Big Four (Grammy Awards) facts for kids
The Big Four Grammy Awards (also known as the General Field) are four Grammy Awards presented by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences which go to musical acts and works which are not restricted by genre or another criterion.
Unlike the other Grammy Awards, the nomination and voting process for the Big Four are open to all Academy voting members. They are the most prestigious and important awards at the ceremony.
The Big Four comprise:
- Album of the Year is awarded to the performer, songwriter(s), and the production team of a full album.
- Record of the Year is awarded to the performer and the production team of a single song.
- Song of the Year is awarded to the songwriter(s) of a single song.
- Best New Artist is awarded to an artist without reference to a song or album.
Recipients
1950s
| Year | Award | Work | Artist(s)/Song Writers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 |
Album | The Music from Peter Gunn | Henry Mancini |
| Record | "Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare)" | Domenico Modugno | |
| Song | "Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare)" | Domenico Modugno |
1960s
| Year | Award | Work | Artist(s) | Production Team/Song Writers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 |
Album | Come Dance with Me! | Frank Sinatra | |
| Record | "Mack the Knife" | Bobby Darin | ||
| Song | "The Battle of New Orleans" | Johnny Horton | Jimmy Driftwood | |
| Best New Artist | Bobby Darin | |||
| 1961 |
Album | The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart | Bob Newhart | |
| Record | "Theme from A Summer Place" | Percy Faith | ||
| Song | "Theme of Exodus" | Instrumental (Various Artists) |
Ernest Gold | |
| Best New Artist | Bob Newhart | |||
| 1962 |
Album | Judy at Carnegie Hall | Judy Garland | |
| Record | "Moon River" | Henry Mancini | ||
| Song | "Moon River" | Henry Mancini | Henry Mancini Johnny Mercer |
|
| Best New Artist | Peter Nero | |||
| 1963 |
Album | The First Family | Vaughn Meader | Bob Booker & Earle Doud, producers |
| Record | "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" | Tony Bennett | ||
| Song | "What Kind of Fool Am I?" | Sammy Davis Jr. | Leslie Bricusse Anthony Newley |
|
| Best New Artist | Robert Goulet | |||
| 1964 |
Album | The Barbra Streisand Album | Barbra Streisand | |
| Record | "Days of Wine and Roses" | Henry Mancini | ||
| Song | "Days of Wine and Roses" * | Henry Mancini | Henry Mancini Johnny Mercer |
|
| Best New Artist | The Swingle Singers | |||
| 1965 |
Album | Getz/Gilberto | Stan Getz & João Gilberto | |
| Record | "The Girl from Ipanema" | Stan Getz & Astrud Gilberto | ||
| Song | "Hello, Dolly!" | Louis Armstrong | Jerry Herman | |
| Best New Artist | The Beatles | |||
| 1966 |
Album | September of My Years | Frank Sinatra | Sonny Burke, producer |
| Record | "A Taste of Honey" | Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass | Herb Alpert & Jerry Moss, producers | |
| Song | "The Shadow of Your Smile" | Tony Bennett | Paul Francis Webster Johnny Mandel |
|
| Best New Artist | Tom Jones | |||
| 1967 |
Album | A Man and His Music | Frank Sinatra | Sonny Burke, producer |
| Record | "Strangers in the Night" | Frank Sinatra | Jimmy Bowen, producer | |
| Song | "Michelle" | The Beatles | John Lennon Paul McCartney |
|
| Best New Artist | No Award | |||
| 1968 |
Album | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | The Beatles | George Martin,producer |
| Record | "Up, Up and Away" | The 5th Dimension | Marc Gordon & Johnny Rivers, producers | |
| Song | "Up, Up, and Away" * | The 5th Dimension | Jimmy Webb | |
| Best New Artist | Bobbie Gentry | |||
| 1969 |
Album | By the Time I Get to Phoenix | Glen Campbell | Al De Lory, producer |
| Record | "Mrs. Robinson" | Simon & Garfunkel | Roy Halee & Simon & Garfunkel, producers | |
| Song | "Little Green Apples" | O. C. Smith | Bobby Russell | |
| Best New Artist | José Feliciano | |||
1970s
| Year | Award | Work | Artist(s) | Production Team/Song Writers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 |
Album | Blood, Sweat & Tears | Blood, Sweat & Tears | James William Guercio, producer |
| Record | "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In" | The 5th Dimension | Bones Howe, producer | |
| Song | "Games People Play" | Joe South | Joe South | |
| Best New Artist | Crosby, Stills & Nash | |||
| 1971 |
Album | Bridge over Troubled Water | Simon & Garfunkel | Roy Halee & Simon & Garfunkel, producers |
| Record | "Bridge over Troubled Water" | Simon & Garfunkel | Roy Halee & Simon & Garfunkel, producers | |
| Song | "Bridge over Troubled Water" | Simon & Garfunkel | Paul Simon | |
| Best New Artist | The Carpenters | |||
| 1972 |
Album | Tapestry | Carole King | Lou Adler, producer |
| Record | "It's Too Late" | Carole King | Lou Adler, producer | |
| Song | "You've Got a Friend" | James Taylor & Carole King | Carole King | |
| Best New Artist | Carly Simon | |||
| 1973 |
Album | The Concert for Bangla Desh | George Harrison & Friends (Ravi Shankar, Bob Dylan, Leon Russell, Ringo Starr, Billy Preston, Eric Clapton & Klaus Voormann) | George Harrison & Phil Spector, producers |
| Record | "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" | Roberta Flack | Joel Dorn, producer | |
| Song | "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" | Roberta Flack | Ewan MacColl | |
| Best New Artist | America | |||
| 1974 |
Album | Innervisions | Stevie Wonder | Stevie Wonder, producer |
| Record | "Killing Me Softly with His Song" | Roberta Flack | Joel Dorn, producer | |
| Song | "Killing Me Softly with His Song" | Roberta Flack | Norman Gimbel Charles Fox |
|
| Best New Artist | Bette Midler | |||
| 1975 |
Album | Fulfillingness' First Finale | Stevie Wonder | Stevie Wonder, producer |
| Record | "I Honestly Love You" | Olivia Newton-John | John Farrar, producer | |
| Song | "The Way We Were" | Barbra Streisand | Alan and Marilyn Bergman Marvin Hamlisch |
|
| Best New Artist | Marvin Hamlisch | |||
| 1976 |
Album | Still Crazy After All These Years | Paul Simon | Paul Simon & Phil Ramone, producers |
| Record | "Love Will Keep Us Together" | Captain & Tennille | Daryl Dragon, producer | |
| Song | "Send in the Clowns" | Judy Collins | Stephen Sondheim | |
| Best New Artist | Natalie Cole | |||
| 1977 |
Album | Songs in the Key of Life | Stevie Wonder | Stevie Wonder, producer |
| Record | "This Masquerade" | George Benson | Tommy LiPuma, producer | |
| Song | "I Write the Songs" | Barry Manilow | Bruce Johnston | |
| Best New Artist | Starland Vocal Band | |||
| 1978 |
Album | Rumours | Fleetwood Mac | Fleetwood Mac, Ken Caillat & Richard Dashut, producers |
| Record | "Hotel California" | Eagles | Bill Szymczyk, producer | |
| Song | "You Light Up My Life" | Debby Boone | Joe Brooks | |
| Best New Artist | Debby Boone | |||
| 1979 |
Album | Saturday Night Fever - Soundtrack[A] | Various Artists | Albhy Galuten, Arif Mardin, Bee Gees, Bill Oakes, Bobby Martin, Broadway Eddie, David Shire, Freddie Perren, Harry Wayne Casey, K.G. Productions, Karl Richardson, Ralph MacDonald, Richard Finch, Ron Kersey, Thomas J. Valentino & William Salter, producers |
| Record | "Just the Way You Are" | Billy Joel | Phil Ramone, producer | |
| Song | "Just the Way You Are" | Billy Joel | Billy Joel | |
| Best New Artist | A Taste of Honey | |||
1980s
| Year | Award | Work | Artist(s) | Production Team/Song Writers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 |
Album | 52nd Street | Billy Joel | Phil Ramone, producer |
