Hot 100 Artists of the Year | Won | |||
Billboard 200 Artist of the Year | Won | |||
Mainstream Top 40 Artist of the Year | Won | |||
R&B/Hip-Hop Artists of the Year | Won | |||
R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Artists of the Year | Won | |||
R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Artists of the Year | Nominated | |||
Digital Artist of the Year | Nominated | |||
"Burn" | Hot 100 Single of the Year | Nominated | ||
Hot 100 Airplay Single of the Year | Nominated | |||
R&B/Hip-hop Single of the Year | Nominated | |||
R&B/Hip-hop Airplay Single of the Year | Nominated | |||
"Yeah!" | Nominated | |||
R&B/Hip-hop Single of the Year | Nominated | |||
Hot 100 Airplay Single of the Year | Won | |||
Hot 100 Single of the Year | Won | |||
Mainstream Top 40 Single of the Year | Won | |||
Confessions | Billboard 200 Albums of the Year | Won | ||
R&B/Hip-Hop Album of the Year | Won | |||
2005 | "Lovers and Friends" | R&B/Hip-Hop Single of the Year | Nominated | [93] |
R&B/Hip-hop Airplay Single of the Year | Nominated | |||
Ringtone of the Year | Nominated | |||
Rap single of the Year | Won | [94] | ||
2011 | "DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love" | Top Radio Song | Nominated | [95][96] |
"OMG" | Top Radio Song | Nominated | ||
Top Hot 100 Song | Nominated | |||
Top R&B Song | Won | |||
"There Goes My Baby" | Top R&B Song | Nominated | ||
Usher | Top Hot 100 Artists | Nominated | ||
Top Male Artists | Nominated | |||
Top R&B Artists | Won | |||
Top Radio Songs Artists | Nominated | |||
Raymond V Raymond | Top R&B Album | Won | ||
2012 | "Promise" | Top Latin Song | Nominated | [97] |
"Without You" | Top Dance Song | Nominated | ||
Top Streaming Song (audio) | Nominated | |||
2013 | Usher | R&B Artist of the Year | Nominated | [98] |
Looking 4 Myself | R&B Album of the Year | Nominated | ||
2022 | Usher (The Vegas Residency) | Top R&B Tour | Nominated | [99] |
Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Awards
The Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Awards reflect the performance of recordings on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Tracks.
Year | Nominated Work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2002 | Usher | Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Artists | Won | [100] |
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Artists Male | Won | |||
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Artists | Won | |||
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Single | Nominated | |||
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Album | Nominated | |||
Top Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles - Airplay | Nominated | |||
Top Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles - Sales | Nominated | |||
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Album Artist | Nominated | |||
2005 | "Lovers and Friends" | Hot Rap Tracks | Won | [101] |
Confessions | Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Artists | Won | ||
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | Won | |||
Usher | Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Artists | Won | ||
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Artists Male | Won | |||
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Artists | Won |
Billboard Touring Awards
Year | Nominated Work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2011 | Usher's OMG tour, with Miguel, Trey Songz | Top Package | Nominated | [102] |
Top Arena | Won[102] | |||
Billboard Video Music Awards
Year | Nominated Work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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1998 | "My Way" | Best Clip (R&B/Urban) | Nominated | [103] |
"Nice And Slow" | Maximum Vision Award | Nominated |
Latin Billboard Music Awards
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.
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2011 | Usher | Crossover Artist Of The Year | Won | [104] |
2012 | "Promise" (with Romeo Santos) | Song Of The Year, Vocal Event | Nominated | [105] |
Tropical Song Of The Year | Nominated | |||
Digital Songs | Nominated | |||
Streaming Songs | Nominated |
Billboard Year-End Chart Awards
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.
Year | Nominee/Work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2008 | Usher | Top Artist - Male | #9 | [80] |
Top Artist | #22 | |||
Hot 100 Artist - Male | #9 | |||
Hot 100 Artist Artist | #22 | |||
Billboard 200 Artist - Male | #10 | |||
Billboard 200 Artist | #27 | |||
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Artist | #8 | |||
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Artist - Male | #5 | |||
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Artist Song Artist | #11 | |||
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Artist Album Artist | #7 | |||
"Love In This Club" with Young Jeezy | Hot 100 Songs | #8 | ||
Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | #8 | |||
R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay Songs | #15 | |||
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | #15 | |||
"Love In This Club Part II" with Lil Wayne and Beyoncé | Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | #37 | ||
R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay Songs | #46 | |||
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | #46 | |||
Here I Stand | Billboard 200 Albums | #27 | ||
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Artist Albums | #7 | |||
2009 | Usher | Top R&B/Hip-Hop Artist | #21 | [83] |
Adult R&B Artist | #7 | |||
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Song Artist | #12 | |||
"Papers" | Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | #89 | ||
"Trading Places" | Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay Songs | #32 | ||
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | #32 | |||
"Here I Stand" | Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay Songs | #41 | ||
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | #41 |
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards
The Blockbuster Entertainment Awards was a film awards ceremony, founded by Blockbuster Inc., that ran from 1995 until 2001. The awards were produced by Ken Ehrlich every year.[106]
Year | Nominated Work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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1999 | Usher | Best R&B Singer | Won | [107] |
BMI Awards
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.
