On Tuesday, Billboard Magazine named Grammy-nominated British songbird Leona Lewis its Top New Artist of the Year.

Leona’s credentials include being 2008’s best-selling new artist and the year’s fifth best-selling artist worldwide.

“I’m just going day by day and just enjoying everything,” Leona told Billboard of her success.” I got a fantastic opportunity to come here and do this and so far it’s been going really well.”

Also making Billboard’s list were The-Dream, Metro Station, American Idol Season 6 winner David Cook, Idol runner-up David Archuleta, and British soul star Duffy.