The Grammy Award for Best New Artist has been awarded since 1959.
The category is notable for being the only category in which a Grammy Award was revoked.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 The award was revoked, but was not handed out to another artist.
In 2009, Lady Gaga's exclusion from the Best New Artist category has caused the Recording Academy to change eligibility requirements for the next ceremony. She was ineligible for the nomination because her hit "Just Dance" had been nominated in 2008. The new rule states that an artist can be nominated as long as the artist hasn't released an entire album and doesn't win. Jennifer Hudson faced the same situation as she was ineligible because she had been nominated with Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media for Dreamgirls in 2008.
Milli Vanilli (1990) 
Mariah Carey (1991)
Marc Cohn (1992)
Arrested Development (1993)
Toni Braxton (1994)
Sheryl Crow (1995)
Hootie & the Blowfish (1996)
LeAnn Rimes (1997)
Paula Cole (1998)
Lauryn Hill (1999)
Christina Aguilera (2000)
Shelby Lynne (2001)
Alicia Keys (2002)
Norah Jones (2003)
Evanescence (2004)
Maroon 5 (2005)
John Legend (2006)
Carrie Underwood (2007)
Amy Winehouse (2008)
Adele (2009)
Zac Brown Band (2010)
Esperanza Spalding (2011)
Bon Iver (2012) 
