You may be scratching your head about how in the world the Beatles, Queen, ABBA and more have never performed at the Grammy Awards before.

In its 68-year history, the Grammys hasn’t hosted some of the biggest music legends ever to perform.

And some, like the members of ABBA, are still very much alive and well.

Joni Mitchell was on that list until she made her long-overdue Grammy debut at the 66th annual awards in 2024.

For the upcoming 68th Annual Grammy Awards airing Sunday, past performers Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, Sabrina Carpenter, Lauryn Hill, Pharrell Williams, Reba McEntire and more will take the stage again.

Here are seven artists for the ages who shockingly never played a Grammy gig.

The Fab Four famously invaded “The Ed Sullivan Show” stage 60 years ago this month. Still, despite winning four gramophones before their infamous breakup, they never graced music’s biggest night with their performing powers.

It just doesn’t make sense that we never got to see Freddie Mercury and his royal band rock the greatest of music awards shows. But to add inconceivable insult to injury, they never even won a single Grammy.

You might expect the grunge gods to have an anti-establishment attitude. But considering the band defined a generational musical movement, it’s a travesty we never got to see Kurt and co. rip into those Recording Academy suits right to their faces.

After Michael did the impossible by leaving behind his bubblegum past in Wham! and proving that he was a pop superstar to be taken seriously, his blockbuster solo debut, 1987’s “Faith,” won the Album of the Year Grammy in 1989. But he didn’t even show up to receive the ultimate gramophone, let alone perform at the ceremony.

He may have been the first solo rapper inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2017, but the rap legend never rocked the mic on Grammy night. He never even got to give what would indeed have been a memorable victory speech, due to his murder in 1996.

Like 2Pac, the Swedish icons never won the most coveted of pop prizes. And somehow, it took until 2022 for them to even be nominated. Mamma mia, indeed.