Post Malone, Lana Del Rey, Snoop Dogg, Diana Ross, ABBA and Katy Perry have all never won a competitive Grammy

For most musicians, there’s no indicator they’ve made it quite as big as a win at the Grammys.

However, there are a select few A-listers who have proved that you can still have a huge music career without taking home one of those coveted gold gramophones.

From multi-nominated rappers to legendary singers and groups who managed to slip through the awards show’s net, here are 20 huge artists that have made a massive impact in the music world, but still have a Grammy-shaped gap on their mantelpiece...

Diana Ross

Despite more than 50 years in the entertainment industry, Diana Ross never won any of the previous 12 Grammys that she was nominated for.

However, her contribution to the music world is so inarguable that the Recording Academy eventually granted her a Lifetime Achievement award in 2012, while the Supremes received the same honour in 2023.

Ms Ross was most recently nominated for a competitive Grammy in 2024, but lost out to Michael Bublé on the night.

Bob Marley

He may be remembered the world over as a trailblazer in the world of reggae music, but Bob Marley was never even nominated for a Grammy in his lifetime, let alone awarded one.

The specific Best Reggae Album award was introduced at the Grammys in 1985, four years after his death. His son, fellow musician Ziggy Marley, is the artist who has won in this category the most times.

Katy Perry

Since I Kissed A Girl was released in 2008, Katy Perry has been nominated for 13 Grammys, including a coveted nod in the Album Of The Year category for Teenage Dream.

As of yet, she’s yet to win one, though, with her 2024 album 143 failing to pick up a single nomination at this year’s event.

Nicki Minaj

Nicki Minaj is slightly behind her former collaborator Katy Perry on 10 nominations without a win, last receiving a nomination in 2016 for her album The Pinkprint.

In 2019, she accused the Recording Academy of deliberately snubbing her, claiming: “I was bullied into staying quiet for seven years out of fear.”

Three years later, she criticised the Grammys once again, claiming she’d missed out on a nomination because her........

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