BMI Latin Awards
Year | Nominated Work | Category | Result | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
2012 | "Promise" (featuring Usher) | Award-Winning Songs | Won | [108] |
BMI London Awards
Year | Nominated Work | Category | Result | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
2011 | "DJ Got Us Falling In Love" (with Pitbull) | Award-Winning Songs | Won | [109] |
2012 | "Without You" (with Usher) | Won | [110] |
BMI Pop Awards
Year | Nominated Work | Award | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | "Yeah" (with Ludacris and Lil Jon) | Award-Winning Songs | Won | [111] |
2006 | "Lovers and Friends" (with Ludacris and Lil Jon) | Won | [112] | |
2009 | "Love In This Club" (with Young Jeezy) | Won | [113] | |
2012 | "DJ Got Us Falling In Love" | Won | [114] | |
"OMG" (with will.i.Am) | Won | [114] | ||
2013 | "Without You" (with Usher) | Won | [115] | |
BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards
Year | Nominated Work | Category | Result | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | "I Don't Mind" (with Juicy J) | Most Performed R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | Won | [116] |
2017 | "No Limit" (with Young Thug) | Won | [117] |
BMI Urban Awards
Year | Nominated Work | Award | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2003 | I Need a Girl (Part One) (featuring Usher) | Award-Winning Songs | Won | [118] |
2005 | Yeah! | Award-Winning Songs | Won | [119] |
Song of the Year | Won | [119] | ||
Urban Ringtone of the Year | Won | [119] | ||
2006 | "Lovers and Friends" (with Ludacris and Usher) | Award-Winning Songs | Won | [120] |
2009 | "Love In This Club" (with Young Jeezy) | Won | [121] | |
2011 | Hey Daddy | Won | [122] | |
Hot Tottie (with Jay-Z) | Won | [114] | ||
OMG (with will.i.Am) | Won | [114] | ||
Papers | Won | [114] | ||
2015 | "New Flame" (with Usher & Rick Ross) | Won | [123] | |
Boys & Girls Clubs of America
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.
Year | Category | Ref. |
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2009 | Hall of Fame | [124] |
Bravo Otto
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.
Year | Nominated Work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2004 | Usher | Male Singer | Gold | [125] |
BRIT Awards
The BRIT Awards are the British Phonographic Industry's annual pop music awards.
Year | Nominated Work | Award | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | Usher | Best International Male Solo Artists | Nominated | [126] |
Campaign Big Awards
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.
Year | Nominated Work | Award | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | Don't Look Away | Digital | Silver | [127] |
Cannes Lions
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 | Gold | [128] |
Use of Film: Use of Online Film | Bronze | |||
Digital & Social: Use of Digital Platforms | Bronze | |||
Use of Radio: Use of Audio Technology | Bronze | |||
Capital FM Awards
Capital is a network of eleven independent contemporary hit radio stations in the United Kingdom, broadcasting a mix of local and networked programming.
Year | Nominated Work | Award | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2012 | Climax | Best Actor | Nom | [129] |
Ciclope Festival
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.
Year | Nominated Work | Award | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | Don't Look Away | Interactive Video | Silver | [130] |
Clio Awards
The Clio Awards is an annual award program that recognizes innovation and creative excellence in advertising, design and communication.
Year | Nominated Work | Award | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2013 | Unsung Presents Usher | Medium Engagement | Shortlist | [131] |
2016 | Don't Look Away | Digital/Mobile: Websites | Gold | [132] |
Social Good | Gold | |||
Innovation | Silver | |||
Public Service: Digital/Mobile | Silver | |||
2022 | Team Up For Excellence - The Film | Cinematography | Bronze | [133] |
Creative Circle
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.
Year | Nominated Work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2016 | Don't Look Away | Filme: Best Music Promo Film | Gold | [134] |
Digital: Best Site/Microsite | Gold | |||
CreativePool
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.
Year | Nominated Work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2016 | Don't Look Away | Web | Won | [135] |
Design and Art Direction
Design and Art Direction is a British educational charity which exists to promote excellence in design and advertising.
