Grammy Award for Best New Artist Totally Explained

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The Grammy for Best New Artist has been awarded since 1960 (Bobby Darin being the first artist to win it.) Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were handed out, for records released in the previous year. The award wasn't 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 isn't necessarily the first album released by an artist. Supposedly, winning the "Best New Artist" award is considered by many to be a curse, as several award winners never have been able to duplicate the success they received in their debut year. This viewpoint was expressed by former Starland Vocal Band member Taffy Danoff in a 2002 interview for VH1's 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders:
The Beatles,Crosby, Stills & Nash, Bobby Darin, Sheryl Crow, Tracy Chapman, Mariah Carey, Alicia Keys, Christina Aguilera, Norah Jones, LeAnn Rimes, Tom Jones, The Carpenters, Carly Simon, Cyndi Lauper, Sade, Evanescence, Maroon 5, Sheena Easton, Bette Midler, Carrie Underwood, Natalie Cole, and Toni Braxton.
The category is also notable for being the only category in which a Grammy Award was revoked.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 didn't do their own vocals on their debut album. The award was revoked, but wasn't handed out to another artist. Another notable first for the category is Bobbie Gentry, who was the first country artist to win this award.
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.

2000s

1990s

Year	Winner	Nominations
1999	Lauryn Hill	Backstreet Boys, Andrea Bocelli, Dixie Chicks, Natalie Imbruglia
1998	Paula Cole	Fiona Apple, Erykah Badu, Puff Daddy, Hanson
1997	LeAnn Rimes	Garbage, Jewel, No Doubt, The Tony Rich Project
1996	Hootie & the Blowfish	Brandy, Alanis Morissette, Joan Osborne, Shania Twain
1995	Sheryl Crow	Ace of Base, Counting Crows, Crash Test Dummies, Green Day
1994	Toni Braxton	Belly, Blind Melon, Digable Planets, SWV
1993	Arrested Development	Billy Ray Cyrus, Sophie B. Hawkins, Kris Kross, Jon Secada
1992	Marc Cohn	Boyz II Men, C+C Music Factory, Color Me Badd, Seal
1991	Mariah Carey	The Black Crowes, The Kentucky Headhunters, Lisa Stansfield, Wilson Phillips
1990	Milli Vanilli	Neneh Cherry, Indigo Girls, Soul II Soul, Tone Lōc

1980s

Year	Winner	Nominations
1989	Tracy Chapman	Rick Astley, Toni Childs, Take 6, Vanessa L. Williams
1988	Jody Watley	Breakfast Club, Cutting Crew, Terence Trent D'Arby, Swing Out Sister
1987	Bruce Hornsby & The Range	Glass Tiger, Nu Shooz, Simply Red, Timbuk3
1986	Sade	a-ha, Freddie Jackson, Katrina and the Waves, Julian Lennon
1985	Cyndi Lauper	Sheila E., Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Corey Hart, The Judds
1984	Culture Club	Big Country, Eurythmics, Men Without Hats, Musical Youth
1983	Men at Work	Asia, Jennifer Holliday, The Human League, Stray Cats
1982	Sheena Easton	Adam & the Ants, The Go-Go's, James Ingram, Luther Vandross
1981	Christopher Cross	Irene Cara, Robbie Dupree, Amy Holland, The Pretenders
1980	Rickie Lee Jones	The Blues Brothers, Dire Straits, The Knack, Robin Williams

1970s

Year	Winner	Nominations
1979	A Taste of Honey	The Cars, Elvis Costello, Chris Rea, Toto
1978	Debby Boone	Stephen Bishop, Shaun Cassidy, Foreigner, Andy Gibb
1977	Starland Vocal Band	Boston, Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band, The Brothers Johnson, Wild Cherry
1976	Natalie Cole	Morris Albert, Amazing Rhythm Aces, Brecker Brothers, KC and the Sunshine Band
1975	Marvin Hamlisch	Bad Company, Johnny Bristol, David Essex, Graham Central Station, Phoebe Snow
1974	Bette Midler	Eumir Deodato, Maureen McGovern, Marie Osmond, Barry White
1973	America	Harry Chapin, The Eagles, Loggins and Messina, John Prine
1972	Carly Simon	Chase, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds, Bill Withers
1971	The Carpenters	Elton John, Melba Moore, Anne Murray, The Partridge Family
1970	Crosby, Stills & Nash	Chicago, Led Zeppelin, Oliver, The Neon Philharmonic

1960s

Year	Winner	Nominations
1969	José Feliciano	Cream, Gary Puckett & the Union Gap, Jeannie C. Riley, O. C. Smith
1968	Bobbie Gentry	Lana Cantrell, The Fifth Dimension, Harpers Bizarre, Jefferson Airplane
1966	Tom Jones	The Byrds, Herman's Hermits, Horst Jankowski, Marilyn Maye, Sonny & Cher, Glenn Yarbrough
1965	The Beatles	Petula Clark, Astrud Gilberto, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Morgana King
1964	The Swingle Singers	Vikki Carr, John Gary, The J's with Jamie, Trini Lopez
1963	Ward Swingle	The Four Seasons, Vaughn Meader, The New Christy Minstrels, Peter, Paul and Mary, Allan Sherman
1962	Robert Goulet	Ann-Margret, Dick Gregory, The Lettermen, Timi Yuro
1961	Bob Newhart	The Brothers Four, Miriam Makeba, Leontyne Price, Joanie Sommers
1960	Bobby Darin	Edd Byrnes, Mark Murphy, Johnny Restivo, Mavis Rivers

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