LINKIN PARK TAKE HOME GRAMMY NOMINATION FOR BEST HARD ROCK PERFORMANCE

Linkin Park didn’t get the Grammy recognition of say U2, but they did win one award and was involved in a once-in-a-lifetime performance with Jay-Z. The band…

Already with two Grammy Awards to their credit, Linkin Park were nominated for a 2010 Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance for their song “What I’ve Done” from the album “Road to Revolution: Live at Milton Keynes.” Linkin Park will be going against AC/DC for their song “War Machine” from their latest album “Black Ice,” Alice in Chains for their song “Check My Brain” from their latest album “Black Gives Way to Blue,” Metallica for their song “The Unforgiven III” from their latest album “Death Magnetic” and Nickelback for their song “Burn it to the Ground” from their album “Dark Horse.”

Backstage at the Grammy Nominations after receiving their 2010 Nomination, Rob Bourdon, Mike Shinoda and Joe Hahn of Linkin Park talked about how rewarding it is to be recognized for their live performance considering how hard they work on their live show.

“Rob pointed out to me a minute ago that “What I’ve Done” is actually, we’re nominated for the live performance of the song which is on our Milton Keynes show “Road to Revolution” disc and that is to me in the category with a bunch of album tracks is pretty cool. We definitely work hard on our live show and to get a nod for something in that direction is pretty awesome.”

Linkin Park won Grammy Awards in 2002 for Best Hard Rock Performance for their song “Crawling” and in 2006 for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for their song “Numb/Encore” with Jay Z. Linkin Park are currently in the studio working on their follow up album to 2007’s “Minutes to Midnight.” The Grammy Awards will air on CBS on January 31st at 8pm.