The following is a list of awards, honors, and nominations received by American singer, songwriter, musician, and guitarist Melissa Etheridge.
She has received various accolades and honors throughout her career. Among her competitive awards, Etheridge has won two Grammy Awards (from 15 nominations) and an Academy Award. Among her honorary accolades, she has received the ASCAP Founders Award, an Honorary Doctor of Music Degree from Berklee College of Music, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Major industry awards Academy Awards The Academy Awards are presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) for excellence of cinematic achievements. Etheridge has received one award from one nomination.
Year Category Nominated work Result 2007 Best Original Song "I Need to Wake Up"
Critics Choice Movie Awards The Critics' Choice Movie Awards are presented annually by the American-Canadian Critics Choice Association (CCA) to honor the finest in cinematic achievement.
Year Category Nominated work Result 2007 Best Song "I Need to Wake Up"
Grammy Awards The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Often considered the highest music honor, the awards were established in 1958. Etheridge has won two awards from 15 nominations.
Year Category Nominated work Result 1989 Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female "Bring Me Some Water" 1990 "Brave and Crazy" 1991 "The Angels" 1993 "Ain't It Heavy" 1995 "Come to My Window" Best Rock Song "I'm the Only One" 2000 "Angels Would Fall" Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female Best Rock Album Breakdown 2001 Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female "Enough of Me" 2002 "I Want to Be in Love" 2003 "The Weakness in Me" 2005 Best Rock Vocal Performance, Solo "Breathe" 2007 Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media "I Need to Wake Up"
Other industry awards A2IM Libera Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2020 Best Mainstream Rock Album The Medicine Show
American Music Awards The American Music Awards were created by Dick Clark in 1973 to honor popular musicians from various genres of music and to "put audiences in touch with the latest phenomena in American music".
Year Category Nominated work Result 1996 Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist Herself
ASCAP Pop Music Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1996 Pop Songwriter of the Year Herself Most Performed Songs "Come to My Window" "I'm the Only One" "If I Wanted To" 1997 "I Want to Come Over" 2007 Herself ASCAP Founders Award
Billboard Music Awards The Billboard Music Awards are held to honour artists for commercial performance in the U.S., based on record charts published by Billboard.
Year Category Nominated work Result 1995 Top Female Artist Herself Top Billboard 200 Artist – Female
ECHO Awards The ECHO Award is a German music award granted every year by the Deutsche Phono-Akademie, an association of recording companies.
Year Category Nominated work Result 1993 Best International Female Herself
GLAAD Media Awards The GLAAD Media Awards were created in 1990 by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) to recognize and honor the mainstream media for their fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the LGBTQ community.
Year Category Nominated work Result 1994 Outstanding Music Artist Yes I Am 1995 Outstanding Music Video "I'm the Only One" 1999 Stephen F. Kolzak Award Herself 2000 Outstanding Music Artist Breakdown 2002 Skin 2005 Lucky 2006 Greatest Hits: The Road Less Traveled Stephen F. Kolzak Award Herself 2008 Outstanding Music Artist The Awakening 2020 The Medicine Show 2022 One Way Out
Gold Derby Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2007 Original Song "I Need to Wake Up"
Hollywood Walk of Fame The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a sidewalk along Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood, California, with more than 2,000 five-pointed stars to honor artists for their achievement in the entertainment industry. Etheridge received a star in September 2011. It is the 2,450th star that has been awarded.
Year Honoree Award Result 2011 Melissa Etheridge Hollywood Walk of Fame
Juno Awards The Juno Awards are awards presented by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences to recognize outstanding achievements in Canada's music industry.
Year Category Nominated work Result 1990 International Entertainer of the Year Herself
Pollstar Concert Industry Awards The Pollstar Concert Industry Awards is an annual award ceremony to honor artists and professionals in the concert industry.
Year Category Nominated work Result 1990 Best Debut Tour Tour Club Tour of the Year Small Hall Tour of the Year 1995
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, established on April 20, 1983, by Ahmet Ertegun, is museum and hall of fame located in Cleveland, Ohio. The museum documents the history of rock music and the artists, producers, engineers, and other notable figures who have influenced its development. On February 25, 2026, Etheridge was announced as one of the 17 artists in the performer category nominated for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2026.
Year Honoree Nominated work Result 2026 Melissa Etheridge Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Other accolades
1988 – Etheridge received the "Diamond Spotlight Award" at the Diamond Awards Show, Belgium. 1999 – Ranked No. 49 on VH1's 100 Greatest Women in Rock & Roll. 2001 – Etheridge won the Gibson Guitar Award for Best Rock Guitarist: Female. 2006 – Etheridge received GLAAD's Stephen F. Kolzak Award, which honors openly lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender media professionals who have made a significant difference in promoting equal rights, at the 17th GLAAD Media Awards. In addition, she was awarded as Outstanding Music Artist for Greatest Hits: The Road Less Traveled. 2006 – Berklee College of Music's presented Etheridge with an Honorary Doctor of Music Degree. Etheridge delivered the commencement address in front of more than 800 graduating students and 4,000 guests. 2007 – Rolling Stone ranked The Awakening at No. 20 on their list of the Top 50 Albums of 2007.ROBERT CHRISTGAU, DAVID FRICKE, CHRISTIAN HOARD, ROB SHEFFIELD (December 17, 2007). "The Top 50 Albums of 2007" Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2007-12-20
See also Melissa Etheridge discography
References
External links Melissa Etheridge's Official Website