| Record | "What a Fool Believes" | The Doobie Brothers | Ted Templeman, producer | |
| Song | "What a Fool Believes" | The Doobie Brothers | Kenny Loggins Michael McDonald |
|
| Best New Artist | Rickie Lee Jones | |||
| 1981 |
Album | Christopher Cross | Christopher Cross | Michael Omartian, producer |
| Record | "Sailing" | Christopher Cross | Michael Omartian, producer | |
| Song | "Sailing" | Christopher Cross | Christopher Cross | |
| Best New Artist | Christopher Cross | |||
| 1982 |
Album | Double Fantasy | John Lennon & Yoko Ono | Jack Douglas, John Lennon & Yoko Ono, producers |
| Record | "Bette Davis Eyes" | Kim Carnes | Val Garay, producer | |
| Song | "Bette Davis Eyes" | Kim Carnes | Donna Weiss Jackie DeShannon |
|
| Best New Artist | Sheena Easton | |||
| 1983 |
Album | Toto IV | Toto | Toto, producers |
| Record | "Rosanna" | Toto | Toto, producers | |
| Song | "Always on My Mind" | Willie Nelson | Johnny Christopher Mark James Wayne Carson |
|
| Best New Artist | Men at Work | |||
| 1984 |
Album | Thriller | Michael Jackson | Michael Jackson & Quincy Jones, producers |
| Record | "Beat It" | Michael Jackson | Michael Jackson & Quincy Jones, producers | |
| Song | "Every Breath You Take" | The Police | Sting | |
| Best New Artist | Culture Club | |||
| 1985 |
Album | Can't Slow Down | Lionel Richie | James Anthony Carmichael & Lionel Richie, producers |
| Record | "What's Love Got to Do with It" | Tina Turner | Terry Britten, producer | |
| Song | "What's Love Got to Do with It" | Tina Turner | Graham Lyle Terry Britten |
|
| Best New Artist | Cyndi Lauper | |||
| 1986 |
Album | No Jacket Required | Phil Collins | Hugh Padgham & Phil Collins, producers |
| Record | "We Are the World" | USA for Africa | Quincy Jones, producer | |
| Song | "We Are the World" | USA for Africa | Michael Jackson Lionel Richie |
|
| Best New Artist | Sade | |||
| 1987 |
Album | Graceland | Paul Simon | Paul Simon, producer |
| Record | "Higher Love" | Steve Winwood | Russ Titelman & Steve Winwood, producers | |
| Song | "That's What Friends Are For" | Dionne Warwick & Friends (Elton John, Gladys Knight & Stevie Wonder) | Burt Bacharach Carole Bayer Sager |
|
| Best New Artist | Bruce Hornsby & The Range | |||
| 1988 |
Album | The Joshua Tree | U2 | Brian Eno & Daniel Lanois, producers |
| Record | "Graceland" | Paul Simon | Paul Simon, producer | |
| Song | "Somewhere Out There" | Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram | James Horner Barry Mann Cynthia Weil |
|
| Best New Artist | Jody Watley | |||
| 1989 |
Album | Faith | George Michael | George Michael, producer |
| Record | "Don't Worry, Be Happy" | Bobby McFerrin | Linda Goldstein, producer | |
| Song | "Don't Worry, Be Happy" | Bobby McFerrin | Bobby McFerrin | |
| Best New Artist | Tracy Chapman | |||
1990s
| Year | Award | Work | Artist(s) | Production Team/Song Writers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 |
Album | Nick of Time | Bonnie Raitt | Don Was, producer |
| Record | "Wind Beneath My Wings" | Bette Midler | Arif Mardin, producer | |
| Song | "Wind Beneath My Wings" | Bette Midler | Larry Henley Jeff Silbar |
|
| Best New Artist | ||||
| 1991 |
Album | Back on the Block | Quincy Jones & Various Artists | Quincy Jones, producer |
| Record | "Another Day in Paradise" | Phil Collins | Hugh Padgham & Phil Collins, producers | |
| Song | "From a Distance" | Bette Midler | Julie Gold | |
| Best New Artist | Mariah Carey | |||
| 1992 |
Album | Unforgettable... with Love | Natalie Cole | Andre Fischer, David Foster & Tommy LiPuma, producers |
| Record | "Unforgettable" | Natalie Cole (With Nat King Cole) | David Foster, producer | |
| Song | "Unforgettable" * | Natalie Cole (With Nat King Cole) | Irving Gordon | |
| Best New Artist | Marc Cohn | |||
| 1993 |
