Esperanza Spalding, Not Justin Bieber or Drake, Wins Best New Artist Grammy

Grammy Awards: Esperanza Spalding received the Grammy Award for Best New Artist over the more popular Justin Bieber and Drake.

Esperanza Spalding performs a tribute to Prince during the 2010 BET Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium on June 27, 2010 in Los Angeles. Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images

Esperanza Spalding received the Grammy Award for Best New Artist over the more popular Justin Bieber and Drake.

A 26-year-old native of Portland, Spalding edged out the baby-faced Bieber and Toronto rapper Drake for her first Grammy Award.

A jazz composer and bassist, Spalding burst out onto the music scene after being personally selected by U.S. President Barack Obama to perform at his Nobel Peace Prize ceremony and concert in 2009.

[See photos from the red carpet here.]

Earlier in the night, rock band Train won the Grammy for Best Pop Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocals for its live rendition of “Hey, Soul Sister;” country singer Miranda Lambert won her first Grammy for Best Female Country Vocal Performance; Muse’s Resistance won the Grammy for Best Rock Album; Lady Gaga won the award for Best Female Pop Vocal Album; and Lady Antebellum took Song of the Year and Best Country Album.

The Grammy Awards, which telecast on CBS, Sunday at 8 p.m. EST and 5 p.m. PST, are considered the most prestigious award of the American recording industry.