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Apart From Davido, 2 Pac, Snoop Dogg, Nicki Minaj - See Other Top Musicians Who Have Surprisingly Never Won A Grammy (Photos)

Some of the most popular musicians of all time have never won Grammy Awards. This list includes but not limited to the following. 






Brian McKnight has 17 nominations but no wins.



Brian McKnight has been nominated for 17 Grammys since 1993, but has yet to win his first.

In 2004, he was nominated for best male R&B vocal performance but lost to Prince.


Snoop Dogg has been nominated for 16 Grammys, but he has never taken home the prize.


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The rapper only trails McKnight by one nomination, but the two share much more.

Calvin Broadus, better known as Snoop Dogg, received his first Grammy nomination in 1993 and, like McKnight, is still waiting for his first win.

Katy Perry has 13 nominations but no wins.

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Katy Perry has been nominated 13 times in the last ten years, but the current "American Idol" judge still doesn't have a Grammy on her mantle.



Martina McBride has racked up 14 nominations since 1994.

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Martina McBride has received 14 nominations since 1994, but she has been beaten out each time.


Martina McBride has received 14 nominations since 1994, but she has been beaten out each time.

She lost her recent nomination to Taylor Swift  in 2011.

Sia has nine nominations but hasn't scored a win.

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Sia has been nominated for nine Grammys since 2012, but the singer-songwriter, record producer, and music video director has yet to win.
Lin-Manuel Miranda beat her out for best song written for visual media in 2017.

Tupac earned six nominations including one after his death.

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Tupac Shakur received six Grammy nominations, including one after his death, but never won. In 1995, he lost his first two nominations to Coolio and Naughty by Nature, and he lost his posthumous nomination to Eminem.


Björk has been nominated 15 times.

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Since 1993, the Icelandic singer, songwriter, actress, record producer, and DJ has been nominated 15 times, but she has never won a Grammy.
Her most recent nomination was for best alternative music album in 2018.

Dierks Bentley has also earned 14 nominations.

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His first nominations were for the hit "Every Mile A Memory" in 2006. Despite 14 nominations, country singer Dierks Bentley has yet to win a Grammy.

Diana Ross has won a lifetime achievement award, but no Grammys.

Diana Ross

Diana Ross, believe it or not, has never won a Grammy.

Her first of 12 nominations for "Baby Love" came in 1964, and she was nominated nearly every year from 1970 to 1982 without winning.

Nonetheless, the Recording Academy honored the singer with a lifetime achievement award in 2012.

Busta Rhymes has been nominated 12 times.

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Trevor Smith Jr., aka Busta Rhymes, has been nominated 12 times since 1996 but has yet to win his first Grammy. In 2011, he received nominations for best rap performance and best rap song.
In both categories, he was defeated by Kanye West.

Nicki Minaj has 10 nominations but no wins.

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Nicki Minaj received ten Grammy nominations between 2010 and 2015. In 2011, she was beaten out for best new artist by Bon Iver, and in 2015, she was beaten out in all three categories by Kendrick Lamar.


Jennifer Lopez has recieved two Grammy nominations over the years, but she's yet to win.

Jennifer Lopez in a short, white, lace bridal gown at the premiere of "Marry Me"


Jennifer Lopez racked up back-to-back nominations for best dance recording in 2000 and 2001.

But she lost to Cher's "Believe" and Baha Men's "Who Let the Dogs Out.



Now the question 🙋 is, are these persons listed above not good enough to be mentioned as one of the best in their categories? 

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