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Grammy Award for Best New Artist
A gold gramophone trophy with a plaque set on a table
Gilded gramophone trophy presented to Grammy Award winners
CountryUnited States
Presented byNational Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
First awarded1959
Last awarded2010
Websitegrammy.com

The Grammy Award for Best New Artist has been awarded since 1959.[1] Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were handed out, for records released in the previous year. The award was not presented in 1967. The official guidelines are as follows: For a new artist who releases, during the Eligibility Year, the first recording which establishes the public identity of that artist. Note that this is not necessarily the first album released by an artist.

It is sometimes asserted, with varying degrees of seriousness, that winning the award is a curse, as several award winners (particularly from the late 70s and early 80s) were never able to duplicate the success they experienced in their debut year.[2][3] This viewpoint was expressed by former Starland Vocal Band member Taffy Danoff in a 2002 interview for VH1's 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders[4]:

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.

— Taffy Danoff, 2002

The category is also notable for being the only category in which a Grammy Award was revoked. This occurred in 1990 after it was revealed winners Milli Vanilli did not do their own vocals on their debut album. The award was revoked, but was not handed out to another artist.

Of the 48 awards presented in the category since its inception, the honor has been presented to 22 solo female artists, 15 duos or groups, and 11 solo male artists. Between 1997 and 2003, all the winners were solo female artists. Also, for 14 years, no winner was a solo male artist. In 2006, John Legend broke this trend, which started with Marc Cohn in 1992. Only four artists have won both Best New Artist and Album of the Year in the same year: Bob Newhart in 1961, Christopher Cross in 1981, Lauryn Hill in 1999 and Norah Jones in 2003.

1984 marked the first time that all of the nominees were from outside of the United States (Culture Club, the Eurythmics, and Musical Youth were from England, Big Country was from Scotland, and Men Without Hats were from Canada).[5]

Recipients

The Beatles members John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and George Harrison (clockwise from top left)
The Carpenters members Karen Carpenter and Richard Carpenter
Mariah Carey
Lauryn Hill
Christina Aguilera
Alicia Keys
Norah Jones
John Legend
Carrie Underwood
Amy Winehouse
Adele
Zac Brown Band
Year[I] Recipient Nationality Nominees Ref.
1959 Bobby Darin  United States
1961 Bob Newhart  United States
1962 Peter Nero  United States
1963 Robert Goulet  United States
1964 The Swingle Singers  France
1965 The Beatles  United Kingdom
1966 Tom Jones  United Kingdom
1967[II] — — —
1968 Bobbie Gentry  United States
1969 José Feliciano  Puerto Rico [6]
1970 Crosby, Stills & Nash  United Kingdom
 United States
1971 The Carpenters  United States [7]
1972 Carly Simon  United States [8]
1973 America  United Kingdom
 United States 		[9]
1974 Bette Midler  United States [10]
1975 Marvin Hamlisch  United States
1976 Natalie Cole  United States [11]
1977 Starland Vocal Band  United States [12]
1978 Debby Boone  United States
1979 A Taste of Honey  United States [13]
1980 Rickie Lee Jones  United States [14]
1981 Christopher Cross  United States [15]
1982 Sheena Easton  United Kingdom [16]
1983 Men at Work  Australia [17]
1984 Culture Club  United Kingdom [5]
1985 Cyndi Lauper  United States [18]
1986 Sade  United Kingdom [19]
1987 Bruce Hornsby and the Range  United States [20]
1988 Jody Watley  United States [21]
1989 Tracy Chapman  United States [22]
1990 Milli Vanilli[III]  Germany [23]
1991 Mariah Carey  United States [24]
1992 Marc Cohn  United States [25]
1993 Arrested Development  United States [26]
1994 Toni Braxton  United States [27]
1995 Sheryl Crow  United States [28]
1996 Hootie & the Blowfish  United States [29]
1997 LeAnn Rimes  United States [30]
1998 Paula Cole  United States [31]
1999 Lauryn Hill  United States [32]
2000 Christina Aguilera  United States [33]
2001 Shelby Lynne  United States [34]
2002 Alicia Keys  United States [35]
2003 Norah Jones  United States [36]
2004 Evanescence  United States [37]
2005 Maroon 5  United States [38]
2006 John Legend  United States [39]
2007 Carrie Underwood  United States [40]
2008 Amy Winehouse  United Kingdom [41]
2009 Adele  United Kingdom [42]
2010 Zac Brown Band  United States [43]
2011 TBA TBA [44]

^[I] Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year.
^[II] Award not given.
^[III] Milli Vanilli was originally presented with the award, but were later stripped of the award. A new winner was not announced.

See also

References

General
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Specific
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