Billboard Music Award for Top New Artist

Chappell Roan, winner of Top New Artist in 2024
Chappell Roan, winner of Top New Artist in 2024

This article lists the winners and nominees for the Billboard Music Award for Top New Artist. From 2000 to 2004, the award was split into solo gender categories as New Male Artist of the Year and New Female Artist of the Year.

Zayn Malik is the only artist to have received the award twice, winning in 2013 as a member of One Direction and again in 2017 as a solo artist.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

1990s

Year Artist Ref.
1994 Ace of Base [1]
Tim McGraw
Counting Crowns
Snoop Doggy Dog
All-4-One
1995 Real McCoy [2]
1996 Tony Rich [3]
No Doubt
La Bouche
1997 Spice Girls [4]
Dru Hill
Hanson
Puff Daddy
1998 Next [5]
Marcy Playground
'N Sync
Jennifer Paige
1999 Britney Spears [6]
Christina Aguilera
Lou Bega
Jennifer Lopez

2000s

Year Artist Ref.
2000 Sisqó (Billboard Music Award for Male New Artist of the Year)[note 1] [7]
Pink (Billboard Music Award for Female New Artist of the Year)
2001 Lifehouse (Billboard Music Award for Male New Artist of the Year)[note 1] [8]
Alicia Keys (Billboard Music Award for Female New Artist of the Year)
2002-03 N/a
2004 Kanye West (Billboard Music Award for Male New Artist of the Year)[note 1] [9]
J-Kwon
Ruben Studdard
Mario Winans
Ashlee Simpson (Billboard Music Award for Female New Artist of the Year)
Gretchen Wilson
JoJo
Ciara
2005 Gwen Stefani [10]
Fantasia
The Game
Rob Thomas
2006 Chris Brown [11]
James Blunt
The Fray
Ne-Yo
2007-09 N/a

2010s

Year Artist Ref.
2010 N/a
2011 Justin Bieber [12]
Taio Cruz
Kesha
Bruno Mars
Nicki Minaj
2012 Wiz Khalifa [13]
Big Sean
Bad Meets Evil
Foster the People
Scotty McCreery
2013 One Direction [14]
Gotye
Carly Rae Jepsen
The Lumineers
Psy
2014 Lorde [15]
Bastille
Capital Cities
Ariana Grande
Passenger
2015 Sam Smith [16]
5 Seconds of Summer
Iggy Azalea
Hozier
Meghan Trainor
2016 Fetty Wap [17]
Omi
Charlie Puth
Silentó
Bryson Tiller
2017 Zayn Malik [18]
Alessia Cara
Desiigner
Lukas Graham
Lil Uzi Vert
2018 Khalid [19]
21 Savage
Camila Cabello
Cardi B
Kodak Black
2019 Juice WRLD [20]
Bazzi
Dua Lipa
Ella Mai
Lil Baby

2020s

Year Artist Ref.
2020 Billie Eilish [21]
DaBaby
Lil Nas X
Lizzo
Roddy Ricch
2021 Pop Smoke [22]
Gabby Barrett
Doja Cat
Jack Harlow
Rod Wave
2022 Olivia Rodrigo [23]
Giveon
Masked Wolf
Pooh Shiesty
The Kid Laroi
2023 Zach Bryan [24]
Ice Spice
Jelly Roll
Peso Pluma
Bailey Zimmerman
2024 Chappell Roan [25]
Benson Boone
Tommy Richman
Shaboozey
Teddy Swims

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 From 2000 to 2004, the award was split into solo gender categories as New Male Artist of the Year and New Female Artist of the Year.

References

  1. ↑ "1994 Billboard Music Awards". Awards and Winners. Archived from the original on April 6, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  2. ↑ "1995 Billboard Music Awards". Awards and Winners. Archived from the original on March 7, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  3. ↑ Renzi, David (1996-12-05). "Behind the Billboard". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved 2026-06-21.
  4. ↑ "1997 Billboard Music Awards". Awards and Winners. Archived from the original on April 6, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  5. ↑ "1998 Billboard Music Awards". Awards and Winners. Archived from the original on May 13, 2014. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  6. ↑ "1999 Billboard Music Awards". Awards and Winners. Archived from the original on April 6, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  7. ↑ "2000 Billboard Music Awards". Awards and Winners. Archived from the original on April 6, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  8. ↑ "2001 Billboard Music Awards". Awards and Winners. Archived from the original on April 6, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  9. ↑ "2004 Billboard Music Awards". Awards and Winners. Archived from the original on April 6, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  10. ↑ "2005 Billboard Music Awards". Awards and Winners. Archived from the original on April 6, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  11. ↑ "2006 Billboard Music Awards". Awards and Winners. Archived from the original on April 6, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  12. ↑ "2011 Billboard Music Awards". Awards and Winners. Archived from the original on April 6, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Adele Wins 12 Gongs at Billboard Music Awards 2012". MTV. 21 May 2012. Archived from the original on May 24, 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  14. ↑ "Billboard Music Awards 2013: The Complete Winners List". MTV. May 19, 2013. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014.
  15. ↑ "Billboard Music Awards: Full Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. May 18, 2014. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
  16. ↑ "2015 Billboard Music Awards". Variety. May 17, 2015. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  17. ↑ "2016 Billboard Music Awards". Billboard.com. May 22, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  18. ↑ "Here is the Complete List of Winners from the 2017 Billboard Music Awards". Billboard.
  19. ↑ "Here Are All the Winners From the 2018 Billboard Music Awards". Billboard. May 20, 2018. Archived from the original on January 28, 2026. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  20. ↑ Lynch, Joe (May 1, 2019). "2019 Billboard Music Awards Winners: The Complete List". Billboard. Archived from the original on 28 Jan 2026.
  21. ↑ Nakamura, Reid (October 15, 2020). "2020 Billboard Music Awards: Complete Winners List". TheWrap. Archived from the original on August 3, 2025. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
  22. ↑ Warner, Denise (May 23, 2021). "Here Are All the Winners From the 2021 Billboard Music Awards". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 23, 2021.
  23. ↑ ""Little Miss Flint" Mari Copeny To Receive Award at 2022 Billboard Music Awards". BET.com. May 6, 2022. Archived from the original on May 6, 2022. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  24. ↑ Atkinson, Katie (2023-11-20). "Billboard Music Awards 2023 Winners: Full List". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 5, 2026. Retrieved 2026-03-09.
  25. ↑ Atkinson, Katie (2024-12-13). "Here Are the 2024 Billboard Music Awards Winners: Full List". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 13, 2024. Retrieved 2024-12-13.