Who won the Grammy Award for best new artist in 1998?

Paula Cole won the Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 1998. She received the award at the 40th Annual Grammy Awards, held on February 25, 1998, at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.

Cole’s win followed the success of her album This Fire and the singles “Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?” and “I Don’t Want to Wait.” Her 1998 nominations also included Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Pop Vocal Album.

The Best New Artist nominees that year included Fiona Apple, Erykah Badu, Hanson, and Puff Daddy. Lauryn Hill was not the 1998 winner; she won Best New Artist at the 41st Annual Grammy Awards in 1999 as a member of the Fugees? No, Hill’s 1999 Best New Artist win was as a solo artist, following her debut album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.

Therefore, the correct answer for the 1998 award is Paula Cole.