Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic and Pat Smear accepted the band’s Moon Person 35 years after their hit single “Smells Like Teen Spirit”
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Nirvana received the Video Vanguard Award at the 2026 MTV VMAs, honoring their lasting influence on music and culture
The award announcement coincided with the anniversary of their first VMA performance in 1992, where they performed “Lithium”
Their iconic “Smells Like Teen Spirit” video, a defining MTV-era clip, has over 2 billion views on YouTube
Nirvana’s MTV era isn’t over just yet.
More than three decades after the band first took the VMAs stage, Nirvana returned to the show to accept the Video…
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