BET Award for Best New Artist
American entertainment award category
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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.
| BET Awards for Best New Artist | |
|---|---|
Leon Thomas III is the most recent recipient | |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | BET Awards |
| First award | 2001 |
| Currently held by | Leon Thomas III (2025) |
| Website | |
Winners and nominees
Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
- Grammy Award for Best New Artist winning artist – †
- Grammy Award for Best New Artist nominated artist – ‡
Award Milestone
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Sam Smith became the first and only non-black person to win the Award in 2015. They also became the first Non -American to Win this.
2000s
2010s
2020s
| Year | Artist | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Tyla | ||
| 41 | ||
| 4Batz | ||
| Ayra Starr | ||
| BossMan Dlow | ||
| Fridayy | ||
| October London | ||
| Sexyy Red | ||
| 2025 | ||
| Leon Thomas ‡ | ||
| Ayra Starr | ||
| BigXthaPlug | ||
| BossMan Dlow | ||
| Dee Billz | ||
| 41 | ||
| October London | ||
| Shaboozey ‡ | ||
| Teddy Swims ‡ | ||
| 2026 | ||
| Belly Gang Kushington | ||
| Destin Conrad | ||
| Jaydon | ||
| Kwn | ||
| Miles Minnick | ||
| Monaleo | ||
| Olivia Dean † | ||
| Raye ‡ | ||
| Trap Dickey |