"Olivia Dean, the British R&B singer who scored a major pop hit with "Man I Need," has won the Grammy for best new artist. Dean's mix of elegant soul vocals and modern pop sophistication draw from a lineage of Grammy favorites like Amy Winehouse, Sade and Carole King. After opening for Sabrina Carpenter's "Short n' Sweet" tour, she quickly became an arena headliner herself."
""I'm up here as a granddaughter of an immigrant," a teary-eyed Dean said. "I'm a product of bravery and I think those people deserve to be celebrated. We're nothing without each other." She had the crowd on its feet earlier in the night during her performance of "Man I Need." Dean's breakthrough single, "Man I Need," peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and drove her album "The Art of Loving" to No. 3 on the Billboard 200."
Olivia Dean won the Grammy for best new artist after major commercial success. Her soul vocals and pop sophistication draw from Amy Winehouse, Sade and Carole King. She moved from opening for Sabrina Carpenter to arena headliner and energized audiences with a performance of "Man I Need." Dean acknowledged her immigrant roots, calling herself a product of bravery and urging celebration of those people. "Man I Need" peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and helped her album The Art of Loving reach No. 3 on the Billboard 200. She pressured Ticketmaster over resale prices, prompting caps and refunds. Dean continues a nine-year solo-female winner streak.
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