Grammy Award for Best New Artist

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The Grammy for Best New Artist has been awarded since 1960. Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were handed out, for records released in the previous year. 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. Though several have not, a few artists who have won the award have remained popular, including The Beatles, Mariah Carey, Alicia Keys, Christina Aguilera and Toni Braxton. The category is also noticeable for being the only category in which a Grammy Award was revoked. This occurred in 1991 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 The award was revoked, but was not handed out to another artist.