Year | Nominated Work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2016 | Don't Look Away | Advertising Music Video: Music Video | Won | [4] |
2022 | Team Up For Excellence - The Film | Sound & Design Use of Music | Won | [136] |
Direction | Won | |||
DOC LA
The DOC LA is an international documentary film festival in Hollywood, California.
Year | Nominated Work | Award | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | Guilty Until Proven Guilty | DOC LA Icon Award | Won | [137] |
Drum Design Awards
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.[138]
Year | Nominated Work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2016 | Don't Look Away | Website Design | Won | [139] |
Ebony
The annual Ebony Power 100 list salutes the remarkable achievements of Black professionals, entertainers and civic leaders.
Year | Nominated Work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2022 | Usher | Entertainment Powehouses | Won | [140] |
ESPY Awards
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.
Year | Nominated Work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2016 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Outstanding Team ESPY Award | Won | [141] |
Eurobest European Advertising Festival
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.
Year | Nominated Work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2016 | Don't Look Away | Interactive | Silver | [142] |
Ford Freedom Award Scholar
The Ford Freedom Awards is an annual event held in Detroit, Michigan.
Year | Nominee/Work | Award | Ref. |
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2010 | Usher | Ford Freedom Scholar | [143] |
Fragrance Foundation
The Fragrance Foundation is an annual event held in New York City since 1973.
Year | Nominee | Award | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
2010 | Usher | Fragrance Celebrity of the Year | [144] |
Georgia Music Hall of Fame
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.
Year | Category | Ref. |
---|---|---|
2007 | Performer | [145] |
Glamour Awards
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.
Year | Recipient | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2005 | Usher | Man of the Year | Won | [146] |
Gordon Parks Foundation
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.[147][148]
Year | Nominee/Work | Award | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
2015 | Usher | Gordon Parks Award |
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.[149] Usher has won 8 awards.[150]
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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1998 | "You Make Me Wanna..." | Best Male R&B Vocal Performance | Nominated | [151] |
1999 | "My Way" | Nominated | [152] | |
2002 | "U Remind Me" | Won | [153] | |
2003 | "U Don't Have To Call" | Won | [154] | |
2005 | Confessions | Album of the Year | Nominated | [155][156] |
Best Contemporary R&B Album | Won | |||
"Yeah!" (feat. Lil Jon and Ludacris) | Record of the Year | Nominated | ||
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration | Won | |||
Best R&B Song | Nominated | |||
"Burn" | Best Male R&B Vocal Performance | Nominated | ||
Best R&B Song | Nominated | |||
"My Boo" (feat. Alicia Keys) | Nominated | |||
Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals | Won | |||
2006 | "Superstar" | Best Male R&B Vocal Performance | Nominated | [157] |
2008 | "Same Girl" (with R. Kelly) | Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group with Vocals | Nominated | [158] |
2009 | "Here I Stand" | Best Male R&B Vocal Performance | Nominated | [159] |
2011 | "There Goes My Baby" | Won | [160] | |
Raymond V Raymond | Best Contemporary R&B Album | Won | ||
2013 | "Climax" | Best R&B Performance | Won | [161] |
2015 | "New Flame" (with Chris Brown & Rick Ross) | Nominated | [162] | |
Best R&B Song | Nominated | |||
"Good Kisser" | Nominated | |||
Best R&B Performance | Nominated | |||
2023 | Good Morning Gorgeous (as a featured artist) | Album of the Year | Nominated | [163] |
Guinness World Records
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.
Year | Nominee/Work | Record | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
2004 | Usher | Longest stay at No.1 on US Singles chart in a year | [164] |
Most consecutive US Airplay chart No.1s | [165] | ||
2010 | Most R&B no.1s in the US | [166] |
Hollywood Life
Hollywood Life magazine hosts an annual Breakthrough of the Year award show; at its 5th annual show, Usher was awarded.[167]
Year | Nominee/Work | Award | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
2005 | Usher | Breakthrough of the Year | [168] |
Hollywood Walk of Fame
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.
Year | Nominee/Work | Award | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
2016 | Usher | Star on the Walk of Fame | [169] |
IFPI Hong Kong Top Sales Music Awards
The IFPIHKG Awards are held annually in Hong Kong to honor every year's best-selling artists.[170] Usher has received one award.[171]
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.
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2010 | "Somebody to Love" (feat. Usher) | International Video of the Year | Won | [172] |
2015 | "New Flame" (with Chris Brown and Rick Ross) | Hip Hop/R&B Song of the Year | Nominated | [173] |
2016 | Usher | Biggest Triple Threat | Nominated | [174] |
R&B Artist of the Year | Nominated | |||
2017 | Nominated | [175] | ||
"No Limit" (with Young Thug) | R&B Song of the Year | Nominated | ||
2023 | Usher: My Way – The Las Vegas Residency | Favorite Residency | Pending | [176] |
Interactive Advertising Bureau
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.
