Every yr, a number of up-and-coming music artists are nominated for the MTV Video Music Awards‘ Best New Artist award. While there can solely be one winner, each rising star deserves the recognition! For the 2024 VMAs, the following artists have been nominated: Benson Boone, Chappell Roan, Gracie Abrams, Shaboozey, Teddy Swims and Tyla.

The winner of the Best New Artist award went to Chappell, 26.

While accepting her award, Chappell devoted her win to “all the drag artists who inspire [her],” and nodded to “all the queer, trans people who inspire pop.”

“For all the queer kids in the Midwest watching right now — I see you I understand you because I am one of you,” she continued. “And don’t ever let anyone tell you that you can’t be exactly who you want.”

Chappell Roan reads from her journal throughout her #VMAs acceptance speech. pic.twitter.com/Dd6tv5re7X

— Variety (@Variety) September 12, 2024

All of the Best New Artist nominees had a productive yr. Tyla, 22, gained the VMA for Afrobeats this yr for her tune “Water.”

“African music can be pop music too,” Tyla identified after accepting the award. “This is just so special but also bittersweet because I know there’s a tendency to group all African artists under afrobeats. … African music is so diverse, it’s more than just Afrobeats.”

Benson, 22, has additionally been working laborious. Before taking dwelling the Moonman for Best Alternative son, he served as a gap act for world pop icon Taylor Swift throughout her Eras Tour. The “Beautiful Things” hitmaker has steadily gained polarity for her powerhouse vocals and vary.

Rumor has it that I’ll by no means cease congratulating @ChappellRoan on her very FIRST #VMAs win pic.twitter.com/Gus0WdasWO

— MTV (@MTV) September 12, 2024

As for Chappell, the “Good Luck, Babe!” artist has gained momentum on social media and in the music house. Thanks to her colourful vogue and daring vocal decisions, her type has shortly garnered followers’ consideration after taking part in at a number of music festivals this previous yr. Earlier this summer season, Olivia Rodrigo — a VMA winner herself — invited Chappell to carry out on stage throughout her GUTS. World Tour. The duo belted out Chappell’s different hit single, “HOT TO GO!”

Chappell and Benson aren’t the solely artists who’ve labored with the likes of Taylor, 34, and Olivia, 21. Gracie has labored with each mega stars in the previous. In reality, Gracie, 25, co-wrote the tune “Us” with Taylor, and so they even gave followers a glimpse at how attention-grabbing of a songwriting course of they went by over the summer season.

As seen in an Instagram video that Gracie shared in June, the “Close to You” singer and the “Karma” artist nearly skilled an indoor fireplace and had to determine tips on how to correctly extinguish it.

“Writing this entire song from 2am to 6am was some of the most fun I’ve ever had in my life,” Gracie captioned her video put up at the time. “@taylorswift now we all know tips on how to use a fireplace extinguisher. I really like you. “