American Music Award for Favorite Country Female Artist

{{Infobox award

|name=American Music Awards for Favorite Country Female Artist

|presenter=American Music Awards

|year=1974

|year2=2022

|holder=Taylor Swift

|most_wins= Reba McEntire (11)

|most_nominations=Reba McEntire (15)

|awarded_for=

|country=United States

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

}}

The American Music Award for Favorite Female Artist – Country has been awarded since 1974. 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 winner in this category is Reba McEntire with 11 wins stretching across three decades. McEntire was also the first woman to win the award eight years in a row.

Winners and nominees

=1970s=

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style="background:#B0C4DE" ! rowspan="3" \|American Music Awards of 1974 \|Lynn Anderson \| rowspan="4" align="center" \|{{citation needed\|date=October 2022}}
Loretta Lynn
Tammy Wynette
rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 1975
style="background:#B0C4DE" \| Olivia Newton-John \| rowspan="4" align="center"\| {{citation needed\|date=October 2022}}
Loretta Lynn
Marie Osmond
rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 1976
style="background:#B0C4DE" \| Olivia Newton-John \| rowspan="4" align="center"\| {{citation needed\|date=October 2022}}
Loretta Lynn
Linda Ronstadt
rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 1977
style="background:#B0C4DE" \| Loretta Lynn \| rowspan="4" align="center"\| {{citation needed\|date=October 2022}}
Dolly Parton
Tanya Tucker
rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 1978
style="background:#B0C4DE" \| Loretta Lynn \| rowspan="4" align="center"\| {{citation needed\|date=October 2022}}
Crystal Gayle
Dolly Parton
rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 1979
style="background:#B0C4DE" \| Crystal Gayle \| rowspan="4" align="center"\| {{citation needed\|date=October 2022}}
Loretta Lynn
Linda Ronstadt

=1980s=

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style="background:#B0C4DE" ! rowspan="3" \|American Music Awards of 1980 \|Crystal Gayle \| rowspan="4" align="center" \|{{citation needed\|date=October 2022}}
Barbara Mandrell
Dolly Parton
rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 1981
style="background:#B0C4DE" \| Barbara Mandrell \| rowspan="4" align="center"\| {{citation needed\|date=October 2022}}
Crystal Gayle
Anne Murray
rowspan="5" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 1982
style="background:#B0C4DE" \| Anne Murray \| rowspan="5" align="center"\| {{citation needed\|date=October 2022}}
Emmylou Harris
Barbara Mandrell
Dolly Parton
rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 1983
style="background:#B0C4DE" \| Barbara Mandrell \| rowspan="4" align="center"\| {{citation needed\|date=October 2022}}
Emmylou Harris
Sylvia
rowspan="5" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 1984
style="background:#B0C4DE" \| Barbara Mandrell \| rowspan="5" align="center"\| {{citation needed\|date=October 2022}}
Janie Fricke
Crystal Gayle
Sylvia
rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 1985
style="background:#B0C4DE" \| Barbara Mandrell \| rowspan="4" align="center"\| {{citation needed\|date=October 2022}}
Anne Murray
Dolly Parton
rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 1986
style="background:#B0C4DE" \| Crystal Gayle \| rowspan="4" align="center"\| {{citation needed\|date=October 2022}}
Anne Murray
Dolly Parton
rowspan="5" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 1987
style="background:#B0C4DE" \| Barbara Mandrell \| rowspan="5" align="center"\| {{citation needed\|date=October 2022}}
Reba McEntire
Juice Newton
Tanya Tucker
rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 1988
style="background:#B0C4DE" \| Reba McEntire \| rowspan="4" align="center"\| {{citation needed\|date=October 2022}}
Rosanne Cash
Tanya Tucker
rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 1989
style="background:#B0C4DE" \| Reba McEntire \| rowspan="4" align="center"\| {{citation needed\|date=October 2022}}
Rosanne Cash
Tanya Tucker

