• At the 2023 Grammy Awards on Sunday.
• Samara Joy won the Best New Artist award, defeating other nominees.
• The singer of “Linger Awhile” opened her acceptance speech by saying, “I have been watching you all on TV for so long.

Samara Joy won the Best New Artist award, defeating other nominees Anitta, Omar Apollo, Domi and JD Beck, Latto, Mneskin, Muni Long, Tobe Nwigwe, Molly Tuttle, and Wet Leg. The singer of “Linger Awhile” opened her acceptance speech by saying, “I have been watching you all on TV for so long.

“I want to express my gratitude for this distinction and my appreciation to everyone who has helped me. To be here, because of who I am, because of who you are, to be here just being who I was born to be, by being myself, I am so grateful. All of you are such an inspiration to me “She went on.

Prior to being big on TikTok in 2020 with over 1.5 million views, Joy, 23, was known as a jazz performer in college. She received favourable reviews on the release of her sophomore album Linger Awhile in 2022.

Joy recently discussed the nomination for best new artist in an interview with Forbes. She told the publication, “It is really a bizarre sensation, and I am definitely thrilled to be the ambassador picked at this specific time to represent the music that I love so much.” “The variety of the best new artist genre this year only serves to demonstrate what happens when more artists participate in the voting process and other related activities. You receive the range that the world’s true representation is.”

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