 One of his (and MGMT cofounder Benjamin Goldwasser's) songs "Kids" (from the "Oracular Spectacular" album) received a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals, while the duo was nominated in the Best New Artist category.Andrew VanWyngarden was born in Columbia, Missouri, and grew up in Memphis, Tennessee, where he attended Lausanne Collegiate School and White Station High School.His father, Bruce VanWyngarden, is the editor of the alternative newspaper Memphis Flyer.