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Grammy Awards for Rock

  • Best Rock Performance

    Changes (Live From Villa Park) Back To The Beginning. YUNGBLUD, Nuno Bettencourt, Frank Bello, Adam Wakeman, Vessel2

  • Best Metal Performance

    BIRDS. Turnstile

  • Best Rock Song

    As Alive As You Need Me To Be. Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross

  • Best Rock Album

    NEVER ENOUGH. Turnstile

  • Best Rock Performance

    Now And Then. The Beatles

  • Best Metal Performance

    Mea Culpa (Ah! Ça ira!). Gojira, Marina Viotti, Victor Le Masne

  • Best Rock Song

    Broken Man. St. Vincent

  • Best Rock Album

    Hackney Diamonds. Rolling Stones

  • Best Rock Performance

    Not Strong Enough. boygenius

  • Best Metal Performance

    72 Seasons. Metallica

  • Best Rock Song

    Not Strong Enough. Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus, boygenius

  • Best Rock Album

    This Is Why. Paramore

  • Best Rock Performance

    Broken Horses. Brandi Carlile

  • Best Metal Performance

    Degradation Rules. Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi

  • Best Rock Song

    Broken Horses. Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth

  • Best Rock Album

    Patient Number 9. Ozzy Osbourne

  • Best Rock Performance

    Making A Fire. Foo Fighters

  • Best Metal Performance

    The Alien. Dream Theater

  • Best Rock Song

    Waiting On A War. David Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Rami Jaffee, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett, Pat Smear, Foo Fighters

  • Best Rock Album

    Medicine At Midnight. Foo Fighters

  • Best Rock Performance

    Shameika. Fiona Apple

  • Best Metal Performance

    Bum-Rush. Body Count

  • Best Rock Song

    Stay High. Brittany Howard

  • Best Rock Album

    The New Abnormal. The Strokes

  • Best Rock Performance

    This Land. Gary Clark, Jr.

  • Best Metal Performance

    7empest. Tool

  • Best Rock Song

    This Land. Gary Clark, Jr.

  • Best Rock Album

    Social Cues. Cage The Elephant

  • Best Rock Performance

    When Bad Does Good. Chris Cornell

  • Best Metal Performance

    Electric Messiah. High On Fire

  • Best Rock Song

    Masseduction. Jack Antonoff, St. Vincent

  • Best Rock Album

    From The Fires. Greta Van Fleet

  • Best Rock Performance

    You Want It Darker. Leonard Cohen

  • Best Metal Performance

    Sultan’s Curse. Mastodon

  • Best Rock Song

    Run. Foo Fighters, David Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Rami Jaffee, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett, Pat Smear

  • Best Rock Album

    A Deeper Understanding. The War On Drugs

  • Best Rock Performance

    Blackstar. David Bowie

  • Best Metal Performance

    Dystopia. Megadeth

  • Best Rock Song

    Blackstar. David Bowie

  • Best Rock Album

    Tell Me I'm Pretty. Cage The Elephant

  • Best Rock Performance

    Don't Wanna Fight. Alabama Shakes

  • Best Metal Performance

    Cirice. Ghost

  • Best Rock Song

    Don't Wanna Fight. Alabama Shakes, Zac Cockrell, Heath Fogg, Brittany Howard, Steve Johnson

