BET Award for Best New Artist

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BET Awards for Best New Artist
CountryUnited States
Presented by BET Awards
First awarded2001
Currently held by Coco Jones (2023)
Website http://www.bet.com/shows/bet-awards.html

The BET Award for Best New Artist is given to an artist who made their debut the previous or same year of the awards ceremony. A former group member can be nominated for the award if they have made their solo debut. Controversy arose when Jennifer Hudson won the award in 2007 even though her only solo release at the time was a single of "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going"; her first album was scheduled for release in October 2007. Sam Smith is so far the only Caucasian artist to have won the award, winning it in 2015.

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Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

2000s

YearArtistRef
2001
Nelly [ citation needed ]
India Arie
Lil' Bow Wow
Musiq
Jill Scott
2002
Alicia Keys[ citation needed ]
Ashanti
B2K
Craig David
Tweet
2003
50 Cent[ citation needed ]
Floetry
Heather Headley
Sean Paul
Justin Timberlake
2004
Kanye West[ citation needed ]
Chingy
Anthony Hamilton
Ruben Studdard
Pharrell Williams
2005
John Legend[ citation needed ]
Ciara
Fantasia
The Game
Omarion
2006
Chris Brown[ citation needed ]
Chamillionaire
Ne-Yo
Rihanna
Paul Wall
2007
Jennifer Hudson [ citation needed ]
Corinne Bailey Rae
Gnarls Barkley
Lupe Fiasco
Mims
2008
The-Dream [ citation needed ]
Estelle
Flo Rida
Chrisette Michele
Soulja Boy
2009
Keri Hilson[ citation needed ]
Kid Cudi
Ryan Leslie
M.I.A.
Jazmine Sullivan

2010s

YearArtistRef
2010
Nicki Minaj[ citation needed ]
Justin Bieber
Melanie Fiona
Wale
Young Money
2011
Wiz Khalifa [ citation needed ]
J. Cole
Bruno Mars
Miguel
Willow Smith
2012
Big Sean [ citation needed ]
ASAP Rocky
Diggy
Future
Meek Mill
2013
Kendrick Lamar [1]
Joey Badass
Azealia Banks
Trinidad James
The Weeknd
2014
August Alsina [2]
Ariana Grande
Rich Homie Quan
ScHoolboy Q
Mack Wilds
2015
Sam Smith [3]
Dej Loaf
Fetty Wap
Bobby Shmurda
Rae Sremmurd
Tinashe
2016
Bryson Tiller [4]
Alessia Cara
Andra Day
Kehlani
Tory Lanez
2017
Chance the Rapper [5]
21 Savage
Cardi B
Khalid
Young M.A
2018
SZA [6]
GoldLink
A Boogie wit da Hoodie
H.E.R.
Daniel Caesar
2019
Lil Baby [7]
Blueface
City Girls
Juice Wrld
Queen Naija

2020s

YearArtistRef
2020
Roddy Ricch [8]
DaniLeigh
Lil Nas X
Pop Smoke
Summer Walker
YBN Cordae
2021
Giveon
Coi Leray
Flo Milli
Jack Harlow
Latto
Pooh Shiesty
2022
Latto
Baby Keem
Benny the Butcher
Bleu
Muni Long
Tems
2023
Coco Jones
Ambré
Doechii
FLO
GloRilla
Ice Spice
Lola Brooke
2024
41
4Batz
Ayra Starr
BossMan Dlow
Fridayy
October London
Sexyy Red
Tyla


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