Album | Unplugged | Eric Clapton | Russ Titelman, producer |
| Record | "Tears in Heaven" | Eric Clapton | Russ Titelman, producer | |
| Song | "Tears in Heaven" | Eric Clapton | Eric Clapton Will Jennings |
|
| Best New Artist | Arrested Development | |||
| 1994 |
Album | The Bodyguard - Original Soundtrack Album [B] | Whitney Houston | David Foster, Narada Michael Walden, L.A. Reid, Babyface & BeBe Winans, producers |
| Record | "I Will Always Love You" | Whitney Houston | David Foster, producer | |
| Song | "A Whole New World" | Peabo Bryson & Regina Belle | Alan Menken Tim Rice |
|
| Best New Artist | Toni Braxton | |||
| 1995 |
Album | MTV Unplugged | Tony Bennett | David Kahne, producer |
| Record | "All I Wanna Do" | Sheryl Crow | Bill Bottrell, producer | |
| Song | "Streets of Philadelphia" | Bruce Springsteen | Bruce Springsteen | |
| Best New Artist | Sheryl Crow | |||
| 1996 |
Album | Jagged Little Pill | Alanis Morissette | Glen Ballard, producer |
| Record | "Kiss from a Rose" | Seal | Trevor Horn, producer | |
| Song | "Kiss from a Rose" | Seal | Seal | |
| Best New Artist | Hootie & the Blowfish | |||
| 1997 |
Album | Falling into You | Celine Dion | Roy Bittan, Jeff Bova, David Foster, Humberto Gatica, Jean-Jacques Goldman, Rick Hahn, Dan Hill, John Jones, Aldo Nova, Rick Nowels, Steven Rinkoff, Billy Steinberg, Jim Steinman & Ric Wake, producers |
| Record | "Change the World" | Eric Clapton | Babyface, producer | |
| Song | "Change the World" | Eric Clapton | Gordon Kennedy Wayne Kirkpatrick Tommy Sims |
|
| Best New Artist | LeAnn Rimes | |||
| 1998 |
Album | Time Out of Mind | Bob Dylan | Daniel Lanois, producer |
| Record | "Sunny Came Home" | Shawn Colvin | John Leventhal, producer | |
| Song | "Sunny Came Home" | Shawn Colvin | Shawn Colvin John Leventhal |
|
| Best New Artist | Paula Cole | |||
| 1999 |
Album | The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill | Lauryn Hill | Lauryn Hill, producer; Commissioner Gordon, Matt Howe, Storm Jefferson, Ken Johnston, Tony Prendatt, Warren Riker, Chris Theis & Johnny Wyndrx, engineers/mixers |
| Record | "My Heart Will Go On" | Celine Dion | Walter Afanasieff, Simon Franglen & James Horner, producers; Simon Franglen, Humberto Gatica & David Gleeson, engineers/mixers | |
| Song | "My Heart Will Go On" | Celine Dion | James Horner Will Jennings |
|
| Best New Artist | Lauryn Hill | |||
2000s
| Year | Award | Work | Artist(s) | Production Team/Song Writers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 |
Album | Supernatural | Santana | Clive Davis, Jerry Duplessis, Dust Brothers, Alex González, Charles Goodan, Stephen M. Harris, Lauryn Hill, Art Hodge, Wyclef Jean, Fher Olvera, K. C. Porter, Dante Ross & Matt Serletic, producers; Mike Couzzi, Benny Faccone, Steve Farrone, Steve Fontano, David Frazer, Jim Gaines, John Gamble, Commissioner Gordon, Andy Grassi, John Karpowich, Glenn Kolotkin, Tom Lord-Alge, Jeff Poe, Tony Prendatt, Anton Pukshansky, Warren Riker, Jim Scott, John Seymour, Matty Spindel, T-Ray, Chris Theis, David Thoener & Alvaro Villagra, engineers/mixers |
| Record | "Smooth" | Santana featuring Rob Thomas | Matt Serletic, producer; David Thoener, engineer/mixer | |
| Song | "Smooth" * | Santana featuring Rob Thomas | Itaal Shur Rob Thomas |
|
| Best New Artist | Christina Aguilera | |||
| 2001 |
Album | Two Against Nature | Steely Dan | Walter Becker & Donald Fagen, producers; Phil Burnett, Roger Nichols, Dave Russell & Elliot Scheiner, engineers/mixers |
| Record | "Beautiful Day" | U2 | Brian Eno & Daniel Lanois, producers; Steve Lillywhite & Richard Rainey, engineer/mixers | |
| Song | "Beautiful Day" | U2 | Adam Clayton David Evans Larry Mullen Jr. Paul Hewson |
|
| Best New Artist | Shelby Lynne | |||
| 2002 |
