Billboard Music Award for Top Female Artist

This page 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 three and Swift and Rihanna is the most nominated artist with seven. There are only five women have won the award more than once: Swift, Adele, Beyoncé, Mariah Carey, and Rihanna.

Billboard Music Awards for Top Female Artist
CountryUnited States
Presented byBillboard
First awarded1990
Currently held byBillie Eilish (2019)
Most awardsTaylor Swift (3)
Most nominations
Websitebillboardmusicawards.com

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

1990s

Year Artist Ref
1990
Janet Jackson [1]
1991
Mariah Carey [2]
1992 N/A
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

2000s

Year Artist Ref
2000
Christina Aguilera [10]
Faith Hill
P!nk
Britney Spears
2001
Destiny's Child [11]
Dido
Janet Jackson
Alicia Keys
Jennifer Lopez
2002
Ashanti [12]
Avril Lavigne
Jennifer Lopez
P!nk
2003 N/A
2004
Alicia Keys [13]
Beyoncé
Norah Jones
Britney Spears
2005 N/A
2006
Rihanna [14]
Beyoncé
Mary J. Blige
Kelly Clarkson
2007 – 09 N/A

2010s

Year Artist Ref
2010 N/A
2011
Rihanna [15]
Kesha
Lady Gaga
Katy Perry
Taylor Swift
2012
Adele [16]
Lady Gaga
Nicki Minaj
Katy Perry
Rihanna
2013
Taylor Swift [17]
Adele
Carly Rae Jepsen
Nicki Minaj
Rihanna
2014
Katy Perry [18]
Beyoncé
Miley Cyrus
Lorde
Rihanna
2015
Taylor Swift [19]
Iggy Azalea
Ariana Grande
Katy Perry
Meghan Trainor
2016
Adele [20]
Selena Gomez
Ariana Grande
Rihanna
Taylor Swift
2017
Beyoncé [21]
Adele
Ariana Grande
Sia
Rihanna
2018
Taylor Swift [22]
Camila Cabello
Cardi B
Halsey
Demi Lovato
2019
Ariana Grande [23]
Cardi B
Taylor Swift
Halsey
Ella Mai

2020s

Year Artist Ref
2020 Billie Eilish [24]
Ariana Grande
Halsey
Lizzo
Taylor Swift

Multiple nominations

Rank Artist Nominations Years
1. Rihanna 7 2006, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2017
Taylor Swift 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019 and 2020
2. Adele 4 2011, 2012, 2016 and 2017
Beyoncé 2004, 2006, 2014 and 2017
Katy Perry 2011, 2012, 2014 and 2015
Ariana Grande 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2019

Multiple wins

Rank Artist Awards Won Years Won
1. Taylor Swift 3 2013, 2015 and 2018
2. Adele 2 2012 and 2016
Beyoncé 2001 (as Destiny's Child) and 2017
Mariah Carey 1991 and 1994
Rihanna 2006 and 2011

References

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  2. "1991 Billboard Music Awards". Awards and Winners. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  3. "1993 Billboard Music Awards". Awards and Winners. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  4. "1994 Billboard Music Awards". Awards and Winners. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  5. "1995 Billboard Music Awards". Awards and Winners. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  6. "1996 Billboard Music Awards". Awards and Winners. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  7. "1997 Billboard Music Awards". Awards and Winners. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
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  14. "2006 Billboard Music Awards". Awards and Winners. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  15. "2011 Billboard Music Awards". Awards and Winners. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
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  17. "Billboard Music Awards 2013: The Complete Winners List". MTV. May 19, 2013.
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  19. "2015 Billboard Music Awards". Variety. May 17, 2015. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  20. "2016 Billboard Music Awards". Billboard.com. May 22, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  21. "Here is the Complete List of Winners from the 2017 Billboard Music Awards".
  22. https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/bbma/8456842/billboard-music-awards-2018-winners-list-bbmas
  23. https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/8509655/billboard-music-awards-2019-winners-list
  24. "Nominees Announced for the 2020 Billboard Music Awards". Billboard. September 22, 2020. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
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