Did you know that Christina Aguilera and Britney Spears were both nominated for the Best New Artist trophy at the 2000 Grammy Awards but the former won the gold?
Along with Macy Gray, Kid Rock and Susan Tedeschi, both Aguilera and Spears were nominated in the Best New Artist field at the 42nd annual Grammy Awards. However, Aguilera trumped her chart rival in the race for the honor.
To date, Aguilera has won four Grammys for her work, including two for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and one for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals for the song Lady Marmalade (with Mya, Pink & Lil Kim). Watch Aguilera’s acceptance speech for her Best New Artist title below: