Who won the Grammy Award for Best New Artist at the 1972 ceremony?

Carly Simon won the Grammy Award for Best New Artist at the 1972 ceremony.

Simon received the honor after the release of her debut album, Carly Simon, in 1971. The album included “That’s the Way I’ve Always Heard It Should Be,” which became her first major hit and established her as a singer-songwriter with a distinctive confessional style.

The 1972 ceremony recognized achievements from the preceding eligibility period. Simon’s win came during a particularly influential era for singer-songwriters, when performers increasingly wrote and recorded personal material rather than relying primarily on outside composers.

Carly Simon later earned major Grammy recognition for “You’re So Vain,” although that song did not win the 1972 Best New Artist award. The category is also separate from Song of the Year and Record of the Year, so an artist can win Best New Artist without taking either of those honors.