AC/DC Win First Grammy Award

Pigs DO fly after all... AC/DC won a Grammy Award tonight for "Best Hard Rock Performance of the Year" with the track 'War machine' from the album "Black Ice." Also nominated were 'Check My Brain' [Alice in Chains], 'What I've Done' [Linkin Park], 'The Unforgiven III' [Metallica] and 'Burn It to the Ground' [Nickelback].

They lost to Green Day for "Best Rock Album of the Year," the second category they were nominated in along with U2, Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood and the Dave Matthews Band. AC/DC had been nominated for a Grammy several times in their 36-year career but this was their first win