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  • 01/17/06--09:00: Foo Fighters - Resolve (chan 2539842)

    • Resolve

    • Artist: Foo Fighters
    • Label: RCA/Sony BMG
    • Director: Michael Palmieri

  • 03/09/06--09:00: Foo Fighters - No Way Back (chan 2539842)

    • No Way Back


  • 02/15/07--09:00: Foo Fighters - Learn To Fly (chan 2539842)

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  • 08/20/07--09:00: Foo Fighters - The Pretender (chan 2539842)

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  • 11/01/07--09:00: Foo Fighters - Long Road to Ruin (chan 2539842)

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  • 11/01/07--21:00: Photos | EMA 2007 | Show Highlights (chan 2539842)

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  • 07/08/08--09:00: Foo Fighters - The Pretender (V-FEST Concert 2007) (chan 2539842)

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  • 09/29/08--21:00: Photos | 2008 Austin City Limits Festival (chan 2539842)

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  • 02/06/09--21:00: Photos | 2009 Grammy Weekend Parties (chan 2539842)

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  • 10/01/09--09:00: Foo Fighters - Wheels (chan 2539842)

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  • 03/10/11--09:00: Foo Fighters - Rope (chan 2539842)

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  • 03/16/11--21:00: Photos | 2011 SXSW Music Festival (chan 2539842)

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  • 06/02/11--09:00: Foo Fighters - Walk (chan 2539842)

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  • 08/04/11--21:00: Photos | Lollapalooza 2011 Takes Over Chicago (chan 2539842)

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  • 02/09/12--10:20: Foo Fighters, Kings Of Leon Battle For Best Rock Album Grammy (chan 2539842)

    • Red Hot Chili Peppers, Wilco and Jeff Beck round out list of five former Grammy winners competing in hotly contested category.
    By James Montgomery


    Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl and Nate Mendel
    Photo: Peter Wafzig/ Getty Images

    <P>Five disparate discs will go head to head in the Best Rock Album category during Sunday's 54th <a href="http://www.mtv.com/news/grammys/">Grammy Awards</a> (or, probably, during the pre-televised ceremony), which is a pretty apt way to sum up a year when <a href="/news/articles/1656661/decemberists-king-is-dead-and-the-rise-of-the-ideal-society.jhtml">the Decemberists topped the <i>Billboard</i> charts</a> and the best-selling rock record &#8212; Mumford &amp; Sons' <i>Sigh No More</i> &#8212; was actually released in 2010. In short, 2011 didn't make a whole lot of sense. </p><div class="player-placeholder right" id="id:1678680" width="240" height="211"></div><p> So we suppose it's even more fitting that neither the Decemberists nor Mumford are actually nominated for Best Rock Album at this year's Grammys. Instead, it's the Foo Fighters, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Kings of Leon, Wilco and Jeff Beck who will duke it out for the golden gramophone &#8212; and really, each of them has a pretty-realistic shot at winning. They've all got Grammy trophies at home (KOL even took home one of the so-called "Big Four" awards &#8212; Record of the Year, for "Use Somebody" &#8212; in 2009), and through the years, they've each proven themselves as mainstays when the Recording Academy reveals its list of nominees. All of which means that this year's race is certain to be one of the most-tightly contested in years. Will hard-rock enthusiasts carry the Foos to victory? Can indie-leaning voters help Wilco take home the award? Will purists go all-in on Jeff Beck's Les Paul tribute album? We won't know for sure until the winner is announced Sunday. In the meantime, here's a look at the five nominees for Best Rock Album: <b>Foo Fighters, <i>Wasting Light</i>:</b> Born from humble beginnings (they recorded the disc <a href="/news/articles/1661759/foo-fighters-wasting-light.jhtml">straight to tape in Dave Grohl's garage</a>), <i>Wasting Light</i> went on to accomplish great things, not only giving the Foos their <a href="/news/articles/1662340/foo-fighters-first-number-one-album-wasting-light.jhtml">first-ever #1 debut</a> in the U.S., but revitalizing the band's spirit, which they admitted had been worn down after years on the touring/recording treadmill. In the process, the Foos served notice that they're still formidable two decades on, the rare band as capable of churning out snarling stompers as they are radio-friendly numbers. A win here would give the Foos <i>four</i> Best Rock Album Grammys, twice as many as their nearest competitors (Green Day, U2 and, uh, Sheryl Crow). <b>Jeff Beck, <i>Rock 'n' Roll Party (Honoring Les Paul)</i>:</b> Part tribute, part rollicking rock workout, Beck honors his idol, the late, great Les Paul, with this effervescent disc. Recorded live at New York's Iridium Jazz Club &#8212; where Paul played a weekly slot until his death in August 2009 &#8212; on what would've been the guitar pioneer's 95th birthday, it features guest appearances from Brian Setzer, Trombone Shorty and Gary U.S. Bonds and nearly as many memorable moments. Given all that (not to mention the sentimental nature of Grammy voters), this could be <i>the</i> dark-horse favorite to take it all. <b>Kings of Leon, <i>Come Around Sundown</i>:</b> The follow-up to their breakout, <i>Only By the Night</i>, didn't quite match the commercial successes of its predecessor, but that doesn't mean it's a dud. Instead, <i>Sundown</i> finds the brothers (and cousin) Followill coming to terms with their newfound fame, setting down roots and allowing their once bottled-up, garage-proofed rock to flower and flourish (think lap steel, Wurlitzers and horns). It's a solid effort, though it remains to be seen if the Kings can match their post-<i>Night</i> Grammy haul, when they took home three awards (including the aforementioned Record of the Year) based on the strength of the album. <b>Red Hot Chili Peppers, <i>I'm With You</i>:</b> After a two-year hiatus (and a five-year gap between albums), the Chili Peppers <a href="/news/articles/1669964/red-hot-chili-peppers-im-with-you-album.jhtml">returned in 2011 with <i>I'm With You,</i></a> a record of dizzying highs (not all of them drug-related) and disorienting lows. A spirited album that's most certainly haunted by spirits of past regrets and departed friends, much like the Foo's <i>Wasting Light,</i> the Peppers credit <i>I'm With You</i> &#8212; the first to feature guitarist Josh Klinghoffer &#8212; with <a href="/news/articles/1669940/red-hot-chili-peppers-im-with-you.jhtml">revitalizing their band</a> &#8212; which, given both the length and low periods of their amazing career, is definitely saying something. <b>Wilco, <i>The Whole Love</i>:</b> After sounding slightly bored (to some) on 2009's <i>Wilco (The Album),</i> Jeff Tweedy and Co. returned last year with <i>The Whole Love,</i> an album that sees the band rediscovering their adventurous <i>Yankee Hotel Foxtrot</i>/<i>A Ghost is Born</i> period. At turns voluminous, foreboding, inscrutable and drop-dead gorgeous, it not only captures Wilco at their best, but also at a bit of a career crossroads. Regardless of wherever they go from here, we'll definitely be listening. <b>Chaos! Profanity! Wardrobe malfunctions! Don't miss Sway and James Montgomery live from the <a href="http://www.mtv.com/news/grammys/">Grammys</a> red carpet this Sunday, February 12, for a full three hours of mayhem, starting at 5 p.m. ET on MTV.com. And the fun doesn't end Sunday: MTV News has you covered until the Grammy hangover wears off!</b></p>

