The BET Awards Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award is given to an urban contemporary gospel artist. The winner is determined based on sales and overall quality of content released within the eligibility period. The award was originally titled Best Gospel Artist, but was later renamed to its current title in 2017. Kirk Franklin currently holds the record for this category, with seven wins.

Winners and nominees Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

2000s Year Artist Ref 2001 Donnie McClurkin Yolanda Adams Kirk Franklin Mary Mary Hezekiah Walker 2002 Yolanda Adams Kurt Carr Kirk Franklin Fred Hammond CeCe Winans 2003 Yolanda Adams Kirk Franklin Donnie McClurkin Smokie Norful Tonéx 2004 Yolanda Adams Byron Cage Donnie McClurkin Smokie Norful Vickie Winans 2005 Donnie McClurkin Fred Hammond Ruben Studdard Kanye West CeCe Winans 2006 Kirk Franklin Yolanda Adams Mary Mary Smokie Norful CeCe Winans 2007 Kirk Franklin Shirley Caesar Fred Hammond Dave Hollister Mary Mary 2008 Marvin Sapp The Clark Sisters Kirk Franklin Deitrick Haddon Trin-I-Tee 5:7 2009 Mary Mary Regina Belle Shirley Caesar Smokie Norful Trin-I-Tee 5:7

2010s Year Artist Song Ref 2010 Marvin Sapp The Anointed Pace Sisters Kirk Franklin Presents Artists United For Haiti Tamela Mann Vickie Winans 2011 Mary Mary Byron Cage Deitrick Haddon Karen Clark Sheard BeBe & CeCe Winans 2012 Yolanda Adams Kim Burrell James Fortune & FIYA Fred Hammond Trin-I-Tee 5:7 2013 Mary Mary Deitrick Haddon Lecrae Tamela Mann Marvin Sapp 2014 Tamela Mann Erica Campbell Donnie McClurkin Tye Tribbett Hezekiah Walker 2015 Lecrae Erica Campbell Deitrick Haddon Fred Hammond Mali Music Michelle Williams 2016 Kirk Franklin Erica Campbell Anthony Brown & Group TherAPy Tasha Cobbs Lecrae Tamela Mann 2017 Lecrae "Can't Stop Me Now (Destination)" Fantasia "I Made It" Kirk Franklin "My World Needs You" Tamela Mann "God Provides" CeCe Winans "Never Have to Be Alone" 2018 Lecrae "I'll Find You" Marvin Sapp "Close" Ledisi & Kirk Franklin "If You Don't Mind" Snoop Dogg "Words Are Few" Tasha Cobbs Leonard "I'm Getting Ready" 2019 Snoop Dogg "Blessing Me Again" Erica Campbell "All of My Life" Fred Hammond "Tell Me Where It Hurts" Kirk Franklin "Love Theory" Tori Kelly "Never Alone"

2020s Year Artist Song Ref 2020 Kirk Franklin "Just for Me" Fred Hammond "Alright" John P. Kee "All of My Life" Kanye West "Follow God" PJ Morton "All In His Pain" The Clark Sisters "Victory" 2021 Kirk Franklin "Strong God" BeBe Winans "In Jesus Name" CeCe Winans "Never Lost" H.E.R. "Hold Us Together" Marvin Sapp "Thank You for It All" Tamela Mann "Touch from You" 2022 Kirk Franklin and Lil Baby "We Win" Kanye West "Come to Life" Kelly Price "Grace" Fred Hammond "Hallelujah" H.E.R. and Tauren Wells "Hold Us Together (Hope Mix)" Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music "Jireh" Marvin Sapp "All in Your Hands" 2023 Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin "Bless Me" Tamela Mann "Finished (Live)" CeCe Winans "I've Got Joy" Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin featuring Naomi Raine & Chandler Moore "Kingdom" Tye Tribbett "New" Yolanda Adams "One Moment from Glory" PJ Morton featuring Lisa Knowles-Smith, Le'Andria Johnson, Keke Wyatt, Kierra Sheard & Tasha Cobbs Leonard "The Better Benediction (Pt.2)" 2024 Tems "Me & U" Shirley Caesar "Award All of the Glory" Kirk Franklin "All Things" Halle "Angel" CeCe Winans "Come Jesus Come" Erica Campbell "Do You Believe in Love?" Maverick City Music, Naomi Raine & Chandler Moore "God Problems" Kirk Franklin "Try Love"

Multiple wins and nominations Wins

7 wins Kirk Franklin

4 wins Yolanda Adams

3 wins Mary Mary Lecrae

2 wins Donnie McClurkin Marvin Sapp

Nominations

19 nominations Kirk Franklin

8 nominations Fred Hammond Tamela Mann CeCe Winans

7 nominations Mary Mary

6 nominations Yolanda Adams Marvin Sapp

5 nominations Erica Campbell Lecrae Donnie McClurkin

4 nominations Deitrick Haddon Maverick City Music Smokie Norful

3 nominations Shirley Caesar Tye Tribbett Trin-I-Tee 5:7 Kanye West

2 nominations Byron Cage The Clark Sisters Tasha Cobbs H.E.R. Le'Andria Johnson Tasha Cobbs Leonard Chandler Moore Naomi Raine Hezekiah Walker Vickie Winans

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