List of awards and nominations received by Nicki Minaj
is a Trinidadian-born American rapper and songwriter. After releasing three mixtapes between 2007 and 2009, Minaj signed a recording contract with Young Money Entertainment in 2009. Since then, she has released four studio albums—Pink Friday in 2010, in 2012, The Pinkprint in 2014, and Queen in 2018. In 2011, Minaj won two American Music Awards–one for Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist and the other for Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album, for her debut album Pink Friday. She went on to win in both categories again the following year, with the "Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album" award being for her second studio album Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded. In 2015, Minaj won in the same categories again, with the "Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album" award being for her third studio album The Pinkprint. In 2011, Minaj won her first MTV Video Music Award for Best Hip-Hop Video for her single "Super Bass". The following year, Minaj won another award for Best Female Video for her single "Starships". In 2015 and 2018, she won the awards for Best Hip-Hop Video for "Anaconda" and "Chun-Li". She also won the BET Awards for Best Female Hip Hop Artist from 2010 to 2016. Throughout 2011 to 2016, Minaj was nominated for a total of 10 Grammy Awards. She received her first Grammy nomination in 2011 in the category Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for the single "My Chick Bad" with fellow rapper Ludacris at the 53rd ceremony. For the 54th Grammy Awards in 2012, Minaj received nominations for Best New Artist and Best Rap Album for her debut album Pink Friday, and Best Rap Performance for her single "Moment 4 Life" featuring Drake. In 2015, Minaj received two nominations at the 57th Grammy Awards for Best Rap Song for her single "Anaconda" and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for her joint single "Bang Bang", with Jessie J and Ariana Grande. For the 58th Grammy Awards in 2016, Minaj received three nominations, including Best Rap Album for her third studio album The Pinkprint.
The American Music Awards is an annual musicawards ceremony and one of several major annual American music awards shows. Minaj has won six American Music Awards out of nine nominations.
BellaSugar Beauty Awards
The BellaSugar Beauty Awards were presented by the pop culture blog PopSugar in 2012 to highlight stars with inner and outer beauty. Minaj has won one award.
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. The awards are presented annually and broadcasts live on BET. Minaj is the first and only female rapper to win the Best Female Hip-Hop Artist award seven years in a row. Overall, she has won twelve awards out of thirty nominations.
BET Hip-Hop Awards
The BET Hip Hop Awards are hosted annually by the Black Entertainment Television network for Hip-Hop performers, producers and music video directors. Minaj has won eight awards out of thirty-seven nominations.
BET Social Awards
The BET Social Awards are an annual awards show, airing on BET, that celebrate the very best of social media, including the biggest memes, most popular gifs, hashtags, and all the trends that claim your timeline. Minaj has received one nomination.
Soul Train Awards
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. Minaj has won one award from nine nominations.
Within the first half of a year, the general public casts their votes for the annual Billboard.com's Mid-Year Music Awards. The winners are announced at the beginning of July. Minaj has won two awards out of eleven nominations.
''Billboard'' Women in Music
is an annual ceremony hosted by Billboard, which honours women in music for their roles in music and their accomplishments. Minaj has been honoured two times.
BMI Awards
is one of three United States performing rights organizations, along with ASCAP and SESAC. It collects license fees on behalf of songwriters, composers, and music publishers and distributes them as royalties to those members whose works have been performed. Minaj has received forty-seven BMI Awards including eleven BMI London Awards, seven BMI Pop Awards, twenty-seven BMI R&B/Hip-Hop awards and two BMI Trailblazers of Gospel Music Awards.
The Bravo Otto is a German accolade honoring excellence of performers in film, television and music. The award is presented in Gold, Silver and Bronze. Minaj has received three Bronze awards.
Paper's Break the Internet Awards celebrate Internet culture, fashion, music, art and social media. Voting takes place over the Internet. Minaj has received two nominations.
The BreakTudo Awards is a Brazilian award that takes place every year in Brazil. The awards honor the year's biggest achievements in music, film, television, Brazilian Internet and more, voting takes place over the Internet.
The British radio station Capital FM was handing out the Capital FM's Music Video Awards to honor the accomplishments of stars and their music video in 2012. Minaj has received five nominations.
Capital Loves Awards
The British radio station Capital FM established the Capital Loves Awards to honor musicians and artist that are successful in the United Kingdom. Minaj has received one nomination.
The Capricho Awards was an annual awards with categories consisting of music, TV, cinema, Internet, among others and organized by the Brazilian teen magazine Capricho, with open voting on the official website of Editora Abril. Minaj has won one award out of two nominations.
