BET Award for Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award

Last updated
BET Awards for Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award
CountryUnited States
Presented by BET Awards
First awarded2001
Currently held by Tems – "Me & U" (2024)
Most awards Kirk Franklin (7)
Most nominations Kirk Franklin (19)
Website http://www.bet.com/shows/bet-awards.html

The BET Awards Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award is given to an urban contemporary gospel artist. The winner is determined based on sales and overall quality of content released within the eligibility period. The award was originally titled Best Gospel Artist, but was later renamed to its current title in 2017. Kirk Franklin currently holds the record for this category, with seven wins.

Contents

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

2000s

YearArtistRef
2001
Donnie McClurkin [ citation needed ]
Yolanda Adams
Kirk Franklin
Mary Mary
Hezekiah Walker
2002
Yolanda Adams [ citation needed ]
Kurt Carr
Kirk Franklin
Fred Hammond
CeCe Winans
2003
Yolanda Adams [ citation needed ]
Kirk Franklin
Donnie McClurkin
Smokie Norful
Tonéx
2004
Yolanda Adams [ citation needed ]
Byron Cage
Donnie McClurkin
Smokie Norful
Vickie Winans
2005
Donnie McClurkin [1]
Fred Hammond
Ruben Studdard
Kanye West
CeCe Winans
2006
Kirk Franklin [ citation needed ]
Yolanda Adams
Mary Mary
Smokie Norful
CeCe Winans
2007
Kirk Franklin [ citation needed ]
Shirley Caesar
Fred Hammond
Dave Hollister
Mary Mary
2008
Marvin Sapp [ citation needed ]
The Clark Sisters
Kirk Franklin
Deitrick Haddon
Trin-I-Tee 5:7
2009
Mary Mary [ citation needed ]
Regina Belle
Shirley Caesar
Smokie Norful
Trin-I-Tee 5:7

2010s

YearArtistSongRef
2010
Marvin Sapp [ citation needed ]
The Anointed Pace Sisters
Kirk Franklin Presents Artists United For Haiti
Tamela Mann
Vickie Winans
2011
Mary Mary [ citation needed ]
Byron Cage
Deitrick Haddon
Karen Clark Sheard
BeBe & CeCe Winans
2012
Yolanda Adams [ citation needed ]
Kim Burrell
James Fortune & FIYA
Fred Hammond
Trin-I-Tee 5:7
2013
Mary Mary [2]
Deitrick Haddon
Lecrae
Tamela Mann
Marvin Sapp
2014
Tamela Mann [3]
Erica Campbell
Donnie McClurkin
Tye Tribbett
Hezekiah Walker
2015
Lecrae [4]
Erica Campbell
Deitrick Haddon
Fred Hammond
Mali Music
Michelle Williams
2016
Kirk Franklin [5]
Erica Campbell
Anthony Brown & Group TherAPy
Tasha Cobbs
Lecrae
Tamela Mann
2017
Lecrae "Can't Stop Me Now (Destination)" [6]
Fantasia (feat. Tye Tribbett)"I Made It"
Kirk Franklin (feat. Sarah Reeves, Tasha Cobbs and Tamela Mann)"My World Needs You"
Tamela Mann "God Provides"
CeCe Winans "Never Have to Be Alone"
2018
Lecrae (feat. Tori Kelly)"I'll Find You" [7]
Marvin Sapp "Close"
Ledisi & Kirk Franklin "If You Don't Mind"
Snoop Dogg (feat. B.Slade)"Words Are Few"
Tasha Cobbs Leonard (feat. Nicki Minaj)"I'm Getting Ready"
2019
Snoop Dogg (feat. Rance Allen)"Blessing Me Again" [8]
Erica Campbell (feat. Warryn Campbell)"All of My Life"
Fred Hammond "Tell Me Where It Hurts"
Kirk Franklin "Love Theory"
Tori Kelly (feat. Kirk Franklin)"Never Alone"

