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Who says you need a driver's license to earn aGrammy Awardnomination?
Olivia Rodrigohad both when she was nominated for her first three awards at 19 — including Best Pop Solo Performance for her viral hit "drivers license," which she won. Other musicians, however, were much younger when they earned their first Grammy nods.
In fact, a handful hadn't even graduated from middle school yet — and one was a toddler!Victoria Monét's daughter,Hazel Monét, was only 2½ when sheearned her first nominationalongside her mom in 2024. Though Hazel is an outlier, many notable names such asMichael Jackson,LordeandJustin Bieberalso achieved early Grammy success.
FromLeAnn RimestoDestiny's Child, here are some of the youngest stars to ever be nominated for Grammys over the years.
Hazel Monét
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In 2024, Victoria's then 2½-year-old daughter, Hazel,became the youngest Grammy nominee everwhen she earned a nod alongside her mother for Best Traditional R&B Performance for "Hollywood," which also featuredEarth, Wind & Fire.
The "On My Mama" singertoldBillboardin November 2023 that her toddler reacted to the news by "being on the phone watchingBaby Shark."
"I'm so proud of her, but she has no idea," Victoria said.
Victoria won three Grammys at the 2024 awards ceremony — Best New Artist, Best R&B Album and Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical — but sadly, the category Hazel was in didn't earn the mother-daughter duo a golden gramophone.
DeLeon Sheffield
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Gospel singerDeLeon Sheffield(née Richards) started touring at age 5 and was only 8 when she was nominated for her first Grammy in 1985 for Best Soul Gospel Performance — Female.
Blue Ivy Carter
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Just after turning 9,Jay-ZandBeyoncé'seldest child,Blue Ivy,won Best Music Video in 2021for her part in her mom's song "Brown Skin Girl" from the 2019 soundtrack albumThe Lion King: The Gift. She sang a few lines on the track and received a writing credit.PerThe Hollywood Reporter, in 2020, she became the youngest recipient in BET Awards history to win a BET Her Award for her contributions to the empowering track.
In 2025, Blue Ivy earned an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance (Motion Picture) for her debut role in Disney's musical dramaMufasa: The Lion King.
Michael Jackson
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At 12 years old, the late King of Pop earned his first nomination at the 1970 ceremony for the song "ABC," which he performed with his brothers in their bandThe Jackson 5.
Billy Gilman
Billy Gilmanwas only 12 when he made a splash in country music in 2000 with his first single, "One Voice." The song was nominated for Best Male Country Vocal Performance, and as of 2026, it remains his only Grammy nod. After Gilman's early success, he went on to compete onThe Voicein 2016.
Zac and Taylor Hanson
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For their earworm of a tune "MMMBop,"Hansonearned two Grammy nominations at the 1998 ceremony — Best Pop Performance By a Duo or Group with Vocal and Record of the Year — which made brothersZac Hanson, then 12, andTaylor Hanson, then 14, two of the youngest Grammy nominees ever. (Their older brotherIsaac Hansonwas also quite young at just 16.)
They were also up for Best New Artist, but the trio lost all three awards. That ceremony was the last time the brothers received Grammy nods. However, in May 2024, theyperformed at the Inaugural Grammy Hall of Fame Gala.
LeAnn Rimes
Rimes was just 14 years old when she won two Grammy Awards in 1997 — one for Best New Artist and the other for Best Female Country Vocal Performance for her 1996 song "Blue."
"No country artist had everwon Best New Artist, so everyone told me, 'Don't get your hopes up.'And then they called my name," Rimes reportedly said. "I think I shook for 20 minutes after. Everyone thoughtNo Doubtwould win, and then they called my name! I sat down, andGwen Stefaniwalks by and screams, 'That's the little girl who just kicked our ass!' "
At the time, the accolades made Rimes the youngest Grammy winner in history. (Leah Peasall, then 8 years old, broke the record in 2002, along with her sisters, when the trio nabbed the Album of the Year award for their feature on theO Brother, Where Art Thou?soundtrack.)
Luis Miguel
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Now a household name, Latin artistLuis Miguelamassed acclaim at a young age. In 1985, he won his first Grammy at age 14 for Best Mexican-American Performance for "Me Gustas Tal Como Eres," the 1984 duet withSheena Easton. In the years since, he's earned five more Grammys out of 14 additional nominations.
Justin Bieber
Bieber was only 16 when he nabbed his first Grammy nominations for Best New Artist and Best Pop Vocal Album for 2010'sMy World 2.0. The Canadian pop star didn't win either award, with Best New Artist in 2011 going to Esperanza Spalding. However, in 2016, he did take home a Grammy five years later for Best Dance Recording of "Where Are Ü Now" withSkrillexandDiplo. His second win came in 2021 for Best Country Duo/Group Performance for "10,000 Hours" withDan + Shay.
Lorde
"Royals" hit the airwaves in 2013, when Lorde was just 16. A few months after her 17th birthday, she earned two trophies for the song at the 56th annual Grammy Awards: Best Pop Solo Performance and Song of the Year.
Lorde was also nominated for Best Pop Vocal Album forPure Heroineand Record of the Year for "Royals." In 2018, she received one more nod for her albumMelodrama.
Nick and Joe Jonas
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Nick Jonas— the youngestJonas Brothersbandmate, but not the youngest Jonas brother, who would beFrankie Jonas— was just 16 when the trio earned a nomination for Best New Artist at the 2009 ceremony. (They lost toAdele, which is pretty good company to be in.)
