Ninety-nine career nods — Beyoncé now tops the artists with most Grammy nominations ever list as of the 2025 ceremony. She is the first artist to crack ninety after the Cowboy Carter cycle added eleven nominations.

Entering the 2025 season Beyoncé and Jay-Z each held eighty-eight career nominations — a historic husband-and-wife tie on the artists with most Grammy nominations ever board before she pulled ahead.

Producer legend Quincy Jones long held the most-nominated crown with eighty career nods and twenty-eight wins. His behind-the-board breadth still anchors the artists with most Grammy nominations ever top five conversation.

Kanye West stacks seventy-six nominations and twenty-four wins — proof the artists with most Grammy nominations ever chart is not only pop divas. His rap-era peak often saw him nominated against himself.

Paul McCartney ranks third with eighty-four career nominations including twenty-six as a Beatle. Decades of solo work keep him climbing the artists with most Grammy nominations ever list into his eighties.