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  • 02/10/12--11:29: A Guide To The Grammys 2012 (chan 2539842)


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  • 02/11/12--06:46: Grammy Performances: Don't Expect Foo Fighters To Dance (chan 2539842)

    • 'I think we go on right after Chris Brown or something, and I don't want to dance after Chris Brown has been dancing,' Dave Grohl says.
    By James Montgomery


    Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl and Nate Mendel
    Photo: Peter Wafzig/ Getty Images

    <P><b>LOS ANGELES</b> &#8212; One of the <i>oddest</i> moments during Sunday's 54th <a href="http://www.mtv.com/news/grammys/">Grammy Awards</a> might have nothing to do with <a href="http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/adele/artist.jhtml">Adele</a> not winning everything. It could very well end up being the recently announced tribute to electronic music, a performance that will bring together David Guetta, Lil Wayne, Chris Brown, Deadmau5 and, uh ... <a href="http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/foo_fighters/artist.jhtml">Foo Fighters</a>. And though one of those things is most certainly not like the other, the combination just doesn't seem all that bizarre to Foos frontman Dave Grohl. He's learned firsthand that the gap between rock and electronica isn't all that wide, as he told MTV News on the red carpet at Friday night's pre-Grammy MusicCares concert. </p><div class="player-placeholder right" id="vid:732832.id:1678680" width="240" height="211"></div><p> "Well, Deadmau5 is maybe the only EDM artist I know because we did a bunch of festivals over the summer, and for whatever reason, he would be headlining over there while we were headlining over here," he said. "I guess people thought that our audiences would split, but our audiences are compatible in a way, because what he does ... rocks. "The remix that he did for [Foos' single] 'Rope' is really good, and it's clever; it's not just some bullsh-- dance sh--," he continued. "He actually did a rearrangement ... so when we were asked to perform with him, we said OK." And though Grohl wouldn't divulge any details of what may happen during the Foos' brief excursion into electro ("I think you have to call it 'EDM'," he pointed out), he did let us know what <i>won't</i>: namely, dancing of any sort. </p><div class="player-placeholder right" id="vid:732837.id:1678680" width="240" height="211"></div><p> "What do you think, I'm going to f---ing <i>dance?</i>" he laughed. "When we got asked to do it, I said, 'I can't do it. I can't dance.' I think we go on right after Chris Brown or something, and I don't want to dance after Chris Brown has been dancing. Nobody can dance like that guy." <b>Chaos! Profanity! Wardrobe malfunctions! Don't miss our <a href="/news/articles/1678706/grammy-awards-red-carpet-live-stream.jhtml">Grammy red-carpet live stream</a> this Sunday, February 12, for a full three hours of mayhem, starting at 5 p.m. ET on MTV.com. And the fun doesn't end Sunday: MTV News has you covered for all the <a href="http://style.mtv.com/category/awards-shows/">Grammy red-carpet fashion</a>, <a href="/news/articles/1678701/grammy-winners-list.jhtml">Grammy winners</a> and Grammy news until the hangover wears off!</b></p>

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  • 02/12/12--20:22: Grammy Winners List 2012 (chan 2539842)

    • Find out who took home Grammys at the biggest night in music.
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    Adele accepts the award for Best Pop Solo Performance at the Grammys on Sunday
    Photo: John Shearer/ WireImage

