2022 Grammy Award Winners in Rock and Metal: Foo Fighters, Dream Theater and More

2021-04-04

Foo Fighters – Story by Cat Badra, photo by Brantley Gutierrez

Foo Fighters were among the big winners at the 2022 Grammy Awards, but it was bittersweet, as the band recently lost drummer Taylor Hawkins

The 2022 Grammy Awards take place Sunday (April 3), and they’re being televised live on CBS. While the “main” awards get handed out during the televised program, many other awards are given out earlier in the day.

For years, the rock and metal awards have been given out before the televised ceremony, and that’s the case this year. Read on for the full list of rock, metal and alternative artists who took home trophies early in the day. You’ll also find the handful of rock acts who took home awards during the televised ceremony.

Foo Fighters were big winners at the event, taking home the Grammy for Best Rock Performance, Best Rock Song and Best Rock Album. It was bittersweet, as the band recently lost their original drummer, Taylor Hawkins, so were not present at the event. The Grammys played a special video tribute to Taylor, in place of their performance.

Best Rock Performance
“Shot In The Dark” – AC/DC
“Know You Better” (Live From Capitol Studio A) – Black Pumas
“Nothing Compares 2 U” – Chris Cornell
“Ohms” – Deftones
“Making A Fire” – Foo Fighters – Winner

Best Metal Performance
“Genesis” – Deftones
“The Alien” – Dream Theater – Winner
“Amazonia” – Gojira
“Pushing The Tides” – Mastodon
“The Triumph of King Freak (A Crypt of Preservation and Superstition)” – Rob Zombie

Best Rock Song
“All My Favorite Songs” – Rivers Cuomo, Ashley Gorely, Ben Johnson & Ilsey Juber, songwriters (Weezer)
“The Bandit” – Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters (Kings of Leon)
“Distance” – Wolfgang Van Halen, songwriter (Mammoth WVH)
“Find My Way” – Paul McCartney, songwriter (Paul McCartney)
“Waiting On A War” – Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Rami Jaffee, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett & Pat Smear, songwriters (Foo Fighters) – Winners

Best Rock Album
Power Up – AC/DC
Capitol Cuts – Live From Studio A – Black Pumas
No One Sings Like You Anymore Vol. 1 – Chris Cornell
Medicine At Midnight – Foo Fighters – Winner
McCartney III – Paul McCartney

Best Alternative Music Album
Shore – Fleet Foxes
If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power – Halsey
Jubilee – Japanese Breakfast
Collapsed In Sunbeams – Arlo Parks
Daddy’s Home – St. Vincent – Winner

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