Artist

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Wins

3

Nominations

12

Category

General Music Video/Film Rock

Biography

"The essence of the funk is being loyal to the funk. Living by it, feeling it 24 hours a day. It's the true universal language." — Flea 

  • Members: Flea, Anthony Kiedis, Josh Klinghoffer, Chad Smith
  • Formed in Los Angeles
  • The Red Hot Chili Peppers' 1991 album, Blood Sugar Sex Magik, peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard 200. The album featured their highest-charting single, "Under The Bridge," reaching No. 2 on the Hot 100.
  • Red Hot Chili Peppers won their first career GRAMMY for 1992 for Best Hard Rock Performance With Vocal for "Give It Away." The band performed the song at the 35th GRAMMY Awards alongside George Clinton & The P-Funk All-Stars.
  • Did you know? Anthony Kiedis had a brief role as the surfer punk Tone in 1991's Point Break.
  • Red Hot Chili Peppers performed "I Get Around" at the 2005 MusiCares Person of the Year tribute to Brian Wilson. Kiedis was honored at the fifth annual MusiCares MAP Fund benefit concert in 2009.
  • Flea is a co-founder of the Silverlake Conservatory of Music, a nonprofit dedicated to facilitating music education by providing affordable or free lessons and instruments.

All Grammy Awards and Nominations for Red Hot Chili Peppers

  • Best Rock Album

    I'm With You

    Anthony Kiedis, Chad Smith, Josh Klinghoffer, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Flea

  • Album Of The Year

    Stadium Arcadium

    John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis, Mark Linett, Chad Smith, Andrew Scheps, Ryan Hewitt, Rick Rubin, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Flea, Vlado Meller

  • Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals Winner

    Dani California

    John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis, Chad Smith, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Flea

  • Best Rock Album Winner

    Stadium Arcadium

    John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis, Mark Linett, Chad Smith, Andrew Scheps, Ryan Hewitt, Rick Rubin, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Flea

  • Best Music Video

    Dani California

    Rachel Curl, Tony Kaye, John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis, Chad Smith, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Flea

  • Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

    Californication (Track)

    John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis, Chad Smith, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Flea

  • Best Rock Album

    Californication (Album)

    John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis, Chad Smith, Rick Rubin, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Flea, Jim Scott

  • Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

    Scar Tissue (Track)

    John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis, Chad Smith, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Flea

  • Hard Rock Performance

    Blood Sugar Sex Magik (Track)

    Anthony Kiedis, David Navarro, Chad Smith, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Flea

  • Hard Rock Performance Winner

    Give It Away

    John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis, Chad Smith, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Flea

  • Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

    Under The Bridge (Single)

    Anthony Kiedis, Chad Smith, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Flea

  • Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

    Higher Ground (Single)

    John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis, Chad Smith, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Flea

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