=1990s=

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style="background:#B0C4DE" ! rowspan="3" \|American Music Awards of 1990 \|Reba McEntire \| rowspan="4" align="center" \|{{cite web\|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-01-24-ca-550-story.html\|title=A Fountain of Youth at the American Music Awards\|work=Los Angeles Times\|agency=Associated Press\|date=January 24, 1990\|access-date=November 21, 2017}}
K. T. Oslin
Dolly Parton
rowspan="6" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 1991
style="background:#B0C4DE" \| Reba McEntire \| rowspan="6" align="center"\| {{cite web\|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-01-29-ca-458-story.html\|title=M. C. Hammer, Rap Win Big at American Music Awards\|work=Los Angeles Times\|agency=Associated Press\|date=January 29, 1991\|access-date=November 21, 2017}}
Patty Loveless
Kathy Mattea
Lorrie Morgan
K. T. Oslin
rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 1992
style="background:#B0C4DE" \| Reba McEntire \| rowspan="4" align="center"\| {{citation needed\|date=October 2022}}
Kathy Mattea
Dolly Parton
rowspan="5" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 1993
style="background:#B0C4DE" \| Reba McEntire \| rowspan="5" align="center"\| {{cite web\|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-01-26-mn-2029-story.html\|title=Jackson Wins 3 American Music Awards\|work=Los Angeles Times\|agency=Associated Press\|date=January 26, 1993\|access-date=November 21, 2017}}
Wynonna Judd
Lorrie Morgan
Tanya Tucker
rowspan="5" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 1994
style="background:#B0C4DE" \| Reba McEntire \| rowspan="5" align="center"\| {{citation needed\|date=October 2022}}
Mary Chapin Carpenter
Wynonna Judd
Dolly Parton
rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 1995
style="background:#B0C4DE" \| Reba McEntire \| rowspan="4" align="center"\| {{cite web\|url=https://www.csmonitor.com/1995/0201/01132.html\|title=Boyz II Men Tops American Music Awards\|website=The Christian Science Monitor\|date=February 1, 1995\|access-date=November 21, 2017}}
Mary Chapin Carpenter
Lorrie Morgan
rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 1996
style="background:#B0C4DE" \| Reba McEntire \| rowspan="4" align="center"\| {{cite web\|url=http://edition.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/Music/9601/ama/\|title=Brooks turns down artist of year award\|website=CNN\|date=January 30, 1996\|access-date=November 21, 2017}}
Mary Chapin Carpenter
Shania Twain
rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 1997
style="background:#B0C4DE" \| Shania Twain \| rowspan="4" align="center"\| {{cite web\|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-01-28-mn-22915-story.html\|title=Slain Rapper Wins American Music Award\|work=Los Angeles Times\|agency=Associated Press\|date=January 28, 1997\|access-date=November 21, 2017}}
Faith Hill
Wynonna Judd
rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 1998
style="background:#B0C4DE" \| Reba McEntire \| rowspan="4" align="center"\| {{cite web\|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/spice-girls-clean-up-at-american-music-awards-19980128\|title=Spice Girls Clean Up At American Music Awards\|website=Rolling Stone\|date=January 28, 1998\|access-date=November 21, 2017}}
LeAnn Rimes
Shania Twain
rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 1999
style="background:#B0C4DE" \| Shania Twain \| rowspan="4" align="center"\| {{citation needed\|date=October 2022}}
Faith Hill
LeAnn Rimes

