The Youngest Artists to Ever Be Nominated for a Grammy Award

DeLeon Richards

Gospel singer DeLeon Richards is the youngest Grammy nominee in history. She started touring at age 5, and by 8, she was nominated for her first Grammy in 1985 for best soul gospel performance — female.

Blue Ivy Carter

Just after turning 9, JAY-Z and Beyoncé's eldest child Blue Ivy won best music video for her part in Mom's "Brown Skin Girl" at the 2021 show. She sang a few lines on the track and received a writing credit, as well.

Earlier in 2020, Blue received her first-ever BET Award nomination — and won, too!

Billy Gilman

At 12 years old, Billy Gilman made a splash in country music with his first single, "One Voice." The song was nominated for best male country vocal performance in 2000. After his early success, he went on to compete on The Voice in 2016.

Michael Jackson

When DeLeon Richards broke the record of youngest Grammy nominee, she nabbed the title from Michael Jackson, who got his first nomination at age 12 at the 1970 Grammy Awards for the song "ABC," which he performed with his brothers in The Jackson 5.

Zac & Taylor Hanson

For their earworm of a tune "MMMBop," Hanson received three Grammy nominations in 1997, which made brothers Zac and Taylor two of the youngest Grammy nominees ever. At the time, Zac was 12 and Taylor was 14. Their older brother Isaac (then 16) was also nominated as part of the band.

LeAnn Rimes

LeAnn Rimes was just 14 years old when she won two Grammy Awards in 1996: one for best new artist and the other for best female country vocal performance for her song "Blue." This made her the youngest Grammy winner in history at the time.

Luis Miguel

Now a household name, Latin artist Luis Miguel was successful from the start, winning his first Grammy at age 14 for best Mexican-American performance for his duet "Me Gustas Tal Como Eres" with Sheena Easton in 1984.

Lorde

Her song "Royals" hit the airwaves when she was just 16, and a few months after her 17th birthday, Lorde won the award for best pop solo performance and song of the year in 2013. She was also nominated for best pop vocal album (Pure Heroine) and record of the year.

Justin Bieber

Justin Bieber was only 16 when he nabbed his first Grammy nominations for best new artist and best pop vocal album (My World 2.0).

Nick & Joe Jonas

The youngest Jonas Brothers bandmate (but not the youngest Jonas brother) was just 16 when the trio earned a nomination for best new artist in 2009. The next time the group was considered for the best pop group performance award thanks to their hit song "Sucker," Nick was 27 years old.

The Jonas Brothers' middle sibling was similarly young when they received the new artist nod. Three full years older than his little brother, Joe was 19 years old when the group was first nominated. (The band's eldest Jonas, Kevin, was already 21 at the time.)

Billie Eilish & Finneas O'Connell

The brother-sister duo each broke records in 2020. Billie Eilish, who was 17 at the time she was nominated, was the youngest artist to be recognized for the award show's top four categories: album of the year, record of the year, song of the year and best new artist — and she won them all. Meanwhile, Finneas O'Connell, then 22, was the youngest producer ever to be nominated for producer of the year (not alongside a collaborator), according to Billboard.

In 2021, they picked up two awards together and were nominated for best song written for visual media in 2023 ("Nobody Like U"). They’re nominated for three awards together in 2024 — record of the year, song of the year and best song written for visual media — for “What Was I Made For?” from the Barbie soundtrack.

Britney Spears

When Britney Spears was first nominated for a Grammy in 2000, she was 18 years old — and brought her mom Lynne as her date to the ceremony. Spears was nominated for best female pop vocal performance for "...Baby One More Time," as well as best new artist.

Chris Brown

Chris Brown earned two nominations at age 17 in 2007. The controversial singer was nominated in the best new artist category and his self-titled debut record was considered as the best contemporary R&B album. He commemorated the milestone occasion by bringing his then-5-year-old nephew as his date to the show.

GAYLE

GAYLE, the Texas-born, Tennessee-raised singer, was only 18 years old when she was nominated for 2023's song of the year Grammy with her angsty anthem "abcdefu." The song, which garnered major attention after going viral on TikTok, topped charts around the globe, coming in at No. 3 in the United States and No. 1 in the United Kingdom.

Taylor Swift

The megastar received a best new artist Grammy nod at just 18. Though she didn't win in the category, Taylor Swift's first nomination in 2008 was indicative of the many more to come. Two years later, she took home four of the eight awards for which she was considered.

Including her recent 2024 nominations, the "All Too Well" singer now boasts 52 Grammy nominations, 12 of which she's already won in previous years.

The Kid LAROI

At just 18 years old, Australian musician The Kid LAROI became a contender in two Grammy categories in 2022: best new artist and, for his contributions to Justin Bieber's Justice (Triple Chucks Deluxe), the coveted album of the year award.

Halle Bailey

Halle Bailey, who is just 21 months younger than her sister and collaborator Chloë, was only 18 years old when the musical duo was nominated for two awards at the 2019 Grammys. (Chloë was 20 at the time.)

Chloe x Halle received nods in the best new artist and best urban contemporary album categories. The sibling singers didn't take home the gramophone trophy, but bigger things were just around the corner for Halle who starred as Princess Ariel in Disney's 2023 live-action adaptation of The Little Mermaid.

Avril Lavigne

In the year of "Complicated" and "Sk8er Boi," Avril Lavigne picked up five Grammy nominations at the sweet young age of 18 (though she didn't go on to win any of them).

Olivia Rodrigo

In 2022, 19-year-old Rodrigo took home three of the seven awards for which she was nominated. Her first nods turned first wins included best new artist, best pop vocal album for her debut Sour and best pop solo performance for her viral hit "drivers license." She’s nominated for six awards at the 2024 ceremony, including another nod for best pop solo performance (this time for “Vampire”).

Justin Timberlake

Alongside his fellow *NSYNC bandmates, Justin Timberlake became a two-time Grammy nominee in the year 2000 when he was 19. The boy band's songs "Music of My Heart" and "God Must Have Spent a Little More Time on You" were up for consideration in the best pop collaboration and best country collaboration categories, respectively.

Timberlake has received a total of 39 nominations — only eight of which he shares with the other members of *NSYNC — and he's won 10 awards, all as a solo artist.

Jordin Sparks

The American Idol champion scored her first Grammy nod in 2009 for her song "No Air," a duet with Chris Brown. At the time of the ceremony, Jordin Sparks was just 19 years old.

Destiny's Child

Before Beyoncé released her first solo album (and subsequently took over the world), she was nominated for her first Grammy with Destiny's Child at the 2000 ceremony for best R&B song and best R&B performance by a duo or group with vocals (both for “Bills, Bills, Bills”). At the time, all the group's members were only 19. Bey now holds the record for most Grammys won by a female artist, with 32 wins out of 88 nominations.

Christina Aguilera

The "Genie in a Bottle" singer took home the Grammy for best new artist in 2000, when she was only 19. The song, which was nominated for best female pop vocal performance, also became Christina Aguilera's first No. 1 hit.

Rihanna

Another 19-year-old first-time Grammy nominee was Rihanna, who went on to win the award for best rap/sung collaboration for "Umbrella" with JAY-Z.