The American Music Award for Favorite Artist – Contemporary Inspirational has been awarded since 2002. Years reflect the year in which the awards were presented, for works released in the previous year. (Until 2003 and onward awards were handed out in November of the same year.) The all-time winners in this category are Casting Crowns and Lauren Daigle with four wins each. Casting Crowns is the most nominated act with eight nominations.
Winners and nominees 2000s Year Artist Ref 2002 Yolanda Adams Steven Curtis Chapman Donnie McClurkin 2003 Avalon Jars of Clay P.O.D. 2003 Steven Curtis Chapman MercyMe Third Day 2004 MercyMe Steven Curtis Chapman Third Day 2005 Mary Mary Casting Crowns Jars of Clay 2006 Kirk Franklin Aly & AJ Casting Crowns 2007 Casting Crowns Jeremy Camp tobyMac 2008 Third Day Casting Crowns MercyMe 2009 Mary Mary Jeremy Camp Brandon Heath
2010s Year Artist Ref 2010 MercyMe Casting Crowns tobyMac 2011 Casting Crowns Third Day tobyMac 2012 tobyMac Jeremy Camp Newsboys 2013 Matthew West tobyMac Chris Tomlin 2014 Casting Crowns Hillsong United Newsboys 2015 Casting Crowns Hillsong United MercyMe 2016 Hillsong United Lauren Daigle Chris Tomlin 2017 Lauren Daigle MercyMe Chris Tomlin 2018 Lauren Daigle MercyMe Zach Williams 2019 Lauren Daigle MercyMe For King & Country
2020s Year Artist Ref 2020 Lauren Daigle For King & Country Kanye West 2021 Carrie Underwood Cain Elevation Worship Lauren Daigle Zach Williams 2022 For King & Country Katy Nichole Matthew West Phil Wickham Anne Wilson
Category facts Multiple wins Four wins Casting Crowns Lauren Daigle (Consecutive)
Two wins Mary Mary MercyMe
Multiple nominations Eight nominations Casting Crowns
Six nominations MercyMe Lauren Daigle
Five nominations tobyMac
Four nominations Third Day
Three nominations Jeremy Camp Steven Curtis Chapman Hillsong United Chris Tomlin
Two nominations Jars of Clay Mary Mary Newsboys
See also
List of religion-related awards
References