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The Recording Academy will also present a posthumous award to Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain.

Nirvana, The Supremes, Slick Rick and More To Receive Grammy Lifetime Achievement Awards: Ma Rainey, Nile Rodgers, Bobby McFerrin and Heart's Ann Wilson and Nancy Wilson will also take home the prestigious trophy.

♪ son, she said, have i got a little story for you ♪ ♪ what you thought was your daddy ♪ >> bands like nirvana, pearl jam, they wanted no part of the music industry machine. and yet there they were, on mtv, on the charts, selling millions of records. ♪ hey i, im still alive ♪ ♪ i, oh im still alive ♪ >> its a little bit overwhelming to see this many people. were used to playing small clubs. you know? and we want to go back to playing small clubs. ♪ >> alternative rock tour kick...

>> the so-called slackers, generation x, they were not being paid attention to. and this pressure was building up, especially in the music industry, for something that actually spoke to them. >> this is the first american generation that will make less than their parents will. its a tough time to grow up in. and i think the band and kurt cobain in particular reflect that angst. ♪ yeah, yeah ♪ >> kurt cobain was a great songwriter with this ability to scream almost in tune. it just gave an in...

>> walmart is refusing to sell nirvanas new release which includes a song called "rape me." the chain says it wants to be sensitive to its customers moral standards. >> to get into walmart they had to change the title from "rape me" to "waif me." i dont think kurt was too happy about that. he always had that conflict between wanting to maintain that punk authenticity but also wanting to be popular. ♪ rape me ♪ >> the starmaking machine had sucked nirvana up into its evil guts, and now they h...

From Nirvana to Dixie Chicks to Tupac, the 90s represent a decade of musical diversity that appeals to every musical taste.

♪ >> oasis, the verve, blur, the britpop thing, it was like the hangover of grunge. oh my god, my heads pounding. this has been insane. lets turn on oasis. ♪ and after all ♪ ♪ youre my wonderwall ♪ >> they were the opposite of nirvana because they wanted fame. no matter how big they were, they wanted to be bigger. >> we know were the best band in the country, and its as simple as that. and its that simple. >> the thing about oasis in a way is theyve got no kind of -- no false modesty. ...

Was a serious artistic statement. kurt didnt play the hits. those songs were chosen for a particular reason. ♪ my girl, my girl ♪ ♪ dont lie to me ♪ ♪ tell me where did you sleep last night ♪ >> i remember watching him play a cover of a leadbelly song, "where did you sleep last night?" and it was emotional for me because i love nirvana, and i felt this connection to kurt cobain, and i was always, even when i was young, just so worried about him. ♪ my girl, my girl ♪ >> in that er...

>> you can take me out of the ghetto, but you cant take the ghetto up out of me, dog. >> its a tough time to grow up in. and nirvana and kurt cobain in particular reflect the angst. >> i learned how to write for myself, and its pretty ironic that most people related to it. >> boom, there it is, platinum record. >> country music has taken over the airwaves and the record charts. >> the honeymoons over. now were getting down to real commerce. >> arent these girls just crazy? >> yeah, they are. ♪

These songs rocked, then rolled over into the mainstream.