Album | O Brother, Where Art Thou? - Soundtrack [C] | Various Artists | T Bone Burnett, producer; Mike Piersante & Peter Kurland, engineer/mixers; Gavin Lurssen, mastering engineer |
| Record | "Walk On" | U2 | Brian Eno & Daniel Lanois, producers; Steve Lillywhite & Richard Rainey, engineer/mixers | |
| Song | "Fallin'" | Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys | |
| Best New Artist | Alicia Keys | |||
| 2003 |
Album | Come Away with Me | Norah Jones | Norah Jones, Arif Mardin, Jay Newland & Craig Street, producers; S. Husky Huskolds & Jay Newland, engineers/mixers; Ted Jensen, mastering engineer |
| Record | "Don't Know Why" | Norah Jones | Norah Jones, Arif Mardin & Jay Newland, producers; Arif Mardin & Jay Newland, engineers/mixers | |
| Song | "Don't Know Why" | Norah Jones | Jesse Harris | |
| Best New Artist | Norah Jones | |||
| 2004 |
Album | Speakerboxxx/The Love Below | OutKast | André 3000 & Antwon "Big Boi" Patton, producers; Vincent Alexander, Chris Carmouche, Kevin "KD" Davis, Reggie Dozier, John Frye, Robert Hannon, Padraic Kernin, Moka Nagatani, Pete Novak, Brian Paturalski, Neal Pogue, Dexter Simmons, Matt Still & Darrell Thorp, engineers/mixers; Brian Gardner & Bernie Grundman, mastering engineers |
| Record | "Clocks" | Coldplay | Coldplay & Ken Nelson, producers; Coldplay, Ken Nelson & Mark Phythian, engineers/mixers | |
| Song | "Dance with My Father" | Luther Vandross | Richard Marx Luther Vandross |
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| Best New Artist | Evanescence | |||
| 2005 |
Album | Genius Loves Company | Ray Charles & Various Artists | John Burk, Terry Howard, Don Mizell, Phil Ramone & Herbert Waltl, producers; Robert Fernandez, John Harris, Terry Howard, Pete Karam, Joel Moss, Al Schmitt & Ed Thacker, engineers/mixers; Robert Hadley & Doug Sax, mastering engineers |
| Record | "Here We Go Again" | Ray Charles & Norah Jones | John Burk, producer; Mark Fleming, Terry Howard & Al Schmitt, engineers/mixers | |
| Song | "Daughters" | John Mayer | John Mayer | |
| Best New Artist | Maroon 5 | |||
| 2006 |
Album | How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb | U2 | Brian Eno, Flood, Daniel Lanois, Jacknife Lee, Steve Lillywhite & Chris Thomas, producers; Greg Collins, Flood, Carl Glanville, Simon Gogerly, Nellee Hooper, Jacknife Lee & Steve Lillywhite, engineers/mixers; Arnie Acosta, mastering engineer |
| Record | "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" | Green Day | Rob Cavallo & Green Day, producers; Chris Lord-Alge & Doug McKean, engineers/mixers | |
| Song | "Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own" | U2 | Adam Clayton David Evans Larry Mullen Jr. Paul Hewson |
|
| Best New Artist | John Legend | |||
| 2007 |
Album | Taking the Long Way | Dixie Chicks | Rick Rubin, producer; Richard Dodd, Jim Scott & Chris Testa, engineers/mixers; Richard Dodd, mastering engineer |
| Record | "Not Ready to Make Nice" | Dixie Chicks | Rick Rubin, producer; Richard Dodd, Jim Scott & Chris Testa, engineers/mixers | |
| Song | "Not Ready to Make Nice" | Dixie Chicks | Emily Robison Martie Maguire Natalie Maines Dan Wilson |
|
| Best New Artist | Carrie Underwood | |||
| 2008 |
Album | River: The Joni Letters | Herbie Hancock | Leonard Cohen, Norah Jones, Joni Mitchell, Corinne Bailey Rae, Luciana Souza & Tina Turner, featured artists; Herbie Hancock & Larry Klein, producers; Helik Hadar, engineer/mixer; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer |
| Record | "Rehab" | Amy Winehouse | Mark Ronson, producer; Tom Elmhirst, Mark Ronson, Dom Morley, Vaughan Merrick & Gabriel Roth, engineers/mixers | |
| Song | "Rehab" | Amy Winehouse | Amy Winehouse | |
| Best New Artist | Amy Winehouse | |||
| 2009 |
