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With 32 Grammy awards to her name, Beyonc\u00e9 holds the title for most wins<\/a> ever. (Her husband Jay-Z isn\u2019t too far behind her with 24). Other beloved musicians on the list of multiple Grammy Award winners include Bruce Springsteen<\/a>, Aretha Franklin<\/a>, and Paul McCartney<\/a>.<\/p>\n But there are plenty of famous artists who have never been honored with the Recording Academy\u2019s little golden record. From ABBA to Tupac, here are 37 of them.<\/p>\n Nominations: <\/strong>5<\/p>\n The Swedish pop group\u2019s<\/a> first nomination wasn\u2019t until the 2022 Grammys, when \u201cI Still Have Faith in You\u201d was up for Record of the Year.<\/p>\n Nominations: <\/strong>9<\/p>\n The Alex Turner\u2013fronted British rock band has been in the running for Best Alternative Music Album three times, including for their 2006 debut studio album Whatever People Say I Am, That\u2019s What I\u2019m Not.<\/p>\n Nominations:<\/strong> 8<\/p>\n The Backstreet Boys<\/a> lost out on Best New Artist<\/a> in 1998 to Lauryn Hill. The other nominees were Andrea Bocelli, Natalie Imbruglia, and the Dixie Chicks (now known as The Chicks).<\/p>\n Nominations:<\/strong> 4<\/p>\n Three of the Beach Boys<\/a>\u2019 four nominations were for \u201cGood Vibrations\u201d; the other was for \u201cKokomo\u201d more than 20 years later.<\/p>\n Nominations: <\/strong>16<\/p>\n Some of the early nominations of Iceland\u2019s eclectic pop princess were for her music videos, beginning with \u201cHuman Behavior\u201d at the 1994 Grammys.<\/p>\n Nominations:<\/strong> 8<\/p>\n Gwen Stefani<\/a> has 18 Grammy nominations and three wins to her name; her husband has yet to nab one.<\/p>\n Nominations:<\/strong> 0<\/p>\n Bob Marley<\/a> was never officially nominated for a Grammy, but he has two albums (Catch a Fire and Exodus) and three singles (\u201cGet Up, Stand Up,\u201d \u201cNo Woman, No Cry,\u201d and \u201cOne Love\u201d) in the Grammy Hall of Fame<\/a>. Plus, the 2024 biopic Bob Marley: One Love has garnered<\/a> a couple of nominations for the 2025 Grammys, including Best Reggae Album for Bob Marley: One Love – Music Inspired by the Film (Deluxe).<\/p>\n Nominations:<\/strong> 17<\/p>\n Brian McKnight was a fixture in the R&B award categories throughout the early 2000s; his most recent nomination was Best Male R&B Vocal Performance for \u201cWhat We Do Here\u201d at the 2005 Grammys.<\/p>\n Nominations: <\/strong>12<\/p>\n Trevor Smith, Jr., a.k.a. Busta Rhymes, has been nominated for plenty of his own songs, but his sole Album of the Year nod was for his feature on Lil Wayne\u2019s Tha Carter III. (It lost<\/a> to Robert Plant and Alison Krauss\u2019s Raising Sand.)<\/p>\n Nominations:<\/strong> 0<\/p>\n Despite having zero Grammy nominations to his name, rock \u2018n\u2019 roll legend Chuck Berry<\/a> did receive a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award<\/a>, which was given to him in 1984.<\/p>\n Nominations: <\/strong>1<\/p>\n The King of Cool\u2019s<\/a> single Grammy nomination was for Everybody Loves Somebody in the Best Male Vocal Performance at the 1965 Grammys. He lost<\/a> to Louis Armstrong<\/a> for \u201cHello, Dolly!\u201d (Back then, singles and albums could be nominated in the same category.)<\/p>\n Nominations: <\/strong>2<\/p>\n Demi Lovato\u2019s Confident was up for Best Pop Vocal Album at the 2017 Grammys, but Adele took home the trophy<\/a> for 25.<\/p>\n Nominations:<\/strong> 5<\/p>\n The English electronic-rock band has been recognized in multiple categories at the Grammys, including Best Alternative Music Album for their 2009 album Sounds Of The Universe, but never won a trophy.<\/p>\n Nominations:<\/strong> 13<\/p>\n After two nominations for her work with the Supremes, Diana Ross<\/a> earned her first solo nod for \u201cAin\u2019t No Mountain High Enough\u201d at the 1971 Grammys. Shockingly, she has never won a Grammy, but she has been a presenter during the ceremony on seven occasions and also has a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award<\/a>.<\/p>\n Nominations:<\/strong> 0<\/p>\n The Grateful Dead<\/a> has never been up for a Grammy, but front man Jerry Garcia<\/a> did get a nomination for his participation on the 1992 album Bluegrass Reunion.<\/p>\n Nominations: <\/strong>3<\/p>\n \u201cLive and Let Die\u201d was up for Best Hard Rock Performance With Vocal at the 1993 Grammys but lost to \u201cGive It Away\u201d by the Red Hot Chili Peppers. (So did Nirvana\u2019s \u201cSmells Like Teen Spirit<\/a>\u201d and Pearl Jam\u2019s \u201cJeremy<\/a>.\u201d)\u00a0<\/p>\n Nominations:<\/strong> 2<\/p>\n Both of Jennifer Lopez\u2019s nominations were for Best Dance Recording: \u201cWaiting for Tonight\u201d and \u201cLet\u2019s Get Loud.\u201d<\/p>\n Nominations:<\/strong> 1<\/p>\n The guitar-smashing<\/a> rock legend<\/a> was nominated for a Grammy months after<\/a> his death in September 1970. His \u201cStar Spangled Banner\u201d lost<\/a> the award for Best Contemporary Instrumental Performance to Henry Mancini\u2019s album Theme From \u2018Z\u2019 and Other Film Music.