Perhaps the surest bet is Justin Bieber for Best New Artist, a five-to-two favorite.

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Hayes began an incredible run on the awards show circuit with a nomination for best new artist at the ACMs last year.

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Shelby Lynne's album I Am Shelby Lynne helped win her a Grammy for Best New Artist in 2001, but it was actually her sixth full-length record.

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Jazz bassist Esperanza Spalding upset boy wonder Justin Bieber for Best New Artist (according to pre-ceremony Vegas odds, Spalding was the longest shot to win).

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Justin Bieber may have lost out at the Grammys for Best New Artist and Best Pop Album but he beat (almost) all comers at the box office.

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Drake, whom Spalding also beat two years ago for best new artist, may now wish he had been there because the rapper was awarded his first Grammy after 13 nominations.

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Other winners at the ceremony, hosted by Russell Brand, included Lady Gaga for best new artist, whose live performance culminated in her pretending to stab herself and swinging from the ceiling.

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It used to be that winning a Grammy was one of the best way for a new artist to enter into the public imagination.

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That album generated three Top 20 hits and helped Hornsby win the Best New Artist Grammy, and it laid the groundwork for a wildly diverse career encompassing jazz, pop, classical, bluegrass, folk, rock and Vaudeville.

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Fun. took home major awards best new artist, in something of an upset over Frank Ocean, and song of the year for the transcendent anthem "We Are Young, " featuring Janelle Monae.

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