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About Rock
Music Facts: Rock
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Rock music originated from the American rock and roll sound of the late '40s and early '50s.
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Rock has roots in Black rhythm and blues. Iconic Black artists like Chuck Berry, Fats Domino, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, and Little Richard are among some of the founders of rock music.
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Rock has since grown to encompass many styles and subgenres throughout the decades, including punk, garage rock, heavy metal, grunge, Britpop, indie rock, post-hardcore and emo, pop-punk, and many more.
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Rock icons include Joan Jett, the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, Prince, Patti Smith, and Aerosmith.
Grammy Awards for Rock
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Best Rock Performance
Changes (Live From Villa Park) Back To The Beginning. YUNGBLUD, Nuno Bettencourt, Frank Bello, Adam Wakeman, Vessel2
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Best Metal Performance
BIRDS. Turnstile
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Best Rock Song
As Alive As You Need Me To Be. Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
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Best Rock Album
NEVER ENOUGH. Turnstile
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Best Rock Performance
Now And Then. The Beatles
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Best Metal Performance
Mea Culpa (Ah! Ça ira!). Gojira, Marina Viotti, Victor Le Masne
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Best Rock Song
Broken Man. St. Vincent
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Best Rock Album
Hackney Diamonds. Rolling Stones
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Best Rock Performance
Not Strong Enough. boygenius
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Best Metal Performance
72 Seasons. Metallica
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Best Rock Song
Not Strong Enough. Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus, boygenius
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Best Rock Album
This Is Why. Paramore
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Best Rock Performance
Broken Horses. Brandi Carlile
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Best Metal Performance
Degradation Rules. Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi
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Best Rock Song
Broken Horses. Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth
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Best Rock Album
Patient Number 9. Ozzy Osbourne
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Best Rock Performance
Making A Fire. Foo Fighters
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Best Metal Performance
The Alien. Dream Theater
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Best Rock Song
Waiting On A War. David Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Rami Jaffee, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett, Pat Smear, Foo Fighters
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Best Rock Album
Medicine At Midnight. Foo Fighters
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Best Rock Performance
Shameika. Fiona Apple
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Best Metal Performance
Bum-Rush. Body Count
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Best Rock Song
Stay High. Brittany Howard
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Best Rock Album
The New Abnormal. The Strokes
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Best Rock Performance
This Land. Gary Clark, Jr.
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Best Metal Performance
7empest. Tool
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Best Rock Song
This Land. Gary Clark, Jr.
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Best Rock Album
Social Cues. Cage The Elephant
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Best Rock Performance
When Bad Does Good. Chris Cornell
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Best Metal Performance
Electric Messiah. High On Fire
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Best Rock Song
Masseduction. Jack Antonoff, St. Vincent
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Best Rock Album
From The Fires. Greta Van Fleet
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Best Rock Performance
You Want It Darker. Leonard Cohen
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Best Metal Performance
Sultan’s Curse. Mastodon
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Best Rock Song
Run. Foo Fighters, David Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Rami Jaffee, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett, Pat Smear
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Best Rock Album
A Deeper Understanding. The War On Drugs
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Best Rock Performance
Blackstar. David Bowie
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Best Metal Performance
Dystopia. Megadeth
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Best Rock Song
Blackstar. David Bowie
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Best Rock Album
Tell Me I'm Pretty. Cage The Elephant
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Best Rock Performance
Don't Wanna Fight. Alabama Shakes
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Best Metal Performance
Cirice. Ghost
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Best Rock Song
Don't Wanna Fight. Alabama Shakes, Zac Cockrell, Heath Fogg, Brittany Howard, Steve Johnson
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Best Rock Album
Drones. Muse
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Best Rock Performance
Lazaretto. Jack White
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Best Metal Performance
The Last In Line. Tenacious D
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Best Rock Song
Ain't It Fun. Hayley Williams, Taylor York
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Best Rock Album
Morning Phase. Beck
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Best Rock Performance
Radioactive. Imagine Dragons
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Best Metal Performance
God Is Dead?. Black Sabbath
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Best Rock Song
Cut Me Some Slack. David Grohl, Paul McCartney, Krist Novoselic, Pat Smear
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Best Rock Album
Celebration Day. Led Zeppelin
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Best Rock Performance
Lonely Boy. The Black Keys
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Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance
Love Bites (So Do I). Halestorm
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Best Rock Song
Lonely Boy. Dan Auerbach, Danger Mouse, Patrick Carney, The Black Keys
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Best Rock Album
El Camino. The Black Keys
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Best Rock Performance
Walk. Foo Fighters
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Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance
White Limo. Foo Fighters
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Best Rock Song
Walk. Foo Fighters
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Best Rock Album
Wasting Light. Foo Fighters
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Solo Rock Vocal Performance
Helter Skelter. Paul McCartney
