Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance

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Template:Short description Template:Infobox award The Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance was an award presented to recording artists at the Grammy Awards from 1990 to 2011.

The academy recognized hard rock music artists for the first time at the 31st Grammy Awards in 1989. The category was originally presented as Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance Vocal or Instrumental, combining two of the most popular music genres of the 1980s.[1] Jethro Tull won that award for the album Crest of a Knave, beating Metallica, who were expected to win with the album ...And Justice for All. This choice led to widespread criticism of the academy, as journalists suggested that the music of Jethro Tull did not belong in the hard rock or heavy metal genres.[2][3] In response, the academy created the categories Best Hard Rock Performance and Best Metal Performance, separating the genres.

The band Living Colour was presented the first award for Best Hard Rock Performance in 1990. From 1992 to 1994, the award was presented as the Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance with Vocal. The bands Foo Fighters, Living Colour, and the Smashing Pumpkins share the record for the most wins, with two each. American artists were presented with the award more than any other nationality, though it was also presented to musicians or groups originating from Australia twice and from the United Kingdom once. Alice in Chains holds the record for the most nominations without a win, with eight.

The award was discontinued in 2012 due to a major overhaul of Grammy categories. In 2012 and 2013, quality hard rock performances were honored in the Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance category. However, in 2014, the category was split, returning the stand-alone Best Metal Performance category and recognizing quality hard rock performances in the Best Rock Performance category.[4] According to the Recording Academy, "It was determined that metal has a very distinctive sound, and hard rock more closely aligns with rock and can exist comfortably as one end of the rock spectrum."[4]

Recipients

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Chris Cornell, lead singer of the 1995 award-winning band Soundgarden, performing in 2005
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Billy Corgan of the two-time award-winning band The Smashing Pumpkins
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1999 award winner, Robert Plant, performing in 2007
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Metallica, the 2000 award-winning band, performing in 2008
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Linkin Park, the 2002 award-winning band
A crowd of people standing before a stage lit by four lights from above. On the stage, from left to right, is a man with a guitar, a man dressed in black holding a guitar, and a man sitting behind a drum set.
The two-time award-winning band Foo Fighters
Three men on a stage in front of a crowd; two are holding guitars while the one of the center is sitting behind a drum set. Audio equipment, a drum set, lighting, and other stage fixtures can also be seen in the background.
Wolfmother, the 2007 award-winning band, performing at the Beale Street Music Festival
Three men standing on a stage in front of a crowd; two are holding guitars while the one of the center is holding a microphone. Audio equipment, a drum set, lighting, and other stage props can also be seen in the background.
The 2009 award-winning band The Mars Volta
Year[I] Performing artist(s) Work Nominees Ref.
1990 Living Colour Template:Sort Template:Smalldiv [5]
1991 Living Colour Template:Sort Template:Smalldiv [6]
1992 Van Halen Template:Sort Template:Smalldiv [7]
1993 Red Hot Chili Peppers Template:Sort Template:Smalldiv [8]
1994 Stone Temple Pilots Template:Sort Template:Smalldiv [9][10]
1995 Soundgarden Template:Sort Template:Smalldiv [11]
1996 Pearl Jam Template:Sort Template:Smalldiv [12]
1997 The Smashing Pumpkins Template:Sort Template:Smalldiv [13]
1998 The Smashing Pumpkins Template:Sort Template:Smalldiv [14]
1999 Page and Plant Template:Sort Template:Smalldiv [15]
2000 Metallica Template:Sort Template:Smalldiv [16]
2001 Rage Against the Machine Template:Sort Template:Smalldiv [17]
2002 Linkin Park Template:Sort Template:Smalldiv [18]
2003 Foo Fighters Template:Sort Template:Smalldiv [19][20]
2004 Evanescence & Paul McCoy "Bring Me to Life" Template:Smalldiv [21]
2005 Velvet Revolver Template:Sort Template:Smalldiv [22]
2006 System of a Down Template:Sort Template:Smalldiv [23]
2007 Wolfmother Template:Sort Template:Smalldiv [24]
2008 Foo Fighters Template:Sort Template:Smalldiv [25]
2009 The Mars Volta Template:Sort Template:Smalldiv [26]
2010 AC/DC Template:Sort Template:Smalldiv [27]
2011 Them Crooked Vultures Template:Sort Template:Smalldiv [28]

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Multiple wins

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2 wins

Multiple nominations

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References

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