Grammy Awards: Katy Perry, Jennifer Lopez and More Stars Who've Surprisingly Never Won

Why Taylor Swift Doesn't Qualify for the 2026 GrammysNot all chart-toppers are Grammy winners. In fact, some of music's biggest names have never won a golden gramophone despite their success on the...

• Goode” singer was ultimately given the Lifetime Achievement Award in 1984.
• Lifetime Achievement Award recipients in 2018, Queen was nominated for four Grammys in frontman Freddie Mercury’s lifetime, but they were never the champions.
• Nicki Minaj, then 0-for-10 in her career at the Grammys (now 0-for-12 since 2024), had thoughts after her song “Super Freaky Girl” was categorized as a pop vocal instead of a rap performance in 2022.

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