Photo of Young MC at the 32nd GRAMMY Awards in 1990

Young MC at the 32nd GRAMMY Awards in 1990

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GRAMMY Rewind: Watch Young MC Goofily Win The GRAMMY For Best Rap Performance For "Bust A Move" In 1990

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In the newest episode of GRAMMY Rewind, watch New Kids on the Block present Young MC with the GRAMMY for Best Rap Performance for "Bust A Move" at the 32nd GRAMMY Awards in 1990
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Aug 13, 2021 - 8:38 am

It was a different world in 1990. Few knew who Nirvana were. Vanilla Ice, MC Hammer and Milli Vanilli were on the charts. And, as always, the GRAMMYs reflected the times.

In the 31-year-old clip below, Young MC takes home the Best Rap Performance GRAMMY, at the 32nd GRAMMY Awards in 1990, for his funky and lighthearted hit "Bust a Move," which sampled Bette Midler and featured Red Hot Chili Peppers' Flea on bass. Presenting the GRAMMY? No other than one of the original boy bands, New Kids on the Block.

Watch Young MC Win Best Rap Performance In 1990

In the newest episode of GRAMMY Rewind, watch Young MC accept the GRAMMY with his trademark humor ("I'm gonna try my best not to drop this!") and humility, as he thanks his family and industry colleagues for remaining in his corner.

Check out the throwback video above and enjoy more episodes of GRAMMY Rewind below.

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GRAMMY Rewind: Watch Lauryn Hill Win Best New Artist & Quote Scripture In 1999

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In the latest episode of GRAMMY Rewind, watch Lauryn Hill accept the GRAMMY for Best New Artist at the 41st GRAMMY Awards—with a little help from the Book of Psalms
Morgan Enos
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Jun 18, 2021 - 10:20 am

What greater honor than to accept the GRAMMY for Best New Artist from two vanguards of the blues—B.B. King and Eric Clapton? Lauryn Hill seems acutely aware of this question.

When accepting the golden gramophone at the 1999 GRAMMY Awards, she reached not for her own words, but the Good Book's.

"I waited patiently for the Lord. He turned to me and heard my cry," the Fugees star—who by now has won eight GRAMMYs and been nominated for 19—recited from Psalms chapter 40. "He lifted me out from the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; He set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand."

Watch Lauryn Hill Win Best New Artist In 1999

In the latest episode of GRAMMY Rewind, watch Hill recite King David's words before offering some heartfelt expressions of her own. 

Check out the throwback clip above and click here to enjoy more episodes of GRAMMY Rewind.

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GRAMMY Rewind: Watch Aerosmith Swagger On Stage, Win GRAMMY For Best Rock Performance For "Livin' On The Edge" In 1994

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In the newest episode of GRAMMY Rewind, watch Aerosmith win the GRAMMY for Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal for "Livin' On The Edge" at the 36th GRAMMY Awards in 1994
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Sep 10, 2021 - 11:13 am

What do you expect Aerosmith to do when they win big at the GRAMMYs? Bow reverentially in black-tie attire and retire to the parlor for a spot of English Breakfast? 

No, when presenters Vanessa Williams and Meat Loaf announce that the Bad Boys from Boston won the GRAMMY for Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals for "Livin' On The Edge," the fivesome stroll onstage looking like a biker gang—as if they're ready to rock Madison Square Garden.

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"Why do I love rock 'n' roll? Because it gets me off!" Steven Tyler announces to the crowd, scowling in a black tank-top with his hair teased and tangled. "Everything I've ever loved was immoral, illegal, fattening or grew hair on your palms."

See above for more quotable moments from the Bad Boys from Boston in the newest episode of GRAMMY Rewind. Bring a little rock 'n' roll into your workday and click here to enjoy more episodes of the throwback video series.

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GRAMMY Rewind: Watch Kacey Musgraves Win The GRAMMY For Best Country Album In 2014

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In the newest episode of GRAMMY Rewind, watch a thrilled Kacey Musgraves win Best Country Album for 'Same Trailer Different Park' at the 56th GRAMMY Awards
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Aug 20, 2021 - 10:55 am

At press time, the world is waiting with bated breath for the follow-up to Golden Hour. 

At the 61st GRAMMY Awards, Kacey Musgraves' 2018 masterpiece won GRAMMYs for Album Of The Year, Best Country Album, Best Country Solo Performance ("Butterflies") and Best Country Song ("Space Cowboy"). 

Watch Kacey Musgraves Win Best Country Album

Until then, turn back the clock to 2014 and watch the luminous singer/songwriter win the GRAMMY for Best Country Album for Same Trailer Different Park, her debut album that put her on the map with incisive classics like "Merry Go 'Round," "Blowin' Smoke" and "Follow Your Arrow."

In the newest episode of GRAMMY Rewind, watch Musgraves accept the golden gramophone with panache and give a heartfelt speech of thanks in response. 

Check out the throwback clip above and click here to enjoy more episodes of GRAMMY Rewind.

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GRAMMY Rewind: Watch Santana & Rob Thomas Self-Assuredly Win Record Of The Year For "Smooth" In 2000

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In the newest episode of GRAMMY Rewind, watch Santana and Rob Thomas win Record Of The Year at the 42nd GRAMMY Awards for "Smooth," the unlikely smash-hit pairing of the classic rock legend and Matchbox Twenty leader
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Jul 30, 2021 - 7:56 am

By all accounts, Santana's and Rob Thomas' 1999 megahit "Smooth" almost didn't happen. In its embryonic stages, Carlos Santana was skeptical of the tune; the AM-radio effect on Thomas's voice alone engendered its own smattering of arguments.

But in a quintessential lesson about why you should never, ever give up, "Smooth" became the second-biggest single of all time, second only to Chubby Checker's "The Twist." It also led to the 2000 GRAMMY Awards, where the unlikely pair won the GRAMMY for Record Of The Year.

Watch Santana & Rob Thomas Win ROTY In 2000

In the newest episode of GRAMMY Rewind, revisit the moment 21 years ago when an unlikely gambit paid off in dividends, putting a feather in the cap of Matchbox Twenty's leader and landing a classic rocker back on the airwaves.

Check out the throwback GRAMMY moment above and click here to enjoy more episodes of GRAMMY Rewind.

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