Year | Nominated Work | Award | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | Don't Look Away | Best Digital Video Creative | Won | [177] |
Most Buzz-Worthy Campaign | Won | |||
International Dance Music Awards
The Winter Music Conference was established in 1985. It is a part of the Winter Music Conference, a weeklong electronic music event held annually.
Year | Nominated Work | Award | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1998 | "You Make Me Wanna..." | Best R&B Track | Won | [178] |
2005 | "Yeah!" | Best R&B/Urban Dance Track | Won | [179] |
2011 | "OMG" | Nominated | [180] | |
"DJ Got Us Falling In Love" | Nominated | |||
2012 | "Without You" | Nominated | [181] | |
Best Commercial/Pop Dance Track | Nominated | |||
2013 | "Scream" | Best R&B/Urban Dance Track | Nominated | [182] |
International Design Awards
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.
Year | Nominated Work | Award | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | Usher's Looking 4 Myself | Silver in Multimedia / Interactive Media | Silver | [183] |
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.
Year | Nominated Work | Award | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | Confessions | International Album of the Year | Nominated | [184] |
Key to The City
The Key to The city is an honor given to valued member of the community, or upon a visiting celebrity or dignitary.
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2008 | Usher | Key to The City of New Orleans, Louisiana | Won | [185] |
Kora Awards
The Kora Awards are music awards given annually for musical achievement in sub-Saharan Africa.
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2004 | Usher | Best Male Artist of Diaspora (USA) | Nominated | [186] |
Little Kids Rock
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.
Year | Nominee/Work | Award | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
2019 | Usher | Honoree | [187] |
London International Awards
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
Year | Nominated Work | Award | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | Don't Look Away | Branded Content | Finalist | [188] |
2021 | Rémy Martin 1738 Accord Royal - "Team Up For Excellence - The Film" | Music & Sound: Music Original - Score | Finalist | [189] |
Branded Entertainment: Scripted Short Film | Bronze | |||
Production & Post-Production: Production Design | Bronze | |||
TV/Cinema: Beverages - Alcoholic | Silver | |||
Make-A-Wish
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.
Year | Nominated Work | Award | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
2017 | Usher | Shining Star Award | [190] |
Meteor Awards
A Meteor Ireland Music Award was an accolade bestowed upon professionals in the music industry in Ireland and further afield
Year | Nominated Work | Award | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | Usher | Best International Artist | Nominated | [191] |
MIXX Awards
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.
Year | Nominated Work | Award | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | Don't Look Away | Web Campaigns | Gold | [192] |
Online Video | Gold | |||
Best Use of Audio | Gold | |||
Best Use of Digital & Interactive Screens | Silver | |||
Best Use of Digital | Bronze | |||
Mnet Asian Music Awards
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.
Year | Nominated Work | Award | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2004 | "Yeah!" | Best International Artist | Won | [191] |
Morehouse College
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.[193]
Year | Nominee/Work | Award | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
2017 | Usher | Candle Award (Philanthropy, Arts and Entertainment) | [194] |
Music of Black Origin Awards, UK (MOBO)
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.
Year | Nominated Work | Award | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2001 | "Pop Ya Collar" | Best Video | Nominated | [195] |
8701 | Best Albums | Won | ||
Usher | Best R&B Act | Won | ||
2002 | Nominated | [196] | ||
2004 | Won | [197] | ||
"Yeah!" | Best Video | Nominated | [198] | |
Best Collaboration | Nominated | |||
Best Ringtone | Nominated | |||
"Burn" | Best Single | Nominated | ||
Confessions | Best Album | Nominated | ||
2008 | Here I Stand | Nominated | [199] | |
Usher | Best R&B/Soul Act | Nominated | ||
Best International Act | Nominated | |||
2010 | Nominated | [200] |
MTV Awards
MTV Asia Awards
Year | Nominated Work | Award | Results | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | Usher | Favorite Male | Won |
MTV Australia Video Music Awards
Year | Nominated Work | Award | Results | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | Usher | Best Male | Nominated | |
"Yeah!" | Best Dance Video | Won |
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 | Nominated Work | Award | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2004 | Usher | Best Male Act | Won | [201] |
Confessions | Best Album | Won | ||
2005 | Usher | Best R&B Act | Nominated | [202] |
2010 | Best Male Act | Nominated | [203] | |
Best Pop Act | Nominated | |||
"OMG" | Best Song | Nominated |
MTV Platinum Video Plays Awards
Year | Nomination Work | Award | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2011[204] | OMG | Platinum | Won |
DJ Got Us Fallin In Love | Gold | Won | |
MTV Video Music Awards
The MTV Video Music Awards were established in 1984 by MTV to celebrate the top music videos of the year.
