Wait, Bradley Cooper Has More Grammys Than WHO?
Two years after A Star Is Born, "Shallow" still bumps. And major props to Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga for securing a Grammy win for Best Song Written for Visual Media in 2019. That wasn't Gaga's first rodeo, and she had won seven of those gold trophies before, but this was huge news for the Guardians of the Galaxy actor.
Now, Bradley and his one Grammy have officially infiltrated the super exclusive Grammy-winner club and effectively left behind so, so many other truly talented artists who have never won, which is still mind blowing in all seriousness. Without further ado, these are the musicians who somehow never won any Grammys:
1. Bob Marley
Bob received a Lifetime Achievement award in 2001, but that's just not the same as being recognized while you're still around, you know? Well, even if "Buffalo Soldier" or "Could You Be Loved" didn't get any ~official~ recognition from the voting body, he's still one of the most influential artists of all time.
2. Katy Perry
Katy's summer anthems have never been properly honored, and that's a shame. Petition to start a category just for that starts now, and "Teenage Dream" and "California Gurls" should absolutely be added retroactively.
3. Travis Scott
This is actually the first year Travis has been nominated for a Grammy, which did The Academy never hear "Antidote" or "Goosebumps"? Give the man and his inspiration/touring partners, Stormi Webster and Kylie Jenner, their due please.
4. Diana Ross
Diana is being celebrated with a "75th Diamond Diana birthday performance" this year, but, again, I said what I said and getting a career retrospective award is not the same thing, no matter how great an honor it is.
5. Nicki Minaj
As one of the best rappers of all time, Nicki Minaj definitely should've won at least one of the 10 awards she's been up for. When will The Recording Academy learn it takes a true genius to make a Sir Mix-a-Lot song cool again??
6. Sia
Most of Sia's nine nominations stem from her out-of-this-world song "Chandelier," which proved she has the ability to not only fly over notes like it's nobody's business, but to make it into the top 10 of Billboard's Hot 100 chart.
7. Miley Cyrus
Miley may have came in like wrecking ball, but The Academy was like, nope, no Best Pop Vocal Album award for Bangerz. Honestly, the tragedy of a lifetime.
8. One Direction
How the group who made Harry Styles and Zayn Malik the singers they are today didn't win a Grammy is beyond comprehension. Now that the group is kaput, their time has sadly passed.
9. Spice Girls
The Spice Girls are arguably the most important girl group of this generation (aside from Destiny's Child, duh), yet they were never acknowledged for their biggest hits like "Wannabe," "Spice Up Your Life," or "2 Become 1." Something isn't adding up here.
10. Backstreet Boys
The Backstreet Boys need a Grammy for longevity alone. Oh, and for giving us that "am I sexuaaal" line. Whether or not they were better than *NSYNC—they've also never won—is debatable, but doesn't sheer willpower get you anything in the music world?
That's a long list of people who have fewer Grammys than Bradley—and there are many more out there—though, that doesn't mean he doesn't deserve the one he just got! Thanks to this win, Brad is one fourth of the way to EGOT status. God speed.
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