    <P>Who took home the most awards on the biggest night in music? Adele, Foo Fighters and Kanye West led the charge in a night that saw plenty of excitement around dance music, compelling country performances and tributes to <a href="/news/articles/1679029/whitney-houston-dead.jhtml">the late Whitney Houston.</a> Check out the selected list of major <a href="http://www.mtv.com/news/grammys/">Grammy</a> winners below, and see the complete list at <a href="http://www.grammy.com/nominees">Grammy.com</a>. Watch <a href="http://www.mtv.com/videos/news/733130/ll-cool-j-opens-the-grammys-with-a-prayer-for-whitney-houston.jhtml#id=1679087">highlights from the Grammy Awards and Red Carpet.</a> <div style="overflow:auto; border: 1px solid #c0b062; -moz-border-radius: 15px; border-radius: 15px; color:#000000;"> <ul style="list-style: none;"> <lh><h2>Record Of The Year</h2></lh> <li> <img style="border: 1px solid #9c7222;" src="http://www.mtv.com/shared/promoimages/news/g/grammys_2012/2012_grammy_logo/50x50.jpg" width="25" height="25"/> <font color="#9c7222"><b>WINNER: "Rolling In The Deep" - Adele</b></font> <li><img src="http://www.mtv.com/shared/promoimages/news/g/grammys_2012/2012_grammy_logo/clear.png" />"Holocene" - Bon Iver <li><img src="http://www.mtv.com/shared/promoimages/news/g/grammys_2012/2012_grammy_logo/clear.png" />"Grenade" - Bruno Mars <li><img src="http://www.mtv.com/shared/promoimages/news/g/grammys_2012/2012_grammy_logo/clear.png" />"The Cave" - Mumford &amp; Sons <li><img src="http://www.mtv.com/shared/promoimages/news/g/grammys_2012/2012_grammy_logo/clear.png" />"Firework" - Katy Perry </ul> </div><br> <div style="overflow:auto; border: 1px solid #c0b062; -moz-border-radius: 15px; border-radius: 15px; color:#000000;"> <ul style="list-style: none;"> <lh><h2>Album Of The Year</h2></lh> <li> <img style="border: 1px solid #9c7222;" src="http://www.mtv.com/shared/promoimages/news/g/grammys_2012/2012_grammy_logo/50x50.jpg" width="25" height="25"/> <font color="#9c7222"><b>WINNER: <i>21</i> - Adele</b></font> <li><img src="http://www.mtv.com/shared/promoimages/news/g/grammys_2012/2012_grammy_logo/clear.png" /><i>Wasting Light</i> - Foo Fighters <li><img src="http://www.mtv.com/shared/promoimages/news/g/grammys_2012/2012_grammy_logo/clear.png" /><i>Born This Way</i> - Lady Gaga <li><img src="http://www.mtv.com/shared/promoimages/news/g/grammys_2012/2012_grammy_logo/clear.png" /><i>Doo-Wops &amp; Hooligans</i> - Bruno Mars <li><img src="http://www.mtv.com/shared/promoimages/news/g/grammys_2012/2012_grammy_logo/clear.png" /><i>Loud</i> - Rihanna </ul> </div><br> <div style="overflow:auto; border: 1px solid #c0b062; -moz-border-radius: 15px; border-radius: 15px; color:#000000;"> <ul style="list-style: none;"> <lh><h2>Song Of The Year</h2></lh> <li> <img style="border: 1px solid #9c7222;" src="http://www.mtv.com/shared/promoimages/news/g/grammys_2012/2012_grammy_logo/50x50.jpg" width="25" height="25"/> <font color="#9c7222"><b>WINNER: "Rolling In The Deep" - Adele</b></font> <li><img src="http://www.mtv.com/shared/promoimages/news/g/grammys_2012/2012_grammy_logo/clear.png" />"All Of The Lights" - Kanye West <li><img src="http://www.mtv.com/shared/promoimages/news/g/grammys_2012/2012_grammy_logo/clear.png" />"The Cave" - Mumford &amp; Sons <li><img src="http://www.mtv.com/shared/promoimages/news/g/grammys_2012/2012_grammy_logo/clear.png" />"Grenade" - Bruno Mars <li><img src="http://www.mtv.com/shared/promoimages/news/g/grammys_2012/2012_grammy_logo/clear.png" />"Holocene" - Bon Iver </ul> </div><br> <div style="overflow:auto; border: 1px solid #c0b062; -moz-border-radius: 15px; border-radius: 15px; color:#000000;"> <ul style="list-style: none;"> <lh><h2>Best New Artist</h2></lh> <li> <img style="border: 1px solid #9c7222;" src="http://www.mtv.com/shared/promoimages/news/g/grammys_2012/2012_grammy_logo/50x50.jpg" width="25" height="25"/> <font color="#9c7222"><b>WINNER: Bon Iver</b></font> <li><img src="http://www.mtv.com/shared/promoimages/news/g/grammys_2012/2012_grammy_logo/clear.png" />The Band Perry <li><img src="http://www.mtv.com/shared/promoimages/news/g/grammys_2012/2012_grammy_logo/clear.png" />J. Cole <li><img src="http://www.mtv.com/shared/promoimages/news/g/grammys_2012/2012_grammy_logo/clear.png" />Nicki Minaj <li><img src="http://www.mtv.com/shared/promoimages/news/g/grammys_2012/2012_grammy_logo/clear.png" />Skrillex </ul> </div><br> <div style="overflow:auto; border: 1px solid #c0b062; -moz-border-radius: 15px; border-radius: 15px; color:#000000;"> <ul style="list-style: none;"> <lh><h2>Best Pop Solo Performance</h2></lh> <li> <img style="border: 1px solid #9c7222;" src="http://www.mtv.com/shared/promoimages/news/g/grammys_2012/2012_grammy_logo/50x50.jpg" width="25" height="25"/> <font