Grammy Award for best new artist
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Grammy Award for best new artist, award presented annually in the United States by the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences (NARAS; commonly called the Recording Academy) to recognize the year’s most outstanding new performer. It was first presented in 1959, at the second Grammy Awards ceremony. The winning artist receives a golden statuette of a gramophone. Below is a list of all the winners with the years the award was presented. (Since the third ceremony in 1961, the prize has honoured the artist’s work from the previous year.)
1950s to 1970s
- 1959: Bobby Darin
- 1960: no ceremony was held
- 1961: Bob Newhart
- 1962: Peter Nero
- 1963: Robert Goulet
- 1964: Ward Swingle (the Swingle Singers)
- 1965: the Beatles
- 1966: Tom Jones
- 1967: not awarded
- 1968: Bobbie Gentry
- 1969: José Feliciano
- 1970: Crosby, Stills & Nash
- 1971: the Carpenters
- 1972: Carly Simon
- 1973: America
- 1974: Bette Midler
- 1975: Marvin Hamlisch
- 1976: Natalie Cole
- 1977: Starland Vocal Band
- 1978: Debby Boone
- 1979: A Taste of Honey
1980s and 1990s
- 1980: Rickie Lee Jones
- 1981: Christopher Cross
- 1982: Sheena Easton
- 1983: Men at Work
- 1984: Culture Club
- 1985: Cyndi Lauper
- 1986: Sade
- 1987: Bruce Hornsby and the Range
- 1988: Jody Watley
- 1989: Tracy Chapman
- 1990: Milli Vanilli (revoked)
- 1991: Mariah Carey
- 1992: Marc Cohn
- 1993: Arrested Development
- 1994: Toni Braxton
- 1995: Sheryl Crow
- 1996: Hootie and the Blowfish
- 1997: LeAnn Rimes
- 1998: Paula Cole
- 1999: Lauryn Hill
2000s and 2010s
- 2000: Christina Aguilera
- 2001: Shelby Lynne
- 2002: Alicia Keys
- 2003: Norah Jones
- 2004: Evanescence
- 2005: Maroon 5
- 2006: John Legend
- 2007: Carrie Underwood
- 2008: Amy Winehouse
- 2009: Adele
- 2010: Zac Brown Band
- 2011: Esperanza Spalding
- 2012: Bon Iver
- 2013: Fun.
- 2014: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
- 2015: Sam Smith
- 2016: Meghan Trainor
- 2017: Chance the Rapper
- 2018: Alessia Cara
- 2019: Dua Lipa
2020s
- 2020: Billie Eilish
- 2021: Megan Thee Stallion
- 2022: Olivia Rodrigo
- 2023: Samara Joy