American Music Award for Favorite Contemporary Inspirational Artist

{{Infobox award

|name=American Music Awards for Favorite Contemporary Inspirational Artist

|presenter=American Music Awards

|year=2002

|year2=2022

|holder=For King & Country

|most_wins= {{hlist|Casting Crowns|Lauren Daigle (4 each)}}

|most_nominations=Casting Crowns (8)

|awarded_for=

|country=United States

|website=[http://www.theamas.com/ theamas.com]

}}

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
class="wikitable"
rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 2002
style="background:#B0C4DE" \| Yolanda Adams \| rowspan="4" align="center"\| {{citation needed\|date=October 2022}}
Steven Curtis Chapman
Donnie McClurkin
rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 2003 (January)
style="background:#B0C4DE" \| Avalon \| rowspan="4" align="center"\| {{cite web\|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/72696/2002-american-music-awards-winners\|title=2002 American Music Awards Winners\|website=Billboard\|date=January 14, 2003\|access-date=November 21, 2017}}
Jars of Clay
P.O.D.
rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 2003 (November)
style="background:#B0C4DE" \| Steven Curtis Chapman \| rowspan="4" align="center"\| {{cite web\|url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/2003/amas2.htm\|title=31st American Music Awards Winners\|website=Rock on the Net\|access-date=November 21, 2017}}
MercyMe
Third Day
rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 2004
style="background:#B0C4DE" \| MercyMe \| rowspan="4" align="center"\| {{cite web\|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/65348/2004-billboard-music-awards-winners\|title=2004 American Music Awards Winners\|website=Billboard\|date=December 8, 2014\|access-date=November 21, 2017}}
Steven Curtis Chapman
Third Day
rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 2005
style="background:#B0C4DE" \| Mary Mary \| rowspan="4" align="center"\| {{cite web\|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/60570/2005-american-music-awards-winners\|title=2005 American Music Awards Winners\|website=Billboard\|date=November 23, 2005\|access-date=November 21, 2017}}
Casting Crowns
Jars of Clay
rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 2006
style="background:#B0C4DE" \| Kirk Franklin \| rowspan="4" align="center"\| {{cite web\|url=http://www.accesshollywood.com/articles/the-2006-american-music-awards-nominees-announced-55746/\|title=The 2006 American Music Awards Nominees Announced\|website=Access Hollywood\|date=September 19, 2006\|access-date=November 21, 2017}}
Aly & AJ
Casting Crowns
rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 2007
style="background:#B0C4DE" \| Casting Crowns \| rowspan="4" align="center"\| {{cite web\|url=http://www.latimes.com/env-ama-nom9oct09-htmlstory.html\|title=2007 American Music Awards Nominees and Winners\|website=Los Angeles Times\|access-date=November 21, 2017}}
Jeremy Camp
tobyMac
rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 2008
style="background:#B0C4DE" \| Third Day \| rowspan="4" align="center"\| {{cite web\|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/2008-american-music-awards-winners-article-1.338264\|title=2008 American Music Awards Winners\|publisher=New York Daily News\|work=Associated Press\|date=November 24, 2008\|access-date=November 21, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130520210257/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/2008-american-music-awards-winners-article-1.338264\|archive-date=2013-05-20\|url-status=dead}}
Casting Crowns
MercyMe
rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 2009
style="background:#B0C4DE" \| Mary Mary \| rowspan="4" align="center"\| {{cite web\|url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/zap-american-music-awards-2009-winners-story.html\|title=2009 American Music Awards winners\|website=The Baltimore Sun\|access-date=November 21, 2017\|archive-date=December 1, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201033103/http://www.baltimoresun.com/zap-american-music-awards-2009-winners-story.html\|url-status=dead}}
Jeremy Camp
Brandon Heath

