Foo Fighters will be receiving the MTV Video Music Awards’ first-ever Global Icon Award at the 2021 ceremony.
The Global Icon Award is a mixture of the network’s Europe Music Awards (EMAs) and it “celebrates an artist/band whose unparalleled career and continued impact and influence have maintained a unique level of global success in music and beyond,” according to MTV.
Queen, Eminem, and Whitney Houston are past recipients of the EMAs version of the award.
Foo Fighters received three nominations for “Shame Shame” including best choreography, best rock video, and best cinematography. They’re also set to perform at the VMAs.
They were first nominated in 1996 for “Big Me” in four categories and they won for best group video. They also won best rock video for “Walk” in 2011.
Also performing at this year’s VMAs are Lil Nas X, Lorde, Machine Gun Kelly, Olivia Rodrigo, and Camila Cabello.
The MTV VMAs’ are set to air on September 12.
