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Lauryn Hill is an American singer, rapper, and songwriter. With a total of 8 wins from the Grammy Awards for her music (including her work in The Fugees), she is the most Grammy awarded female rapper. Hill was the first female hip hop artist to win the Grammy Awards for Best Rap Album (with The Fugees), and Best New Artist. Her first and only solo studio album, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill , won five awards at the 41st Annual Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year, making it the first hip hop album to win the award, and making Hill the youngest black artist to win the award; [1] Hill walked away with a total of five awards that night, breaking the record at the time for most awards won by a female artist in single ceremony, and set the current record for most nominations received by a female artist in a single ceremony.
In 2000, Hill won a consecutive Grammy Award for Album of the Year, as a producer on Santana's Supernatural, becoming the only female artist to win the award in two consecutive years, [2] and the only female artist to win as a lead artist and as a producer. [3] Hill was awarded Video of the Year at the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards, for her music video "Doo Wop (That Thing)", becoming the first hip hop video to win. Additionally Hill has won four NAACP Image Awards, Including the President's Award.
In 2015, she received the Golden Note Award from American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers; and has won additional songwriting awards for her credits on Drake's "Nice for What", Aretha Franklin's "A Rose Is Still a Rose", Cardi B's "Be Careful", and Kanye West's "All Falls Down". Hill has broken a total of four Guinness World Records, throughout her career. In 2022, Hill was inducted into the Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame.
Award | Year [a] | Recipient(s) and nominee(s) | Category | Result | Ref. |
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Academy of Achievement | 2000 | Herself | Golden Plate Award | Won | [4] |
ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Awards | 1999 | "A Rose Is Still a Rose" | Award Winning R&B Songs | Won | [5] |
2000 | "All That I Can Say" | Award Winning R&B Songs | Won | [6] | |
2005 | "All Falls Down" | Award Winning Rap Songs | Won | [7] | |
Award Winning R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | Won | [8] | |||
2015 | Herself | Golden Note | Won | [9] | |
2019 | "Nice for What" | Award Winning Rap Songs | Won | [10] [11] | |
Top Rap Song | Won | ||||
"Be Careful" | Award Winning Rap Songs | Won | |||
ASCAP Pop Music Award | 2019 | "Nice for What" | Most Performed Songs | Won | [12] |
Amadeus Austrian Music Awards | 2000 | Herself | International Pop/Rock Female | Won | [13] |
American Music Awards | 1997 | Fugees | Favorite Soul/R&B Band/Duo/Group | Nominated | [14] |
Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group | Nominated | ||||
1999 | Herself | Favorite New Artist — Soul/R&B | Won | [15] | |
2000 | Herself | Favorite Female Artist — Soul/R&B | Won | [16] | |
The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill | Favorite Album — Soul/R&B | Won | |||
Apple Music's 100 Best Albums | 2024 | 100 Best Albums Award | Won | [17] | |
BET Hip Hop Awards | 2022 | "Nobody" | Impact Track | Nominated | [18] |
BDSCertified Spin Awards | 2005 | "Killing Me Softly" | 400,000 Spins | Won | [19] |
2011 | 500,000 Spins | Won | [20] | ||
Billboard Music Awards | 1996 | The Score | R&B Album of the Year | Won | [21] [22] |
1998 | The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill | Won | [23] | ||
Herself | R&B/Hip-Hop Album Artist of the Year | Nominated | |||
1999 | Herself | R&B/Hip-Hop Album Artist of the Year | Nominated | [24] | |
Top R&B Artist of the Year | Nominated | ||||
Female Album Artist of the Year | Nominated | ||||
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill | Top R&B Album | Nominated | |||
Billboard Music Video Awards | 1996 | "Killing Me Softly" | Best R&B Clip | Nominated | [25] |
"Ready or Not" | Best Rap Clip | Nominated | |||
"If I Ruled the World (Imagine That)" | Nominated | ||||
1998 | "Doo Wop (That Thing)" | Best New Artist Clip | Won | [26] | |
1999 | "Ex-Factor" | Won | [27] | ||
Best R&B Clip | Won | ||||
"Everything is Everything" | Best Rap Clip | Won | [28] | ||
Billboard Year-End Awards | 1998 | Herself | Top R&B Album Artist – Female | Won | [29] |
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill | Top R&B Album | Won | |||
1999 | Top R&B / Hip-Hop Album Artist – Female | Won | [30] [31] | ||
Herself | Top R&B/Hip Hop Artist – Female | Won | |||
Black Reel Awards | 2020 | "Guarding the Gates" | Best Original Song | Nominated | [32] |
Blockbuster Award | 1999 | Herself | Favorite New Artist – Female | Won | [33] |
Brit Awards | 1997 | Fugees | Best International Group | Won | [34] |
1999 | Herself | International Female Solo Artist | Nominated | [35] | |
