TheGrammy AwardforBest New Artisthas been awarded since the2nd Annual Grammy Awardsin 1960 (except in 1967)[1]"for a new artist who releases, during the Eligibility Year, the first recording which establishes the public identity of that artist."
Grammy Award for Best New Artist | |
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Country | United States |
Presented by | National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences |
First awarded | 1960 |
Currently held by | Victoria Monét(2024) |
Website | grammy |
The Best New Artist award has a reputation for being given to artists whose music industry success ends up being short-lived; it is sometimes asserted, with varying degrees of sincerity, that the award itself brings acurse.[2][3]This viewpoint was expressed byTaffy Danoff,a former member ofStarland Vocal Band(known for "Afternoon Delight"), in an interview forVH1's100 Greatest One Hit Wonders:"We got two of the five Grammys – one was Best New Artist. So that was basically the kiss of death and I feel sorry for everyone who's gotten it since."[4]
The category is also notable for being the only category as of 2024 in which a Grammy Award was revoked: this occurred in 1990 after it was revealed that the winners,Milli Vanilli,did not contribute their own vocals on their albumGirl You Know It's True.[5]The award was subsequently vacated.[6]
Further information
editOf the 62 acts who have won the award since its inception, 31 are solo female artists, 19 are duos or groups, and 12 are solo male artists. Of the solo male artists, half were given the award in its first decade; since 1970, only six solo male artists have won the award, the most recent beingChance the Rapperin 2017. From 1997 to 2003, and again from 2018 to 2024, all the winners were solo female artists. Only five artists have won both Best New Artist andAlbum of the Yearin the same year:Bob Newhartin 1961,Christopher Crossin 1981,Lauryn Hillin 1999,Norah Jonesin 2003, andBillie Eilishin 2020. Of these, Cross, Jones, and Eilish had songs winningRecord of the YearandSong of the Yearfor the same year, with Cross as the sole songwriter, Eilish as co-writer, and Jones lacking songwriting credit, which therefore made her miss out on completing the single year big four Grammy achievement, a feat that only Cross and Eilish attained; whileAdelewas the only artist to win all General field Grammys from separate occasions. Only two artists havelostBest New Artist yet won Album of the Year in the same year:Vaughn Meaderin 1963 andAlanis Morissettein 1996.
Of all the winners, only three have beencountryartists. In 1997,LeAnn Rimesbecame the first country artist and (at age 14) the youngest artist to win the award.[7][8][9]She was followed byCarrie Underwoodin 2007[9][10]andZac Brown Bandin 2010.[11]Additionally, 2017 marked the first time that two country artists were nominated in this category in the same year, in whichMaren MorrisandKelsea Balleriniwere both nominated.[12]In 2018,Alessia Carabecame the first Canadian artist to ever win the award, and the only woman to win a major category that year. In 2020,Rosalíabecame the first all Spanish-language artist to be nominated. 2021 marked the first time that multiple female rappers were nominated in the same year, whenChika,Doja CatandMegan Thee Stallionwere all nominated, with the latter winning the award.
For the award's first several years of existence, comedians and comic acts were regularly nominated, and one, Bob Newhart, won the award. However, this ended abruptly after 1963, and since then, only one comedian has been nominated for the award:Robin Williamsin 1980. (That same year, the semi-comic actThe Blues Brotherswas also nominated.)
David CrosbyandCarl Palmerhold the distinction of being the only artists to be nominated twice for this award. Palmer was nominated both times as a member of a supergroup:Emerson, Lake & PalmerandAsia,while Crosby was nominated as a member ofThe Byrdsand won as a member of the supergroupCrosby, Stills & Nash.
1984 marked the first time that all of the nominees were from outside the United States (winnerCulture Club,Eurythmics,Musical Youth,andBig Countrywere from the United Kingdom, andMen Without Hatswere from Canada).[13]
Eight artists who have been nominated for Best New Artist and have been later awarded with theGrammy Lifetime Achievement Award:The Beatles(1965, 2014),Chicago(1970, 2020),Cream(1969, 2006),Jefferson Airplane(1968, 2016),Antônio Carlos Jobim(1965, 2012),Led Zeppelin,(1970, 2005),Leontyne Price(1961, 1989), andJohn Prine(1972, 2020).
Process
editFrom 1995 to 2021, members of theNational Academy of Recording Arts and Sciencesnominated their choices for the best new artist. A list of the top twenty artists was given to the Nominations Review Committee, a specially selected group of anonymous members, who initially selected the top five artists to gain a nomination in the category in a special ballot; the number of nominated artists was increased to eight in 2018.[14][15]The rest of the members then vote on a winner from the final nominees.[16]In 2021, it was announced that the Nomination Review Committees would be disbanded, and the final nominees for best new artist would be decided by votes from members.[17]Starting in 2022, the number of nominees in the category increased to 10.[18]However, the decision to expand the number of nominees in this category was made 24 hours before the nominees were announced after an early version of the nominations list had already been circulated. This allowedBaby KeemandArooj Aftabto be nominated as they were the artists that received the most votes besides the other eight nominees.[19]As of the2024 ceremony,the number of nominees has been reduced to eight.[20]
Rules changes
editOver the years, the eligibility rules for this category have changed several times. In 2010,Lady Gaga's exclusion from the Best New Artist category caused theRecording Academyto change eligibility requirements for the next ceremony. She was ineligible for the nomination because her hit "Just Dance"had been nominated in 2008. The new rule stated that an artist may be nominated as long as that artist has not previously released an entirealbumand has subsequently not won a Grammy.[21][22]In June 2016, the Grammy organization amended the Best New Artist rules once again, to remove the album barrier "given current trends in how new music and developing artists are released and promoted".[23]To be eligible in the category of Best New Artist, the artist, duo, or group:
- Must have released a minimum of five singles/tracks or one album (until 2020 there was a maximum of 30 singles/tracks or three albums, but this maximum limit was removed for the 2021 awards season)
- May not have entered into this category more than three times, including as a performing member of an established group.
