QUINCY JONES – 86

Many people often overlook Quincy Jones’ name when we think about legends, awards, and nominations. Those who are new to the music scene need to give this iconic artist credit for his mainstream music industry achievements. He had 80 Grammy Award nominations and brought home 28, which is the most in history. That figure alone can already explain for us just how iconic his career is.

Although Jones suffered from medical issues over the last couple of years, he’s still not showing any signs of slowing down. We recently saw him in a 2018 documentary about his life. As the years pass, however, he underwent another hurdle. As of 2020, it mentioned that he lost around $9 million worth of royalties. It was between Michael Jackson’s “This is IT” documentary and him as a producer. According to USA Today, “The (agreements) provided Jones with nothing more than a right to receive payments relating to a 10% basic royalty rate.”