D&AD Awards | 2000 | Police/AA/Shop | Cinematography | Graphite Pencil | [36] |
Danish Music Awards | 1999 | Herself | Best New International Artist | Won | [37] |
Dove Awards | 2005 | The Passion of the Christ: Songs | Special Event Album of the Year | Won | [38] |
Echo Music Prize | 1996 | Fugees | Best International Group | Won | [39] |
Edison Award | 1999 | Herself | Dance/R&B international Artist | Won | [40] |
Essence Awards | 1999 | Herself | Essence Award | Won | [41] |
Fryderyk | 1997 | The Score | Best Foreign Album | Nominated | [42] |
GAFFA Awards (Denmark) | 1996 | Fugees | Foreign New Act | Nominated | [43] |
1998 | Herself | Foreign New Act | Nominated | ||
Grammy Awards | 1997 | The Score | Album of the Year | Nominated | [44] |
Best Rap Album | Won | ||||
"Killing Me Softly" | Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals | Won | |||
1999 | Herself | Best New Artist | Won | ||
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical | Nominated | ||||
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill | Album of the Year | Won | |||
Best R&B Album | Won | ||||
"Doo Wop (That Thing)" | Best Female R&B Vocal Performance | Won | |||
Best R&B Song | Won | ||||
"A Rose Is Still a Rose" (Aretha Franklin song; as songwriter) | Nominated | ||||
"Nothing Even Matters" (with D'Angelo) | Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals | Nominated | |||
"Can't Take My Eyes Off of You" | Best Female Pop Vocal Performance | Nominated | |||
"Lost Ones" | Best Rap Solo Performance | Nominated | |||
2000 | Supernatural (Santana album; as producer) | Album of the Year | Won | ||
"Everything Is Everything" | Best Music Video | Nominated | |||
"All That I Can Say" (Mary J. Blige song; as songwriter) | Best R&B Song | Nominated | |||
2001 | "Turn Your Lights Down Low" (with Bob Marley and the Wailers) | Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals | Nominated | ||
2003 | "Mystery of Inequity" (from MTV Unplugged No. 2.0 ) | Best Rap Solo Performance | Nominated | ||
2006 | "So High" (with John Legend) | Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals | Nominated | ||
Grammy Hall of Fame | 2024 | The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill | Hall of Fame | Inducted | [45] |
2025 | Supernatural (Santana album; as producer) | Inducted | [46] | ||
HipHopDX Awards | 2021 | Herself | Best Rap Verse of the Year ("Nobody") | Nominated | [47] |
"Nobody" | Best Hip Hop Song of the Year | Nominated | |||
Hungarian Music Awards | 2000 | The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill | Foreign Rap Album of the Year | Nominated | [48] |
IFPI Platinum Europe Award | 1996 | The Score | 3× Platinum Europe Award | Won | [49] |
1997 | 4× Platinum Europe Award | Won | [50] | ||
1998 | 5× Platinum Europe Award | Won | [51] | ||
1999 | The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill | 2× Platinum Europe Award | Won | [52] | |
2004 | The Score | 6× Platinum Europe Award | Won | [53] | |
iHeartRadio MMVAs | 1997 | Fugees for "Ready or Not" | People's Choice: Favourite International Group | Nominated | [54] |
1999 | "Doo Wop (That Thing)" | Best International Video | Nominated | [55] | |
"Everything Is Everything" | Nominated | ||||
Herself | People's Choice: Favourite International Artist | Nominated | |||
International Dance Music Awards | 1999 | Best New Dance Solo Artist | Won | [56] | |
IRMA Awards | 1997 | Fugees | International Award | Won | [57] |
Juno Award | 1997 | The Score | International Album of the Year | Nominated | [58] |
J-Wave Tokio Awards | 1999 | Herself | Best Female Artist | Won | [59] |
Lady of Soul Awards | 1999 | The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill | R&B/Soul Album of the Year | Won | [60] |
"Ex-Factor" | Best R&B/Soul Single, Solo | Won | |||
"Doo Wop (That Thing)" | Best R&B/Soul or Rap Music Video | Won | |||
Ex Factor | Best R&B/Soul Song of the Year | Nominated | |||
2000 | "Everything Is Everything" | Best R&B/Soul Single – Solo | Nominated | [61] | |
MOBO Awards | 1997 | Fugees | Best International Act | Won | [62] |
"Killing Me Softly" | Best International Song | Won | |||
1999 | Herself | Best International Act | Won | [63] | |
MTV Europe Music Awards | 1996 | "Killing Me Softly" (with The Fugees) | Best Song | Nominated | [64] |
Fugees | Best New Act | Nominated | |||
MTV Amour | Won | ||||
Best Group | Nominated | ||||
1999 | Herself | Best Female | Nominated | [65] | |
Best R&B | Nominated | ||||
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill | Best Album | Nominated | |||
MTV Video Music Awards | 1996 | "Killing Me Softly" | Best Group Video | Nominated | [66] |
Best R&B Video | Won | ||||
Fugees | Viewer's Choice | Won | [67] [68] | ||
1999 | "Doo Wop (That Thing)" | Video of the Year | Won | [69] | |
Best Female Video | Won | ||||
Best R&B Video | Won | ||||
Best Art Direction | Won | ||||
Best Hip-Hop Video | Nominated | ||||
2000 | "Everything Is Everything" | Best Hip-Hop Video | Nominated | [70] | |
Best Art Direction | Nominated | ||||