- Must have achieved a breakthrough into the public consciousness and impacted the musical landscape during the eligibility period.
These new rules were put in effect with the59th Annual Grammy Awards.The category was then expanded to include eight nominees in2019.[24]Starting in 2021, screening committees were charged with determining whether the artist had attained a breakthrough or prominence prior to the eligibility year. Such a determination would result in disqualification.[25]
Recipients
editYears reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were handed out, for records released in the previous year.
1960s
editYear[I] | Recipient | Nominees | Ref |
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1960 | Bobby Darin | [26] | |
1961 | Bob Newhart | [27] | |
1962 | Peter Nero | [28] | |
1963 | Robert Goulet | [29] | |
1964 | The Swingle Singers | [30] | |
1965 | The Beatles | [31] | |
1966 | Tom Jones | [32] | |
1967 | No award | [II] | |
1968 | Bobbie Gentry | [33] | |
1969 | José Feliciano | [34] |
1970s
editYear[I] | Recipient | Nominees | Ref. |
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1970 | Crosby, Stills & Nash | [35] | |
1971 | The Carpenters | [36] | |
1972 | Carly Simon | [37] | |
1973 | America | [38] | |
1974 | Bette Midler | [39] | |
1975 | Marvin Hamlisch | [40] | |
1976 | Natalie Cole | [41] | |
1977 | Starland Vocal Band | [42] | |
1978 | Debby Boone | [43] | |
1979 | A Taste of Honey | [44] |
1980s
editYear[I] | Recipient | Nominees | Ref. |
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1980 | Rickie Lee Jones | [45] | |
1981 | Christopher Cross | [46] | |
1982 | Sheena Easton | [47] | |
1983 | Men at Work | [48] | |
1984 | Culture Club | [13] | |
1985 | Cyndi Lauper | [49] | |
1986 | Sade | [50] | |
1987 | Bruce Hornsby& The Range | [51] | |
1988 | Jody Watley | [52] | |
1989 | Tracy Chapman | [53] |
1990s
editYear[I] | Image | Recipient | Nominees | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1990 | [56] | |||
1991 | Mariah Carey | [57] | ||
1992 | Marc Cohn | [58] | ||
1993 | Arrested Development | [59] | ||
1994 | Toni Braxton | [60] | ||
1995 | Sheryl Crow | [61] | ||
1996 | Hootie & the Blowfish | [62] | ||
1997 | LeAnn Rimes | [63] | ||
1998 | Paula Cole | [64] | ||
1999 | Lauryn Hill | [65] |
2000s
editYear[I] | Image | Recipient | Nominees | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2000 | Christina Aguilera | [66] | ||
2001 | Shelby Lynne | [67] | ||
2002 | Alicia Keys | [68] | ||
2003 | Norah Jones | [69] | ||
2004 | Evanescence | [70] | ||
2005 | Maroon 5 | [71] | ||
2006 | John Legend | [72] | ||
2007 | Carrie Underwood | [73] | ||
2008 | Amy Winehouse | [74] | ||
2009 | Adele | [75] |
2010s
editYear[I] | Image | Recipient | Nominees | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2010 | Zac Brown Band | [76] | ||
2011 | Esperanza Spalding | [77] | ||
2012 | Bon Iver | [78] | ||
2013 | Fun | [79] | ||
2014 | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis | [79] | ||
2015 | Sam Smith | [80] | ||
2016 | Meghan Trainor | [79] | ||
2017 | Chance the Rapper | [81] | ||
2018 | Alessia Cara | [82] | ||
2019 | Dua Lipa | [83] |
2020s
editYear[I] | Image | Recipient | Nominees | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2020 | Billie Eilish | [84] | ||
2021 | Megan Thee Stallion | [85] | ||
2022 | Olivia Rodrigo | [86] | ||
2023 | Samara Joy | [87] | ||
2024 | Victoria Monét | [88] | ||
2025 | [89] |
Notes
edit^[I]Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year.
^[II]The Grammy Award for Best New Artist was not presented during the 9th Grammy Awards.[90][91]
^[III]Milli Vanilliwere originally presented with the award on February 21, 1990, but were stripped of it on November 19, 1990, following the admission by band membersFab MorvanandRob Pilatusthat they were not the actual singers on the album.[5]The category was declared vacant for 1990.
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