Nirvana Accepts Vanguard Honor
Surviving Nirvana members reunite to accept the prestigious MTV Video Vanguard Award.
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Nirvana’s surviving members—Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic and Pat Smear—accepted MTV’s Video Vanguard Award, presented by Public Enemy’s Chuck D, recognizing the band’s influence on music videos and pop culture. Novoselic credited late frontman Kurt Cobain’s artistic vision and said Nirvana continues to resonate because audiences value authenticity and uncompromising music. The award honored the band’s influential videos, including “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” “In Bloom” and “Heart-Shaped Box.” The group did not perform at the ceremony, and its members used the moment to reflect on Cobain and the legacy he helped create.
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During the acceptance, Pat Smear lit a cigarette onstage, a moment Article 2 described as a characteristically unexpected Nirvana moment.
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Dave Grohl said he thinks about Cobain every day and that it feels like “there’s something missing,” adding, “I’d like to thank everybody for paying attention to our band.”
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Nirvana’s videos had received VMA recognition during the band’s original run: “Smells Like Teen Spirit” won Best New Artist in a Video and Best Alternative Video in 1992, “In Bloom” won Best Alternative Video in 1993, and “Heart Shaped Box” won the same award in 1994.
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MTV announced the Vanguard honor on the 34th anniversary of Nirvana’s first VMAs performance, where the band played “Lithium”; Cobain also teased the opening chords of the then-unreleased “Rape Me,” apparently to irritate network censors.
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