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List of awards and nominations received by Kelly Clarkson

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Source revisionSep 24, 2026
Entity authorityQ3254210 ↗
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American singer-songwriter 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 series 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 country music 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.

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