Album | Raising Sand | Robert Plant & Alison Krauss | T Bone Burnett, producer; Mike Piersante, engineer/mixer; Gavin Lurssen, mastering engineer |
| Record | "Please Read the Letter" | Robert Plant & Alison Krauss | T Bone Burnett, producer; Mike Piersante, engineer/mixe | |
| Song | "Viva la Vida" | Coldplay | Guy Berryman Jonny Buckland Will Champion Chris Martin |
|
| Best New Artist | Adele | |||
2010s
| Year | Award | Work | Artist(s) | Production Team/Song Writers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 |
Album | Fearless | Taylor Swift | Colbie Caillat, featured artist; Nathan Chapman & Taylor Swift, producers; Chad Carlson, Nathan Chapman & Justin Niebank, engineers/mixers; Hank Williams, mastering engineer |
| Record | "Use Somebody" | Kings of Leon | Jacquire King & Angelo Petraglia, producers; Jacquire King, engineer/mixer | |
| Song | "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" | Beyoncé | Thaddis Harrell Beyoncé Knowles Terius Nash Christopher Stewart |
|
| Best New Artist | Zac Brown Band | |||
| 2011 |
Album | The Suburbs | Arcade Fire | Arcade Fire & Markus Dravs, producers; Arcade Fire, Mark Lawson & Craig Silvey, engineers/mixers; Mark Lawson, mastering engineer |
| Record | "Need You Now" | Lady Antebellum | Lady Antebellum & Paul Worley, producers; Clarke Schleicher, engineer/mixer | |
| Song | "Need You Now" | Lady Antebellum | Dave Haywood Josh Kear Charles Kelley Hillary Scott |
|
| Best New Artist | Esperanza Spalding | |||
| 2012 |
Album | 21 | Adele | Jim Abbiss, Adele Adkins, Paul Epworth, Rick Rubin, Fraser T Smith, Ryan Tedder & Dan Wilson, producers; Jim Abbiss, Philip Allen, Beatriz Artola, Ian Dowling, Tom Elmhirst, Greg Fidelman, Dan Parry, Steve Price, Mark Rankin, Andrew Scheps, Fraser T. Smith & Ryan Tedder, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer |
| Record | "Rolling in the Deep" | Adele | Paul Epworth, producer; Tom Elmhirst & Mark Rankin, engineers/mixers | |
| Song | "Rolling in the Deep" | Adele | Adele Adkins Paul Epworth |
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| Best New Artist | Bon Iver | |||
| 2013 |
Album | Babel | Mumford & Sons | Markus Dravs, producer; Robin Baynton & Ruadhri Cushnan, engineers/mixers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer |
| Record | "Somebody That I Used to Know" | Gotye featuring Kimbra | Wally de Backer, producer; Wally de Backer & François Tétaz, engineers/mixers; William Bowden, mastering engineer | |
| Song | "We Are Young" | Fun featuring Janelle Monáe | Nate Ruess Jack Antonoff Jeff Bhasker Andrew Dost |
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| Best New Artist | Fun | |||
| 2014 |
Album | Random Access Memories | Daft Punk | Julian Casablancas, DJ Falcon, Todd Edwards, Chilly Gonzales, Giorgio Moroder, Panda Bear, Nile Rodgers, Paul Williams & Pharrell Williams, featured artists; Thomas Bangalter, Julian Casablancas, Guy-Manuel De Homem-Christo, DJ Falcon & Todd Edwards, producers; Peter Franco, Mick Guzauski, Florian Lagatta, Guillaume Le Braz & Daniel Lerner, engineers/mixers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer |
| Record | "Get Lucky" | Daft Punk featuring Pharrell Williams & Nile Rodgers | Thomas Bangalter & Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, producers; Peter Franco, Mick Guzauski, Florian Lagatta & Daniel Lerner, engineers/mixers; Antoine Chabert & Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer | |
| Song | "Royals" | Lorde | Joel Little Ella Yelich-O'Connor |
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| Best New Artist | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis | |||
| 2015 |
Album | Morning Phase | Beck | Beck Hansen, producer; Tom Elmhirst, David Greenbaum, Florian Lagatta, Cole Marsden Greif-Neill, Robbie Nelson, Darrell Thorp, Cassidy Turbin & Joe Visciano, engineers/mixers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer |
