Esperanza Spalding top Justin Bieber and Drake wins Best New Artist Grammys 2011

The most shocking moment at the 53rd Annual Grammys was when Esperanza Spalding emerged  the winner of the best new artist category, though a lot of people thought that the award was either going to Bieber or Drake.
   According to her,“I really didn’t think it was going to be me,”  This win makes Esperanza Spalding the first jazz artist to ever win Best New Artist at the Grammys. A few of her accomplishments included touring with Prince on his Welcome 2 America Tour and performing in the White House.
 “From the time Esperanza Spalding appeared on the scene in 2005, the dynamic singer, bassist, composer and arranger has been heralded as jazz’s next big thing,” AP stated.

Esperanza Spalding (born 1984) is an American multi-instrumentalist best known as a jazz bassist and singer, who draws upon many genres in her own compositions.