This article lists the winners and nominees for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding New Artist.
Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
Year | Artist | Ref |
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1985 | ||
Whitney Houston | [citation needed] | |
1986 – 88 | — | |
1989 | ||
Vanessa Williams | [citation needed] |
Year | Artist | Ref |
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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 |
Year | Artist | Ref |
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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 |
Year | Artist | Ref |
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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 |