American singer and talk show host Kelly Clarkson has been honored with numerous accolades for her work in music and television. She came into prominence after becoming the original winner of the American television competition American Idol in 2002. Her debut studio album Thankful was released in a year later and produced the hit single "Miss Independent" which was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and a MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist in a Video. Her sophomore studio album Breakaway, released in 2004, won a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album and was nominated for an American Music Award and a Juno Award. Its lead single "Since U Been Gone" won a Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and two MTV Video Music Awards, while its follow-up single "Because of You" also won an MTV Video Music Award and was bestowed by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers for its Pop Song of the Year award.
Clarkson's third studio album My December was released in 2007. That same year, she released a duet recording of "Because of You" with American singer Reba McEntire which was nominated for various country music awards, including a Grammy Award nomination for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals. Released in 2009, her fourth studio album All I Ever Wanted merited a consideration for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album. Its lead single "My Life Would Suck Without You" received a MTV Video Music Award nomination. Her collaboration with American recording artist Jason Aldean titled "Don't You Wanna Stay" was released in the following year and has received several country music awards and nominations, including a Grammy Award nomination for Best Country Duo/Group Performance.
Clarkson's fifth studio album Stronger was released in 2011 and won a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album in 2013, making her and Adele the only two artist recipients to win the award more than once. Its single "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" also received three Grammy Award considerations, including a nomination for Record of the Year. Her two subsequent album releases Greatest Hits – Chapter One and Wrapped in Red both received World Music Award nominations. In addition, Chapter Ones single "Don't Rush", featuring American musician Vince Gill, also received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Country Duo/Group Performance. Clarkson's seventh studio album Piece by Piece was released in 2015 and was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album—earning her the record for most nominations for an artist in the category. Two of the album's singles "Heartbeat Song" and an alternate version of "Piece by Piece" were also nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Solo Performance. Her eighth studio album Meaning of Life was released in 2017 and earned her a record fifth nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album. "Love So Soft" became her fourth single to be nominated for Best Pop Solo Performance. For hosting the variety talk show The Kelly Clarkson Show, she has received five Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host and Outstanding Talk Show Entertainment.
Academy of Country Music Awards
Presented by the Academy of Country Music, the Academy of Country Music Awards was the first program to award achievements in the country music industry. In 2012, Clarkson won two awards for the single "Don't You Wanna Stay". She has also received three other nominations.
American Country Awards
Broadcast by the Fox Broadcasting Company from 2010 to 2013, the American Country Awards was an annual music awards show where winners were voted by the country music audiences. Clarkson won two awards in 2011. She was subsequently nominated for two awards in 2013.
American Music Awards
Created by television entertainer Dick Clark through his production company, the American Music Awards is the world's biggest public-voted music awarding presentation, where the nominees are selected based on their commercial performance. Clarkson has won four awards from nine nominations, including the Artist of the Year award in 2005.
AOL Instant Messenger Best Musical Buddy Award
The AOL Instant Messenger Best Musical Buddy Award was given by AOL with the public voting on which musical artist they would most like on their instant messenger buddy list. Clarkson received the award in 2005.
AOL Moviegoer Awards
The AOL Moviegoer Awards were held by AOL for accomplishments in feature films as voted the film audiences across the United States. Clarkson received an award for her song "The Trouble with Love Is", from the film Love Actually in the 2003 gala.