color="#9c7222"><b>WINNER: "Someone Like You" - Adele</b></font> <li><img src="http://www.mtv.com/shared/promoimages/news/g/grammys_2012/2012_grammy_logo/clear.png" />"Yoü And I" - Lady Gaga <li><img src="http://www.mtv.com/shared/promoimages/news/g/grammys_2012/2012_grammy_logo/clear.png" />"Grenade" - Bruno Mars <li><img src="http://www.mtv.com/shared/promoimages/news/g/grammys_2012/2012_grammy_logo/clear.png" />"Firework" - Katy Perry <li><img src="http://www.mtv.com/shared/promoimages/news/g/grammys_2012/2012_grammy_logo/clear.png" />"F***in' Perfect" -- Pink </ul> </div><br> <div style="overflow:auto; border: 1px solid #c0b062; -moz-border-radius: 15px; border-radius: 15px; color:#000000;"> <ul style="list-style: none;"> <lh><h2>Best Pop Duo/Group Performance</h2></lh> <li> <img style="border: 1px solid #9c7222;" src="http://www.mtv.com/shared/promoimages/news/g/grammys_2012/2012_grammy_logo/50x50.jpg" width="25" height="25"/> <font color="#9c7222"><b>WINNER: "Body And Soul" - Tony Bennett &amp; Amy Winehouse</b></font> <li><img src="http://www.mtv.com/shared/promoimages/news/g/grammys_2012/2012_grammy_logo/clear.png" />"Dearest" - The Black Keys <li><img src="http://www.mtv.com/shared/promoimages/news/g/grammys_2012/2012_grammy_logo/clear.png" />"Paradise" - Coldplay <li><img src="http://www.mtv.com/shared/promoimages/news/g/grammys_2012/2012_grammy_logo/clear.png" />"Pumped Up Kicks" - Foster The People <li><img src="http://www.mtv.com/shared/promoimages/news/g/grammys_2012/2012_grammy_logo/clear.png" />"Moves Like Jagger" - Maroon 5 &amp; Christina Aguilera </ul> </div><br> <div style="overflow:auto; border: 1px solid #c0b062; -moz-border-radius: 15px; border-radius: 15px; color:#000000;"> <ul style="list-style: none;"> <lh><h2>Best Pop Vocal Album</h2></lh> <li> <img style="border: 1px solid #9c7222;" src="http://www.mtv.com/shared/promoimages/news/g/grammys_2012/2012_grammy_logo/50x50.jpg" width="25" height="25"/> <font color="#9c7222"><b>WINNER: <i>21</i> - Adele</b></font> <li><img src="http://www.mtv.com/shared/promoimages/news/g/grammys_2012/2012_grammy_logo/clear.png" /><i>The Lady Killer</i> - Cee Lo Green <li><img src="http://www.mtv.com/shared/promoimages/news/g/grammys_2012/2012_grammy_logo/clear.png" /><i>Born This Way</i> - Lady Gaga <li><img src="http://www.mtv.com/shared/promoimages/news/g/grammys_2012/2012_grammy_logo/clear.png" /><i>Doo-Wops &amp; Hooligans</i> - Bruno Mars <li><img src="http://www.mtv.com/shared/promoimages/news/g/grammys_2012/2012_grammy_logo/clear.png" /><i>Loud</i> - Rihanna </ul> </div><br> <div style="overflow:auto; border: 1px solid #c0b062; -moz-border-radius: 15px; border-radius: 15px; color:#000000;"> <ul style="list-style: none;"> <lh><h2>Best Dance Recording</h2></lh> <li> <img style="border: 1px solid #9c7222;" src="http://www.mtv.com/shared/promoimages/news/g/grammys_2012/2012_grammy_logo/50x50.jpg" width="25" height="25"/> <font color="#9c7222"><b>WINNER: "Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites" - Skrillex</b></font> <li><img src="http://www.mtv.com/shared/promoimages/news/g/grammys_2012/2012_grammy_logo/clear.png" />"Raise Your Weapon" - Deadmau5 &amp; Greta Svabo Bech <li><img src="http://www.mtv.com/shared/promoimages/news/g/grammys_2012/2012_grammy_logo/clear.png" />"Barbra Streisand" - Duck Sauce <li><img src="http://www.mtv.com/shared/promoimages/news/g/grammys_2012/2012_grammy_logo/clear.png" />"Sunshine" - David Guetta &amp; Avicii <li><img src="http://www.mtv.com/shared/promoimages/news/g/grammys_2012/2012_grammy_logo/clear.png" />"Call Your Girlfriend" - Robyn <li><img src="http://www.mtv.com/shared/promoimages/news/g/grammys_2012/2012_grammy_logo/clear.png" />"Save The World" - Swedish House Mafia </ul> </div><br> <div style="overflow:auto; border: 1px solid #c0b062; -moz-border-radius: 15px; border-radius: 15px; color:#000000;"> <ul style="list-style: none;"> <lh><h2>Best Dance/Electronica Album</h2></lh> <li> <img style="border: 1px solid #9c7222;" src="http://www.mtv.com/shared/promoimages/news/g/grammys_2012/2012_grammy_logo/50x50.jpg" width="25" height="25"/> <font color="#9c7222"><b>WINNER: <i>Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites</i> - Skrillex</b></font> <li><img src="http://www.mtv.com/shared/promoimages/news/g/grammys_2012/2012_grammy_logo/clear.png" /><i>Zonoscope</i> - Cut Copy <li><img src="http://www.mtv.com/shared/promoimages/news/g/grammys_2012/2012_grammy_logo/clear.png" /><i>4x4=12</i> - Deadmau5 <li><img src="http://www.mtv.com/shared/promoimages/news/g/grammys_2012/2012_grammy_logo/clear.png" /><i>Nothing But The Beat</i> - David Guetta <li><img src="http://www.mtv.com/shared/promoimages/news/g/grammys_2012/2012_grammy_logo/clear.png" /><i>Body Talk, Pt. 3</i> - Robyn </ul> </div><br> <div style="</p>