Best Special Effects | Nominated | ||||
MVPA Awards | 1999 | "Ex-Factor" | Best Makeup in a Music Video | Nominated | [71] |
Best Colorist | Nominated | ||||
Urban/R&B Video of the Year | Nominated | ||||
2000 | "Turn Your Lights Down Low" | R&B Video of the Year | Nominated | [72] | |
"Everything Is Everything" | R&B Video of the Year | Won | [73] | ||
NAACP Image Awards | 1999 | Herself | Best New Artist | Won | [74] |
Outstanding Female Artist | Won | ||||
President's Award for the Refugee Project | Won | ||||
The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill | Best Album | Won | |||
2000 | "Everything Is Everything" | Outstanding Music Video | Nominated | [75] | |
Outstanding Song | Nominated | ||||
Herself | Outstanding Performance in a Variety Series/Special | Nominated | [76] | ||
2016 | Outstanding Female Artist | Nominated | [77] | ||
"Feeling Good" | Outstanding Song – Traditional | Nominated | |||
National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters Communications Awards | 1999 | Herself | Entertainment Achievement Award | Won | [78] |
NARM Best Seller Awards | 1997 | The Score (with Fugees) | Best R&B Recording | Won | [79] |
Best Rap Recording | Won | ||||
New York Awards | 1998 | Herself | Music | Won | [80] |
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards | 1997 | Fugees | Favorite Music Group | Won | [81] |
"Killing me Softly" | Favorite Song | Won | |||
NRJ Music Award | 2000 | The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill | Album of the Year | Nominated | [82] |
Herself | Female Artist | Nominated | |||
Newcomer | Nominated | ||||
Q Awards | 1999 | "Doo Wop (That Thing)" | Best single | Nominated | [83] |
Rockbjörnen | 1996 | The Fugees | Foreign Group | Won | [84] |
"Killing Me Softly" | Foreign Song | Won | |||
Soul Train Music Awards | 1997 | The Score (with Fugees) | R&B/Soul or Rap Album of the Year | Nominated | [85] [86] |
1999 | The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill | R&B/Soul or Rap Album of the Year | Won | ||
Best R&B/Soul Album – Female | Won | ||||
"Doo Wop (That Thing)" | The Michael Jackson Award for Best R&B/Soul or Rap Music Video | Won | |||
Best R&B/Soul Single – Female | Nominated | ||||
Herself | Sammy Davis, Jr. Entertainer of the Year Award | Won | |||
2000 | "Ex-Factor" | Best R&B/Soul Single, Female | Won | ||
Source Awards | 1999 | Herself | New Artist of the Year | Won | [87] |
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill | Album of the Year | Won | |||
Spin Reader's Award | 1996 | Fugees | Best Hip Hop Artist | Won | [88] |
1998 | Herself | Won | [89] | ||
Teen Choice Awards | 1999 | Herself | Choice Breakout Artist | Nominated | [90] |
Choice Female Artist | Nominated | ||||
"Doo Wop (That Thing)" | Choice Music Single | Nominated | |||
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill | Choice Music Album | Nominated | |||
Vh1 Fashion Awards | 1999 | Herself | Most Fashionable Artist (Female) | Nominated | [91] |
"Doo Wop (That Thing)" | Visionary Video Award | Nominated | |||
WB Radio Music Award | 2000 | Herself | R&B Artist of the Year | Won | [92] [93] |
Hip-Hop Artist of the Year | Won | ||||
World Music Awards | 1997 | Fugees | World's Best-Selling Pop Group | Won | [94] [95] |
World's Best-Selling Rap Group | Won | ||||
World's Best-Selling R&B Group | Won | ||||
World's Best-Selling American Group | Won | ||||
World's Best-Selling Group | Won | ||||
2000 | Herself | World's Best-Selling Female R&B Artist | Won | [96] | |
Herself | World's Best-Selling Female Rap Artist | Won | |||
Herself | World's Best-Selling New Artist | Won |
Location | Date | Institution | Award |
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![]() | February 12, 2021 | East Orange, New Jersey | Proclamation to commemorate the 25th anniversary of The Score, issued by mayor Mayor Ted R. Green [97] |
† | Indicates a now former record holder [b] |
Publication | Year | World record | Record holder | Ref. |
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Guinness World Records | 1999 | Most Grammy Awards won in a single night by a female artist | † Lauryn Hill | [98] |
First female rapper to win Best New Artist at the Grammys | Lauryn Hill | [99] | ||
Most Grammy nominations in a single year for a female artist | [100] | |||
2021 | First female rapper to reach RIAA Diamond status | [101] |
Year | Nominated work | Award | Result | Ref |
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2004 | Herself | Triple Threat | Won | [102] [103] |
Year | Nominated work | Award | Result | Ref |
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2021 | Herself | Inductee | Nominated | [104] |
2022 | Herself | Inductee | Won | [105] |
Year | Nominated work | Award | Result | Ref |
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1999 | Herself | Inductee | Won | [106] |
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. |
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2021 | Lauryn Hill | 2 | [107] |
Fugees | 2 | [108] | |
As of April 11, 2021 |