=2010s=

Year ! Artist ! Ref
class="wikitable"
rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 2010
style="background:#B0C4DE" \| MercyMe \| rowspan="4" align="center"\| {{cite web\|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ama-2010-winners-the-full-list/\|title=AMA 2010 Winners: The Full List\|website=CBS News\|date=June 5, 2012\|access-date=November 21, 2017}}
Casting Crowns
tobyMac
rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 2011
style="background:#B0C4DE" \| Casting Crowns \| rowspan="4" align="center"\| {{cite web\|url=https://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/1159849/american-music-awards-2011-full-list-of-winners\|title=American Music Awards 2011: Full List of Winners\|website=Billboard\|date=November 18, 2011\|access-date=November 21, 2017}}
Third Day
tobyMac
rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 2012
style="background:#B0C4DE" \| tobyMac \| rowspan="4" align="center"\| {{cite web\|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/american-music-awards-2012-complete-391940\|title=American Music Awards 2012: The Complete Winners List\|work=The Hollywood Reporter\|date=November 18, 2012\|access-date=November 21, 2017}}
Jeremy Camp
Newsboys
rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 2013
style="background:#B0C4DE" \| Matthew West \| rowspan="4" align="center"\| {{cite web\|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/american-music-awards-2013-list-of-ama-winners-in-full-8962042.html \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131127233713/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/american-music-awards-2013-list-of-ama-winners-in-full-8962042.html \|archive-date=2013-11-27 \|url-access=limited \|url-status=live\|title=American Music Awards 2013: List of AMA winners in full\|website=The Independent\|date=November 25, 2013\|access-date=November 21, 2017}}
tobyMac
Chris Tomlin
rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 2014
style="background:#B0C4DE" \| Casting Crowns \| rowspan="4" align="center"\| {{cite web\|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/earshot/american-music-awards-2014-winners-751604\|title=American Music Awards 2014: The Complete Winners List\|work=The Hollywood Reporter\|date=November 23, 2014\|access-date=November 21, 2017}}
Hillsong United
Newsboys
rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 2015
style="background:#B0C4DE" \| Casting Crowns \| rowspan="4" align="center"\| {{cite web\|url=https://variety.com/2015/music/news/american-music-awards-2015-winners-full-list-1201646476/\|title=American Music Awards 2015: Full Winners List\|website=Variety\|date=November 22, 2015\|access-date=November 21, 2017}}
Hillsong United
MercyMe
rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 2016
style="background:#B0C4DE" \| Hillsong United \| rowspan="4" align="center"\| {{cite web\|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2016/11/20/american-music-awards-2016-full-list-of-winners-recap/#463385ed16fe\|title=American Music Awards 2016: Full List of Winners\|website=Forbes\|first=Hugh\|last=McIntyre\|date=November 20, 2016\|access-date=November 21, 2017}}
Lauren Daigle
Chris Tomlin
rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 2017
style="background:#B0C4DE" \| Lauren Daigle \| rowspan="4" align="center"\| {{cite web\|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/events/amas/8039497/amas-2017-winners-list\|title=Here Are All the Winners From the 2017 AMAs\|website=Billboard\|date=November 19, 2017\|access-date=November 21, 2017}}
MercyMe
Chris Tomlin
rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 2018
style="background:#B0C4DE" \| Lauren Daigle \| rowspan="4" align="center"\| {{Cite news\|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/american-music-awards-full-list-winners-2018-1146665/item/favorite-male-artist-soul-r-b-1142148 \|title=American Music Awards: Taylor Swift Wins Artist of the Year, Sets New Record\|last=Nordyke\|first=Kimberly\|date=October 9, 2018\|work=The Hollywood Reporter\|access-date=October 9, 2018}}
MercyMe
Zach Williams
rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 2019
style="background:#B0C4DE" \| Lauren Daigle \| rowspan="4" align="center"\| {{Cite web\|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8540229/2019-american-music-awards-nominations-ama-list \|title=Post Malone, Ariana Grande & Billie Eilish Lead 2019 American Music Awards Nominations: See Full List\|last=Aniftos\|first=Rania\|date=October 24, 2019\|work=Billboard\|access-date=October 24, 2019\|archive-date=October 24, 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191024172109/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8540229/2019-american-music-awards-nominations-ama-list }}
MercyMe
For King & Country

=2020s=

Year ! Artist ! Ref
class="wikitable"
rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 2020
style="background:#B0C4DE" \| Lauren Daigle \| rowspan="4" align="center"\| {{Cite web\|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1208691/american-music-awards-2020-see-the-complete-list-of-winners\|title=American Music Awards 2020: See the Complete List of Winners\|last=Morin\|first=Alyssa\|date=November 23, 2020\|website=E! Online\|access-date=November 24, 2020}}
For King & Country
Kanye West
rowspan="6" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 2021
style="background:#B0C4DE \| Carrie Underwood \| rowspan="5" align="center"\| {{Cite web\|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1307496/american-music-awards-2021-see-the-complete-list-of-nominations\|title=American Music Awards 2020: See the Complete List of Nominations\|last=Morin\|first=Alyssa\|date=November 18, 2021\|website=E! Online\|access-date=November 18, 2021}}
Cain
Elevation Worship
Lauren Daigle
Zach Williams
rowspan="6" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 2022
style="background:#B0C4DE \| For King & Country \| rowspan="5" align="center"\| {{cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/2022-amas-winners-list-1235174393/\|title=Here Are All the 2022 AMAs Winners\|last=Atkinson\|first=Katie\|date=November 20, 2022\|magazine=Billboard\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221121042102/https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/2022-amas-winners-list-1235174393/\|archive-date=November 21, 2022\|url-status=live\|access-date=November 21, 2022}}
Katy Nichole
Matthew West
Phil Wickham
Anne Wilson