  • Best Rock Album

    Drones. Muse

  • Best Rock Performance

    Lazaretto. Jack White

  • Best Metal Performance

    The Last In Line. Tenacious D

  • Best Rock Song

    Ain't It Fun. Hayley Williams, Taylor York

  • Best Rock Album

    Morning Phase. Beck

  • Best Rock Performance

    Radioactive. Imagine Dragons

  • Best Metal Performance

    God Is Dead?. Black Sabbath

  • Best Rock Song

    Cut Me Some Slack. David Grohl, Paul McCartney, Krist Novoselic, Pat Smear

  • Best Rock Album

    Celebration Day. Led Zeppelin

  • Best Rock Performance

    Lonely Boy. The Black Keys

  • Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance

    Love Bites (So Do I). Halestorm

  • Best Rock Song

    Lonely Boy. Dan Auerbach, Danger Mouse, Patrick Carney, The Black Keys

  • Best Rock Album

    El Camino. The Black Keys

  • Best Rock Performance

    Walk. Foo Fighters

  • Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance

    White Limo. Foo Fighters

  • Best Rock Song

    Walk. Foo Fighters

  • Best Rock Album

    Wasting Light. Foo Fighters

  • Solo Rock Vocal Performance

    Helter Skelter. Paul McCartney

  • Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

    Tighten Up. The Black Keys

  • Hard Rock Performance

    New Fang. Them Crooked Vultures

  • Best Metal Performance

    El Dorado. Iron Maiden

  • Rock Instrumental Performance

    Hammerhead. Jeff Beck

  • Best Rock Song

    Angry World. Neil Young

  • Best Rock Album

    The Resistance. Muse

  • Solo Rock Vocal Performance

    Working On A Dream. Bruce Springsteen

  • Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

    Use Somebody. Kings Of Leon

  • Hard Rock Performance

    War Machine. AC/DC

  • Best Metal Performance

    Dissident Aggressor. Judas Priest

  • Rock Instrumental Performance

    A Day In The Life. Jeff Beck

  • Best Rock Song

    Use Somebody. Kings Of Leon

  • Best Rock Album

    21st Century Breakdown. Green Day

  • Solo Rock Vocal Performance

    Gravity. John Mayer

  • Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

    Sex On Fire. Kings Of Leon

  • Hard Rock Performance

    Wax Simulacra. Mars Volta

  • Best Metal Performance

    My Apocalypse. Metallica

  • Rock Instrumental Performance

    Peaches En Regalia. Zappa Plays Zappa, Steve Vai

  • Best Rock Song

    Girls In Their Summer Clothes. Bruce Springsteen

  • Best Rock Album

    Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends. Coldplay

  • Solo Rock Vocal Performance

    Radio Nowhere. Bruce Springsteen

  • Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

    Icky Thump. White Stripes

  • Hard Rock Performance

    The Pretender. Foo Fighters

  • Best Metal Performance

    Final Six. Slayer

  • Rock Instrumental Performance

    Once Upon A Time In The West. Bruce Springsteen

  • Best Rock Song

    Radio Nowhere. Bruce Springsteen

  • Best Rock Album

    Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace. Foo Fighters

  • Solo Rock Vocal Performance

    Someday Baby. Bob Dylan

  • Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

    Dani California. Red Hot Chili Peppers

  • Hard Rock Performance

    Woman. Wolfmother

  • Best Metal Performance

    Eyes Of The Insane. Slayer

  • Rock Instrumental Performance

    The Wizard Turns On.... The Flaming Lips

  • Best Rock Song

    Dani California. Flea, John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis, Chad Smith

  • Best Rock Album

    Stadium Arcadium. Red Hot Chili Peppers

  • Solo Rock Vocal Performance

    Devils & Dust. Bruce Springsteen

  • Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

    Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own. U2

  • Hard Rock Performance

    B.Y.O.B.. System Of A Down

  • Best Metal Performance

    Before I Forget. Slipknot

  • Rock Instrumental Performance

    69 Freedom Special. Les Paul

  • Best Rock Song

    City Of Blinding Lights. U2, Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge, Larry Mullen Jr.

  • Best Rock Album

    How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb. U2

  • Solo Rock Vocal Performance

    Code Of Silence. Bruce Springsteen

  • Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

    Vertigo. U2

  • Hard Rock Performance

    Slither. Velvet Revolver

  • Best Metal Performance

    Whiplash. Motorhead

  • Rock Instrumental Performance

    Mrs. O'Leary's Cow. Brian Wilson

  • Best Rock Song

    Vertigo. U2, Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge, Larry Mullen Jr.

