Pearl Jam is an American alternative rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1990. Since its inception, the band's line-up has included Eddie Vedder (lead vocals, guitar), Jeff Ament (bass guitar), Stone Gossard (rhythm guitar), and Mike McCready (lead guitar). The band's current drummer is Matt Cameron, formerly of Soundgarden, who has been with the band since 1998. Pearl Jam signed to Epic Records in 1991. Pearl Jam's debut studio album, "Ten", broke the band into the mainstream. The single "Jeremy" received Grammy Award nominations for Best Rock Song and Best Hard Rock Performance in 1993. Pearl Jam received four awards at the 1993 MTV Video Music Awards for its music video for "Jeremy", including Video of the Year and Best Group Video. "Ten" was ranked number 207 on "Rolling Stone" magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time, and "Jeremy" was ranked number 11 on VH1's list of the 100 greatest songs of the '90s.
The band's second studio album, "Vs.", released in 1993, was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Album in 1995. From "Vs.", the song "Daughter" received a Grammy nomination for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, and the song "Go" received a Grammy nomination for Best Hard Rock Performance. In 1994, the band released its third studio album, "Vitalogy". The album received Grammy nominations for Album of the Year and Best Rock Album in 1996. "Vitalogy" was ranked number 492 on "Rolling Stone" magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. The lead single "Spin the Black Circle" won a Grammy Award in 1996 for Best Hard Rock Performance. Pearl Jam has subsequently released "No Code" in 1996, "Yield" in 1998, "Binaural" in 2000, "Riot Act" in 2002, the eponymous "Pearl Jam" in 2006, "Backspacer" in 2009, and "Lightning Bolt" in 2013. The songs "Do the Evolution" (from "Yield") and "Grievance" (from "Binaural") both received Grammy nominations for Best Hard Rock Performance. Pearl Jam's contribution to the 2003 film "Big Fish", "Man of the Hour", was nominated for a Golden Globe Award in 2004. The band was placed at number 21 on VH1's list of the 100 greatest artists of hard rock.
American Music Awards.
The American Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony created by Dick Clark in 1973. Pearl Jam has received five awards from nine nominations.
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Also, on 22 September 2011, a new species of insect was named , to 'celebrate the 20th anniversary of Pearl Jam', by Mariano, R. (2011): A new species of "Paramaka" Savage &amp; Domínguez, 1992 (Ephemeroptera: Leptophlebiidae: Atalophlebiinae) from Brazil. "Zootaxa", 3038: 45–50. Preview
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