| Record | "Stay with Me (Darkchild Version)" | Sam Smith | Steve Fitzmaurice, Rodney Jerkins & Jimmy Napes, producers; Steve Fitzmaurice, Jimmy Napes & Steve Price, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer | |
| Song | "Stay with Me" | Sam Smith | James Napier William Phillips Sam Smith |
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| Best New Artist | Sam Smith | |||
| 2016 |
Album | 1989 | Taylor Swift | Jack Antonoff, Nathan Chapman, Imogen Heap, Max Martin, Mattman & Robin, Ali Payami, Shellback, Taylor Swift, Ryan Tedder & Noel Zancanella, producers; Jack Antonoff, Mattias Bylund, Smith Carlson, Nathan Chapman, Serban Ghenea, John Hanes, Imogen Heap, Sam Holland, Michael Ilbert, Brendan Morawski, Laura Sisk & Ryan Tedder, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer |
| Record | "Uptown Funk" | Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars | Jeff Bhasker, Bruno Mars & Mark Ronson, producers; Josh Blair, Serban Ghenea, Wayne Gordon, John Hanes, Inaam Haq, Boo Mitchell, Charles Moniz & Mark Ronson, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer | |
| Song | "Thinking Out Loud" | Ed Sheeran | Ed Sheeran Amy Wadge |
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| Best New Artist | Meghan Trainor | |||
| 2017 |
Album | 25 | Adele | Danger Mouse, Samuel Dixon, Paul Epworth, Greg Kurstin, Max Martin, Ariel Rechtshaid, Shellback, The Smeezingtons & Ryan Tedder, producers; Julian Burg, Austen Jux Chandler, Cameron Craig, Samuel Dixon, Tom Elmhirst, Declan Gaffney, Serban Ghenea, John Hanes, Jan Holzner, Michael Ilbert, Chris Kasych, Greg Kurstin, Charles Moniz, Liam Nolan, Alex Pasco, Mike Piersante, Ariel Rechtshaid, Rich Rich, Dave Schiffman & Matt Wiggins, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne & Randy Merrill, mastering engineers |
| Record | "Hello" | Adele | Greg Kurstin, producer; Julian Burg, Tom Elmhirst, Greg Kurstin, Liam Nolan & Alex Pasco, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne & Randy Merrill, mastering engineers | |
| Song | "Hello" | Adele | Adele Adkins Greg Kurstin |
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| Best New Artist | Chance the Rapper | |||
| 2018 |
Album | 24K Magic | Bruno Mars | Shampoo Press & Curl, producers; Serban Ghenea, John Hanes & Charles Moniz, engineers/mixers; Christopher Brody Brown, James Fauntleroy, Philip Lawrence & Bruno Mars, songwriters; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer |
| Record | "24K Magic" | Bruno Mars | Shampoo Press & Curl, producers; Serban Ghenea, John Hanes & Charles Moniz, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer | |
| Song | "That's What I Like" | Bruno Mars | Christopher Brody Brown James Fauntleroy Philip Lawrence Bruno Mars Ray Charles McCullough II Jeremy Reeves Ray Romulus Jonathan Yip |
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| Best New Artist | Alessia Cara | |||
| 2019 |
Album | Golden Hour | Kacey Musgraves | Ian Fitchuk, Kacey Musgraves & Daniel Tashian, producers; Craig Alvin & Shawn Everett, engineers/mixers; Ian Fitchuk, Kacey Musgraves & Daniel Tashian, songwriters; Greg Calbi & Steve Fallone, mastering engineers |
| Record | "This Is America" | Childish Gambino | Donald Glover & Ludwig Göransson, producers; Derek "MixedByAli" Ali, Kesha Lee, Riley Mackin, Shaan Singh & Alex Tumay, engineers/mixers; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer | |
| Song | "This Is America" | Childish Gambino | Donald Glover Ludwig Göransson Jeffery Lamar Williams |
|
| Best New Artist | Dua Lipa | |||
2020s
| Year | Award | Work | Artist(s) | Production Team/Song Writers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 |
