List of awards and nominations received by Brian McKnight
This is a complete list of awards and nominations for Brian McKnight. American Music Awards. The American Music Awards show is an annual major American music awards show. BET Awards. The BET Awards were established in 2001 by the Black Entertainment Television network to celebrate African Americans and other minorities in music, acting, sports, and other fields of entertainment over the past year. The awards are presented annually and broadcast live on BET. BET commissioned artist/sculptor and hip hop culture icon Carlos Mare139 Rodriguez to design the award sculpture. Grammy  Awards. A Grammy Award is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry. The annual awards ceremony features performances by prominent artists, and some of the awards of more popular interest are presented in a widely viewed televised ceremony. It is the music equivalent to the Emmy Awards for television, and the Academy Awards for film. MTV Video Music Awards. An MTV Video Music Award (commonly abbreviated as a VMA), is an award presented by the cable channel MTV to honor the best in music  videos. NAACP Image Awards. An NAACP Image Award is an accolade presented by the American National Association for the Advancement of Colored People to honor outstanding people of color in film, television, music, and literature. Soul Train Music Awards. The Soul Train Music Awards is an annual award show which previously aired in national television syndication, and honors the best in Black music and entertainment. It is produced by the makers of "Soul Train", the program from which it takes its name, and features musical performances by various R&B and hip hop music recording artists interspersed throughout the ceremonies. List