Awards & Winners

Foster the People

Foster the People is an American indie pop band formed in Los Angeles, California in 2009. The group is composed of Mark Foster, Cubbie Fink, and Mark Pontius. The group's music, described as melodic dance-infused pop and rock, spans many genres. Foster founded the band in 2009 after spending several years in Los Angeles as a struggling musician and working as a commercial jingle writer. After Foster's song "Pumped Up Kicks" became a viral success in 2010, the group received a record deal from Startime International and gained a fanbase through small club shows and appearances at the music festivals Coachella and South by Southwest. After releasing their debut album Torches in May 2011, "Pumped Up Kicks" became a crossover hit on commercial radio in mid-2011, reaching number one on Billboard's Alternative Songs chart, number three on the Rock Songs chart, and number three on the Billboard Hot 100, while charting on the Adult Top 40 and Mainstream Top 40 charts. The group received two Grammy Award nominations for Torches and "Pumped Up Kicks".

Awards by Foster the People

Check all the awards nominated and won by Foster the People.

2012


Billboard Music Award for Top Rock Song
Honored for : Pumped Up Kicks

Nominations 2012 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
NME Awards for Best New Band
NME Awards for Dancefloor Anthem Pumped Up Kicks
Brit Award for International Breakthrough Act
Billboard Music Award for Top Rock Artist
Billboard Music Award for Top Alternative Artist
Billboard Music Award for Top Rock Album Torches
Billboard Music Award for Top Alternative Album Torches
Teen Choice Award for Choice Rock Group
Teen Choice Award for Choice Rock Song Pumped Up Kicks
Billboard Music Award for Top New Artist
MTV Europe Music Award for Best Push Artist
Billboard Music Award for Top Rock Song Pumped Up Kicks
Billboard Music Award for Top Alternative Song Pumped Up Kicks
Grammy Award for Best Music Video Houdini

2011


Nominations 2011 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
MTV Video Music Award for Artist to Watch Pumped Up Kicks
Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance Pumped Up Kicks
MTV Video Music Award for Best Rock Video Pumped Up Kicks
Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album Torches