Album | When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? | Billie Eilish | Finneas O'Connell, producer; Rob Kinelski & Finneas O'Connell, engineers/mixers; Billie Eilish O'Connell & Finneas O'Connell, songwriters; John Greenham, mastering engineer | |
| Record | "Bad Guy" | Billie Eilish | Finneas O'Connell, producer; Rob Kinelski & Finneas O'Connell, engineers/mixers; John Greenham, mastering engineer | ||
| Song | "Bad Guy" | Billie Eilish | Billie Eilish O'Connell Finneas O'Connell |
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| Best New Artist | Billie Eilish | ||||
| 2021 |
Album | Folklore | Taylor Swift | Jack Antonoff, Aaron Dessner & Taylor Swift, producers; Jack Antonoff, Aaron Dessner, Serban Ghenea, John Hanes, Jonathan Low & Laura Sisk, engineers/mixers; Aaron Dessner & Taylor Swift, songwriters; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer | |
| Record | "Everything I Wanted" | Billie Eilish | Finneas O'Connell, producer; Rob Kinelski & Finneas O'Connell, engineers/mixers; John Greenham, mastering engineer | ||
| Song | "I Can't Breathe" | H.E.R | D'Mile, H.E.R. & Tiara Thomas | ||
| Best New Artist | Megan Thee Stallion | ||||
| 2022 |
Album | We Are | Jon Batiste | Craig Adams, David Gauthier, Braedon Gautier, Brennon Gautier, Gospel Soul Children Choir, Hot 8 Brass Band, PJ Morton, Autumn Rowe, Zadie Smith, St. Augustine High School Marching 100 and Trombone Shorty, featured artists; Jon Batiste, Mikey Freedom Hart, King Garbage, Kizzo, Sunny Levine, Nate Mercereau, David Pimentel, Ricky Reed, Autumn Rowe, Jahaan Sweet and Nick Waterhouse, producers; Batiste, Russ Elevado, Mischa Kachkachishvili, Kizzo, Joseph Lorge, Manny Marroquin, Pimentel, Reed, Jaclyn Sanchez, Matt Vertere, Marc Whitmore and Alex Williams, engineers/mixers; Andrae Alexander, Troy Andrews, Batiste, Zach Cooper, Vic Dimotsis, Eric Frederic, Kizzo, Levine, Steve McEwan, Morton, Rowe and Mavis Staples, songwriters; Emerson Mancini, mastering engineer | |
| Record | "Leave the Door Open" | Silk Sonic | Dernst "D'Mile" Emile II and Bruno Mars, producers; Serban Ghenea, John Hanes and Charles Moniz, engineers/mixers; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer | ||
| Song | "Leave the Door Open" | Silk Sonic | Brandon Anderson, Christopher Brody Brown, Dernst Emile II and Bruno Mars | ||
| Best New Artist | Olivia Rodrigo | ||||
| 2023 |
Album | Harry's House | Harry Styles | Tyler Johnson, Kid Harpoon and Sammy Witte, producers; Jeremy Hatcher, Oli Jacobs, Nick Lobel, Spike Stent and Sammy Witte, engineers/mixers; Amy Allen, Tobias Jesso Jr., Tyler Johnson, Kid Harpoon, Mitch Rowland, Harry Styles and Sammy Witte, songwriters; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer | |
| Record | "About ... Time" | Lizzo | Ricky Reed and Blake Slatkin, producers; Patrick Kehrier, Bill Malina and Manny Marroquin, engineers/mixers; Emerson Mancini, mastering engineer | ||
| Song | "Just Like That" | Bonnie Raitt | |||
| Best New Artist | Samara Joy | ||||
| 2024 |
Album | Midnights | Taylor Swift | Jack Antonoff & Taylor Swift, producers; Jack Antonoff, Zem Audu, Serban Ghenea, David Hart, Mikey Freedom Hart, Sean Hutchinson, Ken Lewis, Michael Riddleberger, Laura Sisk & Evan Smith, engineers/mixers; Jack Antonoff & Taylor Swift, songwriters; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer | |
| Record | "Flowers" | Miley Cyrus | Kid Harpoon & Tyler Johnson, producers; Michael Pollack, Brian Rajaratnam & Mark "Spike" Stent, engineers/mixers; Joe LaPorta, mastering engineer | ||
| Song | "What Was I Made For?" | Billie Eilish | Billie Eilish O'Connell Finneas O'Connell |
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| Best New Artist | Victoria Monet | ||||
See also
- List of Grammy Award categories
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