Grammys' Top Categories 2012 - Best New Artist

Band Perry

Bon Iver

J.Cole

Skrilles

Nicki Minaj

Band PerryBand Perry quietly become one of the biggest country crossover pop pimples and in recent years, with his own debut album reaches No. 4 on the Billboard 200 and selling 1 million copies in more than a year on the Billboard 200, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The single "If I Die Young" was also Juggernaut on the Billboard Hot 100, with more than a year in the chart and sold 3.5 million downloads despite the song reaches No. 14
Bon IverAlthough not entirely new independent music circuit after his acclaimed debut, 2008 years, Emma, ​​Forever Ago, Bon Iver breakout years the company (which became the group) has been buoyed by the appearance of singer Justin Vernon of My Beautiful Dark Fantasy Kanye West twisted. Crossover appeal trickled down to the act's second album Bon Iver, who considered Vernon dabbling in other genres, which are stretched beyond its largely acoustic folk-pop brand. Self-Fri sophomore set debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 and sold over 325.000 copies so far, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
J. ColeDebuting just before the cut-off Grammy nominations, J. Cole Cole World: The Story Sideline entered the Billboard 200 at No. 1 in October, selling 217.000 copies. The album was preceded by a series of mixtapes rapper from North Carolina, as well as the popular weekly online feature, "Any Given Sunday," in which Cole debuts new songs. Cole was also nominated for Best New Artist at the BET Awards in 2011.
Nicki MinajBillboard in 2011, rising star had a dry year, which included two top 10 Hot 100 singles and No. 1 album of Pink Friday. The latter achieved the rare feat of reaching the No. 1 place two months after its release. Single Minaj on "Super Bass" also reached No. 3 on the Hot 100 top chart songs solo female rapper from the "Work It" Missy Elliott in 2003.
SkrillexPerhaps the least known on the pop circuit nominees among this year's best new artists, electronic / dubstep DJ Skrillex quickly established himself on the dance scene, where he can regularly play to thousands of people. His debut EP, Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites, ranked in the upper reaches of the Billboard Dance / Electronic Albums map for most of 2011. It also helped the book high-profile DJ gigs at MTV and south of the Southwest, as well as new doors of cooperation with members of the upcoming campaign for Hyundai.