List of awards and nominations received by Rick Astley

Rick Astley is an English singer and songwriter who has received many awards and nominations for his contributions to the music industry.

ASCAP Pop Music Awards

The annual ASCAP Pop Music Awards honors the songwriters and publishers of the most performed pop songs.^[1]


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1992	"Cry for Help"	Most Performed Song	Won

BBC Music Awards

The BBC Music Awards are the BBC's annual pop music awards, held every December, as a celebration of the musical achievements over the past twelve months. The event is coordinated by the BBC's music division, BBC Music.


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2016	50	Album of the Year	Nominated

BMI Awards

Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) is one of three United States performing rights organizations, along with ASCAP and SESAC. It collects license fees on behalf of songwriters, composers, and music publishers and distributes them as royalties to those members whose works have been performed.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1992	"Cry for Help"	Award-Winning Song	Won
1993	"Cry for Help"	1 Million-Air Award	Won
1994	"Hopelessly"	1 Million-Air Award	Won
1994	"Hopelessly"	Award-Winning Song	Won

BT Digital Music Awards

Launched in 2002, the BT Digital Music Awards were held annually in the United Kingdom.^[6]


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2002	www.rickastley.co.uk	People's Choice Award	Nominated

Billboard Music Awards

The Billboard Music Awards are sponsored by Billboard magazine to honor artists based on Billboard Year-End Charts. The award ceremony was held from 1990 to 2007, until its reintroduction in 2011. Before and after that time span, winners have been announced by Billboard, both in the press and as part of their year-end issue.^[7]


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1988	Himself	Top Pop Artist	Nominated
		Top Pop Artist - Male	Nominated
		Top Pop New Artist	Nominated
		Top Pop Singles Artist	Nominated
		Top Pop Singles Artist - Male	Nominated
		Top Adult Contemporary Artist	Nominated
		Top Adult Contemporary Artist - Male	Nominated
		Top Dance Club Play Artist	Won
		Top Dance Club Play Artist - Male	Won
		Top Dance Sales Artist	Won
	"Never Gonna Give You Up"	Top Dance Sales 12" Single	Won
		Top Pop Single	Nominated
		Top Adult Contemporary Single	Nominated
		Top Dance Club Play Single	Nominated

Brit Awards

The Brit Awards are the British Phonographic Industry's annual pop music awards.^[8]


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1988	Himself	British Breakthrough Act	Nominated
	Himself	British Male Solo Artist	Nominated
	"Never Gonna Give You Up"	British Single of the Year	Won

Classic Pop Reader Awards

Classic Pop is a monthly British music magazine, which launched in October 2012.^[9] It was devised and founded by Ian Peel, who was also editor for the first 19 issues. Rik Flynn stepped in as editor until Issue 23 followed by current editor Steve Harnell. Ian Peel remains involved as Founder & Editor-at-Large.^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2018	Himself	Artist of the Year	Won
	"She Makes Me"	Single of the Year	Won
	"She Makes Me"	Video of the Year	Won
2019	Himself	Best Solo Artist	Nominated

AIM Independent Music Awards

The AIM Independent Music Awards, hosted by the Association of Independent Music (AIM), were established in 2011 to recognise artists signed to independent record labels in the United Kingdom. Most of the categories and nominations are selected by an independent judging panel, though some are decided by the public.^[14]


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2017	Himself	Best Live Act	Nominated

Ivor Novello Awards

The Ivor Novello Awards are presented annually by the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors and honor songwriting and composing.^[15]


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1988	"Never Gonna Give You Up"	Best Contemporary Song	Nominated
		International Hit of the Year	Won
		The Best Selling 'A' Side	Won
		Most Performed Work	Won

Grammy Awards

The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States for outstanding achievements in the music industry. Often considered the highest music honor, the awards were established in 1958.^[16]^[17]


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1989	Himself	Best New Artist	Nominated

MTV Europe Music Awards

The MTV Europe Music Awards (EMA) were established in 1994 by MTV Networks Europe to celebrate the most popular music videos in Europe.^[18]^[19]


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2008	Himself	Best Act Ever	Won

Music & Media Year-End Awards

Music & Media was a pan-European magazine for radio, music and entertainment. It was published for the first time in 1984 as Eurotipsheet, but in 1986 it changed name to Music & Media.