BRIT Awards
The Brit Awards are the British Phonographic Industry's annual popular music awards. Minaj has won one award out of two nominations.
''Cosmopolitan'' Beauty Awards
The Cosmopolitan Beauty Awards are an annual event held by Cosmopolitan magazine. In total, an industry-expert panel judges over 250 products of which 52 are awarded. The winners represent the best in class for every element of beauty, from hair styling and cleansing, to skincare, fragrance and suncare. Minaj has won one award in the "fragrance" category.
The Dorian Awards are an annual endeavor organized by GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics. GALECA is an association of professional journalists and critics covering film and television for print, online, and broadcast outlets in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Minaj has received one nomination.
''Ebony'' Power 100
The Ebony Power 100 is an annual listicle of the 100 most influential African Americans, assembled by the American news magazineEbony. Minaj has been listed one time.
The EW's Entertainers of the Year is an annual listicle assembled by the American magazine Entertainment Weekly to recognize the year in pop culture excellence. Minaj has been listed one time.
The Fashion Los Angeles Awards is an annual ceremony created by The Daily Front Row in 2015 to honor the best in fashion in Hollywood. Minaj has won one award.
The FiFi Awards are an annual event sponsored by The Fragrance Foundation which honor the fragrance industry's creative achievements and is the most prominent and prestigious celebratory event of the fragrance industry. Minaj's debut fragrance Pink Friday has been nominated for three awards in 2013.
The Global Awards are held by Global and reward music played on British radio stations including Capital, Capital XTRA, Heart, Classic FM, Smooth, Radio X, LBC and Gold, with the awards categories reflecting the songs, artists, programmes and news aired on each station. Minaj has won one award.
The Guinness World Records, known from its inception from 1955 until 2000 as The Guinness Book of Records and in previous United States editions as The Guinness Book of World Records, is a reference work published annually, listing world record both of human achievements and the extremes of the natural world. Minaj currently holds one record.
The Heat Latin Music Awards is an annual awards show that airs on the HTVcable channel, which is usually held in early June, that honors the year's biggest Latin music acts, as voted by HTV viewers. Minaj has received two nominations.
''HipHopDX'' Year End Awards
The HipHopDX Year End Awards are annual year-end awards hosted by online hip-hop magazine HipHopDX. Minaj has won four awards out of seven nominations.
The iHeartRadio Music Awards is an international music awards show, founded by iHeartRadio in 2014, and recognizes the most popular artists and music over the past year as determined by the network's listeners. Minaj has won one award out of six nominations.
The iHeartRadio MMVAs are annual awards presented by the Canadian television channel Much to honour the year's best music videos. Minaj has received four nominations.
The Japan Gold Disc Awards are a prestigious awards ceremony held annually in Japan, winners are based mainly on sales that provided by "The Recording Industry Association of Japan". Minaj has won one award.
The JIM Awards were an annual awards show presented by the Flemish television channel JIM since 2012 and ceased broadcast in 2015. Minaj has received four nominations.
MOBO Awards
The Music of Black Origin Awards were established in 1996 by Kanya King. It is held annually in the United Kingdom to recognize artists of any race or nationality performing music of black origin. Minaj has won one award out of four nominations.
MP3 Music Awards
The MP3 Music Awards is an annual music awards show in the United Kingdom, and chosen by worldwide public votes. Minaj has won one award from four nominations.
The MTV Africa Music Awards were established in 2008 by MTV Networks Africa to celebrate the most popular contemporary music in Africa. Minaj has won one award.
The MTV Europe Music Awards were established in 1994 by MTV Networks Europe to celebrate the most popular songs and singers in Europe. The MTV Europe Music Awards today is a popular celebration of what MTV viewers consider the best in music. The awards are chosen by MTV viewers. Minaj has won five awards out of fourteen nominations.
The MTV Fandom Awards are an annual pop culture, television and film awards show presented by MTV with awards voted on by fans. Minaj has received one nomination.
The MTV Italian Music Awards were established in 2006 by MTV Italy to celebrate the most popular artists and music videos in Italy. Minaj has received one nomination.
The MTV Online, Open, Ongoing Music Awards are one of the major annual awards established by MTV to honor the art, creativity, personality and technology of music in the digital era. It's a "spinoff" of the VMAs, but uses online features such as Twitter, YouTube, and such to determine the nominees. Minaj has won one award out of six nominations.
The MTV Video Music Awards were established in 1984 by the cable channel MTV to honor the top music videos of the year. Minaj has won five out of fourteen nominations.
The MTV Video Music Awards Brazil, more commonly known as VMB, were MTV Brasil's annual award ceremony, established in 1995. Minaj has received one nomination.
