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Grammy Award for best new artist

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Notable Honorees:
Bette Midler
Marvin Hamlisch
Adele
Amy Winehouse

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

1980s and 1990s

2000s and 2010s

2020s

The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica This article was most recently revised and updated by Amy Tikkanen.