The Best New Artist GRAMMY continues to stand as the ultimate testament to the impact a rising star had on the music industry in the nomination eligibility year.

Known by many as the “kiss of death” because many of its recipients over the years went on to see their careers stall or derail after capturing the award, former winners like Toni Braxton, Lauryn Hill, Mariah Carey, Sade, and Alicia Keys went on to defy those odds after respectively taking the award home.

Undoubtedly hoping to keep the latter tradition going, Gracie Abrams, Fred again.., Ice Spice, Jelly Roll, Coco Jones, Noah Kahan, Victoria Monét, and The War And Treaty went head-to-head at the 2024 GRAMMYS on Sunday (February 4) to see who would be named the category’s victor.

See how Vickie  emergence as winner entered her in a unique class.

Of the 56 winners who have landed a Best New Artist win since the award’s inception, 27 have been women (a number that previously included 9 Black women).

With her win at the 2024 ceremony, Victoria Monet became the 11th Black woman to claim the honor – a triumph that puts her in a class with Natalie Cole, Jody Watley, Tracy Chapman, Mariah Carey, Toni Braxton, Lauryn Hill, Alicia Keys, Samara Joy, Esperanza Spalding, and Megan Thee Stallion.

The victory also continues a unique winning streak as every winner of Best New Artist since 2018 has been a woman.

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