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Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
Tighten Up. The Black Keys
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Hard Rock Performance
New Fang. Them Crooked Vultures
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Best Metal Performance
El Dorado. Iron Maiden
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Rock Instrumental Performance
Hammerhead. Jeff Beck
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Best Rock Song
Angry World. Neil Young
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Best Rock Album
The Resistance. Muse
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Solo Rock Vocal Performance
Working On A Dream. Bruce Springsteen
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Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
Use Somebody. Kings Of Leon
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Hard Rock Performance
War Machine. AC/DC
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Best Metal Performance
Dissident Aggressor. Judas Priest
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Rock Instrumental Performance
A Day In The Life. Jeff Beck
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Best Rock Song
Use Somebody. Kings Of Leon
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Best Rock Album
21st Century Breakdown. Green Day
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Solo Rock Vocal Performance
Gravity. John Mayer
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Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
Sex On Fire. Kings Of Leon
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Hard Rock Performance
Wax Simulacra. Mars Volta
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Best Metal Performance
My Apocalypse. Metallica
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Rock Instrumental Performance
Peaches En Regalia. Zappa Plays Zappa, Steve Vai
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Best Rock Song
Girls In Their Summer Clothes. Bruce Springsteen
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Best Rock Album
Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends. Coldplay
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Solo Rock Vocal Performance
Radio Nowhere. Bruce Springsteen
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Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
Icky Thump. White Stripes
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Hard Rock Performance
The Pretender. Foo Fighters
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Best Metal Performance
Final Six. Slayer
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Rock Instrumental Performance
Once Upon A Time In The West. Bruce Springsteen
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Best Rock Song
Radio Nowhere. Bruce Springsteen
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Best Rock Album
Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace. Foo Fighters
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Solo Rock Vocal Performance
Someday Baby. Bob Dylan
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Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
Dani California. Red Hot Chili Peppers
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Hard Rock Performance
Woman. Wolfmother
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Best Metal Performance
Eyes Of The Insane. Slayer
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Rock Instrumental Performance
The Wizard Turns On.... The Flaming Lips
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Best Rock Song
Dani California. Flea, John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis, Chad Smith
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Best Rock Album
Stadium Arcadium. Red Hot Chili Peppers
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Solo Rock Vocal Performance
Devils & Dust. Bruce Springsteen
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Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own. U2
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Hard Rock Performance
B.Y.O.B.. System Of A Down
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Best Metal Performance
Before I Forget. Slipknot
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Rock Instrumental Performance
69 Freedom Special. Les Paul
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Best Rock Song
City Of Blinding Lights. U2, Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge, Larry Mullen Jr.
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Best Rock Album
How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb. U2
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Solo Rock Vocal Performance
Code Of Silence. Bruce Springsteen
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Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
Vertigo. U2
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Hard Rock Performance
Slither. Velvet Revolver
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Best Metal Performance
Whiplash. Motorhead
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Rock Instrumental Performance
Mrs. O'Leary's Cow. Brian Wilson
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Best Rock Song
Vertigo. U2, Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge, Larry Mullen Jr.
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Best Rock Album
American Idiot. Green Day
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Best Female Rock Vocal Performance
Trouble. Pink
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Best Male Rock Vocal Performance
Gravedigger. Dave Matthews
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Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
Disorder In The House. Warren Zevon, Bruce Springsteen
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Hard Rock Performance
Bring Me To Life. Evanescence, Paul McCoy
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Best Metal Performance
St. Anger. Metallica
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Rock Instrumental Performance
Plan B. Jeff Beck
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Best Rock Song
Seven Nation Army. Jack White
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Best Rock Album
One By One. Foo Fighters
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Best Female Rock Vocal Performance
Steve McQueen. Sheryl Crow
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Best Male Rock Vocal Performance
The Rising. Bruce Springsteen
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Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
In My Place. Coldplay
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Hard Rock Performance
All My Life. Foo Fighters
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Best Metal Performance
Here To Stay. Korn
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Rock Instrumental Performance
Approaching Pavonis Mons By Balloon (Utopia Planitia). The Flaming Lips
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Best Rock Song
The Rising. Bruce Springsteen
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Best Rock Album
The Rising. Bruce Springsteen
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Best Female Rock Vocal Performance
Get Right With God. Lucinda Williams
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Best Male Rock Vocal Performance
Dig In. Lenny Kravitz
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Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
Elevation. U2
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Hard Rock Performance
Crawling. Linkin Park
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Best Metal Performance