Year | Nomination Work | Award | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1998 | "You Make Me Wanna" | Best R&B Video | Nominated | [205] |
2002 | "U Got It Bad" | Nominated | [206] | |
Best Male Video | Nominated | |||
"U Don't Have to Call" | Best Choreography in a Video | Nominated | ||
2004 | "Yeah!" | Best Male Video | Won | [207] |
Best Dance Video | Won | |||
Video of the Year | Nominated | [208] | ||
Best Choreography in a Video | Nominated | |||
"Burn" | Best R&B Video | Nominated | ||
2005 | "My Boo" | Nominated | [209] | |
"Caught Up" | Best Male Video | Nominated | ||
2008 | "Love in This Club" | Nominated | [210] | |
2010 | "OMG" | Nominated | [211] | |
Best Dance Video | Nominated | |||
Best Choreography | Nominated | |||
2012 | "Climax" | Best Male Video | Nominated | [212] |
2014 | "Good Kisser" | Best Choreography | Nominated | [213] |
MTV Video Music Awards Japan
Year | Nomination Work | Award | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2002 | Usher | Best R&B Act | Nominated | |
2005 | Confessions | Album of the Year | Nominated | |
"Yeah!" | Video of the Year | Nominated | ||
Best Male Video | Nominated | |||
"Burn" | Best R&B Video | Nominated | ||
"My Boo" | Best Collaboration Video | Nominated | ||
2011 | "OMG" | Best R&B Video | Nominated |
MuchMusic Video Awards
The MuchMusic Video Awards is an annual awards ceremony presented by the Canadian music video channel MuchMusic.
Year | Nominated Work | Award | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2002 | "U Don't Have to Call" | Best International Video - Artist | Nominated | [215] |
2004 | "Yeah!" | Favorite International Artist | Won | [216] |
Best International Artists Video | Nominated | [217] | ||
2005 | "Caught Up" | Favorite International Artists | Nominated | [218] |
Best International Artists Video | Won | |||
2008 | "Love in This Club" | Nominated | [219] | |
2011 | "Somebody to Love (remix)"(with Justin Bieber) | International Video of the Year by a Canadian | Won | [220] |
UR Fave Artist | Won | |||
"DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love" | Most Watched Video | Nominated | [221] |
NAACP Image Awards
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 recurring role) | Nominated | [222] |
2003 | "U Don't Have to Call" | Outstanding Music Video | Nominated | [223] |
2005 | Confessions | Outstanding Album | Nominated | [224] |
'Yeah!" | Outstanding Song | Nominated | ||
Outstanding Music Video | Nominated | |||
"My Boo" | Nominated | |||
Usher | Outstanding Male Artists | Won | [225] | |
2011 | Raymond V Raymond | Outstanding Album | Nominated | [226] |
Usher | Outstanding Male Artists | Won | [227] | |
2013 | Won | [228] | ||
2015 | "Good Kisser" | Outstanding Song | Nominated | [229] |
Nantucket Film Festival
The Nantucket Film Festival is a film festival founded in 1996 which focuses on screenwriting.
Year | Nominated Work | Award | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | Burden | Best Narrative | Won | [230] |
National Civil Rights Museum
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.
Year | Nominee/Work | Award | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
2011 | Usher | Freedom Award | [231] |
NBA
The NBA (National Basketball Association) is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league 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 for being a part owner of the team .[232][233]
Year | Team | Award | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
2016 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Larry O'Brien Trophy (NBA Championship) | [234] |
New York Festival
The New York Festival Advertising Award is an annual event for those working in advertising.
Year | Nominated Work | Award | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2013 | Unsung Presents Usher | 2013 Finalist Certificate Winner | Won | [235] |
2016 | Don't Look Away | Best Use of Music | Finalist | [236] |
Use of New Technology | Bronze | |||
Public Service Announcements | Bronze | |||
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.
Year | Nominee/Work | Award | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
2010 | Hustlers | Top 10 Films | [237] |
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice 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 Nickelodeon cable channel.
Year | Nominated Work | Award | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1999 | Usher | Favorite Singer | Nominated | [238] |
2002 | Favorite Male Singer | Won | [239] | |
2005 | Won | |||
"Burn" | Favorite Song | Won | ||
"My Boo" | Nominated | [240] | ||
2011 | Usher | Favorite Male Singer | Nominated | [241] |
2012 | Nominated | [242] | ||
2013 | Nominated | [243] |
NRJ Music Awards (France)
A major award ceremony that takes place in Cannes, France.