=2000s=

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style="background:#B0C4DE" ! rowspan="3" \|American Music Awards of 2000 \|Shania Twain \| rowspan="4" align="center" \|{{cite web\|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2000/SHOWBIZ/Music/01/18/music.awards/list.html\|title=American Music Awards: List of winners\|website=CNN\|date=January 18, 2000\|access-date=November 21, 2017}}
Faith Hill
Martina McBride
rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 2001
style="background:#B0C4DE" \| Faith Hill \| rowspan="4" align="center"\| {{citation needed\|date=October 2022}}
Martina McBride
Reba McEntire
rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 2002
style="background:#B0C4DE" \| Faith Hill \| rowspan="4" align="center"\| {{citation needed\|date=October 2022}}
Sara Evans
Jo Dee Messina
rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 2003 (January)
style="background:#B0C4DE" \| Martina McBride \| 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}}
Jo Dee Messina
Lee Ann Womack
rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 2003 (November)
style="background:#B0C4DE" \| Faith Hill \| 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}}
Martina McBride
Shania Twain
rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 2004
style="background:#B0C4DE" \| Reba McEntire \| 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}}
Martina McBride
Gretchen Wilson
rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 2005
style="background:#B0C4DE" \| Gretchen Wilson \| 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}}
Martina McBride
LeAnn Rimes
rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 2006
style="background:#B0C4DE" \| Faith Hill \| 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}}
Carrie Underwood
Gretchen Wilson
rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 2007
style="background:#B0C4DE" \| Carrie Underwood \| 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}}
Martina McBride
Taylor Swift
rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 2008
style="background:#B0C4DE" \| Taylor Swift \| 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\|agency=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}}
Reba McEntire
Carrie Underwood
rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 2009
style="background:#B0C4DE" \| Taylor Swift \| 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}}
Reba McEntire
Carrie Underwood

=2010s=

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style="background:#B0C4DE" ! rowspan="3" \|American Music Awards of 2010 \|Taylor Swift \| 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}}
Miranda Lambert
Carrie Underwood
rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 2011
style="background:#B0C4DE" \| Taylor Swift \| 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}}
Sara Evans
Miranda Lambert
rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 2012
style="background:#B0C4DE" \| Taylor Swift \| 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}}
Miranda Lambert
Carrie Underwood
rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 2013
style="background:#B0C4DE" \| Taylor Swift \| 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}}
Miranda Lambert
Carrie Underwood
rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 2014
style="background:#B0C4DE" \| Carrie Underwood \| 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}}
Miranda Lambert
Kacey Musgraves
rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 2015
style="background:#B0C4DE" \| Carrie Underwood \| 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}}
Kelsea Ballerini
Miranda Lambert
rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 2016
style="background:#B0C4DE" \| Carrie Underwood \| 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}}
Kelsea Ballerini
Cam
rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 2017
style="background:#B0C4DE" \| Carrie Underwood \| 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}}
Miranda Lambert
Maren Morris
rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 2018
style="background:#B0C4DE" \| Carrie Underwood \| 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}}
Kelsea Ballerini
Maren Morris
rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 2019
style="background:#B0C4DE" \| Carrie Underwood \| 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 }}
Kelsea Ballerini
Maren Morris

=2020s=

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rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 2020
style="background:#B0C4DE" \| Maren Morris \|rowspan=3 align="center"\| {{cite web\|url=https://variety.com/2020/music/news/american-music-awards-2020-full-winners-list-1234837726/\|title=American Music Awards 2020: The Full Winners List\|website=Variety\|first=Ellise\|last=Shafer\|date=November 22, 2020\|access-date=November 26, 2020}}
Gabby Barrett
Miranda Lambert
rowspan="6" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 2021
style="background:#B0C4DE" \| Carrie Underwood \|rowspan=5 align="center"\|
Kacey Musgraves
Gabby Barrett
Maren Morris
Miranda Lambert
rowspan="6" \|American Music Awards of 2022
style="background:#B0C4DE" \|Taylor Swift \|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}}
Miranda Lambert
Maren Morris
Carrie Underwood
Lainey Wilson
rowspan="6" \|American Music Awards of 2025
Beyoncé \|rowspan=5 align="center"\|{{Cite web \|last=AMAs \|date=2025-04-23 \|title=2025 American Music Awards Nominees Announced \|url=https://www.theamas.com/2025/04/2025-american-music-awards-nominees-announced/ \|access-date=2025-04-24 \|website=American Music Awards \|language=en}}
Ella Langley
Megan Moroney
Kacey Musgraves
Lainey Wilson