The Not-Really-New Newcomer of the Year
Imogen Heap

Just like country singer Shelby Lynne, who won Best New Artist in 2000 after recording six major-label albums over a decade, electro-pop chanteuse Imogen Heap isn't actually a rookie. Her first album dropped in 1998, and she released a disc as a member of the trip-hop duo Frou Frou in 2002. Still, her album Speak for Yourself is an impressive work — you probably know the a capella robot-pop of ''Hide and Seek'' from The O.C. finale — so we won't complain too loudly.