  • Best Rock Album

    American Idiot. Green Day

  • Best Female Rock Vocal Performance

    Trouble. Pink

  • Best Male Rock Vocal Performance

    Gravedigger. Dave Matthews

  • Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

    Disorder In The House. Warren Zevon, Bruce Springsteen

  • Hard Rock Performance

    Bring Me To Life. Evanescence, Paul McCoy

  • Best Metal Performance

    St. Anger. Metallica

  • Rock Instrumental Performance

    Plan B. Jeff Beck

  • Best Rock Song

    Seven Nation Army. Jack White

  • Best Rock Album

    One By One. Foo Fighters

  • Best Female Rock Vocal Performance

    Steve McQueen. Sheryl Crow

  • Best Male Rock Vocal Performance

    The Rising. Bruce Springsteen

  • Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

    In My Place. Coldplay

  • Hard Rock Performance

    All My Life. Foo Fighters

  • Best Metal Performance

    Here To Stay. Korn

  • Rock Instrumental Performance

    Approaching Pavonis Mons By Balloon (Utopia Planitia). The Flaming Lips

  • Best Rock Song

    The Rising. Bruce Springsteen

  • Best Rock Album

    The Rising. Bruce Springsteen

  • Best Female Rock Vocal Performance

    Get Right With God. Lucinda Williams

  • Best Male Rock Vocal Performance

    Dig In. Lenny Kravitz

  • Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

    Elevation. U2

  • Hard Rock Performance

    Crawling. Linkin Park

  • Best Metal Performance

    Schism. Tool

  • Rock Instrumental Performance

    Dirty Mind. Jeff Beck

  • Best Rock Song

    Drops Of Jupiter. Charlie Colin, Rob Hotchkiss, Patrick Monahan, Jimmy Stafford, Scott Underwood

  • Best Rock Album

    All That You Can't Leave Behind. U2

  • Best Female Rock Vocal Performance

    There Goes The Neighborhood. Sheryl Crow

  • Best Male Rock Vocal Performance

    Again. Lenny Kravitz

  • Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

    Beautiful Day. U2

  • Hard Rock Performance

    Guerrilla Radio. Rage Against The Machine

  • Best Metal Performance

    Elite. Deftones

  • Rock Instrumental Performance

    The Call Of Ktulu. Metallica, Michael Kamen

  • Best Rock Song

    With Arms Wide Open. Scott Stapp, Mark Tremonti

  • Best Rock Album

    There Is Nothing Left To Lose. Foo Fighters

  • Best Female Rock Vocal Performance

    Sweet Child O' Mine. Sheryl Crow

  • Best Male Rock Vocal Performance

    American Woman. Lenny Kravitz

  • Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

    Put Your Lights On. Santana, Everlast

  • Hard Rock Performance

    Whiskey In The Jar. Metallica

  • Best Metal Performance

    Iron Man. Black Sabbath

  • Rock Instrumental Performance

    The Calling. Santana, Eric Clapton

  • Best Rock Song

    Scar Tissue. Flea, John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis, Chad Smith