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result	Ref.
1987	"Never Gonna Give You Up"	Debut Single of the Year	Won	^[20]

Robert Awards

The Robert Award is a Danish film prize awarded each year by the Film Academy of Denmark.^[21]


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2004	Oh Happy Day	Best Original Score	Nominated

Smash Hits Poll Winners Party

The Smash Hits Poll Winners Party was an awards ceremony held annually by British magazine Smash Hits, and broadcast on BBC One. Astley has won two awards.^[22]^[23]^[24]^[25]


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1987	"Never Gonna Give You Up"	Best Single	Won
		Worst Single	Nominated
		Worst Video	Nominated
	Himself	Most Promising New Act	Nominated
		best Dressed Person	Nominated
		Worst Male Singer	Nominated
		Best Male Singer	Nominated
1988		Best Male Singer	Nominated
		Worst Male Solo Singer	Nominated
		Most Fanciable Male	Nominated
		Most Completely Useless Person	Nominated
		Best Dressed Person	Nominated
		Worst Dressed Person	Won
		Most Very Horrible Thing	Nominated
		Worst Haircut	Nominated
1989		Worst Haircut	Nominated
		The Most Completely Useless Person	Nominated
		Best Male Solo Singer	Nominated
		Worst Male Solo Singer	Nominated
1990		Worst Male Solo Singer	Nominated

Virgin Media Music Awards

The Virgin Media Music Awards was the annual music awards run by Virgin Media. The winners was declared on its official site "Virgin Media".^[26]


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2008	Himself	Legend of the Year	Nominated

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[auto-1] "Billboard". 1992-05-30.

[2] "Oscar–Winning Composer Alexandre Desplat Honored as BMI Icon at 2015 Film/TV Awards". Broadcast Music, Inc. May 14, 2015. Archived from the original on June 17, 2015. Retrieved August 20, 2015.

[3] "Featured Song/Artist". eightiesclub.tripod.com. Retrieved April 7, 2020.

[4] "BMI Million-Airs: 1 Million G - L". chartts.tripod.com. Retrieved April 7, 2020.

[5] ttps://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1993/Music-Week-1993-11-20.pdf

[6] "Interactive Music Awards - 2002". Archived from the original on 2002-12-01.

[7] ttps://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/80s/1988/BB-1988-12-24.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}

[8] "History".

[9] ClassicPopMag.com (4 October 2012). "CLASSIC POP LAUNCHES TODAY!". Anthem Publishing. Retrieved 12 July 2016.

[10] Subscribe.co.uk (8 April 2016). "Meet the Founder and Editor-at-Large of Classic Pop magazine". iSubscribe.co.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2016.

[auto1-11] "There's still time to vote in our 2018 Reader Awards! - Classic Pop Magazine". Archived from the original on 2019-01-24. Retrieved 2019-01-23.

[12] "Definitely a worthy winner @rickastley for Classic Pop Magazine 2018 Reader Awards, Solo Artist of Tweet added by Emese Nagy - Download Photo". Twipu. Retrieved April 7, 2020.

[13] ttps://www.latest.facebook.com/ClassicPopMag/photos/a.414448128590912/2567496173286086/?type=3&theater^{[user-generated source]}

[14] "AIM Awards 2017 nominations announced". www.prsformusic.com. Retrieved April 7, 2020.

[15] "Archive | the Ivors | the Ivors Academy | Champions of Music Creators".

[16] "Overview". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on August 18, 2015.

[17] "Rick Astley". GRAMMY.com. November 19, 2019. Retrieved April 7, 2020.

[18] "Photos:MTV EMA Most Memorable Moments". Capital. Archived from the original on October 16, 2014. Retrieved August 20, 2015.

[19] Moore, Matthew (November 7, 2008). "Rickrolling: Rick Astley named Best Act Ever at the MTV Europe Music Awards". Retrieved April 7, 2020 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.

[20] ttps://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1987/M&M-1987-12-26.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}

[21] "Rick Astley". IMDb. Retrieved April 7, 2020.

[22] "Articles On Smash Hits". Smash Hits Magazine Remembered.

[23] "Articles On Smash Hits". Smash Hits Magazine Remembered.

[24] ttp://michaelmouse1967.wixsite.com/smashhits-remembered/1988-poll-winners ^{[dead link]}

[25] "Articles On Smash Hits". Michaelmouse1967.wixsite.com. Retrieved 2019-01-22.

[26] "Virgin TV Edit | TV, Sport, Movies & More". Archived from the original on 2009-02-19.

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