2020s

YearArtistSongRef
2020
Kirk Franklin "Just for Me" [9]
Fred Hammond "Alright"
John P. Kee (feat. Zacardi Cortez)"All of My Life"
Kanye West "Follow God"
PJ Morton (feat. Le'Andria Johnson and Mary Mary)"All In His Pain"
The Clark Sisters "Victory"
2021
Kirk Franklin "Strong God" [10]
BeBe Winans "In Jesus Name"
CeCe Winans "Never Lost"
H.E.R. "Hold Us Together"
Marvin Sapp "Thank You for It All"
Tamela Mann "Touch from You"
2022
Kirk Franklin and Lil Baby "We Win" [11]
Kanye West "Come to Life"
Kelly Price "Grace"
Fred Hammond "Hallelujah"
H.E.R. and Tauren Wells "Hold Us Together (Hope Mix)"
Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music "Jireh"
Marvin Sapp "All in Your Hands"
2023
Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin "Bless Me"
Tamela Mann "Finished (Live)"
CeCe Winans "I've Got Joy"
Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin featuring Naomi Raine & Chandler Moore "Kingdom"
Tye Tribbett "New"
Yolanda Adams "One Moment from Glory"
PJ Morton featuring Lisa Knowles-Smith, Le'Andria Johnson, Keke Wyatt, Kierra Sheard & Tasha Cobbs Leonard "The Better Benediction (Pt.2)"
2024
Tems "Me & U"
Shirley Caesar "Award All of the Glory"
Kirk Franklin "All Things"
Halle "Angel"
CeCe Winans "Come Jesus Come"
Erica Campbell "Do You Believe in Love?"
Maverick City Music, Naomi Raine & Chandler Moore "God Problems"
Kirk Franklin "Try Love"

Multiple wins and nominations

Wins

Nominations

Related Research Articles

The BET Award for Video of the Year is given to the most popular music video released the same or previous year of the year the awards are handed out. The award is only given to the performing artist(s) or group in the video. The award is not handed out to the video directors and producers. The all-time winner in this category is Beyoncé with six wins. Drake is the most nominated artist with sixteen nominations. Lady Gaga is the only white artist in history to have won this category for her Beyoncé collaboration "Video Phone".

The BET Award for Viewer's Choice Award is determined by the fans. The all-time winner in this category is Beyoncé with five wins. Drake is the most nominated artist with twenty one nominations.

The BET Award for Best Female R&B/Pop Artist is awarded to the overall best female contemporary R&B, soul, and pop singers who have released an album the previous or same year. The all-time winner in this category is Beyoncé with ten wins; she is also the most nominated artist with seventeen nominations.

The BET Award for Best Group is given to the overall best R&B, hip hop, or gospel group who has released an album the previous or same year. When the award was first given, it awarded male and female groups separately. It was combined the following year. Migos are the all-time winners in this category with four wins and have received the most nominations with seven as a group. Quavo and Takeoff are the artists with the most nominations with eight including seven nominations as a part of Migos.

The BET Award for Best Female Hip Hop Artist is an award given to honor the outstanding achievements female artists have made in hip hop every year. The winner is determined based on sales and overall quality of content released within the eligibility period. The all-time winner in this category is Nicki Minaj with eight wins, she is also the most nominated artist with fourteen nominations.

The BET Award for Best New Artist is given to an artist who made their debut the previous or same year of the awards ceremony. A former group member can be nominated for the award if they have made their solo debut. Controversy arose when Jennifer Hudson won the award in 2007 even though her only solo release at the time was a single of "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going"; her first album was scheduled for release in October 2007. Sam Smith is so far the only Caucasian artist to have won the award, winning it in 2015.

The BET Award for Best Actor is awarded to actors from both television and film. Some nominees have been nominated based on their performances in multiple bodies of work within the eligibility period. Denzel Washington holds the record for most wins in this category with four.

