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Coverage dated September 9, 2026

Nirvana to receive Video Vanguard Award at 2026 MTV VMAs

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On the 34th anniversary of Nirvana's debut at the MTV Video Music Awards, the network announced a major honor for the rock band. "This day in 1992, Nirvana took to the VMAs stage for the first time – shaping music, culture, and MTV forever.

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  1. Spin

    Nirvana Tapped For Video Vanguard Award At MTV VMAs (opens Spin)

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    Its 1992 appearance at Los Angeles’ Pauley Pavilion remains one of the ceremony’s most indelible moments.

  2. KTLA Los Angeles

    Nirvana to receive Video Vanguard Award at 2026 MTV VMAs (opens KTLA Los Angeles)

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    On the 34th anniversary of Nirvana's debut at the MTV Video Music Awards, the network announced a major honor for the rock band. "This day in 1992, Nirvana took to the VMAs stage for the first time – shaping music, culture, and MTV forever.

  3. UPI

    MTV to honor Nirvana with Video Vanguard Award at VMAs (opens UPI)

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    Nirvana, the rock band fronted by late singer and musician Kurt Cobain, will receive the Video Vanguard Award at the MTV Video Music Awards.

  4. Rolling Stone

    Nirvana to Receive Video Vanguard Award at VMAs (opens Rolling Stone)

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    MTV made announcement on anniversary of trio's censor-baiting performance of "Lithium" at the 1992 VMAs

  5. Deadline

    Nirvana Set For VMAs Video Vanguard Award (opens Deadline)

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    Smells like a well-deserved honor for the Band That Changed It All. MTV said Wednesday that Nirvana will receive the VMAs’ top career prize, the Video Vanguard Award, during the 2026 ceremony on Sunday, September 27.

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