{"id":891264,"date":"2026-02-09T04:24:36","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T10:24:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/09\/foo-fighters-taylor-momsen-revive-mariah-careys-90s-grunge-songs-at-pre-grammys-event\/"},"modified":"2026-02-09T04:24:36","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T10:24:36","slug":"foo-fighters-taylor-momsen-revive-mariah-careys-90s-grunge-songs-at-pre-grammys-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/09\/foo-fighters-taylor-momsen-revive-mariah-careys-90s-grunge-songs-at-pre-grammys-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Foo Fighters & Taylor Momsen Revive Mariah Carey\u2019s \u201990s Grunge Songs at Pre-Grammys\u00a0Event"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Taylor Momsen and the Foo Fighters perform on stage at the 2026 MusiCares Person of the Year held at The Los Angeles Convention Center on January 30, 2026 in Los Angeles, California.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\n\tFoo Fighters<\/a> teamed up with Taylor Momsen<\/a> to revive a pair of nearly-forgotten grunge songs recorded by Mariah Carey<\/a> in the 1990s at the 2026 MusiCares<\/a> Person of the Year benefit gala.<\/p>\n

\n\tOn Friday (Jan. 30), the music industry gathered at the Los Angeles Convention Center to honor Carey<\/a> as MusiCares\u2019 Person of the Year. During the annual fundraiser, the Dave Grohl<\/a>\u2013fronted rock band joined forces with the Pretty Reckless<\/a> singer for one of the night\u2019s most memorable performances, delivering electrifying renditions of two tracks from Carey\u2019s secret grunge album, Someone\u2019s Ugly Daughter<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe project, which Carey discussed in her 2020 memoir The Meaning of Mariah Carey<\/em>, was recorded in 1995<\/a> under the pseudonym Chick, with her friend Clarissa Dane handling lead vocals and Carey singing background vocals.<\/p>\n

\n\tDuring the gala, Foo Fighters and Momsen powered through<\/a> the heavy \u201cHermit\u201d and the poppier \u201cLove Is a Scam.\u201d The trashing performance also marked the return of Foos guitarist Pat Smear, who had been sidelined with a broken foot<\/a> when the band played a benefit weeks earlier.<\/p>\n

\n\tGrohl and Momsen last teamed up on stage in 2022 <\/a>during a Los Angeles concert celebrating the life of late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins. During the show, Momsen joined Grohl, Pat Smear, Nirvana\u2019s Krist Novoselic, and Soundgarden\u2019s Kim Thayil and Matt Cameron for a haunting cover of Soundgarden\u2019s \u201cBlack Hole Sun.\u201d The performance served as a tribute to both Hawkins and the late Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell.<\/p>\n

\n\tOther homages to Carey at this year\u2019s MusiCares benefit included performances by Jennifer Hudson, who opened the show with a medley of the pop star\u2019s hits, as well as Adam Lambert, Teddy Swims, Charlie Puth, John Legend, Maggie Rogers, Laufey, Kesha and Billy Porter.<\/p>\n

\n\tCarey, who follows past honorees such as Bob Dylan, Barbra Streisand, Bruce Springsteen and Dolly Parton, called the evening \u201coverwhelming in the best possible way.\u201d She later looked around the room and remarked how blessed she felt to be surrounded by \u201cso many friendly and familiar faces, people I\u2019ve worked with, people I\u2019ve long admired, even people I thought I\u2019d never see again,\u201d adding the last part with a laugh.<\/p>\n


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