  • Best Rock Album

    Supernatural. Santana

  • Best Female Rock Vocal Performance

    Uninvited. Alanis Morissette

  • Best Male Rock Vocal Performance

    Fly Away. Lenny Kravitz

  • Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

    Pink. Aerosmith

  • Hard Rock Performance

    Most High. Jimmy Page, Robert Plant

  • Best Metal Performance

    Better Than You. Metallica

  • Rock Instrumental Performance

    The Roots Of Coincidence. Pat Metheny

  • Best Rock Song

    Uninvited. Alanis Morissette

  • Best Rock Album

    The Globe Sessions. Sheryl Crow

  • Best Female Rock Vocal Performance

    Criminal. Fiona Apple

  • Best Male Rock Vocal Performance

    Cold Irons Bound. Bob Dylan

  • Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

    One Headlight. Wallflowers

  • Hard Rock Performance

    The End Is The Beginning Is The End. Smashing Pumpkins

  • Best Metal Performance

    Aenema. Tool

  • Rock Instrumental Performance

    Block Rockin' Beats. The Chemical Brothers

  • Best Rock Song

    One Headlight. Jakob Dylan

  • Best Rock Album

    Blue Moon Swamp. John Fogerty

  • Best Female Rock Vocal Performance

    If It Makes You Happy. Sheryl Crow

  • Best Male Rock Vocal Performance

    Where It's At. Beck

  • Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

    So Much To Say. Dave Matthews

  • Hard Rock Performance

    Bullet With Butterfly Wings. Smashing Pumpkins

  • Best Metal Performance

    Tire Me. Rage Against The Machine

  • Rock Instrumental Performance

    SRV Shuffle. Jimmie Vaughan, Eric Clapton, Bonnie Raitt, Robert Cray, B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Dr. John, Art Neville