Joe Jonas, the middle Jonas Brothers, was 19 at the time, while the band's eldest member and the oldest JoBro,Kevin Jonas, was already 21. The next time the group was considered for a Grammy, Nick was 27 — they were up for Best Pop Group Performance for their hit 2019 song "Sucker." Despite their longevity in the music world, these nods have been the Jonas Brothers' only two nominations thus far.
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Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell
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Thebrother-sister duoeach broke records in 2020.
Billie Eilish, who was 17 at the time she wasnominated for six awards, was the youngest artist ever to be recognized for the top four Grammy categories: Album of the Year,Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best New Artist — and shewon 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 toBillboard.
Through 2026, Eilish has earned 34 total nominations and won nine.
Britney Spears
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Britney Spearswas 18 when she was first nominated for a Grammy, and she sweetlybrought her mom, Lynne, as her date to the 2000 ceremony. The "Oops!...I Did It Again" singer was nominated for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for "...Baby One More Time," as well as Best New Artist, which she lost toChristina Aguilera.
Spears found vindication in 2005, when she earned her first and only Grammy so far for Best Dance Recording for "Toxic." In total, the pop icon has been nominated for eight Grammys over the course of her career.
Taylor Swift
Now one of the biggest stars on the planet,Taylor Swiftreceived a Best New Artist nod at just 18. Though she didn't win in the category, her first Grammy nomination in 2008 was indicative of the many more to come. In 2010, shetook home four of the eight awardsfor which she was considered.
Through 2026, the "Ophelia" singerboasts 14 winsout of 58 Grammy nominations and holds the record for most Album of the Year wins — four! — of any artist.
GAYLE
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GAYLEwas 18 when she wasnominated for Song of the Yearin 2023 for her angsty anthem "abcdefu." The song garnered major attention after going viral on TikTok and topped the global charts, reaching No. 3 in the U.S. and No. 1 in the U.K. That same year, the Texas-born, Tennessee-raised singerwas an opener on the U.S. legof Swift'sThe Eras Tour.
The Kid LAROI
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At just 18 years old, Australian rapperThe Kid LAROIbecame a contender in two Grammy categoriesin 2022: Best New Artist and Album of the Year for his contributions to Bieber'sJustice (Triple Chucks Deluxe).
Halle Bailey
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Halle Bailey— who is 21 months younger than her sister and collaboratorChloe Bailey— was 18 when the musical duo wasnominated for two awardsat the 2019 Grammys. (Chloe was 20 at the time.)
As a group,Chloe x Hallereceived nods in the Best New Artist and Best Urban Contemporary Album categories. The sibling singers didn't take home the gramophone, but bigger things were just around the corner for Halle, whostarred as Princess Arielin Disney's 2023 live-action adaptation ofThe Little Mermaid.
Avril Lavigne
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Life was anything but "complicated" when, at 18,Avril Lavignepicked up five Grammy nominations in 2002, including Best New Artist and Best Pop Vocal Album forLet Go. She didn't take home any trophies, but she did receive three more nods the following year for her hits "I'm With You" and "Losing Grip."
During an event at the Grammy Museum in 2019, Lavigne shared that she was proud of the music she wrote as a teenager,telling the Museum's artistic director Scott Goldmanthat she heard "variety and a lot of depth."
Olivia Rodrigo
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In 2022, 19-year-old Rodrigo took home three of the seven awards for which she was nominated: Best New Artist, Best Pop Vocal Album for her debutSourand Best Pop Solo Performance for "drivers license."
She was nominated for six more awards at the 2024 ceremony, including another nod for Best Pop Solo Performance for "Vampire," but lost in every category.
Justin Timberlake
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Alongside his fellow*NSYNCbandmates,Justin Timberlakewas 19 when he became a two-time Grammy nominee in 2000. 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 with Vocals and Best Country Collaboration with Vocals categories, respectively.
Timberlake has received a total of 39 nominations — only eight of which he shares with the other members of *NSYNC — and won 10 awards, all as a solo artist.
Jordin Sparks
Jordin Sparkswas 19 when she scored her first Grammy nod. In 2009, she was up for Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals for "No Air," her duet withChris Brown. It would be more than a decade before theAmerican Idolchampionearned her second nomination for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song for 2022's "Love Me Like I Am."
Destiny's Child
BeforeBeyoncéreleased her first solo album (and subsequently took over the world) in 2003, she was nominated for her first Grammy with Destiny's Child at the 2000 ceremony. Their hit "Bills, Bills, Bills" was up for Best R&B Song and Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals. At the time, each of the group's members — Beyoncé,Kelly Rowland,LaTavia RobersonandLeToya Luckett— was only 19.
Roberson and Luckett weredropped from the groupin 2000, and Destiny's Child (who at that point were a trio of Beyoncé, Rowland andMichelle Williams)disbanded in 2005. Beyoncé nowholds the record for the most Grammysever won, with 35 wins out of 99 nominations as of 2026.
Christina Aguilera
The "Genie in a Bottle" singer was only 19 when she took home the trophy for Best New Artist in 2000 — a big year for young pop stars at the Grammys! The song, which was nominated for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, also became Aguilera's first No. 1 hit. Over her career, Aguilera has been nominated for 21 Grammys and has won five.
Rihanna
Another 19-year-old first-time Grammy nominee wasRihanna, who was up for four awards at the 2008 ceremony. That year, she won Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for "Umbrella" with Jay-Z, a song that had also been up for Record of the Year. Her other two nods were Best Dance Recording for "Don't Stop the Music" and Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals for "Hate That I Love You" featuringNE-YO.
Through 2026, Rihanna has won nine total awards out of 34 nominations.
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