The 26 music artists with the most Grammy Awards of all time

Jimmy Sturr won his first Grammy Award in 1987 for best polka recording for "I Remember Warsaw." He has received 24 nominations. 

Aretha Franklin, known as the "Queen of Soul," won her first two Grammys in 1968 for her hit single "Respect." She received 44 nominations before she died at age 76 in 2018.

The famous crooner Tony Bennett won his first two Grammys in 1963 for the song "I Left My Heart in San Francisco." He received 41 nominations before he died at age 96 in 2023.

Paul McCartney won his first Grammy in 1965 for best new artist with The Beatles.

After the band split, he continued to rack up nominations and awards for his work as a solo artist, including best rock song for "Cut Me Some Slack."

McCartney's latest award, however, was also bestowed for his work with his former band: best rock performance for "Now and Then," billed as "the final Beatles song." He has received 83 nominations. 

The renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma won his first Grammy in 1985 for a Bach recording. He has received 32 nominations.  

Franklin, who received his 33rd nomination this year for best gospel performance/song, has won 20 Grammy Awards across his career. The first came at the 39th Grammys in 1997, when he won best contemporary soul gospel album for "Whatcha Lookin' 4."

Bruce Springsteen, known as "The Boss," won his first Grammy in 1985 for best rock vocal performance for "Dancing in the Dark." He has received 51 nominations.

The recording engineer Al Schmitt won his first Grammy in 1963 for his work with composer Henry Mancini on the film "Hatari!" He received 36 nominations before his death in 2021 at 91.

The guitarist Pat Metheny won his first Grammy in 1983 for best jazz fusion performance for the album "Offramp." He has received 39 nominations.

The film and TV composer Henry Mancini won his first two Grammys at the first-ever ceremony in 1959 for his score to the show "Peter Gunn." He received 72 nominations before he died at age 70 in 1994.

The country singer-songwriter Vince Gill won his first Grammy in 1991 for best country vocal performance for "When I Call Your Name." He has received 48 nominations.

U2 won their first two Grammys in 1988 for the album "The Joshua Tree." The Irish band has received 46 nominations.

Serban Ghenea, a celebrated mix engineer, has won Grammys for his work on famous albums like Justin Timberlake's "Justified," Taylor Swift's "1989," Adele's "25," Swift's "Folklore," Swift's "Midnights," and more.

This year, he won best dance pop recording for working on Lady Gaga's "Abracadabra."

He has received 56 nominations.

Ye, who still releases music under the name Kanye West, won his first three Grammys in 2005 for best rap album ("The College Dropout"), best rap song ("Jesus Walks"), and best R&B song (Alicia Keys' "You Don't Know My Name"). He has received 76 nominations. 

Vladimir Horowitz won his first two Grammys in 1963. The pianist received 45 nominations before he died at age 86 in 1989.

David Frost won his first Grammy Award in 2000 for best spoken word album for children. He has since won classical producer of the year seven times and received 37 nominations.

Stevie Wonder won his first four Grammys in 1974 for his album "Innervisions." He is also the only Black artist in Grammy history to win album of the year three times.

The R&B legend has received 75 nominations throughout his career.

Jay-Z won his first Grammy in 1999 for best rap album for "Vol. 2 … Hard Knock Life." Most recently, he received an award for his songwriting credits on Beyoncé's "Cowboy Carter."

The rapper-slash-mogul has received 89 nominations.

Pierre Boulez won his first two Grammys in 1968 for his classical album "Berg: Wozzeck." The French composer received 67 nominations before he died at age 90 in 2016.

John Williams won his first Grammy in 1976 for composing the original score for Steven Spielberg's "Jaws."

Most recently, he won best music film this year for "Music by John Williams," a documentary about his career produced by many directors he's worked with, including Steven Spielberg, who became an EGOT with this Grammy win.

Williams has received 77 nominations across his career.

Alison Krauss won her first Grammy in 1991 for best bluegrass recording for the song "I've Got That Old Feeling." The singer-songwriter has received 46 nominations.

Kendrick Lamar was nominated for seven Grammys following the success of his first major-label album, "Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City," but went home empty-handed from the 2014 ceremony.

However, it didn't take long for Lamar to make up the deficit. The following year, he won his first two Grammys: best rap song and best rap performance for "I."

Since then, Lamar has won best rap album four times, record of the year twice, and song of the year. He has received 66 nominations.

Quincy Jones, the illustrious producer best known for his work with Michael Jackson in the 1980s, won his first Grammy in 1964 for best instrumental arrangement for his production of Count Basie's "I Can't Stop Loving You."

Most recently, Jones won best music film for "Quincy" at the 61st annual ceremony. He received 80 nominations before his death at age 91 in 2024.

The pianist Chick Corea won his first Grammy in 1976 for best instrumental jazz performance for the song "No Mystery."

Most recently, he won best jazz performance for "Windows — Live" at the 68th annual Grammys. He has received 77 nominations to date.

The Hungarian-British composer Georg Solti won his first Grammy in 1963 for best opera recording for "Verdi: Aida." He received 74 nominations before he died at age 84.

Beyoncé won her first two Grammys in 2001 with Destiny's Child for their hit single "Say My Name."

In 2023, she received her record-breaking 32nd award for best dance/electronic album for "Renaissance." Most recently, she won three awards at the 67th annual ceremony for "Cowboy Carter," including best country album and album of the year.

The legendary singer has received 99 nominations throughout her career, the most of any artist in history.