  • Best Rock Song

    Give Me One Reason. Tracy Chapman

  • Best Rock Album

    Sheryl Crow. Sheryl Crow

  • Best Female Rock Vocal Performance

    You Oughta Know. Alanis Morissette

  • Best Male Rock Vocal Performance

    You Don't Know How It Feels. Tom Petty

  • Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

    Run-Around. Blues Traveler

  • Hard Rock Performance

    Spin The Black Circle. Pearl Jam

  • Best Metal Performance

    Happiness In Slavery. Nine Inch Nails

  • Rock Instrumental Performance

    Jessica. Allman Brothers Band

  • Best Rock Song

    You Oughta Know. Glen Ballard, Alanis Morissette

  • Best Rock Album

    Jagged Little Pill. Alanis Morissette

  • Best Female Rock Vocal Performance

    Come To My Window. Melissa Etheridge

  • Best Male Rock Vocal Performance

    Streets Of Philadelphia. Bruce Springsteen

  • Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

    Crazy. Aerosmith

  • Hard Rock Performance

    Black Hole Sun. Soundgarden

  • Best Metal Performance

    Spoonman. Soundgarden

  • Rock Instrumental Performance

    Marooned. Pink Floyd

  • Best Rock Song

    Streets Of Philadelphia. Bruce Springsteen

  • Best Rock Album

    Voodoo Lounge. Rolling Stones

  • Best Male Rock Vocal Performance

    I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That). Meat Loaf

  • Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

    Livin' On The Edge. Aerosmith

  • Hard Rock Performance

    Plush. Stone Temple Pilots

  • Best Metal Performance

    I Don't Want To Change The World. Ozzy Osbourne

  • Rock Instrumental Performance

    Sofa. Steve Vai

  • Best Rock Song

    Runaway Train. David Pirner

  • Best Female Rock Vocal Performance

    Ain't It Heavy. Melissa Etheridge

  • Best Male Rock Vocal Performance

    Unplugged. Eric Clapton

  • Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

    Achtung Baby. U2

  • Hard Rock Performance

    Give It Away. Red Hot Chili Peppers

  • Best Metal Performance

    Wish. Nine Inch Nails

  • Rock Instrumental Performance

    Little Wing. Stevie Ray Vaughan

  • Best Rock Song

    Layla. Eric Clapton, Jim Gordon

  • Best Female Rock Vocal Performance

    Luck Of The Draw. Bonnie Raitt

  • Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

    Good Man, Good Woman. Bonnie Raitt, Delbert McClinton

  • Hard Rock Performance

    For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge. Van Halen

  • Best Metal Performance

    Metallica. Metallica

  • Rock Instrumental Performance

    Cliffs Of Dover. Eric Johnson

  • Best Rock Song

    Soul Cages. Sting

  • Best Female Rock Vocal Performance

    Black Velvet. Alannah Myles

  • Best Male Rock Vocal Performance

    Bad Love. Eric Clapton

  • Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

    Janie's Got A Gun. Aerosmith

  • Hard Rock Performance

    Time's Up. Living Colour

  • Best Metal Performance

    Stone Cold Crazy. Metallica

  • Rock Instrumental Performance

    D/FW. Vaughan Brothers

  • Best Female Rock Vocal Performance

    Nick Of Time. Bonnie Raitt

  • Best Male Rock Vocal Performance

    The End Of The Innocence. Don Henley

  • Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

    Traveling Wilburys Volume One. Traveling Wilburys

  • Hard Rock Performance

    Cult Of Personality. Living Colour

  • Best Metal Performance

    One. Metallica

  • Rock Instrumental Performance

    Jeff Beck's Guitar Shop with Terry Bozzio & Tony Hymas. Jeff Beck, Terry Bozzio, Tony Hymas

  • Best Female Rock Vocal Performance

    Tina Live In Europe. Tina Turner

  • Best Male Rock Vocal Performance

    Simply Irresistible. Robert Palmer

  • Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

    Desire. U2

  • Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance Vocal Or Instrumental

    Crest Of A Knave. Jethro Tull

  • Rock Instrumental Performance

    Blues For Salvador. Carlos Santana

  • Best Male Rock Vocal Performance

    Tunnel Of Love. Bruce Springsteen

  • Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

    The Joshua Tree. U2

  • Rock Instrumental Performance

    Jazz From Hell. Frank Zappa

  • Best Female Rock Vocal Performance

    Back Where You Started. Tina Turner

  • Best Male Rock Vocal Performance

    Addicted To Love. Robert Palmer

  • Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

    Missionary Man. Eurythmics

  • Rock Instrumental Performance

    Peter Gunn. Art Of Noise, Duane Eddy

  • Best Female Rock Vocal Performance

    One Of The Living. Tina Turner

  • Best Male Rock Vocal Performance

    The Boys Of Summer. Don Henley

  • Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

    Money For Nothing. Dire Straits

  • Rock Instrumental Performance

    Escape. Jeff Beck

  • Best Female Rock Vocal Performance

    Better Be Good To Me. Tina Turner

  • Best Male Rock Vocal Performance

    Dancing In The Dark. Bruce Springsteen

  • Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

    Purple Rain - Music From The Motion Picture. Prince

  • Rock Instrumental Performance

    Cinema. Yes

  • Best Female Rock Vocal Performance

    Love Is A Battlefield. Pat Benatar

  • Best Male Rock Vocal Performance

    Beat It. Michael Jackson

  • Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

    Synchronicity. Police

  • Rock Instrumental Performance

    Brimstone And Treacle. Sting

  • Best Female Rock Vocal Performance

    Shadows Of The Night. Pat Benatar

  • Best Male Rock Vocal Performance

    Hurts So Good. John Mellencamp

  • Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

    Eye Of The Tiger. Survivor

  • Rock Instrumental Performance

    D.N.A.. Flock Of Seagulls

  • Best Female Rock Vocal Performance

    Fire And Ice. Pat Benatar

  • Best Male Rock Vocal Performance

    Jessie's Girl. Rick Springfield

  • Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

    Don't Stand So Close To Me. Police

  • Rock Instrumental Performance

    Behind My Camel. Police

  • Best Female Rock Vocal Performance

    Crimes Of Passion. Pat Benatar

  • Best Male Rock Vocal Performance

    Glass Houses. Billy Joel

  • Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

    Against The Wind. Bob Seger

  • Rock Instrumental Performance

    Reggatta De Blanc. Police

  • Best Female Rock Vocal Performance

    Hot Stuff. Donna Summer

  • Best Male Rock Vocal Performance

    Gotta Serve Somebody. Bob Dylan

  • Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

    Heartache Tonight. Eagles

  • Rock Instrumental Performance

    Rockestra Theme. Paul McCartney

Previous Winners

Changes (Live From Villa Park) Back To The Beginning

YUNGBLUD, Nuno Bettencourt, Frank Bello, Adam Wakeman, Vessel2

BIRDS

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As Alive As You Need Me To Be

Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross

NEVER ENOUGH

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