 "In Utero" sold 3.5 million copies in the United States.In November of that year, Nirvana performed on MTV Unplugged with Lori Goldston playing cello, the introduction of guitarist Pat Smear, and Novoselic playing acoustic bass guitar, accordion, and acoustic rhythm guitar.This live performance was released a year later as an album, named "MTV Unplugged in New York," which earned a Grammy Award for best alternative music performance.