Watch Nirvana accept Video Vanguard Award at MTV VMAs: “The ideas for those videos all grew out of the vision of one of the greatest artists of all time – Kurt Cobain”

The surviving members of Nirvana have taken to the stage at the 2026 MTV VMAs – accepting the Video Vanguard Award, three decades after their first appearance at the awards. READ MORE: Krist Novoselic on 30 years of ‘In Utero’ and using AI to restore Nirvana music Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic – along with Foo Fighters guitarist Pat Smear, who toured with the grunge icons extensively throughout the ‘90s – took to the stage at the awards ceremony last night (Sunday September 27). There, they were honoured with the Video Vanguard Award, which celebrates their huge impact on both music and culture. In his speech, Novoselic looked back at how the appearance came over three decades after they first attended the VMAs back in 1992, where they played ‘Lithium’ live while still enjoying the huge response to sophomore album ‘Nevermind’. “Thank you so much to Nirvana’s fans around the world and to everyone at MTV,” he said, following a video compilation of the band’s most iconic music videos. “This award brings back so many memories of making those videos.” “The ideas for those videos all grew out of the vision of one of the greatest artists of all time, Kurt Cobain,” he added. “Kurt was one...