The 66th Grammy Awards took place last Sunday, February 4th, at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. The awards ceremony, which is full of controversy, is responsible for recognizing the best in music.
However, there are still great artists who have left home without taking home an award or any recognition from the academy.
Loudwire has compiled a list of 32 big names in music who, over the years, didn't win awards but still won over critics and many fans around the world.
The Grammy snubs
01. Queen
Despite being nominated in numerous categories and being considered one of the greatest rock bands, Queen never won a Grammy. However, the band did receive an honorary award for their lifetime achievement.
02. The Who
Like Queen, The Who also didn't come out on top, receiving only a consolation prize, the Lifetime Achievement Award, in 2001.
03. The Kinks
The Kinks were never even nominated for the award, despite all their influence on the genre.
04. Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix was nominated for the award only once, and even then, he didn't win.
05. Chuck Berry
Another legend who wasn't recognized in his time. Chuck Berry ended up receiving the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award years after his impact.
06. Journey
The academy didn't recognize the band until the 90s; however, the nomination didn't lead to the award. They competed against The Beatles, who won that year.
07. Everly Brothers
Like other giants on the list, the Everly brothers received only a consolation prize in 1997.
08. Joe Satriani
Over the years, Satriani has received 15 nominations at the biggest music awards, yet he has always left empty-handed.
09. Sly and the Family Stone
Sly and the Family Stone received only one tribute during the awards ceremony. But that was it.
10. Guns N' Roses
It's impossible to believe that one of the greatest rock bands has never received the recognition it deserves.
11. Depeche Mode
The band received its first nomination only in 1995 and, even then, didn't win. Strangely, the band Wet Leg won a Grammy for a remix of "Wagging Tongue".
12. Queens of the Stone Age
The band received 9 nominations, but never won any awards.
13. Patti Smith
Smith was completely ignored by the Academy, and even lost her chances in 1998 and 2001, when she was competing against Fiona Apple and Sheryl Crow respectively.
14. Bob Marley
Bob released 12 albums during his lifetime, however, the academy only added a reggae category four years after his death.
15. Rush
The band was also nominated 7 times, but did not receive any awards.
16. Kiss
The classic band was nominated only once during their glory years. Kiss lost in the Best Rock Performance category in 1998.
17. Talking Heads
Robert Rauschenberg, David Byrne, and Stefan Sagmeister each won an award, but never as a band.
18. Kid Rock
The Academy didn't care if "Cowboy" and "All Summer Long" were dominating the charts. Kid Rock lost his five nominations to John Mayer in 2008.
19. Velvet Underground
Velvet Underground also didn't win the award as a group. In 1999, lead singer Lou Reed took home a statuette for Best Long Form Music Video.
20. Iggy Pop
Pop was only nominated for a Grammy once, in 1988, and ended up losing that year.
21. The Grateful Dead
The band received a belated consolation prize for their body of work, but that doesn't erase the fact that the academy ignored their achievements for years.
22. ZZ Top
ZZ Top received 3 nominations in 1983, 1985, and 2021. And lost every time.
23. Buddy Holly
The trio received recognition at the Grammys only after their deaths.
24. The Cure
The Cure received 2 nominations, both in the Best Alternative Performance category, but the shelf remained empty.
25. Janis Joplin
Janis received a posthumous Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2005, but during her lifetime, she did not receive any recognition from the academy.
26. The Smiths
The Smiths also never received the recognition they deserved from the academy.
27. The Pretenders
The Pretenders received several nominations over the years, including Best New Artist in 1980, however, the award ceremony never took place.
28. Creedence Clearwater Revival
The band was also snubbed by academia during its glory years.
29. Jackson Browne
Browne was nominated for a Grammy eight times, but never went home empty-handed.
30. Deep Purple
No instructions were given to the band.
31. Boston
With his debut album, he received a nomination for Best New Artist, but they lost. Interestingly, Boston was never nominated for the award again.
32. Lynyryd Skynyrd
Finally, the band Lynyrd Skynyrd headlined a Southern Rock tribute in 2005, but they never even received a nomination.
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