This Sunday, February 4, starting at 10pm, the 2024 Grammy Awards ceremony will be broadcast live on TNT and HBO Max. Nominees will have the opportunity to win the music industry’s most coveted statuette, and many of them they might be doing it for the first time.
Some are lucky enough to win a Grammy Award early in their career. Taylor Swift, for example, succeeded when she was just 20 years old. Billie Eilish at 18. However, There are successful artists who have to wait years for this to happen. Sometimes they wait forever.
This year Miley Cyrus and Lana del Rey, two already established singer-songwriters with years of experience in the sector, could realize their dream and go on stage to receive the award for the first time.
Strangely, the group Abba did not win any Grammys when they were active. Decades later they had an honorary award. Photo: Reuters.These pop stars aren’t the only ones who have never been honored by the National Recording Academy. to exist many artists with long careers who have never reached this milestone. Among them are Katy Perry, Diana Ross, Selena Gomez and to the hit Swedish band Abba.
Also, Queen, the famous group led by Freddie Mercury in the 1980s, never won a Grammy Award during their golden years. Only in 2018 did the group receive the coveted lifetime achievement statuette. But they have never managed to do so in a major category, in recognition of some musical achievement.
It was about Lifetime Achievement Awardwhich was a sort of consolation prize for the Queenwith which the Academy distinguished the impact he had on the music industry.
From Disney to the Grammys
Miley Cyrus goes from success to success, but has yet to win a Grammy, despite being nominated several times.Miley Cyrus is an American singer-songwriter who began her career as a Disney girl, starring in Hanna Montanathe Series teenager which was all the rage in 2006. But as soon as he left the world of television he proved he had much more to tell. In 2013, the singer released Bangerz, his first studio album separate from the world of children’s entertainment.
It was then that he received his first Grammy nomination, in the “Best Pop Vocal Album” category. However, he failed to reach it. AND none of the Disney girls of her generation could do it. Not Miley Cyrus, not Selena Gomez, not Demi Lovato.
This year, Cyrus has a good chance of winning. His success flowers received three nominations, including “Song of the Year” and “Record of the Year”. Furthermore, the singer managed to fall into 3 other categories, including one of the most anticipated of the evening: “Album of the Year”.
Freddie Mercury never won a Grammy during his lifetime. In 2018, Queen, his band, received a sort of consolation prize. Photo: AP/Marco ArndtAn eternal wait
If there is an artist who has long dreamed of the Grammys, it is Lana del Rey. The singer and poet will participate in the ceremony for the fifth time as a candidate.
At 38 years old, Lana has managed to accumulate 11 Grammy nominations throughout her careerbut has not yet managed to win any awards.
Lana Del Rey will attend her fifth Grammy ceremony as a nominee. She has never won so far. Photo: Reuters/Mike BlakeThis Sunday the artist will finally be able to achieve this goal and take home one (or more) statuettes. This year, Del Rey competes in five categories, including “Best Alternative Music Album,” “Song of the Year” and “Album of the Year.” In these last two categories he will face Miley Cyrus.
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