Since its inception in 1959, the Grammy Awards have celebrated exceptional achievements in the music world. Among the most prestigious honors are the “big four” categories: album of the year, song of the year, record of the year, and best new artist.

The best new artist award first appeared at the second Grammy Awards. Since then, it has helped launch many artists into the spotlight.

Interestingly, nominees for this award do not necessarily have to be brand new to the music industry. The Recording Academy defines a “new artist” as one who establishes their persona as a performer during the eligibility window. In other words, even artists with extensive discographies can be nominated if they have recently gained popularity.

The best new artist award has not been presented twice: once in 1967 and again in 1990. The latter instance involved Milli Vanilli, who initially received the award but had it taken back when it was revealed that they did not sing on their album.

Let’s explore all the past winners of the best new artist Grammy Award and see who is nominated leading up to this year’s 67th annual ceremony on February 2.

2025 Best New Artist Grammy Nominees

The following artists have been nominated for the best new artist category at the 2025 Grammy Awards:

• Benson Boone
• Sabrina Carpenter
• Doechii
• Khruangbin
• RAYE
• Chappell Roan
• Shaboozey
• Teddy Swims

List of Best New Artist Grammy Award Winners

Here’s a complete list of Grammy winners for best new artist since the category was introduced at the second annual ceremony in 1959:

• Bobby Darin (2nd Grammy Awards in 1959)
• Bob Newhart (3rd Grammy Awards in 1961)
• Peter Nero (4th Grammy Awards in 1962)
• Robert Goulet (5th Grammy Awards in 1963)
• The Swingle Singers (6th Grammy Awards in 1964)
• The Beatles (7th Grammy Awards in 1965)
• Tom Jones (8th Grammy Awards in 1966)
• Bobbie Gentry (10th Grammy Awards in 1968)
• José Feliciano (11th Grammy Awards in 1969)
• Crosby, Stills & Nash (12th Grammy Awards in 1970)
• The Carpenters (13th Grammy Awards in 1971)
• Carly Simon (14th Grammy Awards in 1972)
• America (15th Grammy Awards in 1973)
• Bette Midler (16th Grammy Awards in 1974)
• Marvin Hamlisch (17th Grammy Awards in 1975)
• Natalie Cole (18th Grammy Awards in 1976)
• Starland Vocal Group (19th Grammy Awards in 1977)
• Debby Boone (20th Grammy Awards in 1978)
• A Taste of Honey (21st Grammy Awards in 1979)
• Ricki Lee Jones (22nd Grammy Awards in 1980)
• Christopher Cross (23rd Grammy Awards in 1981)
• Sheena Easton (24th Grammy Awards in 1982)
• Men at Work (25th Grammy Awards in 1983)
• Culture Club (26th Grammy Awards in 1984)
• Cyndi Lauper (27th Grammy Awards in 1985)
• Sade (28th Grammy Awards in 1986)
• Bruce Hornsby & The Range (29th Grammy Awards in 1987)
• Jody Watley (30th Grammy Awards in 1988)
• Tracy Chapman (31st Grammy Awards in 1989)
• Mariah Carey (33rd Grammy Awards in 1991)
• Marc Cohn (34th Grammy Awards in 1992)
• Arrested Development (35th Grammy Awards in 1993)
• Toni Braxton (36th Grammy Awards in 1994)
• Sheryl Crow (37th Grammy Awards in 1995)
• Hootie & the Blowfish (38th Grammy Awards in 1996)
• LeAnn Rimes (39th Grammy Awards in 1997)
• Paula Cole (40th Grammy Awards in 1998)
• Lauryn Hill (41st Grammy Awards in 1999)
• Christina Aguilera (42nd Grammy Awards in 2000)
• Shelby Lynne (43rd Grammy Awards in 2001)
• Alicia Keys (44th Grammy Awards in 2002)
• Norah Jones (45th Grammy Awards in 2003)
• Evanescence (46th Grammy Awards in 2004)
• Maroon 5 (47th Grammy Awards in 2005)
• John Legend (48th Grammy Awards in 2006)
• Carrie Underwood (49th Grammy Awards in 2007)
• Amy Winehouse (50th Grammy Awards in 2008)
• Adele (51st Grammy Awards in 2009)
• Zac Brown Band (52nd Grammy Awards in 2010)
• Esperanza Spalding (53rd Grammy Awards in 2011)
• Bon Iver (54th Grammy Awards in 2012)
• Fun (55th Grammy Awards in 2013)
• Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (56th Grammy Awards in 2014)
• Sam Smith (57th Grammy Awards in 2015)
• Meghan Trainor (58th Grammy Awards in 2016)
• Chance the Rapper (59th Grammy Awards in 2017)
• Alessia Cara (60th Grammy Awards in 2018)
• Dua Lipa (61st Grammy Awards in 2019)
• Billie Eilish (62nd Grammy Awards in 2020)
• Megan Thee Stallion (63rd Grammy Awards in 2021)
• Olivia Rodrigo (64th Grammy Awards in 2022)
• Samara Joy (65th Grammy Awards in 2023)
• Victoria Monét (66th Grammy Awards in 2024)