List of awards and nominations received by Guns N' Roses

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Guns N' Roses awards and nominations
Guns N' Roses performing in 2017
Totals[a]
Wins16
Nominations48
Note
  1. ^ Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They recognize several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.

Los Angeles, California. They are led by frontman and co-founder Axl Rose, and also include Slash (lead guitar), Dizzy Reed (keyboards), Duff McKagan (bass), Melissa Reese (keyboards), Richard Fortus (guitar), & Frank Ferrer (drums). Guns N' Roses have released five studio albums, all on the Geffen Records label: Appetite for Destruction (1987), Use Your Illusion I (1991), Use Your Illusion II (1991), "The Spaghetti Incident?" (1993), and Chinese Democracy (2008).[1] Guns N' Roses have sold more than 45 million albums in the United States.[2]

The band have won four American Music Awards, including Favorite Pop/Rock Single for "Sweet Child o' Mine" in 1989, both Favorite Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Artist and Favorite Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Album for Appetite For Destruction in 1990, and Favorite Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Artist for the second time in 1992. Guns N' Roses have received four Grammy Awards nominations, but has yet to win. The band was nominated for Best Hard Rock Performance three times, in 1990, 1992, and 1993. Overall, Guns N' Roses has received 14 awards from 38 nominations.

American Music Awards

The

American Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony created by Dick Clark in 1973. Guns N' Roses have received four awards from eight nominations.[3][4][5][6]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
1989 "Sweet Child o' Mine" Favorite Pop/Rock Single Won
Guns N' Roses Favorite Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Artist Nominated
Appetite for Destruction Favorite Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Album Nominated
1990 Guns N' Roses Favorite Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Artist Won
Appetite for Destruction Favorite Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Album Won
1992 Guns N' Roses Favorite Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Artist Won
Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group Nominated
Use Your Illusion I Favorite Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Album Nominated

BRIT Awards

The

BRIT Awards are the British Phonographic Industry's annual pop music awards. Guns N' Roses have received four nominations.[7]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
1990
 Guns N' Roses Best International Newcomer Nominated
Best International Group Nominated
"Paradise City" Best Music Video Nominated
1992
 Guns N' Roses Best International Group Nominated

Billboard Music Awards

The

Billboard Music Award is an honor given by Billboard, a publication and music popularity chart covering the music business. The Billboard Music Awards show had been held annually since 1990 in December[8]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
1988 Guns N' Roses Top Pop New Artist Won
2017 Guns N' Roses Top Duo/Group Nominated
Top Touring Artist Nominated
Not in This Lifetime... Tour Top Rock Tour Nominated
2018 Guns N' Roses Top Touring Artist Nominated
Top Rock Tour Nominated

Billboard Touring Awards

The Billboard Touring Conference and Awards is an annual meeting sponsored by Billboard magazine which also honors the top international live entertainment industry artists and professionals. Established in 2004, it has thus been described as "part industry conference, part awards show".[9]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2017 Not in This Lifetime... Tour Top Boxscore Nominated
Top Tour/Top Draw Won

Echo Awards

The

ECHO awards
are an accolade by the Deutsche Phono-Akademie, an association of recording companies of Germany to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry. The Awards have been held since 1992.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
1993 Guns N' Roses International Group of the Year Nominated

GAFFA Awards

Denmark GAFFA Awards

Delivered since 1991, the GAFFA Awards are a Danish award that rewards popular music by the magazine of the same name. Guns N' Roses has received six nominations.

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
1991 Guns N' Roses Concert of the Year Nominated [10]
Use Your Illusion Album of the Year Nominated
"Don't Cry" Song of the Year Nominated
Music Video of the Year Nominated
1993 Guns N' Roses Most Overrated Nominated
Concert of the Year Nominated

Grammy Awards

The

National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States. Guns N' Roses have received four nominations.[3][11][12][13]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
1990
 G N' R Lies
Best Hard Rock Performance
 Nominated
1992
 Use Your Illusion I Best Hard Rock Performance Nominated
1993
 "Live and Let Die" Best Hard Rock Performance Nominated
2019
 Appetite for Destruction Locked N' Loaded edition Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package Nominated

