Over the years, the Grammy for Best New Artist has proven to be a fickle award.

In many instances, it has gone to an artist or group who would go on to achieve major worldwide success. (Mariah Carey, anyone?)

But in certain cases, it has also been rewarded to artists whose careers ended right after they finished their acceptance speech, leading many to believe that the award is more of a curse than a blessing. (Seriously, when was the last time Shelby Lynne’s name came up in one of your conversations?)

What will the future hold for this year’s crop of nominees? And who will win the coveted prize?

Get to know the group of five, below, then cast your vote for who will win when the Grammys air this Sunday, Feb. 10, on CBS.

Alabama Athens
From: Athens, Alabama
Claim to Fame: ‘Boys and Girls,’ which peaked at number 8 on the Billboard 200 charts.
Song of Choice: ‘Hold On’

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From: New York City
Claim to Fame: the uber-catchy CD ‘Some Nights,’ which spawned the equally catchy, chart-topping singles ‘We Are Young’ and ‘Some Nights.’
Song of Choice: ‘We Are Young’

Hunter Hayes
From: Breaux Bridge, Louisiana
Claim to Fame: toured with Taylor Swift in 2011; released his eponymous debut that same year, which went Gold in the US and featured the number-one hit ‘Wanted.’
Song of Choice: ‘Wanted’

The Lumineers
From: Denver, Colorado
Claim to Fame: ‘Ho Hey,’ which hit number three on the Billboard Hot 100; self-titled debut, which to-date has sold nearly one million copies
Song of Choice: ‘Ho Hey’

Frank Ocean
From: New Orleans, Louisiana
Claim to Fame: the critically acclaimed debut CD ‘Channel Orange,’ which received rave reviews form fans and critics — not to mention an nomination for Album of the Year.
Song of Choice: ‘Thinking About You’

Jennifer Lawrence served up some serious trash talk on Saturday Night Live this weekend — but before the headlines start, it was all for the first-time host’s opening monologue.

“One thing happened at the [Golden] Globes that I need to clarify,” the newly-minted winner told the audience.

“During my acceptance speech I said, ‘I beat Meryl,’ which is a quote from themovie The First Wives Club. But which some people took me as trash talking Meryl Streep . . . I would never trash talk any of my fellow nominees at the Golden Globes.

“But the Oscars are another story.”

The 22-year-old went on to call Jessica Chastain “more like Jessica ain’t gonna win an Oscar on my watch.”

For Naomi Watts, Lawrence said, “You were in The Impossible. You know what else is impossible? You beating me on Oscar night.”

During the episode’s cold opening, Taran Killam put on his best Piers Morgan face to interview Lance Armstrong, portrayed by Jason Sudeikis.

Lawrence also made fun of her own — as in her own movie character from The Hunger Games. In the nearly five-minute sketch, Katniss, Peeta (Killam) and Seneca Crane (Bill Hader) hold a press conference following the Games. (Skip the video if you haven’t seen the film).

The trio go on to answer questions about food, speaking to the other competitors after the game and the use of performance enhancing (and reducing) drugs.

Adam Levine will host next week’s Saturday Night Live, with musical guest Kendrick Lamar.

What did you think of Jennifer Lawrence on SNL? Check out the clips above, and below, and weigh in.

2012 was yet another year ruled by Adele.

No only was she crowned Billboard’s top artist of the year, the British pop powerhouse’s Grammy-winning album, 21, ranked as iTunes’ top-selling record of 2012.

Almost two years after it was released, Adele’s sophomore effort nabbed another accolade last month, as it passed the 10 million in American sales. Ever fittingly, that established 21 as the 21st album to achieve that milestone in the history of Nielsen SoundScan.

Adele — who became the first artist to earn iTunes’ top-selling album, single and artist in a single year in 2011 — beat out country-pop crooner Taylor Swift‘s Red, which earned the second-highest debut sale week for a female artist after selling 1.2 million copies in its first week in U.S.

Mumford & Sons nabbed two spots on the top 10. The British indie folk band hit high sales with their second studio album, Babel, which landed at No. 3 after premiering at No. 1 on U.K. and U.S. charts in September. But their 2009 record, Sigh No More, continued to bring in big bucks in 2012, coming in as iTunes’ sixth-highest selling album for the year.

Find out what other artists ranked in the top 10 best-selling albums for 2012.

Did Adele deserve the top spot? Who do you think should have made the list? Chime in below.