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Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance
A gold gramophone trophy with a plaque set on a table
Gilded gramophone trophy presented to Grammy Award winners
Descriptionquality performances in the hard rock genre
CountryUnited States
Presented byNational Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
First awarded1990
Last awarded2010
Websitegrammy.com

The Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance is an award presented to recording artists at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards,[1] for works (songs or albums) containing quality performances in the hard rock music genre. Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position".[2]

The Academy recognized hard rock music artists for the first time at the 31st Grammy Awards (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.[3] 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.[4][5] 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. As of 2010, the bands Foo Fighters, Living Colour, and The Smashing Pumpkins hold the record for the most wins, with two each. American artists have been presented with the award more than any other nationality, though it has been presented to musicians or groups originating from Australia twice, and from Armenia and the United Kingdom once. Alice in Chains holds the record for the most nominations without a win, with a total of seven.

Recipients

A man wearing a white t-shirt, playing a guitar with his eyes closed while standing behind a microphone stand.
Chris Cornell, lead singer of the 1995 award-winning band Soundgarden, performing in 2005
A man with a shaved head, singing into a microphone with his eyes closed. He is wearing a black shirt with the text "Zero" across the front.
Billy Corgan of the two-time award-winning band, The Smashing Pumpkins
A man with long, curly hair wearing a red dress shirt and singing into a microphone on a stand.
1999 award winner, Robert Plant, performing in 2007
Four men in dark clothing on a stage; the man on the left has his arm raised in the air, while the third man from the left has his arms around the second and fourth.
Metallica, the 2000 award-winning band, performing in 2008
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
Five people (including one female, second from the left) all wearing black clothing.
Members of the 2004 award-winning band, Evanescence
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) Nationality Work Nominees Ref.
1990 Living Colour  United States "Cult of Personality" [6]
1991 Living Colour  United States Time's Up [7]
1992 Van Halen  United States For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge [8]
1993 Red Hot Chili Peppers  United States "Give It Away" [9]
1994 Stone Temple Pilots  United States "Plush" [10]
1995 Soundgarden  United States "Black Hole Sun" [11]
1996 Pearl Jam  United States "Spin the Black Circle" [12]
1997 The Smashing Pumpkins  United States "Bullet with Butterfly Wings" [13]
1998 The Smashing Pumpkins  United States "The End Is the Beginning Is the End" [14]
1999 Jimmy Page and Robert Plant  United Kingdom "Most High" [15]
2000 Metallica  United States "Whiskey in the Jar" [16]
2001 Rage Against the Machine  United States "Guerrilla Radio" [17]
2002 Linkin Park  United States "Crawling" [18]
2003 Foo Fighters  United States "All My Life" [19]
2004 Evanescence and Paul McCoy  United States "Bring Me to Life" [20]
2005 Velvet Revolver  United States "Slither" [21]
2006 System of a Down  Armenia
 United States 		"B.Y.O.B." [22]
2007 Wolfmother  Australia "Woman" [23]
2008 Foo Fighters  United States "The Pretender" [24]
2009 The Mars Volta  United States "Wax Simulacra" [25]
2010 AC/DC  Australia "War Machine" [26]

^[I] Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year.

See also

References

General
  • "Grammy Award Winners". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved July 7, 2010. Note: User must select the "Rock" category as the genre under the search feature.
Specific
  1. ^ "Grammy Awards at a Glance". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. Retrieved April 29, 2010.
  2. ^ "Overview". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved April 29, 2010.
  3. ^ Pareles, Jon (February 23, 1989). "Grammys to McFerrin and Chapman". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved August 22, 2010.
  4. ^ Hoffmann, Frank, ed. (2005). Encyclopedia of Recorded Sound. Vol. 1 (2 ed.). CRC Press. p. 542. ISBN 9780415938358. Retrieved August 22, 2010.
  5. ^ Holden, Stephen (February 14, 1990). "The Pop Life". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved August 22, 2010.
  6. ^ "Here's list of nominees from all 77 categories". Deseret News. Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret News Publishing Company. January 12, 1990. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
  7. ^ "List of Grammy nominations". Times-News. Hendersonville, North Carolina: The New York Times Company. January 11, 1991. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
  8. ^ "Grammy nominations span Streisand, Seal, Seattle Symphony". The Seattle Times. The Seattle Times Company. January 8, 1992. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
  9. ^ "Grammy nominees". The Baltimore Sun. Tribune Company. January 8, 1993. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
  10. ^ Campbell, Mary (January 7, 1994). "Sting, Joel top Grammy nominations". Star-News. Wilmington, North Carolina: The New York Times Company. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
  11. ^ "The 37th Grammy Nominations". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. January 6, 1995. p. 2. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
  12. ^ "List of Grammy nominees". CNN. January 4, 1996. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
  13. ^ Campbell, Mary (January 8, 1997). "Babyface is up for 12 Grammy awards". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Journal Communications. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
  14. ^ Campbell, Mary (January 7, 1998). "Grammys' dual Dylans". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Journal Communications. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
  15. ^ "1999 Grammy Nominees". NME. IPC Media. November 27, 1998. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
  16. ^ "42nd Annual Grammy Awards nominations". CNN. January 4, 2000. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
  17. ^ "43rd Grammy Awards". CNN. February 21, 2001. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
  18. ^ "Complete List Of Grammy Nominees". CBS News. January 4, 2002. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
  19. ^ Goldstein, Ben (January 15, 2003). "Grammy Nominees Announced". Blender. Alpha Media Group. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
  20. ^ "They're All Contenders". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. December 5, 2003. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
  21. ^ "Grammy Award nominees in top categories". USA Today. Gannett Company. February 7, 2005. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
  22. ^ "The Complete List of Grammy Nominations". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. December 8, 2005. p. 1. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
  23. ^ "49th Annual Grammy Awards Winners List". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
  24. ^ "Grammy 2008 Winners List". MTV. February 10, 2008. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
  25. ^ "Grammy 2009 Winners List". MTV. February 8, 2009. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
  26. ^ "The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards Nominees List". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
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