Year | Nominated Work | Award | Results | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2002 | Usher | International New Artist of the Year | Nominated | |
2003 | "I Need a Girl (Part One)" | Best Collaboration | Nominated | |
2005 | "Yeah!" | International Song of the Year | Nominated | |
Confessions | International Album of the Year | Nominated | ||
"My Boo" | Best Collaboration | Nominated | ||
Usher | International Male Artists Of The Year | Won | [244] | |
2011 | "DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love" | Hit Of The Year | Nominated | [245] |
Usher | International Male Artists Of The Year | Won | [246] | |
2012 | David Guetta & Usher | International Group/Duo of the Year | Nominated | [247] |
One Club Show
The One Club is an awards show recognizing the best creative work in advertising, interactive, design and branded entertainment.[248]
Year | Nominated Work | Award | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | Don't Look Away | Innovation in Film | Silver | [249] |
CSR Web | Gold | |||
Interactive: Corporate Social Responsibility | Merit | |||
Music Video Digital | Bronze | |||
2022 | Team Up For Excellence - The Film | Moving Image Craft: Production Design | Silver | [250] |
Artist / Brand Collaboration | Merit | |||
Online Films & Video | Merit | |||
Direction / Single | Merit | |||
Cinema Advertising | Merit |
Ozone Awards
Ozone is an American magazine focused on the hip hop music of the Southern United States. The first annual Ozone Awards were held on August 6, 2006.
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2008 | "Love in This Club" | Best Rap/R&B Collaboration | Won | [251] |
Pensado Awards
The Dave Pensado Awards is an annual awards held in Los Angeles, California.
Year | Nominated Work | Award | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2015 | Usher's New Look | Educator Award | Won | [252] |
People Choice Awards, USA
The People's Choice Awards is an annual awards show recognizing the people and the work of popular culture.
Year | Nominated Work | Award | Results | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | Usher | Favorite Male Performer | Won | [253] |
"Yeah!" (with Ludacris & Lil Jon) | Best Combined Forces | Won | ||
2006 | Usher | Favorite Male Performer | Nominated | [254] |
2010 | Favorite R&B Artist | Nominated | [255] | |
2011 | Won | [256] | ||
Favorite Male Artists | Nominated | |||
"OMG" (with will.i.am) | Favorite Song | Nominated | ||
2012 | Usher | Favorite Tour Headliner | Nominated | [257] |
2013 | Favorite Male Artist | Nominated | [258] | |
Favorite R&B Artist | Nominated | |||
2015 | Nominated | [259] | ||
2017 | Nominated | [260] |
Piaf Awards
The Piaf Awards is a part of an annual the festival every year in the spring.[261]
Year | Nominated Work | Award | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | Don't Look Away | Creative Use of Technologies | Silver | [262] |
Audience Engagement | Gold | |||
Pitchfork Magazine
Year | Nominee/Work | Award | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2019 | Climax | The 200 Best Songs of the 2010s | #117 | [263] |
Premios Juventud
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 network Univision.
Year | Nominee/Work | Award | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2012 | "Promise" (with Romeo Santos) | La Combinación Perfecta (The Perfect Combo) | Won | [264] |
2013 | Usher | Favorite Hitmarker | Nominated | [265] |
President's Volunteer Service Award
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 | [266] |
PTTOW!
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.
Year | Nominee/Work | Award | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
2017 | Usher | Icon Award | [267] |
Radio Disney Music Awards
The Radio Disney Music Awards is an annual awards show which is operated and governed by Radio Disney, an American radio network.
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2004 | Usher | Best Male Artist | Won | [268] |
Radio Music Awards, USA
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.[269]
Year | Nominated Work | Award | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2004 | Usher | Artists Of The Year- Hip-Hop/ Rhythmic Radio | Won | [270] |
Cingular Artists Of The Year | Won | |||
"Yeah!" | Song Of The Year- Hip-Hop/Rhythmic Radio | Won | ||
2005 | Usher | Artist of the Year/Urban and Rhythmic Radio | Nominated | [271] |
Artist of the Year/ Mainstream Hit Radio | Nominated | |||
"Lovers and Friends" (with Lil Jon & Ludacris) | Song of the Year/Urban and Rhythmic Radio | Nominated |
Recording Academy
The Recording Academy is a U.S. organization of musicians, producers, recording engineers and other recording professionals. The Atlanta chapter of the academy presents honours annually.
Year | Nominated Work | Award | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
2005 | Usher | Atlanta Heroes Award | [272] |
Record of the Year Awards
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 |
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.
Year | Nominated Work | Award | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2011 | Usher | Top Male Artist | Nominated | [273] |
"OMG" (featuring Will.I.Am) | Top Ten International Gold Songs | Won | ||
2012 | "Without You" (with David Guetta) | Top Ten International Gold Songs | Nominated | [274] |
2013 | Usher | Top Male Artist | Nominated | [275] |
Saturn Awards
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.
