The Grammys have long stretched the meaning of “new” into a pretzel. Cyndi Lauper won best new artist in 1984 despite having released an album with the band Blue Angel four years before. Green Day ...

When is something old considered new? If you’re talking about the Grammy Awards, that’s often whoever lands in the best new artist category, easily the weirdest of the races.

Bon Iver won on its second album and Esperanza Spalding won after ... Stills & Nash, 1988’s Jody Watley and 1999’s Lauryn Hill — likely wouldn’t be eligible. David Crosby, Stephen Stills ...

The nominees for the 2025 Grammy award for best new artist have released dozens of albums between them, and numerous hits When is something old considered new? If you're talking about the Grammy ...