Juno Awards

The

JUNO Awards are presented annually to Canadian musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music. Non-Canadian artists are eligible for several awards, including the International Album of the Year
.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2009 Chinese Democracy Juno Award for International Album of the Year[14] Nominated


MTV Video Music Awards

The MTV Video Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony established in 1984 by MTV. Guns N' Roses have received four awards from nine nominations.[3][15][16][17][18]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
1988 "Welcome to the Jungle" Best New Artist in a Video Won
1989 "Sweet Child O' Mine" Best Heavy Metal Video Won
Best Group Video
 Nominated
"Paradise City"
Best Stage Performance in a Video
 Nominated
1991 "You Could Be Mine" Best Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Video Nominated
Best Video from a Film Nominated
1992 Guns N' Roses
Video Vanguard Award
 Won
"November Rain" Best Cinematography in a Video Won
Best Art Direction in a Video Nominated

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

The

Cleveland, Ohio, United States
, dedicated to the recording history of some of the best-known and most influential artists, producers, and other people who have influenced the music industry.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2012[19][20] Group Performers Won

World Music Awards

The

International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Guns N' Roses have received two awards.[citation needed
]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
1993 Guns N' Roses World's Best-Selling Hard Rock Artist of the Year Won
World’s Best Group Won

ZD Awards

Zvukovaya Dorozhka (Russian: Звуковая Дорожка, "sound track") is Russia's oldest hit parade in field of popular music. Since 2003 it is presented in a ceremony in concert halls. It’s considered one of the major Russian music awards.

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2018 Not in This Lifetime... Tour (live at Otkrytie Arena) Tour of the Year Nominated [21]

Other Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2008 If The World from Body of Lies 13th Satellite Awards: Best Original Song[22] Nominated
2014 Axl Rose Revolver Golden Gods Ronnie James Dio Lifetime Achievement award[23] Won
2015 Appetite for Democracy 3D International 3D & Advanced Imaging Society Awards: Best 3D Music Entertainment feature[24] Won
2019
Not In This Lifetime... Tour
 Ticketmaster Touring Milestone Award[25] Won

References

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  4. ^ "16th American Music Awards". Rock on the Net. Retrieved 2008-10-16.
  5. ^ "17th American Music Awards". Rock on the Net. Retrieved 2008-10-16.
  6. ^ "19th American Music Awards". Rock on the Net. Retrieved 2008-10-16.
  7. ^ "BRIT Awards". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 2012-04-01. Retrieved 2008-10-16.
  8. ^ Caulfield, Keith (March 31, 2016). "Top Billboard Music Award Winners of All Time (1990-2016)". Billboard. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
  9. ^ Billboard touring awards
  10. ^ "GAFFA-prisen 1991-2006 – se vinderne". GAFFA (in Danish). Denmark. Archived from the original on July 12, 2012. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  11. ^ "32nd Grammy Awards - 1990". Rock on the Net. Retrieved 2008-10-16.
  12. ^ "34th Grammy Awards - 1992". Rock on the Net. Retrieved 2008-10-16.
  13. ^ "35th Grammy Awards - 1993". Rock on the Net. Retrieved 2008-10-16.
  14. ^ "Cancer Bats, Guns N'Roses, and Metallica for Canadian awards". Idiomag.com. 2009-02-04. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
  15. ^ "1988 Video Music Awards". MTV. Retrieved 2008-10-16.
  16. ^ "1989 Video Music Awards". MTV. Retrieved 2008-10-16.
  17. ^ "1991 Video Music Awards". MTV. Retrieved 2008-10-16.
  18. ^ "1992 Video Music Awards". MTV. Retrieved 2008-10-16.
  19. ^ "Artist: Guns N' Roses: Performers category". www.rockhall.com. 2012. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
  20. ^ Andy Greene (March 22, 2016). "Flashback: Guns N' Roses Play Without Axl at Hall of Fame". www.rollingstone.com. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
  21. ^ "Пропустить невозможно!". MK ru (in Russian). Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  22. ^ International Press Academy GNR
  23. ^ Damian Fanelli (April 21, 2014). "Duff McKagan to Join Guns N' Roses at Revolver Golden Gods". revolvermag.com. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  24. ^ Appetite For Democracy 3D wins award for best 3D music entertainment feature
  25. ^ touring award

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