Year | Nominated Work | Award | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
1999 | The Faculty | Best Horror Film | [276] |
SESAC Pop Awards
SESAC Pop Awards honors its members in an annual awards shows.
Year | Nominated work | Award | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
2012 | "Without You" (with Usher) | Pop Award Winners | [277] |
"There Goes My Baby" | [278] | ||
2015 | "Touch 'N You" (with Usher) | [279] | |
2016 | "The Matrimony" (with Usher) | [280] | |
2022 | "Don't Waste My Time" (with Ella Mai) | [281] | |
Smash Hits Poll Winners Party
The Smash Hits Poll Winners Party was an awards ceremony which ran from 1979 (as the Smash Hits Readers' Poll) to 2005. Each award winner was voted by readers of the Smash Hits magazine.
Year | Nominated Work | Award | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | Usher | Top Male | Won | [282] |
Best R&B Act | Won | |||
SoundExchange
SoundExchange is an American non-profit collective rights management organization founded in 2003. It is the sole organization designated by the U.S. Congress to collect and distribute digital performance royalties for sound recordings.
Year | Category | Ref. |
---|---|---|
2023 | Hall of Fame | [283] |
Southern Museum of Music
The Southern Museum of Music was established to honor and preserve the contributions of musicians whose roots originated in the southern United States.
Year | Category | Ref. |
---|---|---|
2015 | Hall of Fame | [284] |
Soul Train Music Awards, USA
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.
Year | Nominated Work | Award | Results | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1998 | "You Make Me Wanna" | Best R&B/Soul Single | Won | [285] |
2002 | 8701 | Male R&B/Soul Album | Won | [286] |
"U Got It Bad" | Best R&B/Soul Single, Male | Nominated | [287] | |
2003 | "U Don't Have to Call" | Nominated | [288] | |
2005 | ||||
"Yeah!" | The Michael Jackson Award for Best R&B/Soul or Rap Music Video | Nominated | [289] | |
Best R&B/Soul or Rap Dance Cut | Won | [290] | ||
"My Boo" | Best R&B/Soul Single, Group, Band or Duo | Won | ||
"Confessions Part II" | Best R&B/Soul Single, Male | Won | ||
Confessions | Best R&B/Soul Album, Male | Won | ||
Usher | Entertainer Of The Year | Won | ||
2010 | "There Goes My Baby" | Song Of The Year | Nominated | [291] |
"OMG" | Best Dance Performance | Nominated | ||
Raymond V Raymond | Album Of The Year | Won | [292] | |
Usher | Best R&B/Soul Artist Male | Won | ||
2012 | Looking 4 Myself | Album of the Year | Nominated | [293] |
"Scream" | Best Dance Performance | Nominated | ||
Usher | Best R&B/Soul Male Artist | Nominated | ||
"Climax" | Song of the Year | Nominated | ||
The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter's Award | Nominated | |||
2014 | ||||
New Flame (with Chris Brown & Rick Ross) | Best Collaboration | Nominated | [294] | |
Video of the Year | Nominated | |||
"Good Kisser" | Nominated | |||
Best Dance Performance | Nominated | |||
2016 | "No Limit" (with Young Thug) | Nominated | [295] | |
Usher | Best R&B/Soul Male Artist | Nominated | [296] | |
2017 | "Party" (with Chris Brown & Gucci Mane) | Video of the Year | Nominated | [297] |
Best Dance Performance | Nominated | |||
2020 | ||||
Don't Waste My Time (feat Ella Mai) | Best Collaboration | Nominated | [298] | |
Song of the Year | Nominated | |||
Come Thru | Nominated | |||
Best Collaboration | Nominated | |||
2021 | Usher | Best R&B/Soul Male Artist | Pending | [299] |
Sundance Film Festival
The Sundance Film Festival is the largest annual independent film festival in the United States.
Year | Nominated Work | Award | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | Burden | U.S. Dramatic Audience Award | Won | [300] |
Teen Choice Awards
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.
