Dream Theater took home the top Metal prize
Last night at the GRAMMY® Awards, Foo Fighters dominated in a bittersweet sweep of the Rock categories. Dream Theater took home the top Metal prize while guitar virtuoso St. Vincent garnered the gold for Best Alternative Music Album. See the complete list of rock, metal and alternative winners below.
Sadly, Foo Fighters were not on hand to celebrate their GRAMMY® wins due to the untimely passing of drummer Taylor Hawkins on March 26.
“Wow, this is absolutely insane,” Dream Theater guitarist John Petrucci said while accepting the award for Best Metal Performance. “On behalf of the entire band, I’d like to thank the Recording Academy and everybody who voted for us. You know, they used to tell us our songs were way too long, we used weird time signatures and there were too many guitar solos. In fact, this song is in 17/8, so try to tap your foot to it. But, we just won a Grammy, so I’m glad we didn’t listen. All the Dream Theater fans around the world, you guys rock! We love you. For fans of prog and prog metal, stay true to your art — it’s alive and well.”
This trophy marks the third GRAMMY® win for St. Vincent, aka Annie Clark. She previously garnered the award for Best Alternative Music Album in 2015 for St. Vincent. She won Best Rock Song in 2019 for “Masseduction.”
Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
Booker T, “Back to Life (Booker T Kings Of Soul Satta Dub)”
Spencer Bastin, “Born for Greatness (Cymek Remix)”
Tracy Young, “Constant Craving (Fashionably Late Remix)”
3scape Drm, “Inside Out (3scape Drm Remix)”
Dave Audé, “Met Him Last Night (Dave Audé Remix)”
Alexander Crossan, “Talks (Mura Masa Remix)”
WINNER – Mike Shinoda, “Passenger (Mike Shinoda Remix)
Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album
Bomba Estéreo, Deja
Diamante Eléctrico, Mira Lo Que Me Hiciste Hacer [Deluxe Edition]
Nathy Peluso, Calambre
C. Tangana, El Madrileño
Zoé, Sonidos De Karmática Resonancia
WINNER – Juanes, Origen
Best Rock Performance
AC/DC, “Shot in the Dark”
Black Pumas, “Know You Better (Live From Capitol Studio A)”
Chris Cornell, “Nothing Compares 2 U”
Deftones, “Ohms”
WINNER – Foo Fighters, “Making a Fire”
Best Metal Performance
Deftones, “Genesis”
Gojira, “Amazonia”
Mastodon, “Pushing the Tides”
Rob Zombie, “The Triumph Of King Freak (A Crypt Of Preservation And Superstition)”
WINNER – Dream Theater, “The Alien”
Best Rock Song
Weezer, “All My Favorite Songs”
Kings of Leon, “The Bandit”
Mammoth WVH, “Distance”
Paul McCartney, “Find My Way”
WINNER – Foo Fighters, “Waiting on a War”
Best Rock Album
AC/DC, Power Up
Black Pumas, Capitol Cuts – Live From Studio A
Chris Cornell, No One Sings Like You Anymore, Vol. 1
Paul McCartney, McCartney III
WINNER – Foo Fighters, Medicine at Midnight
Best Alternative Music Album
Fleet Foxes, Shore
Halsey, If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power
Japanese Breakfast, Jubilee
Arlo Parks, Collapsed in Sunbeams
WINNER – St. Vincent, Daddy’s Home