In lieu of the brou-haha over Mackelmore winning Best New Artist, I thought I’d be fun to go back in time and see the nominees and winners of this award in the past 25 years. The winners are in bold. I think you’ll see it’s not the first time people were not happy. Kinda interesting to see who is still making music and some where you’re like “where are they now?”
1989
- Rick Astley
- Toni Childs
- Tracy Chapman
- Take 6
- Vanessa L. Williams
1990
- Neneh Cherry
- Indigo Girls
- Soul II Soul
- Tone Lōc
- Milli Vanilli – so they won but lipsync-gate happened and they had to give it back
1991
1992
- Boyz II Men
- C+C Music Factory
- Marc Cohn
- Color Me Badd
- Seal
1993
- Billy Ray Cyrus
- Sophie B. Hawkins
- Arrested Development
- Kris Kross
- Jon Secada
1994
- Belly
- Blind Melon
- Toni Braxton
- Digable Planets
- SWV
1995
- Ace of Base
- Counting Crows
- Sheryl Crow
- Crash Test Dummies
- Green Day
1996
- Brandy
- Alanis Morissette
- Hootie & The Blowfish
- Joan Osborne
- Shania Twain
1997
- Garbage
- Jewel
- LeAnn Rimes
- No Doubt
- The Tony Rich Project
1998
- Fiona Apple
- Erykah Badu
- Paula Cole
- Puff Daddy
- Hanson
1999
- Backstreet Boys
- Andrea Bocelli
- Lauryn Hill
- Dixie Chicks
- Natalie Imbruglia
2000
- Macy Gray
- Kid Rock
- Christina Aguilera
- Britney Spears
- Susan Tedeschi
2001
- Brad Paisley
- Papa Roach
- Shelby Lynne
- Jill Scott
- Sisqó
2002
- India.Arie
- Nelly Furtado
- Alicia Keys
- David Gray
- Linkin Park
2003
- Ashanti
- Michelle Branch
- Norah Jones
- Avril Lavigne
- John Mayer
2004
- 50 Cent
- Fountains of Wayne
- Evanescence
- Heather Headley
- Sean Paul
2005
2006
- Ciara
- Fall Out Boy
- John Legend
- Keane
- Sugarland
2007
- James Blunt
- Chris Brown
- Carrie Underwood
- Imogen Heap
- Corinne Bailey Rae
2008
- Feist
- Ledisi
- Amy Winehouse
- Paramore
- Taylor Swift
2009
2010
- Keri Hilson
- MGMT
- Zac Brown Band
- Silversun Pickups
- The Ting Tings
2011
- Drake
- Florence + The Machine
- Esperanza Spalding
- Justin Bieber
- Mumford & Sons
2012
- The Band Perry
- J. Cole
- Bon Iver
- Nicki Minaj
- Skrillex
2013
2014
- James Blake
- Kendrick Lamar
- Macklemore & Ryan
- Kacey Musgraves
- Ed Sheeran
*image from google images