Billboard Music Awards for Top Female Artist | |
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Country | United States |
Presented by | Billboard |
First awarded | 1990 |
Currently held by | Taylor Swift (2024) |
Most awards | Taylor Swift (6) |
Most nominations | Taylor Swift (11) |
Website | billboardmusicawards |
This article lists the winners and nominees for the Billboard Music Award for Top Female Artist. This award has been given since 1990. Taylor Swift is the all-time winner with six and is also the most nominated artist with eleven. There are only five women who won the award more than once: Taylor Swift, Rihanna, Alicia Keys, Adele, and Mariah Carey.
Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
Year | Artist | Ref |
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1990 | ||
Janet Jackson | [1] | |
1991 | ||
Mariah Carey | [2] | |
1992 | — | |
1993 | ||
Whitney Houston | [3] | |
1994 | ||
Mariah Carey | [4] | |
1995 | ||
TLC | [5] | |
1996 | ||
Alanis Morissette | [6] | |
1997 | ||
LeAnn Rimes | [7] | |
1998 | ||
Shania Twain | [8] | |
Celine Dion | ||
Janet Jackson | ||
LeAnn Rimes | ||
1999 | ||
Britney Spears | [9] | |
Cher | ||
Shania Twain |
Rank | Artist | Nominations | Years |
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1 | Taylor Swift | 11 | 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 |
2 | Rihanna | 7 | 2006, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2017 |
3 | Ariana Grande | 6 | 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020 and 2021 |
4 | Adele | 5 | 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017 and 2022 |
Beyoncé | 2004, 2006, 2014, 2017 and 2023 | ||
5 | Katy Perry | 4 | 2011, 2012, 2014 and 2015 |
Rank | Artist | Awards won | Years won |
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1 | Taylor Swift | 6 | 2013, 2015, 2018, 2021, 2023 and 2024 |
2 | Adele | 2 | 2012 and 2016 |
Alicia Keys | 2001 and 2004 | ||
Mariah Carey | 1991 and 1994 | ||
Rihanna | 2006 and 2011 |
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