Top shocking artists without Grammy Awards

By Aderinola Abimbola

As the 68th Annual Grammy Awards gets ready to honor the best global artist in at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, tensions rise in anticipation.

Also regarded as ‘music’s biggest night,’ the Grammy Award ceremony brings together global stars who have done exploits in the music industry. However, despite receiving multiple nominations, some artists have never been honored with a Grammy Award. Here is a list of the Top shocking artists without Grammy Awards.

Snoop Dogg

Despite being nominated 17 times, the hip-hop legend has never won a Grammy Award. Popular for numerous hit songs like ‘Young, wild and free’, ‘Drop it like its hot’, ‘Sensual seduction,’ and so many others, the 54-year-old artist is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential rappers of all time.

Katy Perry

Known for her influence on pop music and her camp style, being dubbed the “Queen of Camp” by Vogue and Rolling Stone, Katy Perry has been nominated 13 times but has never actually won a Grammy Award.

ABBA

Swedish pop group ABBA is regarded as the most renowned and commercially successful musical groups in history. They, however were not nominated by the Grammy’s until 2022, and they lost the category to Silk Sonic’s ‘Leave the Door Open’.

Jennifer Lopez

The 56-year-old American singer, songwriter, actress, dancer, is famously known as an influential entertainer. Although she was credited for breaking barriers for Latino Americans in Hollywood and helping propel the Latin pop movement in music, she has never been awarded with a Grammy Award.

Bob Marley

The revered Jamaican artist Bob Marley, who was considered as one of the pioneers of reggae before he passed on in 1981, never received a Grammy Award while alive. He was posthumously awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2001.

Nicki Minaj

Nicki Minaj has earned 12 Grammy Award nominations throughout her career but has yet to win a Grammy. Despite being regarded as one of the most successful female rappers, the 43-year-old rapper has never won a Grammy Award.