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  • 02/12/12--21:00: Photos | MTV Buzzworthy Blog: The Most Awesome 2012 Grammys Photos! (chan 2539842)

    • MTV Buzzworthy Blog: The Most Awesome 2012 Grammys Photos!

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  • 02/12/12--21:10: Grammy Night Belongs To Adele, Foo Fighters (chan 2539842)

    • The night's most-nominated artist, Kanye West, takes home four awards.
    By Gil Kaufman


    Adele backstage at the 54th Grammy Awards
    Photo: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images

    <P>The 54th annual <a href="http://www.mtv.com/news/grammys">Grammys</a> were supposed to be all about the expected sweep by a titanic soul diva with pain in her heart and a voice for the ages. And while it was most certainly a good night for six-time winner <a href="http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/adele/artist.jhtml">Adele</a>, the death of R&B superstar <a href="http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/houston_whitney/artist.jhtml">Whitney Houston</a> on Saturday at the age of 48 <a href="/news/articles/1679029/whitney-houston-dead.jhtml">cast an unmistakable shadow</a> on the night's events. </p><div class="player-placeholder right" id="vid:733130.id:1679087" width="240" height="211"></div><p> "There is no way around this, we've had a death in our family," <a href="/news/articles/1678974/ll-cool-j-grammy-host.jhtml">host LL Cool J</a> said at the top of the show, asking for a <a href="/news/articles/1679072/whitney-houston-grammys-pay-respect-ll-cool-j.jhtml">prayer in honor of Houston</a>. "Heavenly father, we thank you for sharing our sister Whitney with us ... and although she is gone too soon, we remain truly blessed to have been touched by her beautiful spirit." With that, though, the rapper said it was time to celebrate music. Adele got the night started early with a win before the show for Best Pop Vocal Album, then quickly got in the game on the broadcast with a Best Pop Solo Performance win for "Someone Like You." Dressed in a glittering black dress, the long-muted diva broke her silence by saying, "My life changed when I wrote this song," then thanking her doctors for the <a href="/news/articles/1678827/grammy-2012-adele-throat-surgery.jhtml">vocal cord surgery</a> that saved her golden instrument. Her "Rolling in the Deep" also won for Best Short Form Video. Adele's seat didn't get cold, as she was back up for Song of the Year for "Rolling." She took the stage with co-writer Paul Epworth, whom she called the best producer in the world. "He brought me out of my skin to write this record," said Adele, still chomping on gum, likely to keep her throat loose. On her way to a sweep, she also won Record of the Year for "Deep," saying, "This is ridiculous!" and thanking radio programmers for helping make her song a major smash. In one of the most anticipated performances of the night, <a href="/news/articles/1679097/grammys-2012-adele-performance.jhtml">Adele tried to show</a> she was (almost) all the way back by singing the intro to "Deep" a cappella in a voice as strong and resonant as we all remembered. Seemingly pushing the needle to red, she held nothing back, swooping down and rising to the peak of her abilities to offer proof, as if it were needed, that she deserved everything that came her way Sunday night. <a href="http://www.mtv.com/videos/news/733130/ll-cool-j-opens-the-grammys-with-a-prayer-for-whitney-houston.jhtml#id=1679087"><b><big>Video: Watch Highlights From The 2012 Grammy Awards</big></b></a> The topper was the Album of the Year honor for <I>21,</I> the multiplatinum disc that made Adele a global superstar. "Thank you so much, thank you," the weeping, ecstatic singer said, holding up the trophy and telling her absent mom, "Mum, girl did good! ... This record is inspired by something that is really normal when everyone's been through it, just a rubbish relationship ... it's been the most life-changing year." The <a href="/news/articles/1679068/grammy-2012-kanye-west-wins.jhtml">night's biggest nominee, Kanye West</a>, was a no-show at the event but took four hip-hop honors, snatching Best Rap Album, Best Rap Song and Best Rap Collaboration for "All of the Lights" from his <I>My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy</I> and sharing Best Rap Performance with Jay-Z for "Otis." Though he missed out on the Best New Artist award, <a href="/news/articles/1679070/grammys-2012-skrillex-wins.jhtml">Skrillex scooped up a trio of pre-tel gramophones</a>, including Best Dance Recording, Best Dance/Electronica Album and Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical. The Foo Fighters were rewarded early as well, nabbing four Grammys, including Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance for "White Limo," Best Rock Song for "Walk," Best Rock Album for <I>Wasting Light</I> and Best Long Form Music Video for "Foo Fighters: Back and Forth." They also got some main-stage action with a Best Rock Performance win for "Walk." Singer Dave Grohl said it was a great honor to win for a record tracked in his garage on analog tape. "It shows that the human element of making music is what's most important. ... It's not about being perfect ... it's not about what goes on in a computer." </p><div class="player-placeholder right" id="vid:733131.id:1679087" width="240" height="211"></div><p> In addition to a standout <a href="/news/articles/1679084/grammy-awards-chris-brown-performance.jhtml">performance, Chris Brown</a> celebrated a major win when he snagged Best R&B Album for <I>F.A.M.E.</I> "We got one," Brown said, thanking the Grammys for inviting him back. It was his first time at the awards show since 2009, when his <a href="/news/articles/1678898/rihanna-chris-brown-grammys-2012.jhtml">Grammy-eve assault on his ex-girlfriend Rihanna</a> sent him into exile. <a href="/news/articles/1679103/grammy-awards-bon-iver-best-new-artist.jhtml">Bon Iver's Justin Vernon</a> scored the biggest shocker of the night, besting Nicki Minaj, J. Cole, Skrillex and the Band Perry for Best New Artist. "It's really hard to accept this award," Vernon, who had already taken Best Alternative Music Album for his self-titled second release, said about besting the wealth of talent in the room. "When I started to make songs, I did it for the inherent reward of making songs, so I'm a little bit uncomfortable up here. But with that discomfort, I do have a sense of gratitude." Taylor Swift is used to winning, and Sunday night was no different, as the revenge track "Mean" from <I>Speak Now</I> took Best Country Solo Performance and Best Country Song hours before she played a Depression-era themed version of the song. On a night when attention was turned to a treasure lost, another <a href="/news/articles/1667799/amy-winehouse-dead.jhtml">recently passed soul diva, Amy Winehouse</a>, won a posthumous Grammy for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for her duet with Tony Bennett on "Body and Soul." </p><div class="player-placeholder right" id="vid:733148.id:1679087" width="240" height="211"></div><p> <a href="/news/articles/1679100/grammys-2012-whitney-houston-jennifer-hudson-tribute.jhtml">Jennifer Hudson paid dramatic tribute to Houston</a> late in the show, singing a soul-stirring, gospel-tinged version of Whitney's showstopper "I Will Always Love You," accompanied only by piano, ending with the shout-out, "Whitney we love, we love you." It was just one of the many standout performances during the broadcast, <a href="/news/articles/1679089/bruce-springsteen-opens-grammys.jhtml">kicking off with rock legend Bruce Springsteen</a>, backed by the E Street Band and a full orchestra for his new recession anthem "We Take Care of Our Own." <a href="/news/articles/1679088/grammys-2012-bruno-mars-performance.jhtml">Bruno Mars pulled out his gold lam&#233; suit</a> for a James Brown-inspired soul-revue version of "Runaway Baby," while <a href="/news/articles/1679086/grammys-2012-etta-james-tribute-alicia-keys.jhtml">Bonnie Raitt and Alicia Keys hooked up</a> to honor Etta James with a cover of "Sunday Kind of Love." Sporting a frizzy wig and ripped jean-jacket look in apparent homage to Houston, <a href="/news/articles/1679090/grammys-2012-rihanna-coldplay-performance.jhtml">Rihanna raved it out</a> for "We Found Love" before being joined on acoustic guitar by her pal Chris Martin of Coldplay for the live debut of his band's "Princess of China," followed by the full band playing "Paradise." It seemed unlikely, but the combo of Brown, Foo Fighters, David Guetta, Lil Wayne and deadmau5 for a tribute to EDM totally worked, even when Foos singer Dave Grohl slowed the vocals to "Rope" down to fit a dance beat. Minaj went all gothic and method actress for the "Exorcist"-themed debut of "Roman Holiday." Making her first awards-show appearance since splitting with Russell Brand, <a href="/news/articles/1679098/grammy-awards-katy-perry.jhtml">Katy Perry went cybertronic</a> for "E.T.," wearing a futuristic suit, which she stripped off to reveal a shiny superhero costume for her fiery new single, "Part of Me." Other performances included <a href="/news/articles/1679101/grammys-2012-kelly-clarkson-carrie-underwood-american-idol.jhtml">Kelly Clarkson with Jason Aldean, Carrie Underwood and Bennett</a>, the Foo Fighters rocking an outdoor tent with "Walk," <a href="/news/articles/1679092/grammys-2012-maroon-5-beach-boys-performance.jhtml">Maroon 5 and Foster the People joining a reunited Beach Boys</a> for a medley of surf classics and former Beatle Paul McCartney playing his timely new ballad "My Valentine." The Fab One also helped close the show with a medley of Beatles songs that included an all-star band featuring Grohl and Springsteen trading off licks with the Eagles' Joe Walsh. <big><a href="http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1679114/2012-grammys-nicki-minaj-performance.jhtml"><b>+Nicki Minaj Resurrects Spooky Roman Zolanski</a></big></b><br> <big ><a href="http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1679109/grammys-2012-behind-the-scenes-lady-gaga.jhtml"><b>+Behind The Scenes: What You Didn't See</a></big></b><br> <big><a href="http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1679110/2012-grammys-dance-music-foo-fighters-chris-brown-lil-wayne.jhtml"><b>+Foo Fighters, Chris Brown, Lil Wayne Recognize EDM</b></big></a> <b>Stick with MTV News all for all the <a href="http://www.mtv.com/photos/?fid=1679060">Grammy red-carpet fashion</a>, <a href="/news/articles/1678701/grammy-winners-list.jhtml">Grammy winners</a> and <a href="http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2012/02/13/grammy-performances-2012-adele-nicki-minaj-rihanna-jennifer-hudson/">performance recaps</a> until the hangover wears off!</b></p>

