American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist

The American Music Awards for Favorite Female Artist – Pop/Rock has been awarded since 1974. Years reflect the year in 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 Taylor Swift with seven wins. Mariah Carey is the most nominated female artist with 10 nominations.

American Music Awards for Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist
Country	United States
Presented by	American Music Awards
First awarded	1974
Last awarded	2022
Currently held by	Taylor Swift
Most awards	Taylor Swift (7)
Most nominations	Mariah Carey (10)
Website	theamas.com

Winners and nominees

1970s

Year	Artist	Ref
1974 (1st)
	Helen Reddy	[citation needed]
	Roberta Flack
	Diana Ross
1975 (2nd)
	Olivia Newton-John	[citation needed]
	Helen Reddy
	Barbra Streisand
1976 (3rd)
	Olivia Newton-John	[citation needed]
	Helen Reddy
	Linda Ronstadt
1977 (4th)
	Olivia Newton-John	[citation needed]
	Helen Reddy
	Linda Ronstadt
1978 (5th)
	Linda Ronstadt	[citation needed]
	Rita Coolidge
	Barbra Streisand
1979 (6th)
	Linda Ronstadt	[citation needed]
	Barbra Streisand
	Donna Summer

1980s

Year	Artist	Ref
1980 (7th)
	Donna Summer	[citation needed]
	Olivia Newton-John
	Barbra Streisand
1981 (8th)
	Barbra Streisand	[citation needed]
	Olivia Newton-John
	Linda Ronstadt
1982 (9th)
	Pat Benatar	[citation needed]
	Sheena Easton
	Juice Newton
	Dolly Parton
1983 (10th)
	Olivia Newton-John	[citation needed]
	Stevie Nicks
	Diana Ross
1984 (11th)
	Pat Benatar	[citation needed]
	Stevie Nicks
	Donna Summer
	Bonnie Tyler
1985 (12th)
	Cyndi Lauper	[citation needed]
	Madonna
	Linda Ronstadt
1986 (13th)
	Tina Turner	[citation needed]
	Whitney Houston
	Madonna
1987 (14th)
	Whitney Houston	[citation needed]
	Janet Jackson
	Tina Turner
	Madonna
1988 (15th)
	Whitney Houston	[citation needed]
	Janet Jackson
	Madonna
1989 (16th)
	Whitney Houston	[citation needed]
	Tracy Chapman
	Debbie Gibson

1990s

Year	Artist	Ref
1990 (17th)
	Paula Abdul	[1]
	Anita Baker
	Madonna
1991 (18th)
	Janet Jackson	[2]
	Mariah Carey
	Madonna
	Sinéad O'Connor
1992 (19th)
	Paula Abdul	[citation needed]
	Mariah Carey
	Whitney Houston
1993 (20th)
	Mariah Carey	[3]
	Amy Grant
	Bonnie Raitt
	Vanessa Williams
1994 (21st)
	Whitney Houston	[citation needed]
	Mariah Carey
	Gloria Estefan
	Janet Jackson
1995 (22nd)
	Mariah Carey	[4]
	Janet Jackson
	Bonnie Raitt
1996 (23rd)
	Mariah Carey	[5]
	Melissa Etheridge
	Alanis Morissette
1997 (24th)
	Alanis Morissette	[6]
	Mariah Carey
	Celine Dion
1998 (25th)
	Celine Dion	[7]
	Toni Braxton
	Jewel
1999 (26th)
	Celine Dion	[citation needed]
	Brandy
	Shania Twain

2000s

Year	Artist	Ref
2000 (27th)
	Shania Twain	[8]
	Whitney Houston
	Britney Spears
2001 (28th)
	Faith Hill	[citation needed]
	Christina Aguilera
	Celine Dion
	Britney Spears
2002 (29th)
	Janet Jackson	[citation needed]
	Alicia Keys
	Jennifer Lopez
2003 (30th)
	Sheryl Crow	[9]
	Celine Dion
	Pink
2003 (31st)
	Jennifer Lopez	[10]
	Celine Dion
	Avril Lavigne
2004 (32nd)
	Sheryl Crow	[11]
	Avril Lavigne
	Jessica Simpson
2005 (33rd)
	Gwen Stefani	[12]
	Mariah Carey
	Kelly Clarkson
2006 (34th)
	Kelly Clarkson	[13]
	Mariah Carey
	Nelly Furtado
2007 (35th)
	Fergie	[14]
	Beyoncé
	Avril Lavigne
2008 (36th)
	Rihanna	[15]
	Mariah Carey
	Alicia Keys
2009 (37th)
	Taylor Swift	[16]
	Beyoncé
	Lady Gaga

2010s

Year	Artist	Ref
2010 (38th)	Lady Gaga	[17]
	Kesha
	Katy Perry
2011 (39th)
	Adele	[18]
	Lady Gaga
	Katy Perry
2012 (40th)
	Katy Perry	[19]
	Kelly Clarkson
	Nicki Minaj
	Rihanna
2013 (41st)
	Taylor Swift	[20]
	Pink
	Rihanna
2014 (42nd)
	Katy Perry	[21]
	Iggy Azalea
	Lorde
2015 (43rd)
	Ariana Grande	[22]
	Taylor Swift
	Meghan Trainor
2016 (44th)
	Selena Gomez	[23]
	Adele
	Rihanna
2017 (45th)
	Lady Gaga	[24]
	Alessia Cara
	Rihanna
2018 (46th)	Taylor Swift	[25]
	Camila Cabello
	Cardi B
2019 (47th)	Taylor Swift	[26]
	Ariana Grande
	Billie Eilish

2020s

Year	Artist	Ref
2020 (48th)	Taylor Swift	[27]
	Dua Lipa
	Lady Gaga
2021 (49th)
	Taylor Swift	[28]
	Ariana Grande
	Doja Cat
	Dua Lipa
	Olivia Rodrigo
2022 (50th)
	Taylor Swift	[29]
	Adele
	Beyoncé
	Doja Cat
	Lizzo

Category facts

Multiple wins

7 wins Taylor Swift 4 wins Whitney Houston Olivia Newton-John

3 wins Mariah Carey

2 wins Paula Abdul Pat Benatar Sheryl Crow Celine Dion Lady Gaga Janet Jackson Katy Perry Linda Ronstadt

Multiple nominations

10 nominations Mariah Carey 8 nominations Taylor Swift 7 nominations Whitney Houston 6 nominations Celine Dion Janet Jackson Madonna Olivia Newton-John Linda Ronstadt

5 nominations Lady Gaga Rihanna Barbra Streisand 4 nominations Katy Perry Helen Reddy 3 nominations Adele Ariana Grande Beyoncé Kelly Clarkson 2 nominations Britney Spears Doja Cat Dua Lipa Pink

See also

• List of music awards honoring women

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