Or, at least, the process of deciding who wins and who doesn’t is very, very complicated.
Bob Marley never won a Grammy in his lifetime.
Though he was posthumously awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2001 Grammys.
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And neither did Jimi Hendrix.
Though he, too, won several awards after his death.
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