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1999 | "Nice & Slow" | Single of the Year | Nominated | [301] |
She's All That | Choice Movie: Comedy | Nominated | [302] | |
2001 | "U Remind Me" | Choice Summer Song | Nominated | [303] |
2002 | 8701 | Choice Album | Nominated | [304] |
"U Got It Bad" | Choice Love Song | Won | ||
"U Don't Have To Call" | Choice Single | Nominated | ||
"I Need a Girl (Part One)" (with Diddy & Loon) | Choice Hook Up | Nominated | ||
Usher | Choice R&B/Hip-Hop/Rap Artist | Won | ||
Choice Male Artist | Nominated | |||
Choice Male Hottie | Nominated | [305] | ||
2003 | Nominated | [306] | ||
Choice R&B/Hip-Hop/Rap Artist | Nominated | |||
Choice Male Fashion icon | Nominated | |||
2004 | "Yeah!" | Choice R&B track | Won | [307] |
Choice Best hook-up | Won | |||
Confessions | Choice Album | Won | ||
Usher | Choice R&B Artist | Won | ||
2005 | Nominated | [308] | ||
Choice Male Hottie | Nominated | |||
Choice Red Carpet Fashion Icon - Male | Nominated | |||
"Caught Up" | Choice Music: R&B/Hip-Hop Track | Nominated | ||
Choice Music: Party Starter | Nominated | |||
"Lovers and Friends" (with Lil Jon & Ludacris) | Choice Music: Rap Track | Nominated | ||
2008 | Usher | Choice R&B Artist | Nominated | [309] |
Choice Male Artist | Nominated | |||
2010 | Nominated | [310] | ||
Choice R&B Artist | Nominated | |||
Raymond v. Raymond | Choice R&B Album | Nominated | [311] | |
"OMG" | Choice R&B track | Won | [312] | |
2012 | Usher | Choice Summer Music Star: Male | Nominated | [313] |
"Climax" | Choice Break-Up Song | Nominated | ||
"Scream" | Choice Summer Song | Nominated | ||
"Without You" | Choice R&B/Hip-hop Song | Nominated | [314] |
Telecom Mobile Music Awards
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.
Year | Nominated Work | Category | Result | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | "Caught Up" | Gold Award | Won | [315] |
Time Magazine
Year | Nominated Work | Award | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2004 | "Yeah" (with Ludacris & Lil Jon) | Best Song of 2004 | #1 | [316] |
Confessions | Best Album(s) of 2004 | Won |
The Source Music Awards
Year | Nominated Work | Award | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2004 | Usher | R&B Artist of the Year | Won | [317] |
Yeah | R&B/Rap Collaboration of The Year | Won |
TMF Awards (Netherlands)
The TMF Awards were annual public prices of TMF for musicians.
Year | Nominated Work | Award | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | Usher | Beste Mannelijke | Won | [318] |
Internationaal/Beste Urban | Nominated | [319] | ||
Usher & Alicia Keys | Internationaal/Beste Videoclip | Nominated |
Vevo Certified Awards
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.
Year | Nominee/Work | Certified videos | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
2019 | Usher | 13 | [320] |
As of June 20, 2019 |
VH1 Big in '04 Awards
VH1 Big in '04 was the 2004 annual award show that aired on December 1, 2004 in the United States.
Year | Nominee/Work | Award | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
2004 | Usher | Big Musical Artist | [321] |
Vibe Awards
Vibe magazine produced and aired its annual Vibe Awards show in 2003 on UPN until 2006. It was then aired on VH1 Soul in 2007.
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2004 | Usher | R&B Voice of the Year | Won | [322] |
Artist of the Year | Nominated | [323] | ||
"Yeah!" | Club-Banger of the Year | Nominated | ||
Coolest Collabo | Nominated | |||
"Confessions Part II" | R&B Song of the Year | Nominated |
Washington West Award Film Festival
Washington West Award Film Festival is a film festival founded in 2011 by Brad Russell.
Year | Nominated Work | Award | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2019 | Burden | Jury Award Best Feature Narrative | Won | [324] |
Webby Awards
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.
Year | Nominee/Work | Award | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2013 | Unstaged Presents Usher: Take The Stage | Online Film & Video | Won | [325] |
Advertising & Media | Nominated | |||
2014 | Usher: Looking 4 Myself | Advertising & Media: Consumer Electronics & Services | Nominated | [326] |
WPPed Cream
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.
Year | Nominated Work | Award | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | Don't Look Away | Digital | Won | [250] |
Adverstising | Won | |||
World Music Awards
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.
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2004 | Usher | World's Best Male Artist | Won | [327] |
World's Best Pop Male Artist | Won | |||
World's Best R&B Male Artist | Won | |||
2005 | World's Best Male Artist | Won | [328] | |
World's Best Pop Male Artist | Nominated | [329] | ||
World's Best Selling R&B Artist | Nominated | |||
2008 | Nominated | [330] | ||
2014 | World's Best Entertainer of the Year | Nominated | [331] | |
World's Best Male Artist | Nominated | |||
World's Best Live Act | Nominated | |||
Looking 4 Myself | World's Best Album | Nominated | ||
"Scream" | World's Best Song | Nominated | ||
World's Best Video | Nominated |
Young Hollywood Awards
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.
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2001 | Usher | One to Watch - Male | Won | [332] |
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