The BET Award for Sportsman of the Year is given to the best and most successful male athlete of the previous year. The award was originally titled Best Male Athlete, but was later changed to its current title in 2010. LeBron James holds the record for most wins in this category with nine.

The BETHer Award honors motivational and empowering songs that center women. The award was first awarded in 2006 as the BET J Cool Like That Award to honor outstanding neo soul and traditional R&B artists. The name of the award was changed when the BET J channel was rebranded as Centric in 2009, and again in 2018 when Centric was rebranded as BET Her. Until 2012, artists themselves were nominated, but in 2013, BET began nominating artists with a respective song. Beyoncé is the most awarded artist in this category with three wins.

Kortney Jamaal Pollard, known professionally as Mali Music, is an American singer-songwriter and record producer from Savannah, Georgia. His first two studio albums, The Coming (2008) and The 2econd Coming (2009) were released independently through ByStorm Records and met with critical acclaim. In 2011, he was the first inspirational artist to be part of BET's "Music Matters" series. He signed with RCA Records to release his first major-label single "Beautiful" the following year, which preceded his third album and major label debut, Mali Is... (2014). The album received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Urban Contemporary Album.

This page lists the winners and nominees for the Soul Train Music Award for Best Gospel/Inspirational Song. The award was originally entitled Best Gospel Performance – Male, Female or Group and was created during the 2009 ceremony. It was later retitled to Best Gospel/Inspirational Performance in 2013 and then to its current title in 2014. Mary Mary and Lecrae are the only artists to win this award twice.

The BET Award for Best Male Hip Hop Artist is an award given to honor the outstanding achievements of male artists in hip hop every year. The winner is determined based on sales and overall quality of content released within the eligibility period. Kendrick Lamar is the all-time winner in this category with six wins. Drake has the most nominations with fifteen.

The BET Award for Best Male R&B/Pop Artist is awarded to the overall best male contemporary R&B, soul, and pop singers who have released an album the previous or same year. The all-time winner in this category is Chris Brown with seven wins, he is also the most nominated artist with seventeen nominations.

The BET Award for Best Actress is awarded to actresses from both television and film. Some nominees have been nominated based on their performances in multiple bodies of work within the eligibility period. Taraji P. Henson holds the record for most wins and nominations in this category with six and eleven respectively.

The BET Award for Sportswoman of the Year is given to the best and most successful female athlete of the previous year. The award was originally titled Best Female Athlete, but was later changed to its current title in 2010. As the only woman to win more than once, Serena Williams holds the record for most wins in this category with sixteen, she also holds the record for the most nominations, being nominated every year since the awards inception.

The BET Award for Video Director of the Year is given to the best directors of music videos released in the same or previous year. The category was first created in 2008 and since its conception. The all-time winner in this category is Beyoncé with three wins. Benny Boom has received the most nominations with sixteen each.

References

  1. "2005 BET Awards Nominees". Billboard. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
  2. Andy Swift. "BET Awards Nominees 2013 – Full List Of Hip-Hop Nominations". Hollywood Life. Archived from the original on February 20, 2017. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
  3. Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE. "BET Award 2014 Nominations Announced". nokiatheatrelalive.com. Archived from the original on July 21, 2014. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
  4. "Chris Brown and Nicki Minaj Lead BET Awards Nominations". Rap-Up. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
  5. Konerman, Jennifer (May 20, 2016). "Drake Leads BET Awards with 9 Nominations". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
  6. "BET Awards 2017 – Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award". BET. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
  7. "DJ Khaled Leads 2018 BET Awards Nominations: See the Full List". Billboard. May 16, 2018. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
  8. "Winners | BET Awards 2021". BET .
  9. "Celebrities, Music, News, Entertainment, TV Shows & Videos". BET .
  10. "Winners | BET Awards 2021". BET .
  11. "Winners | BET Awards 2022". BET .