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20 Times a Big Winner at an Awards Ceremony Was a No-Show

Here are 20 times a big winner at an awards show was a no-show. The roster includes Morgan Wallen, Garth Brooks, John Denver, The Beatles and Eminem.

These no-shows in the top two categories helped Helen Reddy dominate the morning-after coverage with her clever acceptance speech for her feminist anthem “I Am Woman,” which was voted best female pop vocal performance. And “Father Figure” did lose the vocal performance award to Bobby McFerrin’s “Don’t Worry Be Happy.” But Faith won album of the year, signaling that the music industry recognized that Michael had outgrown his lightweight Wham! Michael had won his first Grammy two years earlier for his Hot 100-topping duet with Aretha Franklin, “I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me),” which was voted best R&B performance by a duo or group with vocal.

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