Schism. Tool
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Rock Instrumental Performance
Dirty Mind. Jeff Beck
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Best Rock Song
Drops Of Jupiter. Charlie Colin, Rob Hotchkiss, Patrick Monahan, Jimmy Stafford, Scott Underwood
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Best Rock Album
All That You Can't Leave Behind. U2
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Best Female Rock Vocal Performance
There Goes The Neighborhood. Sheryl Crow
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Best Male Rock Vocal Performance
Again. Lenny Kravitz
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Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
Beautiful Day. U2
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Hard Rock Performance
Guerrilla Radio. Rage Against The Machine
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Best Metal Performance
Elite. Deftones
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Rock Instrumental Performance
The Call Of Ktulu. Metallica, Michael Kamen
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Best Rock Song
With Arms Wide Open. Scott Stapp, Mark Tremonti
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Best Rock Album
There Is Nothing Left To Lose. Foo Fighters
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Best Female Rock Vocal Performance
Sweet Child O' Mine. Sheryl Crow
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Best Male Rock Vocal Performance
American Woman. Lenny Kravitz
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Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
Put Your Lights On. Santana, Everlast
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Hard Rock Performance
Whiskey In The Jar. Metallica
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Best Metal Performance
Iron Man. Black Sabbath
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Rock Instrumental Performance
The Calling. Santana, Eric Clapton
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Best Rock Song
Scar Tissue. Flea, John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis, Chad Smith
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Best Rock Album
Supernatural. Santana
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Best Female Rock Vocal Performance
Uninvited. Alanis Morissette
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Best Male Rock Vocal Performance
Fly Away. Lenny Kravitz
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Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
Pink. Aerosmith
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Hard Rock Performance
Most High. Jimmy Page, Robert Plant
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Best Metal Performance
Better Than You. Metallica
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Rock Instrumental Performance
The Roots Of Coincidence. Pat Metheny
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Best Rock Song
Uninvited. Alanis Morissette
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Best Rock Album
The Globe Sessions. Sheryl Crow
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Best Female Rock Vocal Performance
Criminal. Fiona Apple
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Best Male Rock Vocal Performance
Cold Irons Bound. Bob Dylan
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Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
One Headlight. Wallflowers
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Hard Rock Performance
The End Is The Beginning Is The End. Smashing Pumpkins
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Best Metal Performance
Aenema. Tool
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Rock Instrumental Performance
Block Rockin' Beats. The Chemical Brothers
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Best Rock Song
One Headlight. Jakob Dylan
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Best Rock Album
Blue Moon Swamp. John Fogerty
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Best Female Rock Vocal Performance
If It Makes You Happy. Sheryl Crow
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Best Male Rock Vocal Performance
Where It's At. Beck
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Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
So Much To Say. Dave Matthews
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Hard Rock Performance
Bullet With Butterfly Wings. Smashing Pumpkins
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Best Metal Performance
Tire Me. Rage Against The Machine
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Rock Instrumental Performance
SRV Shuffle. Jimmie Vaughan, Eric Clapton, Bonnie Raitt, Robert Cray, B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Dr. John, Art Neville
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Best Rock Song
Give Me One Reason. Tracy Chapman
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Best Rock Album
Sheryl Crow. Sheryl Crow
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Best Female Rock Vocal Performance
You Oughta Know. Alanis Morissette
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Best Male Rock Vocal Performance
You Don't Know How It Feels. Tom Petty
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Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
Run-Around. Blues Traveler
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Hard Rock Performance
Spin The Black Circle. Pearl Jam
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Best Metal Performance
Happiness In Slavery. Nine Inch Nails
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Rock Instrumental Performance
Jessica. Allman Brothers Band
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Best Rock Song
You Oughta Know. Glen Ballard, Alanis Morissette
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Best Rock Album
Jagged Little Pill. Alanis Morissette
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Best Female Rock Vocal Performance
Come To My Window. Melissa Etheridge
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Best Male Rock Vocal Performance
Streets Of Philadelphia. Bruce Springsteen
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Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
Crazy. Aerosmith
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Hard Rock Performance
Black Hole Sun. Soundgarden
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Best Metal Performance
Spoonman. Soundgarden
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Rock Instrumental Performance
Marooned. Pink Floyd
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Best Rock Song
Streets Of Philadelphia. Bruce Springsteen
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Best Rock Album
Voodoo Lounge. Rolling Stones
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Best Male Rock Vocal Performance
I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That). Meat Loaf
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Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
Livin' On The Edge. Aerosmith
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Hard Rock Performance
Plush. Stone Temple Pilots
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Best Metal Performance
I Don't Want To Change The World. Ozzy Osbourne
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Rock Instrumental Performance
Sofa. Steve Vai
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Best Rock Song
Runaway Train. David Pirner
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Best Female Rock Vocal Performance
Ain't It Heavy. Melissa Etheridge
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Best Male Rock Vocal Performance
