# American Music Award for Favorite Contemporary Inspirational Artist

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 onward when awards were handed out on 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 |
| 2002 (29th) |
| 2002 (29th) | Yolanda Adams |
| 2002 (29th) | Steven Curtis Chapman |
| 2002 (29th) | Donnie McClurkin |
| 2003 (30th) | |
| 2003 (30th) | Avalon |
| 2003 (30th) | Jars of Clay |
| 2003 (30th) | P.O.D. |
| 2003 (31st) | |
| 2003 (31st) | Steven Curtis Chapman |
| 2003 (31st) | MercyMe |
| 2003 (31st) | Third Day |
| 2004 (32nd) | |
| 2004 (32nd) | MercyMe |
| 2004 (32nd) | Steven Curtis Chapman |
| 2004 (32nd) | Third Day |
| 2005 (33rd) | |
| 2005 (33rd) | Mary Mary |
| 2005 (33rd) | Casting Crowns |
| 2005 (33rd) | Jars of Clay |
| 2006 (34th) | |
| 2006 (34th) | Kirk Franklin |
| 2006 (34th) | Aly & AJ |
| 2006 (34th) | Casting Crowns |
| 2007 (35th) | |
| 2007 (35th) | Casting Crowns |
| 2007 (35th) | Jeremy Camp |
| 2007 (35th) | tobyMac |
| 2008 (36th) | |
| 2008 (36th) | Third Day |
| 2008 (36th) | Casting Crowns |
| 2008 (36th) | MercyMe |
| 2009 (37th) | |
| 2009 (37th) | Mary Mary |
| 2009 (37th) | Jeremy Camp |
| 2009 (37th) | Brandon Heath |

### 2010s

| Year | Artist |
| 2010 (38th) |
| 2010 (38th) | MercyMe |
| 2010 (38th) | Casting Crowns |
| 2010 (38th) | tobyMac |
| 2011 (39th) | |
| 2011 (39th) | Casting Crowns |
| 2011 (39th) | Third Day |
| 2011 (39th) | tobyMac |
| 2012 (40th) | |
| 2012 (40th) | tobyMac |
| 2012 (40th) | Jeremy Camp |
| 2012 (40th) | Newsboys |
| 2013 (41st) | |
| 2013 (41st) | Matthew West |
| 2013 (41st) | tobyMac |
| 2013 (41st) | Chris Tomlin |
| 2014 (42nd) | |
| 2014 (42nd) | Casting Crowns |
| 2014 (42nd) | Hillsong United |
| 2014 (42nd) | Newsboys |
| 2015 (43rd) | |
| 2015 (43rd) | Casting Crowns |
| 2015 (43rd) | Hillsong United |
| 2015 (43rd) | MercyMe |
| 2016 (44th) | |
| 2016 (44th) | Hillsong United |
| 2016 (44th) | Lauren Daigle |
| 2016 (44th) | Chris Tomlin |
| 2017 (45th) | |
| 2017 (45th) | Lauren Daigle |
| 2017 (45th) | MercyMe |
| 2017 (45th) | Chris Tomlin |
| 2018 (46th) | |
| 2018 (46th) | Lauren Daigle |
| 2018 (46th) | MercyMe |
| 2018 (46th) | Zach Williams |
| 2019 (47th) | |
| 2019 (47th) | Lauren Daigle |
| 2019 (47th) | MercyMe |
| 2019 (47th) | For King & Country |

### 2020s

| Year | Artist |
| 2020 (48th) |
| 2020 (48th) | Lauren Daigle |
| 2020 (48th) | For King & Country |
| 2020 (48th) | Kanye West |
| 2021 (49th) | |
| 2021 (49th) | Carrie Underwood |
| 2021 (49th) | Cain |
| 2021 (49th) | Elevation Worship |
| 2021 (49th) | Lauren Daigle |
| 2021 (49th) | Zach Williams |
| 2022 (50th) |
| 2022 (50th) | For King & Country |
| 2022 (50th) | Katy Nichole |
| 2022 (50th) | Matthew West |
| 2022 (50th) | Phil Wickham |
| 2022 (50th) | 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