<\/p>\n Nominations:<\/strong> 2<\/p>\n The Jonas Brothers\u2019 two nominations include Best New Artist (they lost<\/a> to Adele) and Best Pop Duo\/Group Performance for \u201cSucker\u201d (Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus won<\/a> for \u201cOld Town Road\u201d).<\/p>\n Nominations: <\/strong>1<\/p>\n Journey\u2019s single nomination was at the 1997 Grammys for \u201cWhen You Love a Woman\u201d in the Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal.<\/p>\n Nominations: <\/strong>13<\/p>\n Many of Katy Perry\u2019s most memorable hits have been up for Grammys, including \u201cTeenage Dream,\u201d \u201cDark Horse,\u201d \u201cHot N Cold,\u201d \u201cCalifornia Gurls,\u201d and \u201cI Kissed a Girl.\u201d<\/p>\n Nominations:<\/strong> 1<\/p>\n \u201cPsycho Circus\u201d was nominated for Best Hard Rock Performance at the 1999 Grammys, but Jimmy Page and Robert Plant won<\/a> for \u201cMost High.\u201d<\/p>\n Nominations: <\/strong>11<\/p>\n The \u201cBorn to Die\u201d singer failed to break her losing streak at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards in 2024: She was up for five awards, including Album of the Year for Did You Know That There\u2019s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd.<\/p>\n Nominations:<\/strong> 14<\/p>\n Martina McBride was a familiar name in country categories during the late 1990s and early 2000s, but she hasn\u2019t been nominated in over a decade.\u00a0<\/p>\n Nominations:<\/strong> 12<\/p>\n Nicki Minaj\u2019s most recent Grammy loss was for her work on the 2023 Barbie soundtrack: Her song \u201cBarbie World\u201d was nominated for Best Song Written for Visual Media and Best Rap Song.<\/p>\n Nominations:<\/strong> 4<\/p>\n Biggie\u2019s first nomination was for his 1994 single \u201cBig Poppa,\u201d which lost<\/a> the Best Rap Solo Performance award to Coolio\u2019s \u201cGangsta\u2019s Paradise.\u201d<\/p>\n Nominations:<\/strong> 8<\/p>\n NSYNC never won a Grammy, but Justin Timberlake<\/a> himself has nabbed 10 of them.<\/p>\n Nominations:<\/strong> 2 <\/p>\n Millions may have flocked to see Oasis in 2025 for their highly-anticipated reunion tour, but the beloved English rock band has apparently never impressed The Recording Academy enough to win a Grammy. Arguably their most iconic track, \u201cWonderwall,\u201d was nominated for Best Rock Performance By A Duo or Group With Vocal at the 1997 Grammys, but lost to \u201cSo Much to Say\u201d by Dave Matthews Band.<\/p>\n Nominations:<\/strong> 0<\/p>\n Another mega-popular boy band on the list, One Direction surprisingly never even received a Grammy nomination during their six years together. All five members went on to release solo works, with Harry Styles receiving<\/a> three Grammy wins.<\/p>\n Nominations:<\/strong> 4<\/p>\n Half of Patti Smith\u2019s nominations are for narrating audiobooks: one for Jo Nesb\u00f8\u2019s novel Blood on Snow, and another for her own memoir M Train.<\/p>\n Nominations: <\/strong>4<\/p>\n \u201cBohemian Rhapsody<\/a>\u201d was up for two Grammys: Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus, and Best Arrangement for Voices (Duo, Group or Chorus). It lost<\/a> the former to Chicago\u2019s \u201cIf You Leave Me Now\u201d and the latter to Starland Vocal Band\u2019s \u201cAfternoon Delight.\u201d<\/p>\n Nominations:<\/strong> 7<\/p>\n Six of Rush\u2019s seven nominations were for Best Rock Instrumental Performance; the seventh was for the 2010 documentary Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage, which lost<\/a> in the Music Video\/Long Form category to When You\u2019re Strange, a documentary about The Doors.<\/p>\n Nominations:<\/strong> 3<\/p>\n Selena Gomez\u2019s earlier work wasn\u2019t recognized at the Grammys at all, but her 2021 album Revelaci\u00f3n was nominated for Best Latin Pop Album, and she has an Album of the Year nomination for being featured on Coldplay\u2019s 2021 album Music of the Spheres. Her most recent nomination is for the 2026 show, up for Best Dance Pop Recording for her song \u201cBluest Flame\u201d alongside husband Benny Blanco.<\/p>\n Nominations:<\/strong> 9<\/p>\n Sia\u2019s 2014 hit \u201cChandelier\u201d was nominated for four Grammys: Best Music Video, Best Pop Solo Performance, Record of the Year, and Song of the Year. It lost<\/a> the first two to Pharrell Williams\u2019s \u201cHappy\u201d and the second two to Sam Smith\u2019s \u201cStay With Me (Darkchild Version).\u201d<\/p>\n Nominations:<\/strong> 16<\/p>\n Calvin Broadus, better known as Snoop Dogg<\/a>, has garnered a number of nominations for collaborating with artists like Katy Perry, Dr. Dre, and Kendrick Lamar. But some of his own singles, including \u201cGin and Juice\u201d and \u201cDrop It Like It\u2019s Hot,\u201d have also been up for Grammys.<\/p>\n Nominations:<\/strong> 0<\/p>\n The Spice Girls<\/a> never even got a Grammy nomination, let alone a win. 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