This article lists the winners and nominees for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding New Artist.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

1980s

Year Artist Ref
1985
Whitney Houston [citation needed]
1986 – 88 —
1989
Vanessa Williams [citation needed]

1990s

Year Artist Ref
1990
After 7 [1]
1991 —
1992
Boyz II Men [2]
C+C Music Factory
Lalah Hathaway
Lisa Fischer
Keith Washington
1993
Arrested Development [citation needed]
Jodeci
TLC
Mary J. Blige
Kris Kross
1994
Shai [3]
Digable Planets
Silk
SWV
Tag Team
1995 —
1996
Brandy [4]
D'Angelo
Kirk Franklin and the Family
Hootie & the Blowfish
Monica
1997
Kenny Lattimore [citation needed]
Eric Benét
Maxwell
Monifah
Az Yet
1998
Erykah Badu [5]
God's Property
Missy Elliott
Puff Daddy
Wyclef Jean
1999
Lauryn Hill [citation needed]
Tatyana Ali
Big Pun
Mýa
Trin-i-tee 5:7

2000s

Year Artist Ref
2000
Eve [citation needed]
Kevon Edmonds
Les Nubians
Angie Stone
Iyanla Vanzant
2001
Carl Thomas [citation needed]
Audra McDonald
Lucy Pearl
Jill Scott
Musiq Soulchild
2002
Alicia Keys [citation needed]
Bilal
City High
Nelly Furtado
India.Arie
2003
Ashanti [citation needed]
Amerie
Floetry
Kelly Rowland
Tweet
2004
Ruben Studdard [citation needed]
Beyoncé
Byron Cage
Anthony Hamilton
Heather Headley
2005
Kanye West [citation needed]
Fantasia
Van Hunt
John Legend
Mario Winans
2006
Chris Brown [citation needed]
Bobby V
Keyshia Cole
Leela James
Omarion
2007
Corinne Bailey Rae [citation needed]
Cherish
Lupe Fiasco
LeToya
Mario Vazquez
2008
Jordin Sparks [citation needed]
Corbin Bleu
J. Holiday
Sean Kingston
Chrisette Michele
2009
Jennifer Hudson [citation needed]
Anthony David
Estelle
Leona Lewis
Jazmine Sullivan

2010s

Year Artist Ref
2010
Keri Hilson [citation needed]
Kristinia DeBarge
Melanie Fiona
Jeremih
K'Jon
2011
Willow Smith [citation needed]
B.o.B
Jason Derulo
Bruno Mars
Nicki Minaj
2012
Diggy Simmons [citation needed]
Committed
Mindless Behavior
Landau Eugene Murphy, Jr.
Wynter Gordon
2013
Elle Varner [citation needed]
Melanie Amaro
Gary Clark, Jr.
Lianne La Havas
The OMG Girlz
2014
K. Michelle [citation needed]
RaVaughn Brown
Candice Glover
Ariana Grande
Zendaya
2015
3 Winans Brothers [6]
Jhené Aiko
Aloe Blacc
Erica Campbell
Liv Warfield
2016
Jussie Smollett [7]
Andra Day
Judith Hill
The Weeknd
Yazz
2017
Chance the Rapper [8]
Chloe x Halle
Ro James
MAJOR
Serayah
2018
SZA
Demetria McKinney
Khalid
Kevin Ross
Vic Mensa
2019
Ella Mai
Jade Novah
Koryn Hawthorne
Omar Wilson
Tory Lanez

2020s

Year Artist Ref
2020
Lil Nas X
Ari Lennox
Lucky Daye
Mahalia
Mykal Kilgore
2021
Doja Cat [9]
Chika
D Smoke
Giveon
Skip Marley
2022
Saweetie
Cynthia Erivo
Jimmie Allen
Tems
Zoe Wees
2023
Coco Jones
Adam Blackstone
Armani White
Fivio Foreign
Steve Lacy

References

  1. ^ "Whoopi Goldberg named entertainer of year by NAACP".
  2. ^ "NAACP Image Award Nominees Announced".
  3. ^ "Shai wins Oustanding New Artist Award". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-05.
  4. ^ "The Crisis".
  5. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "The 29th NAACP Image Awards 1998". YouTube.
  6. ^ Washington, Arlene (6 February 2015). "Selma takes home top film honors". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
  7. ^ Sutton, Joe (February 6, 2016). "NAACP Image Awards honor black achievement in Hollywood". CNN.
  8. ^ Kinane, Ruth (December 13, 2016). "Beyoncé leads the pack of 2017 NAACP Image Awards nominees". EW.
  9. ^ Bosselman, Haley (March 28, 2021). "NAACP Image Awards 2021: The Complete Televised Winners List". Variety. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
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