^Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They acknowledge 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.
American singer-songwriter Kesha has sold over 100 million records worldwide to date, including 87 million tracks and streams as of 2017 and 14 million album equivalent units as of 2019.[1][2] She is also certified for 62 million records as a lead artist in the United States alone by the Recording Industry Association of America, with 54 million certified digital singles and 8 million certified albums.[3] Including her featured singles, her total combined with her lead singles stands at 53 million, bringing her total record certifications to stand at 58 million, also making her the 15th highest certified female artist in the United States. That said, she topped eight charts on the 2010 Billboard Year-End Chart, including Top New Artists, Hot 100 Songs and Hot 100 Artists.[4]
Established in 2007, Billboard Women in Music recognizes influential female artists and music executives who have made significant contributions to the business and who, through their work and continued success, inspire generations of women to take on increasing responsibilities within the field.[10]
The British LGBT Awards celebrate the UK's most loved LGBT personalities, innovators and companies, dubbed the "Gay Oscars" by the press. Kesha has received one nomination.
Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) 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.[12]
The Eska Music Awards is a major Polish awards ceremony for national and international music launched in 2002 by Radio Eska. The ceremony is held in Łódź, Poland and takes place in April every following year.
Woman of the Year awards honour "extraordinary and inspirational" women from a variety of fields, including entertainment, business, sports, music, science, medicine, education and politics.
The Human Rights Campaign Fund was founded by Steve Endean in 1980 as one of the first gay and lesbian political action committee in the United States. HRC's Visibility Award recognizes the outstanding efforts of those who use their incredible talent and visibility to help better the lives of LGBT people.[29]
The Genesis Awards are awarded annually by the Humane Society of the United States to individuals in the major news and entertainment media for producing outstanding works which raise public awareness of animal issues. Presented by the HSUS Hollywood Outreach program, the awards show takes place every March in California.
The iHeartRadio Music Award was founded by iHeartRadio in 2014. The event is broadcast live on NBC.[32] Awards were presented to the world's best-selling artists in the various categories and to the best-selling artists from each major territory.
The International Dance Music Award was established in 1985. It is a part of the Winter Music Conference, a weeklong electronic music event held annually.[36]
The Juno Awards are presented annually to Canadianmusicalartists 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.mWinners are currently chosen by either members of the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences or a panel of experts depending on the award. In almost all of the main general categories, nominees are determined by sales during the qualifying period; in genre-specific categories, they are determined by panel.[39]
The MTV Italian Music Awards, also known as TRL (Total Request Live) Awards, are hosted annually in Italy by MTV. They award the best video, performers, and artists of the year.[43]
The MTV Video Music Brazil, commonly known as VMB, was MTV Brazil's annual award ceremony, established in 1995. In 2013, due to the devolution of the brand MTV to Viacom, and with the reformulation of the channel, the ceremony was discontinued.[44]
The MuchMusic Video Awards (also known as (the) MMVA or MMVAs) are annual awards presented by the Canadian music video channel MuchMusic to honor the year's best music videos.[46][47]
the m-v-f- Awards is the competitive segment of m-v-f- that annually recognizes and awards the best national and international music videos, since 2013.
The NewNowNext Awards is an American annual entertainment awards show, presented by the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender-themed channel Logo. Launched in 2008, awards are presented both for LGBT-specific and general interest achievements in entertainment and pop culture.
The NME Awards is an annual music awards show in the United Kingdom, founded by the music magazine, NME (New Musical Express). Though the accolades given are entirely genuine, the ceremony itself is usually carried out in a humorous and jovial manner, and have included categories in the past like "Villain of the year" and "Worst Record". The trophies given to the winners resemble an extended middle finger.
The People's Choice Awards are a venue for the American public to honor their favorite actors and actresses, musical performers, television shows, and motion pictures. It is fans who voted.
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