The MTV Video Music Awards Japan is the Japanese version of the MTV Video Music Awards. In this event artists are awarded for their songs and videos through online voting from channel viewers. Minaj has received eight nominations.
The NET Honours debuted in 2013 as a special recognition award presented to deserving individuals in the Nigerian entertainment industry during the Nigerian Entertainment Conference Live event, organised by Netng. Minaj has received one nomination.
NewNowNext Awards
The NewNowNext-Awards is an American annual entertainment awards show, presented by the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender-themed channel Logo. Minaj has received one nomination.
The New York Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony and live concert, established in 1986 with its first sold-out show at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States. Minaj has won five awards.
The Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, also known as the KCAs or Kids Choice Awards, is an annual awards show that airs on the Nickelodeon cable channel, that honors the year's biggest television, movie, and music acts, as voted by Nickelodeon viewers. Minaj has won one award out of five nominations.
The NRJ Music Awards were created in 2000 by the radio station NRJ in partnership with the television networkTF1. They give out awards to popular musicians by different categories. Minaj has received three nominations.
The People's Choice Awards is an American awards show established in 1974 that recognizes the people and the work of popular culture, and is voted on by the general public. Minaj has won four awards out of seven nominations.
Los 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. Minaj has received one nomination.
The Marie Claire Prix du Parfum Awards is a prestigious fragrance awards that is held in South Africa. The products entered were scored by Marie Claire's editor, beauty editor and a selection of guest judges. Minaj has won one award.
The Q Awards are the UK's annual music awards run by the music magazine Q. Since they began in 1990, they have become one of Britain's biggest and best publicised music awards, helped in no small part by the often boisterous behavior of the celebrities who attend the event.
The Radio Disney Music Awards is an annual awards show operated and governed by Radio Disney, an American radio network. Minaj has received one nomination.
The Shorty Awards, also known as the "Shortys", is an annual awards show recognizing the people and organizations that produce real-time short form content across Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, YouTube, Instagram and the rest of the social web. Minaj has received one nomination.
The Spotify Awards, celebrated in Mexico City, are the first-ever awards organized by Spotify in the world and they are 100% based on user-generated data in Mexico. Minaj has won one award.
Steeple Awards
The Steeple Awards are an annual gospel music awards ceremony established in 2016 and powered by the gospel radio station Praise 102.5. Minaj has won one award.
The Stellar Awards is an awards show presented by SAGMA to recognize achievements in the gospel music industry. They are the first of the Big Two major gospel music awards held annually. Minaj has received one nomination.
The Teen Choice Awards were established in 1999 to honor the year's biggest achievements in music, movies, sports and television, as voted for by young people aged between 13 and 19 years. Minaj has won four awards out of twenty-one nominations.
The Telehit Awards are annual award show run by the Mexican music channel Telehit. Minaj has won two awards out of three nominations.
''The Boombox'' Fan Choice Awards
The Boombox Fan Choice Awards were presented by American hip-hop online publication The Boombox since 2014. Minaj has received six nominations and won once.
The UK Asian Music Awards is an awards show that is held annually in the United Kingdom since 2002. Award winners are decided by public voting, from a list of nominees presented by the event organizers. Minaj has won one award.
The Urban Music Awards is a hip-hop, R&B, dance and soul music awards ceremony launched by Jordan Kensington in 2003 and now held in several countries. Minaj has received two nominations.
VH1
VH1's Do Something Awards
The Do Something Awards is the joint awards show by "Do Something Services" and VH1. It is the national award show honouring people for community service, the nation's best, young world-changers. They also honour awards for style, music artists, social networks and movie stars. Minaj has received one nomination.
The World Music Awards is an international awards show founded in 1989 under the high patronage of Albert II, Prince of Monaco and is based in Monte Carlo. Minaj has received seventeen nominations.
''XXL'' Awards
The XXL Awards recognised the best in hip-hop in 2012. The nominees and winners were picked by the XXL staff, excluding the winners in the big five biggest categories which was determined by public vote. Minaj has received two nominations.
The YouTube Music Awards is an awards show presented by YouTube to honor the best in the music video medium. Minaj has won one award out of three nominations.
Z Awards
The Z Awards were created by Z100, a commercial contemporary hit radioradio broadcasting serving the New York metropolitan area. The votes are submitted by the listeners. The categories include year in music, pop culture, sleaze and others. Minaj has won two awards out of four nominations.
4Music Video Honours
is a music and entertainment channel in the United Kingdom. They give awards to the best artists or music videos based on votes from the general public. Minaj has won two awards out of ten nominations.
