MGMT: “We didn’t belong at Grammys”

MGMT have revealed that they felt ‘uncomfortable’ at this year’s Grammys, despite being nominated for two awards.

The Brooklyn duo, who were nominated for “Best New Artist” and “Best Pop Performance by a Duo/Group”, claim that they felt like outsiders because the ceremony focused on a small group of high-profile artists, The Canadian Press reports.

Andrew VanWyngarden said: “We felt honoured to have been nominated, but the whole event and that kind of experience itself, we felt really uncomfortable the whole time.

“It almost feels like it’s a giant marketing campaign for five or six bands. We just kind of felt like, “What are we doing here?”, like, “Wow, we’ve infiltrated this kind of upper-level mainstream and we’re so weird”.”