Unplugged. Eric Clapton
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Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
Achtung Baby. U2
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Hard Rock Performance
Give It Away. Red Hot Chili Peppers
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Best Metal Performance
Wish. Nine Inch Nails
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Rock Instrumental Performance
Little Wing. Stevie Ray Vaughan
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Best Rock Song
Layla. Eric Clapton, Jim Gordon
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Best Female Rock Vocal Performance
Luck Of The Draw. Bonnie Raitt
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Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
Good Man, Good Woman. Bonnie Raitt, Delbert McClinton
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Hard Rock Performance
For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge. Van Halen
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Best Metal Performance
Metallica. Metallica
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Rock Instrumental Performance
Cliffs Of Dover. Eric Johnson
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Best Rock Song
Soul Cages. Sting
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Best Female Rock Vocal Performance
Black Velvet. Alannah Myles
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Best Male Rock Vocal Performance
Bad Love. Eric Clapton
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Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
Janie's Got A Gun. Aerosmith
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Hard Rock Performance
Time's Up. Living Colour
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Best Metal Performance
Stone Cold Crazy. Metallica
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Rock Instrumental Performance
D/FW. Vaughan Brothers
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Best Female Rock Vocal Performance
Nick Of Time. Bonnie Raitt
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Best Male Rock Vocal Performance
The End Of The Innocence. Don Henley
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Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
Traveling Wilburys Volume One. Traveling Wilburys
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Hard Rock Performance
Cult Of Personality. Living Colour
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Best Metal Performance
One. Metallica
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Rock Instrumental Performance
Jeff Beck's Guitar Shop with Terry Bozzio & Tony Hymas. Jeff Beck, Terry Bozzio, Tony Hymas
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Best Female Rock Vocal Performance
Tina Live In Europe. Tina Turner
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Best Male Rock Vocal Performance
Simply Irresistible. Robert Palmer
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Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
Desire. U2
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Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance Vocal Or Instrumental
Crest Of A Knave. Jethro Tull
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Rock Instrumental Performance
Blues For Salvador. Carlos Santana
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Best Male Rock Vocal Performance
Tunnel Of Love. Bruce Springsteen
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Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
The Joshua Tree. U2
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Rock Instrumental Performance
Jazz From Hell. Frank Zappa
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Best Female Rock Vocal Performance
Back Where You Started. Tina Turner
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Best Male Rock Vocal Performance
Addicted To Love. Robert Palmer
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Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
Missionary Man. Eurythmics
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Rock Instrumental Performance
Peter Gunn. Art Of Noise, Duane Eddy
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Best Female Rock Vocal Performance
One Of The Living. Tina Turner
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Best Male Rock Vocal Performance
The Boys Of Summer. Don Henley
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Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
Money For Nothing. Dire Straits
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Rock Instrumental Performance
Escape. Jeff Beck
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Best Female Rock Vocal Performance
Better Be Good To Me. Tina Turner
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Best Male Rock Vocal Performance
Dancing In The Dark. Bruce Springsteen
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Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
Purple Rain - Music From The Motion Picture. Prince
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Rock Instrumental Performance
Cinema. Yes
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Best Female Rock Vocal Performance
Love Is A Battlefield. Pat Benatar
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Best Male Rock Vocal Performance
Beat It. Michael Jackson
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Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
Synchronicity. Police
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Rock Instrumental Performance
Brimstone And Treacle. Sting
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Best Female Rock Vocal Performance
Shadows Of The Night. Pat Benatar
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Best Male Rock Vocal Performance
Hurts So Good. John Mellencamp
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Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
Eye Of The Tiger. Survivor
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Rock Instrumental Performance
D.N.A.. Flock Of Seagulls
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Best Female Rock Vocal Performance
Fire And Ice. Pat Benatar
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Best Male Rock Vocal Performance
Jessie's Girl. Rick Springfield
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Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
Don't Stand So Close To Me. Police
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Rock Instrumental Performance
Behind My Camel. Police
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Best Female Rock Vocal Performance
Crimes Of Passion. Pat Benatar
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Best Male Rock Vocal Performance
Glass Houses. Billy Joel
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Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
Against The Wind. Bob Seger
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Rock Instrumental Performance
Reggatta De Blanc. Police
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Best Female Rock Vocal Performance
Hot Stuff. Donna Summer
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Best Male Rock Vocal Performance
Gotta Serve Somebody. Bob Dylan
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Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
Heartache Tonight. Eagles
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Rock Instrumental Performance
Rockestra Theme. Paul McCartney
Previous Winners
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YUNGBLUD, Nuno Bettencourt, Frank Bello, Adam Wakeman, Vessel2
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