2003
[lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Norah Jones[/lastfm]

Former University of North Texas student, Norah Jones has gone on to have all her albums go platinum, selling over a million copies. Her first album, Come Away With Me, has been certified diamond after selling 20 million copies. She has a new album due out in the spring of 2012.

2003 Nominees:
[lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Ashanti[/lastfm]
[lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Michelle Branch[/lastfm]
[lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Avril Lavigne[/lastfm]
[lastfm link_type="artist_info"]John Mayer[/lastfm]