.EspeSpalding wins best Jazz Vocal Album at the 2022 GRAMMYs
than any of her long-ago rivals for best new artist. Drake has won four, Bieber and Mumford & Sons have each won two. Florence + the Machine is the only best new artist nominee that year that has yet to win, despite six nominations over the years.
Drake might conceivably have added to his Grammy collection this year, but he declined his two nominations . Hiswas nominated for best rap album. “Way 2 Sexy” was nominated for best rap performance. The Recording Academy withdrew the nominations at his request.12 Little SpellsRadio Music SocietySpalding’s best new artist win was seen by some cynics as a sign that the Grammys were out of touch or maybe even that the winners were manipulated.