List of awards and nominations received by Jay-Z

The American rapper, record producer, and entrepreneur Jay-Z has received numerous industry awards, nominations, and honorary accolades. Active in the music industry field since the 1990s, throughout his career he won 24 Grammy Awards, tied for the most nominations in the ceremony history with his wife Beyoncé, with 88 each. He was also honored with non-competitive Grammy Salute to Industry Icons Award (2018) and Global Impact Award (2024). He became the first rapper to be included in the Songwriters Hall of Fame (2017) and into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (2021).

With his thirteen studio albums, singles, and collaborations with Kanye West, Justin Timberlake, Rihanna, Alicia Keys, Linkin Park and Beyoncé, he won 24 BET Hip Hop Awards, 9 BET Awards, 6 Billboard Music Awards and 2 Brit Awards. He received accolades at the Cannes Lions International Festival, Clio Awards, AICE & AICP Awards, D&AD Awards for his music videos; winning 14 times at the MTV Video Music Awards.

With his entertainment company Roc Nation, Jay-Z served as producer for several television programs, films, and stage productions, being honored with a Television Academy Honors and a Peabody Award. He also won two Primetime Emmy Awards, a Sports Emmy Awards, and received a nomination at the Tony Award for Best Musical for Fela!.

For his philanthropism, social justice and activism work he was recognized with the NAACP Image Award President's Award and the GLAAD Vanguard Award.

Other honors
In 2006, Jay-Z journeyed to Nigeria as part of his activities in the service of the U.N. Water for Life project. While there, he was enstooled as the Sarkin Waka of Kwara – a chieftain of the Fula people – by Alhaji Ibrahim Kolapo Sulu Gambari, the Emir of the Ilorin Emirate.