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  • 02/12/12--21:29: Foo Fighters, Chris Brown, Lil Wayne Recognize EDM At Grammys (chan 2539842)

    • David Guetta and Deadmau5 were also part of an all-star performance that paid tribute to EDM Sunday night.
    By James Dinh


    Foo Fighters perform at the 2012 Grammy Awards
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    <P>EDM's road to the mainstream limelight hit a high on Sunday (February 12) when David Guetta, Lil Wayne, Chris Brown, Deadmau5 and, most surprisingly, the Foo Fighters joined together at the 54th <a href="http://www.mtv.com/news/grammys">Grammy Awards</a> to pay tribute to electronic music. </p><div class="player-placeholder right" id="vid:733151.id:1679087" width="240" height="211"></div><p> Introduced by host LL Cool J, Chris Brown made his way through a sea of audience members, donning his best Run DMC gear. Leaving the dancing to the crowd, Breezy crooned to the tune of his David Guetta collaboration "I Can Only Imagine" as the DJ/producer jumped behind his turntables set. But the star power didn't stop there: Lil Wayne appeared shortly after to spit his verse of the duet amid the flashing neon backdrop and jumping fans. Once the song ended, smoke filled the air and the other side of the stage lit up to reveal the Foo Fighters. As they previously revealed to MTV News, the rock group left the dancing to the pros and stuck to what they're good at: rocking out. Marking their second performance of the night, the band performed their single "Rope," before transitioning into <a href="/news/articles/1679026/foo-fighters-grammy-performance-edm-electronic-dance-music-tribute.jhtml">Deadmau5's glow-in-the-dark light set</a>. At the time of the performance, the Foos had already nabbed four awards, including Best Rock Song, Best Rock Album, Best Hard/Rock Metal Performance and Best Long Form Music Video. MTV News recently caught up with frontman Dave Grohl, who confessed that there isn't much of a gap between the Foos' rock and the electronic genre. <a href="http://www.mtv.com/videos/news/733130/ll-cool-j-opens-the-grammys-with-a-prayer-for-whitney-houston.jhtml#id=1679087"><b><big>Video: Watch Highlights From The 2012 Grammy Awards</big></b></a> "Well, Deadmau5 is maybe the only EDM artist I know because we did a bunch of festivals over the summer, and for whatever reason, he would be headlining over there while we were headlining over here," Grohl said. "I guess people thought that our audiences would split, but our audiences are compatible in a way, because what he does ... rocks." <i>What did you think of the EDM tribute performance? Share your reviews below.</i> <b>Stick with MTV News for all the news on the <a href="http://style.mtv.com/category/awards-shows/">Grammy red-carpet fashion</a>, <a href="/news/articles/1678701/grammy-winners-list.jhtml">Grammy winners</a> and more until the hangover wears off!</b></p>

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  • 02/12/12--23:30: Foo Fighters Gush Over Grammy Wins, 'Un-Us' EDM Performance (chan 2539842)

    • Dave Grohl especially excited about Best Hard Rock/Metal win for 'White Limo': 'That's kind of the coolest song we've ever written.'
    By Kara Warner, with reporting by James Montgomery


    Foo Fighters win Best Rock Performance at the 2012 Grammy Awards
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    <P><a href="/news/articles/1679105/grammys-2012-recap-adele.jhtml">Music's biggest night has come and gone</a>, with <a href="/news/articles/1679111/grammy-2012-adele-wins.jhtml">Adele</a> and the <a href="/music/artist/foo_fighters/artist.jhtml">Foo Fighters</a> walking away with the most <a href="http://www.mtv.com/news/grammys/">Grammy</a> loot. Although Adele bested the Foos with her six Grammy wins compared to their five, the rockers owned the night in their own way, including their part in a tribute to electronic music that also featured <a href="/news/articles/1679110/2012-grammys-dance-music-foo-fighters-chris-brown-lil-wayne.jhtml">David Guetta, Lil Wayne, Chris Brown and deadmau5</a>. </p><div class="player-placeholder right" id="vid:732074.id:1678854" width="240" height="211"></div><p> When MTV News caught up with the band on the <a href="http://www.mtv.com/photos/?fid=1679060">Grammy red carpet</a> &#8212; when they had already won four trophies, including Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance for "White Limo," Best Rock Song for "Walk," Best Rock Album for <i>Wasting Light</i> and Best Long Form Music Video for "Foo Fighters: Back and Forth" &#8212; we chatted them up about their pre-show wins, specifically the Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance trophy, which frontman Dave Grohl had expressed earlier was the one he wanted most. "We got it!" Grohl said. "I feel so bad for the Dream Theater guy, because they actually had a metal performance, we didn't, but it's awesome. That's kind of the coolest song we've ever written," he said of the edgy "White Limo." <a href="/news/articles/1678790/foo-fighters-wasting-light-grammy.jhtml"><big>Producer Butch Vig fondly recalls his <i>Wasting Light</i> sessions with the Foos to MTV News.</big></a> The bandmembers were very relaxed and unaffected by their wins. When we mentioned that their fourth win for Best Rock Album is now the most any rock band has won, they were completely surprised, but grateful nonetheless that they could sit back and focus more on their own performance and the EDM tribute versus the awards. "It's kind of nice. Now we can just sit there and play and not worry about Grammys anymore," Grohl said. "I think if we win them all, we look like di--s." <a href="http://www.mtv.com/videos/news/733130/ll-cool-j-opens-the-grammys-with-a-prayer-for-whitney-houston.jhtml#id=1679087"><b><big>Video: Watch Highlights From The 2012 Grammy Awards</big></b></a> </p><div class="player-placeholder right" id="vid:733151.id:1679087" width="240" height="211"></div><p> Grohl said the band was amped up for their EDM performance with deadmau5 not only because he made a really "clever" remix of their hit "Rope," but because the onstage collaboration was so unexpected. "We're going to begin with our [version of 'Rope'] and kind of mash up and transition into his," Grohl said. "It's so un-us, though, when you hear it that it's awesome," drummer Taylor Hawkins chimed in. <b>Stick with MTV News for all the news on Whitney Houston's tribute, the <a href="http://style.mtv.com/category/awards-shows/">Grammy red-carpet fashion</a>, <a href="/news/articles/1678701/grammy-winners-list.jhtml">Grammy winners</a> and more until the hangover wears off!</b></p>

