One of my favorite bands is Rancid, the American punk rock band formed in 1991.
I've never heard of that band, do they still make music now?
They do but have different band members now. Rancid has released 9 studio albums.
Have they won any music awards like a Grammy?
No they haven't. Many people consider Rancid, along with Green Day and the Offspring, the reason punk went mainstream.
I have heard of Green Day before, but I don't know that I would recognize any of their music.  Does punk have a big following these days?
Punk rock
Punk rock (or "punk") is a rock music genre that emerged in the mid-1970s in the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in 1960s garage rock and other forms of what is now known as "proto-punk" music, punk rock bands rejected perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock. They typically produced short, fast-paced songs with hard-edged melodies and singing styles, stripped-down instrumentation, and often political, anti-establishment lyrics. Punk embraces a DIY
The Headlines
The Headlines is a punk rock band from Malmö, Sweden. They were formed in 2005. Their music is heavily influenced by such bands as The Clash, Rancid and Ramones. Stry Terrarie (Ebba Grön) has produceded all their recordings. Since 2007 they have released 2 albums and one EP (limited vinyl). The band started working on their third full-length album in the summer of 2011. The self-titled album was recorded in Dead Rat Studios in Aarhus, Denmark and released on Bad