American Music Award for Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist

The American Music Awards for Favorite Artist – Adult Contemporary has been awarded since 1992. Years reflect the year during which the awards were presented, for works released in the previous year (until 2003 onward, when awards were handed out on November of the same year). The all-time winner in this category is Celine Dion with 4 wins, she is also the most nominated artist with 6 nominations.

American Music Awards for Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist
Country	United States
Presented by	American Music Awards
First awarded	1992
Last awarded	2020
Currently held by	Jonas Brothers
Most awards	Celine Dion (4)
Most nominations	Celine Dion (6)
Website	theamas.com

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Winners and nominees

1990s

Year	Artist	Ref
1992 (19th)
	Natalie Cole	[citation needed]
	Paula Abdul
	Whitney Houston
1993 (20th)
	Michael Bolton	[1]
	Mariah Carey
	Genesis
1994 (21st)
	Kenny G	[citation needed]
	Michael Bolton
	Whitney Houston
1995 (22nd)
	Michael Bolton	[2]
	Boyz II Men
	Mariah Carey
1996 (23rd)
	Eagles	[3]
	Hootie & the Blowfish
	Michael Jackson
1997 (24th)
	Whitney Houston	[4]
	Mariah Carey
	Celine Dion
1998 (25th)
	Elton John	[5]
	Michael Bolton
	Celine Dion
1999 (26th)
	Celine Dion	[citation needed]
	Backstreet Boys
	Shania Twain

2000s

Year	Artist	Ref
2000 (27th)
	Phil Collins	[6]
	Cher
	Shania Twain
2001 (28th)
	Celine Dion	[citation needed]
	Marc Anthony
	Faith Hill
2002 (29th)
	Sade	[citation needed]
	Enya
	LeAnn Rimes
2003 (30th)
	Celine Dion	[7]
	Vanessa Carlton
	Five for Fighting
2003 (31st)
	Celine Dion	[8]
	Cher
	Norah Jones
2004 (32nd)
	Sheryl Crow	[9]
	Harry Connick Jr.
	Norah Jones
2005 (33rd)
	Kelly Clarkson	[10]
	Maroon 5
	John Mayer
2006 (34th)
	Kelly Clarkson	[11]
	Michael Bublé
	Rob Thomas
2007 (35th)
	Daughtry	[12]
	Norah Jones
	John Mayer
2008 (36th)
	Jordin Sparks	[13]
	Daughtry
	Eagles
2009 (37th)
	Taylor Swift	[14]
	Daughtry
	Jason Mraz

2010s

Year	Artist	Ref
2010 (38th)
	Michael Bublé	[15]
	Lady Antebellum
	Train
2011 (39th)
	Adele	[16]
	Bruno Mars
	Katy Perry
2012 (40th)
	Adele	[17]
	Kelly Clarkson
	Train
2013 (41st)
	Maroon 5	[18]
	Bruno Mars
	P!nk
2014 (42nd)
	Katy Perry	[19]
	Sara Bareilles
	OneRepublic
2015 (43rd)
	Taylor Swift	[20]
	Ed Sheeran
	Meghan Trainor
2016 (44th)
	Adele	[21]
	Rachel Platten
	Meghan Trainor
2017 (45th)
	Shawn Mendes	[22]
	Bruno Mars
	Ed Sheeran
2018 (46th)
	Shawn Mendes	[23]
	Pink
	Ed Sheeran
2019 (47th)
	Taylor Swift	[24]
	Pink
	Maroon 5

2020s

Year	Artist	Ref
2020 (48th)
	Jonas Brothers	[25]
	Lewis Capaldi
	Maroon 5

Category facts

Multiple wins

4 wins Celine Dion 3 wins Adele Taylor Swift

2 wins Michael Bolton Kelly Clarkson Shawn Mendes

Multiple nominations

6 nominations Celine Dion 4 nominations Michael Bolton Maroon 5 3 nominations Adele Mariah Carey Kelly Clarkson Daughtry Whitney Houston Norah Jones Bruno Mars P!nk Ed Sheeran Taylor Swift

2 nominations Michael Bublé Cher Eagles John Mayer Shawn Mendes Katy Perry Train Meghan Trainor Shania Twain Phil Collins (once as a solo artist and once as a member of Genesis)

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