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  • 02/13/12--09:08: Grammys 2012 Highlights: Reliving The Biggest Moments (chan 2539842)

    • Whitney Houston tribute, performances by Nicki Minaj and Katy Perry, Lady Gaga's snub and Adele lead MTV News' list from Sunday's show.
    By MTV News Staff


    Adele accepts the award for Best Pop Solo Performance at the Grammys on Sunday
    Photo: John Shearer/ WireImage

    <P>On Sunday night, the <a href="http://www.mtv.com/news/grammys">2012 Grammy Awards</a> went off without a hitch, with a bit of everything for everyone: from a <a href="/news/articles/1679100/grammys-2012-whitney-houston-jennifer-hudson-tribute.jhtml">tear-jerking tribute for Whitney Houston</a> to several returns to the spotlight to one mind-boggling performance from the one and only Barbie herself, Nicki Minaj. With a few hours under our belts to reflect on the big show, MTV News is taking a look at several of the biggest moments of the night, including the biggest snubs, the most shocking moment and Adele. MTV News' Christina Garibaldi and Jocelyn Vena as well as MTV Buzzworthy editor Tamar Anitai all sat down after the big show to talk about the standout moments of the night. <center><embed src="http://media.mtvnservices.com/mgid:uma:video:mtv.com:733290/cp~id%3D1672718%26vid%3D733290%26uri%3Dmgid%3Auma%3Avideo%3Amtv.com%3A733290%26instance%3Dmtv" width="460" height="260" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" base="." flashVars=""></embed></center> <big><b>Biggest Snubs</b></big><br> Despite being the Grammy darling the past few years, Lady Gaga went home empty-handed, not nabbing any awards for her 2011 <i>Born This Way</i> effort. However, she walked into the show holding her own golden scepter, so at least she had something to clutch. Other noticeable snubs belonged to two-time nominee Katy Perry, who despite several years' worth of nominations, has yet to take home Grammy gold. Four-time nominee <a href="/news/articles/1679088/grammys-2012-bruno-mars-performance.jhtml">Bruno Mars wore gold when he performed</a>, but he certainly didn't take any home. Bon Iver pulled an Esperanza Spalding on Nicki Minaj when he grabbed the <a href="/news/articles/1679103/grammy-awards-bon-iver-best-new-artist.jhtml">Best New Artist</a> prize at the show. Barbies everywhere probably pegged Nicki as the likely winner for the award, but it was the atmospheric indie rocker who won instead. "It's really hard to accept this award," Bon Iver's Justin Vernon said humbly when he stepped onstage. "There's so much talent out here on the stage, and there is a lot of talent that's not here tonight." <big><b>Shocking Performances</b></big><br> Katy Perry certainly made headlines when she took to the stage to perform her new song, <a href="/news/articles/1679098/grammy-awards-katy-perry.jhtml">"Part of Me."</a> The scathing breakup track may have served as a thinly veiled kiss-off to Russell Brand as she sang, "You chew me up and spit me up/ You took my life/ You drained me down/ But that was then, and this is now." But perhaps no performance will be as dissected as <a href="/news/articles/1679117/2012-grammys-nicki-minaj-reactions.jhtml">Nicki Minaj's church-themed "Roman Holiday"</a> spectacle. Choreographed by Lady Gaga's former right-hand lady, Laurieann Gibson, Minaj performed an exorcism on her rapper alter-ego, Roman, all in a sea of Catholic references that would even leave the Mother Monster blushing. <big><b>Whitney Houston Tribute</b></big><br> At the end of the in memoriam part of the show, Jennifer Hudson took the stage to belt out Houston's signature ballad, "I Will Always Love You." Houston, who died the day before the Grammys, was remembered in song by Hudson during the understated and emotional moment that brought the room (and Hudson) to tears. <big><b>Adele</b></big><br> Sure, a lot of people won awards, and a lot of people performed, but it was the British songstress who was the shiniest star of the night. Having <a href="/news/articles/1679111/grammy-2012-adele-wins.jhtml">won all six prizes</a> she was up for as well as making her <a href="/news/articles/1679097/grammys-2012-adele-performance.jhtml"> grand return to performing</a> after vocal surgery in November, Adele proved that you can't keep a good talent down for long. <center><embed src="http://media.mtvnservices.com/mgid:uma:video:mtv.com:733231/cp~id%3D1678854%26vid%3D733231%26uri%3Dmgid%3Auma%3Avideo%3Amtv.com%3A733231%26instance%3Dmtv" width="460" height="260" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" base="." flashVars=""></embed></center> <i>What do you think was the biggest moment at the Grammys? Leave your comment below!</i></p>

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  • 02/15/12--12:03: Foo Fighters Have A 'Big Idea' For New Album (chan 2539842)

    • '[We're going to record it] in space. To tape,' frontman Dave Grohl says of follow-up to Wasting Light.
    By James Montgomery


    Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl and Nate Mendel
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    <P>Hours before Dave Grohl cemented his status as the <a href="/news/articles/1679124/grammys-2012-winners-losers.jhtml">secret MVP of the 54th Grammy Awards</a> with a Jeremy Lin-like performance that included a Slayer T-shirt, a time-limit-be-damned acceptance speech <i>and</i> a three-minute guitar duel with Bruce Springsteen, the <a href="http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/foo_fighters/artist.jhtml">Foo Fighters</a> frontman was in the mood to celebrate. </p><div class="player-placeholder right" id="vid:732074.id:1678854" width="240" height="211"></div><p> After all, by the time the Foos chatted with MTV News on the Grammy red carpet, they had already won an armload of awards, including <a href="/news/articles/1679115/2012-grammys-foo-fighters.jhtml">Best Rock Album</a>, Best Rock Song and Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance ("I feel so bad for the Dream Theater guy," Grohl joked). So when we asked him for details on his upcoming <a href=" http://soundcitymovie.com/#" target="_blank">"Sound City"</a> documentary &#8212; and rumors of an accompanying album &#8212; well, Grohl let the details spill forth like so much celebratory champagne. "We released a teaser trailer ... there may be an album that accompanies [it]," Grohl said. "I recorded a lot of songs with a lot of people in the past couple months. There used to be a recording studio called Sound City that was in the San Fernando Valley. Nirvana recorded there in 1991. It was this really beautiful dump in the middle of a warehouse district. A lot of great records were made there. "Fleetwood Mac made records there; Neil Young made records there. Tom Petty, Cheap Trick, Dio, Ratt, Pat Benatar, Rick Springfield, Rage Against the Machine did their first record there, Nine Inch Nails, Metallica ... Evel Knievel, Charles Manson recorded there, Barry White, Johnny Cash," he continued. "So I interview them to tell the history of the studio, but then I invite them back to record with me, and we make a record." While there's still no firm release date for either the "Sound City" film or soundtrack, it's not the only project on Grohl's plate at the moment: There's also the matter of the Foos' follow-up to the Grammy-winning <a href="/news/articles/1661759/foo-fighters-wasting-light.jhtml"><i>Wasting Light</i></a> album, which will once again re-team the band with producer Butch Vig and may very well re-up the "no computers" ethos employed during the making of that disc. Grohl will admit that there <i>is</i> an ambitious recording plan in place, though he wouldn't reveal the details just yet. "We have an idea. It's kind of a really big idea," he said. "[We're going to record it] in space. To tape. An analog moonshot." <i>What are you hoping to see on the Foo Fighters' next album? Leave your comment below!</i></p>

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  • 02/17/12--10:46: Dave Grohl Clarifies Supposed Anti-EDM Grammy Speech (chan 2539842)

    • 'Never has a 33-second acceptance rant evoked such caps-lock postboard rage,' Grohl writes on the Foo Fighters' Facebook page.
    By James Montgomery


    Foo Fighters win Best Rock Performance at the 2012 Grammy Awards
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    <P><P>Midway through his MVP-like performance at Sunday's 54th <a href="http://www.mtv.com/news/grammys/">Grammy Awards</a> &#8212; a tour de force that included wearing a Slayer T-shirt, engaging in a lengthy guitar duel with Bruce Springsteen and inadvertently standing in Paul McCartney's spotlight for, like, 45 seconds &#8212; <a href="/news/articles/1679124/grammys-2012-winners-losers.jhtml">Foo Fighters' frontman Dave Grohl</a> strode to the stage to deliver a delightfully long-running acceptance speech, one that <a href="http://blogs.laweekly.com/westcoastsound/2012/02/dave_grohl_grammy_speech_edm_electronic_dance_music.php" target="_blank"><i>some</i></a> thought took a few none-too-subtle jabs at the burgeoning EDM movement. </p><div class="player-placeholder right" id="vid:732074" width="240" height="211"></div><p> Surrounded by his bandmates and <a href="/news/articles/1661759/foo-fighters-wasting-light.jhtml"><i>Wasting Light</i> producer Butch Vig</a>, Grohl held the band's Best Rock Performance award and spoke about the back-to-basics approach the Foos employed while making the album, which included eschewing computers and recording directly to 2-inch tape, saying in part: "To me, this award means a lot, because it shows that the human element of music is what's important. Singing into a microphone and learning to play an instrument and learning to do your craft, that's the most important thing for people to do. ... It's not about being perfect, it's not about sounding absolutely correct, it's not about what goes on in a computer. It's about what goes on in here [your heart] and what goes on in here [your head]." Of course, most in the crowd cheered wildly at the statement, though there were those who thought Grohl's comments also slighted electronic artists like Skrillex (who won three Grammys that night) and deadmau5, whom the <a href="/news/articles/1679115/2012-grammys-foo-fighters.jhtml">Foos were set to perform with</a> later in the telecast. So on Friday (February 17), Grohl took to the Foo Fighters' <a href="http://www.facebook.com/foofighters/posts/10151306962865545" target="_blank">Facebook</a> page to clarify his comments. "Never has a 33-second acceptance rant evoked such caps-lock postboard rage as my lil' ode to analog recording has," Grohl wrote. "I love music. I love all kinds of music. From Kyuss to Kraftwerk, Pinetop Perkins to Prodigy, Dead Kennedys to deadmau5. ... Electronic or acoustic, it doesn't matter to me. The simple act of creating music is a beautiful gift that all human beings are blessed with. And the diversity of one musician's personality to the next is what makes music so exciting and human. "That's exactly what I was referring to. The 'human element.' That thing that happens when a song speeds up slightly, or a vocal goes a little sharp. That thing that makes people sound like people," he continued. "Somewhere along the line those things became 'bad' things, and with the great advances in digital recording technology over the years they became easily 'fixed.' The end result? In my humble opinion, a lot of music that sounds perfect, but lacks personality. The one thing that makes music so exciting in the first place." Grohl added that, while he felt those technological advances in recording have also taken the focus off "the actual craft of performance," he in no way meant to suggest that artists like Skrillex or deadmau5 <i>aren't</i> actual musicians. In fact, it's the way they use that technology that makes them unique. "Look, I am not Yngwie Malmsteen. I am not John Bonham. Hell, I'm not even Josh Groban, for that matter. But ... I do the best that I possibly can within my limitations, and accept that it sounds like me. Because that's what I think is most important. It should be real, right? Everybody wants something real," he wrote. "I don't know how to do what Skrillex does (though I f---ing love it) but I do know that the reason he is so loved is because he sounds like Skrillex, and that's badass. We have a different process and a different set of tools, but the 'craft' is equally as important, I'm sure. I mean.....if it were that easy, anyone could do it, right?" Grohl concluded by poking fun at the supposed controversy, joking, "Now, I think have to go scream at some kids to get off my lawn" and signing his post "Davemau5." And then he probably went back to <a href="/news/articles/1659698/dave-grohl-foo-fighters.jhtml">being awesome</a> &#8212; since, you know, aside from acceptance speeches, it's what he tends to do best. <i>Did you think Grohl's acceptance speech was targeted at EDM? Let us know in the comments!</i></p></p>

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