During their three years as a mainstream act, Nirvana received an American Music Award, Brit Award and Grammy Award, as well as seven MTV Video Music Awards and two NME Awards. Nirvana is one of the best-selling bands of all time, having sold more than 75 million records worldwide. The posthumous live album MTV Unplugged in New York (1994) won Best Alternative Music Performance at the 1996 Grammy Awards.
Various posthumous releases have been overseen by Novoselic, Grohl, and Cobain's widow Courtney Love. Nirvana disbanded following Cobain's suicide in April 1994. The album topped both the US and UK album charts, and was acclaimed by critics. Following extensive tours and the 1992 compilation album Incesticide and EP Hormoaning, the band released their highly anticipated third studio album, In Utero (1993). Ĭharacterized by their punk aesthetic, Nirvana's fusion of pop melodies with noise, combined with their themes of abjection and social alienation, brought them global popularity. A cultural phenomenon of the 1990s, Nevermind was certified Diamond by the RIAA and is credited for ending the dominance of hair metal. After signing to major label DGC Records in 1991, Nirvana found unexpected mainstream success with " Smells Like Teen Spirit", the first single from their landmark second album Nevermind (1991). They developed a sound that relied on dynamic contrasts, often between quiet verses and loud, heavy choruses.
In the late 1980s, Nirvana established itself as part of the Seattle grunge scene, releasing its first album, Bleach, for the independent record label Sub Pop in 1989. Their music maintains a popular following and continues to influence modern rock culture. Nirvana's success popularized alternative rock, and they were often referenced as the figurehead band of Generation X. Founded by lead singer and guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic, the band went through a succession of drummers, most notably Chad Channing, and then recruited Dave Grohl in 1990. Nirvana was an American rock band formed in Aberdeen, Washington, in 1987.
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