This article lists the winners and nominees for the Billboard Music Award for Top New Artist. From 2000 to 2004, the award was split into solo gender categories as New Male Artist of the Year and New Female Artist of the Year.
Zayn Malik is the only artist to have received the award twice, winning in 2013 as a member of One Direction and again in 2017 as a solo artist.
Winners and nominees Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
1990s Year Artist 1994 Ace of Base Tim McGraw Counting Crowns Snoop Doggy Dog All-4-One 1995 Real McCoy 1996 Tony Rich No Doubt La Bouche 1997 Spice Girls Dru Hill Hanson Puff Daddy 1998 Next Marcy Playground 'N Sync Jennifer Paige 1999 Britney Spears Christina Aguilera Lou Bega Jennifer Lopez
2000s Year Artist 2000 Sisqó (Billboard Music Award for Male New Artist of the Year) Pink (Billboard Music Award for Female New Artist of the Year) 2001 Lifehouse (Billboard Music Award for Male New Artist of the Year) Alicia Keys (Billboard Music Award for Female New Artist of the Year) 2002-03 colspan="2" 2004 Kanye West (Billboard Music Award for Male New Artist of the Year) J-Kwon Ruben Studdard Mario Winans Ashlee Simpson (Billboard Music Award for Female New Artist of the Year) Gretchen Wilson JoJo Ciara 2005 Gwen Stefani Fantasia The Game Rob Thomas 2006 Chris Brown James Blunt The Fray Ne-Yo 2007-09 colspan="2"
2010s Year Artist 2010 colspan="2" 2011 Justin Bieber Taio Cruz Kesha Bruno Mars Nicki Minaj 2012 Wiz Khalifa Big Sean Bad Meets Evil Foster the People Scotty McCreery 2013 One Direction Gotye Carly Rae Jepsen The Lumineers Psy 2014 Lorde Bastille Capital Cities Ariana Grande Passenger 2015 Sam Smith 5 Seconds of Summer Iggy Azalea Hozier Meghan Trainor 2016 Fetty Wap Omi Charlie Puth Silentó Bryson Tiller 2017 Zayn Malik Alessia Cara Desiigner Lukas Graham Lil Uzi Vert 2018 Khalid 21 Savage Camila Cabello Cardi B Kodak Black 2019 Juice WRLD Bazzi Dua Lipa Ella Mai Lil Baby
2020s Year Artist 2020 Billie Eilish DaBaby Lil Nas X Lizzo Roddy Ricch 2021 Pop Smoke Gabby Barrett Doja Cat Jack Harlow Rod Wave 2022 Olivia Rodrigo Giveon Masked Wolf Pooh Shiesty The Kid Laroi 2023 Zach Bryan Ice Spice Jelly Roll Peso Pluma Bailey Zimmerman 2024 Chappell Roan Benson Boone Tommy Richman Shaboozey Teddy Swims
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