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Weezer

American rock band
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Weezer is a music group whose genres encompass alternative rock, garage rock, indie rock, rock music, emo, and power pop[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]. They have been influenced by Pixies, Sonic Youth, The Beach Boys, Oasis, Kiss, Nirvana, and one additional artist[15].

Key Facts

  • Award received: MTV Video Music Award – Breakthrough Video[3], MTV Video Music Award for Best Alternative Video[4], MTV Video Music Award for Best Editing[5], MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction[6], Grammy Award for Best Music Video[7]
  • Influenced by: Pixies[8], Sonic Youth[9], The Beach Boys[10], Oasis[11], Kiss[12], Nirvana[13], Wax[14]
  • Genre: alternative rock[15], garage rock[16], indie rock[17], rock music[18], emo[19], power pop[20], pop-punk[21], geek rock[22], nerd music[23]
  • Record label: Universal Music Group[24], DGC Records[25], Epitaph Records[26], Republic Records[27], Interscope Records[28], Geffen Records[29]
  • Discography: Weezer discography[30]
  • Commons category: Weezer[31]
  • Country of origin: United States[32]
  • Has part(s): Rivers Cuomo[33], Patrick Wilson[34], Brian Bell[35], Scott Shriner[36]
  • Inception: 1992[37]
  • Location of formation: Los Angeles[38], California[39]
  • Official website: http://www.weezer.com[40]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Weezer[41]
  • Nominated for: MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction[42], MTV Video Music Award for Best Alternative Video[43], MTV Europe Music Award for Best New Act[44], MTV Video Music Award for Best Editing[45], MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year[46], MTV Video Music Award – Breakthrough Video[47], MTV Video Music Award for Best Rock Video[48], Kerrang! Award for Best Single[49], Grammy Award for Best Music Video[50], MTV Europe Music Award for Best Video[51]
  • Topic has template: Template:Weezer[52]
  • Official name: Weezer[53]
  • Start of work period: 1992[54]

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Group[55]

  • Country: US[56]

  • Began / founded: 1992-02-14[57]

  • Genre(s): alternative pop, alternative rock, emo, geek rock, mainstream rock, pop rock, power pop, rock[58]

  • Community tags: alternative pop, alternative rock, emo, geek rock, mainstream rock, pop rock, power pop, rock[59]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 6fe07aa5-fec0-4eca-a456-f29bff451b04[60]

Why It Matters

Weezer has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[61] Weezer is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[62]

Weezer has been cited as an influence by Jonas Brothers[63], a musical group[64], founded in 2005[65]; Fall Out Boy[66], a musical group[67], founded in 2001[68]; Sum 41[69], a musical group[70], founded in 1996[71]; Simple Plan[72], a musical group[73], founded in 1999[74]; Bowling for Soup[75], a musical group[76], founded in 1994[77]; and The All-American Rejects[78], a musical group[79], founded in 1999[80].

FAQs

What awards did Weezer receive?

Honors received include MTV Video Music Award – Breakthrough Video[3], MTV Video Music Award for Best Alternative Video[4], MTV Video Music Award for Best Editing[5], and MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction[6].

Who did Weezer influence?

Weezer has been cited as an influence by Jonas Brothers[63], Fall Out Boy[66], Sum 41[69], and Simple Plan[72].

Related Entities

California Epitaph Records Fall Out Boy Geffen Records Interscope Records Jonas Brothers Kiss Los Angeles Pixies Republic Records Rivers Cuomo Simple Plan Sonic Youth Sum 41 The Beach Boys United States Universal Music Group

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Class ancestry

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  1. 8w ago · Audiodude · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Influenced by → Pixies, Sonic Youth, The Beach Boys +4
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Influenced by: Black Sabbath"
  2. 11w ago · IShowSammy · 2026-07-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Small logo or icon → Weezer flying =W= logotype.svg
    Logo image → Weezer logo.png
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Small logo or icon: Weezer flying =W= logotype.svg"
  3. 21w ago · IShowSammy · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Logo image → Weezer logo.png
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Logo image: Weezer flying =W= logotype.svg"
  4. 21w ago · IShowSammy · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Member category → Category:Weezer members
    Language used → English
    Nominated for → MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction, MTV Video Music Award for Best Alternative Video, MTV Europe Music Award for Best New Act +7
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