Yahoo! : "The VMAs' Most Surprising Best New Artist Snubs"
Winner: Avenged Sevenfold (2006)
In perhaps the most memorable upset in Best New Artist history, heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold took down Rihanna, Chris Brown, Panic! at the Disco, Angels & Airwaves and James Blunt to scoop the title in 2006. The Californian rockers have capitalized on their loyal fan base, selling over four million albums worldwide and taking their 2010 album “Nightmare” to the top spot of the Billboard 200.