6 Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California.

[1] Originally consisting of three high school friends, Linkin Park's foundation was anchored by Mike Shinoda and Brad Delson along with Rob Bourdon.

[2] After graduating from high school, the California natives began to take their musical interests more seriously, recruiting Joe Hahn, Dave "Phoenix" Farrell, and Mark Wakefield to perform in their band then titled Xero.

Though limited in resources, the band began recording and producing songs within Shinoda's makeshift bedroom studio in 1996.

[2][3][4] Linkin Park released its debut album Hybrid Theory on October 24, 2000.

[6] "Breaking the Habit", a single from the album, won an MTV Asia Award.

After the success of Meteora, the band postponed working on a new studio album for several years.

On November 8, 2011, the band was awarded the UN Global Leadership Award for their humanitarian philanthropy via their Music for Relief non-profit, and fundraising $500,000 USD to the Save the Children charity following the events of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.

They currently held the record for most wins and nominations in its Favorite Alternative Artist category.

Los Premios MTV Latinoamérica the Latin American version of the Video Music Awards.

They were established in 2002 to celebrate the top music videos of the year in Latin America and the world.

The nominations are selected by a jury consisting of established journalists and professional video game players.

The International Dance Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony held by the Winter Music Conference to recognize the achievement of dance artists, producers, DJ's, radio stations and record labels.

The Spike Video Game Awards (VGA) is an annual award show hosted by Spike TV that recognizes the best computer and video games of the year.

[22][23] The TMF Awards are an annual television awards show broadcast live on TMF (The Music Factory) in Belgium, the Netherlands, and the UK, Linkin Park has received two nominations in 2007.

Rockbjörnen is a music prize in Sweden, divided into several categories, which is awarded annually by the newspaper Aftonbladet.

Mnet Asian Music Awards, otherwise abbreviated as MAMA, is an award show held by Mnet annually that credits South Korean artists, as well as foreign artists who have had an impact in the South Korean Music industry.

Linkin Park ended the decade as the third best selling artist (behind Eminem and Britney Spears).

The band achieved three Top Billboard 200 albums this decade (Collision Course, Meteora, Minutes To Midnight).