Music's biggest night is right around the corner! The 64th annual GRAMMY Awards will air Sunday, April 3, after being previously postponed earlier this year. Surely, one of the most exciting categories is Best New Artist. In recent years, the category has been dominated by women with Dua Lipa, Billie Eilish and Megan Thee Stallion having taken home the awards within the last three years respectively. But who will walk away the winner in 2022?
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The 2022 Best New Artist category is jam-packed with 10 deserving artists across all genres. Some acts have been around for years, while others have recently made their debut. Arooj Aftab, Jimmie Allen, Baby Keem, FINNEAS, Glass Animals, Japanese Breakfast, The Kid LAROI, Arlo Parks, Olivia Rodrigo, and Saweetie are the nominees.
Who do you think should receive the golden gramophone for Best New Artist? Vote for your favorite below and check out all of this year's nominees!
Arooj Aftab
Arooj Aftab is making history as the first female Pakistani Best New Artist nominee. The singer, composer, and producer has been releasing music independently for several years. The Pakistan-born artist released her debut album Bird Under Water in 2015. Her song "Mohabbat" from her third album Vulture Prince was featured on Barack Obama's 2021 summer playlist. Aftab is also nominated in the Best Global Music Performance category for "Mohabbat."
Jimmie Allen
Jimmie Allen is the only Country artist in the Best New Artist category. Allen delivered back-to-back No.1 hits with 2018's "Best Shot" and 2019's "Make Me Want To." On his versatile breakthrough EP Bettie James, he collaborated with Noah Cyrus, Babyface, Monica, and Pitbull. In 2021, Allen was awarded New Male Artist of the Year at the ACM Awards, becoming the first Black artist to win. The rising Country star also received the New Artist award at the 2021 CMA Awards.
Baby Keem
Hykeem Jamaal Carter Jr., professionally known as Baby Keem, gained recognition with his 2019 single "Orange Soda." The 21-year-old rapper is also a cousin of 2014 Best New Artist nominee Kendrick Lamar. Keem released his acclaimed debut album The Melodic Blue in 2021. The album hit No. 5 on the Billboard 200 chart. Keem is also nominated for Best Rap Performance for "Family Ties" featuring Lamar.
FINNEAS
The brother to 2020's Best New Artist winner, Billie Eilish, FINNEAS initially made a name for himself as Ellish's producer. The 24-year-old artist released his debut EP Blood Harmony in 2019 and followed up with his debut studio album Optimist last year. Interestingly, he wrote and produced all 13 tracks on his latest project. FINNEAS is the only 2022 Best New Artist candidate with previous nominations and wins. He has already received eight GRAMMYs as a songwriter and producer.
Glass Animals
British Indie-Rock quartet Glass Animals went completely viral with their 2021 single "Heat Waves." After trending heavily on Tik Tok, the catchy song charted in the Top 10 on Billboard's U.S. and global charts. Glass Animals frontman Dave Bayley refers to "Heat Waves" as "the most personal song I've ever written." The group, composed of Bayley's childhood friends Joe Seaward, Ed Irwin-Singer and Drew MacFarlane, was formed over a decade ago in 2010.
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