{"id":863359,"date":"2026-09-28T09:06:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T09:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/863359\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T09:06:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T09:06:10","slug":"2026-vmas-nirvanas-krist-novoselic-says-music-resonates-due-to-authenticity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/863359\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 VMAs: Nirvana\u2019s Krist Novoselic Says Music Resonates Due to \u201cAuthenticity\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

Surviving Nirvana<\/a> members Dave Grohl<\/a>, Krist Novoselic<\/a>, and Pat Smear<\/a> took the stage during the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards<\/a>, where\u00a0the band was honored with this year\u2019s Video Vanguard Award.<\/p>\n

After an introduction from Public Enemy\u2019s Chuck D and an archival video\u00a0featuring words from Nirvana\u2019s late, great frontman, Kurt Cobain, Novoselic delivered an acceptance speech saying that the group\u2019s \u201cauthenticity\u201d is why their music still connects with fans today.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe ideas for those videos all grew out of the vision of one of the greatest artists of all time, Kurt Cobain,\u201d he said. \u201cKurt was one of one. None of us could have imagined that our band, our sound, or our aesthetic would mean so much to so many people, but ultimately the music had a life of its own.<\/p>\n

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Novoselic continued, \u201cIt charted its own course. Nirvana continues to resonate so deeply because people are still hungry for authenticity. For something real, something uncompromising. Something that tells you it\u2019s just okay to come as you are. Kurt would\u2019ve loved that legacy.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Video Vanguard Award recognizes recipients for their \u201coutstanding contributions\u201d and \u201cprofound impact\u201d on music videos and popular culture. Nirvana are the first band to receive the honor since Duran Duran in 2003.<\/p>\n

In 1992, Nirvana delivered an unforgettable performance at the VMAs. After initially teasing the opening chords to \u201cRape Me\u201d \u2014 which the network had refused to let them play \u2014 the band pivoted to \u201cLithium.\u201d<\/p>\n

The trailblazing group won three consecutive Best Alternative Video awards\u00a0from 1992 to 1994, for \u201cSmells Like Teen Spirit,\u201d \u201cIn Bloom,\u201d and \u201cHeart-Shaped Box.\u201d Nirvana also won Best New Artist in 1992 and Best Art Direction for \u201cHeart-Shaped Box\u201d in 1994.<\/p>\n

Last year, Grohl, Novoselic, and Smear performed Nirvana songs at two events. At FireAid 2025<\/a>, they were joined by St. Vincent (\u201cBreed\u201d), Kim Gordon (\u201cSchool\u201d), Joan Jett (\u201cTerritorial Pissings), and Violet Grohl (\u201cAll Apologies\u201d). They also performed \u201cSmells Like Teen Spirit\u201d with Post Malone<\/a> on lead vocals at Saturday Night Live\u2019s 50th anniversary concert.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Surviving Nirvana members Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic, and Pat Smear took the stage during the 2026 MTV Video…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":863360,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[57],"tags":[236,88],"class_list":["post-863359","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/863359","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=863359"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/863359\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/863360"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=863359"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=863359"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=863359"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}