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Grammy - Winners (2009)

Well, the 2009 Grammys are officially over, and a surprising duo cleaned-up this year--Alison Krauss and Robert Plant, who took home five awards, including Album of the Year for their album, Raising Sand, Record Of The Year (for "Please Read The Letter" ), Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals (for "Rich Woman"), and Best Country Collaboration With Vocals (for "Killing The Blues"). If you're wondering how two songs from the same album could win country and pop awards, I'm as confused as you are.

Coldplay also faired quite nicely, nabbing the award for Best Rock Album (for Viva La Vida, which they shouldn't be too proud of, since they beat that totally terrible Kings of Leon album), and Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals and Song Of The Year for "Viva La Vida."

Radiohead walked with Best Alternative Album (can someone explain the difference between "alternative" and "rock?" Does "rock" mean worse than "alternative?"), and unsurprisingly, Lil Wayne's Tha Carter III won Best Rap Album.

The full list of winners is below. Winners are in bold.  

 

BEST NEW ARTIST
Adele
Duffy

The Jonas Brothers
Lady Antebellum
Jazmine Sullivan

 

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Alison Krauss & Robert Plant, Raising Sand
Coldplay, Viva La Vida
Ne-Yo, Year Of The Gentleman
Lil Wayne, Tha Carter III
Radiohead, In Rainbows

 

 

SONG OF THE YEAR
"American Boy," William Adams, Keith Harris, Josh Lopez, Caleb Speir, John Stephens, Estelle Swaray & Kanye West, songwriters (Estelle Featuring Kanye West, artist)
"Chasing Pavements," Adele Adkins & Eg White, songwriters (Adele, artist)
"I'm Yours," Jason Mraz, songwriter (Jason Mraz, artist)
"Love Song," Sara Bareilles, songwriter (Sara Bareilles, artist)
"Viva La Vida," Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin, songwriters (Coldplay, artist)

 

RECORD OF THE YEAR
Adele, "Chasing Pavements"
Coldplay, "Viva La Vida"
Leona Lewis, "Bleeding Love"
M.I.A., "Paper Planes"
Robert Plant and Alison Kraus, "Please Read The Letter"

 

BEST DANCE RECORDING
Daft Punk, "Harder Better Faster Stronger"
Hot Chip, "Ready For The Floor"
Lady Gaga & Colby O'Donis, "Just Dance"
Madonna, "Give It 2 Me"
Rihanna, "Disturbia"
Sam Sparro, "Black & Gold"

 

BEST ELECTRONIC/DANCE ALBUM
Brazilian Girls, New York City
Daft Punk, Alive 2007
Cyndi Lauper, Bring Ya To The Brink
Kylie Minogue, X
Moby, Last Night
Robyn

 

BEST TRADITIONAL POP VOCAL ALBUM

“Still Unforgettable,” Natalie Cole

“The Sinatra Project,” Michael Feinstein

“Noël,” Josh Groban

“In The Swing Of Christmas,” Barry Manilow

“Rufus Does Judy At Carnegie Hall,” Rufus Wainwright

 

BEST POP COLLABORATION WITH VOCALS
Alicia Keys and John Mayer, "Lessons Learned"
Madonna, Justin Timberlake, and Timbaland, "4 Minutes"
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, "Rich Woman"
Rihanna and Maroon 5, "If I Never See Your Face Again"
Jordin Sparks and Chris Brown, "No Air"

 

BEST POP PERFORMANCE, FEMALE
Adele, "Chasing Pavements"
Sara Bareilles, "Love Song"
Duffy, "Mercy"
Leona Lewis, "Bleeding Love"
Katy Perry, "I Kissed A Girl"
Pink, "So What"

 

BEST POP PERFORMANCE, MALE
Kid Rock, "All Summer Long"
John Mayer, "Say"
Paul McCartney, "That Was Me"
Jason Mraz, "I'm Yours"
Ne-Yo, "Closer"
James Taylor, "Wichita Lineman"

 

BEST POP PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCALS
Coldplay, "Viva La Vida"
Eagles, "Waiting In The Weeds"
Gnarls Barkle, "Going On"
Maroon 5, "Won't Go Home Without You"
OneRepublic, "Apologize"

 

POP COLLABORATION WITH VOCALS

“Lesson Learned,” Alicia Keys and John Mayer

“4 Minutes,” Madonna, Justin Timberlake and Timbaland

“Rich Woman,” Robert Plant and Alison Krauss

“If I Never See Your Face Again,” Rihanna and Maroon 5

“No Air,” Jordin Sparks and Chris Brown

 

BEST POP INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE

“Love Appetite,” Steve Cropper & Felix Cavaliere

“I Dreamed There Was No War,” Eagles

“Fortune Teller,” Fourplay

“Steppin’ Out,” Stanley Jordan“Blast” Marcus Miller

 

BEST POP INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM

“Sax For Stax,” Gerald Albright

“Greatest Hits Rerecorded Volume One,” Larry Carlton

“Jingle All The Way,” Béla Fleck & The Flecktones

“The Spice Of Life,” Earl Klugh

“A Night Before Christmas,” Spyro Gyra

 

BEST SOLO ROCK VOCAL PERFORMANCE

“Gravity,” John Mayer

“I Saw Her Standing There,” Paul McCartney

“Girls In Their Summer Clothes,” Bruce Springsteen

“Rise,” Eddie Vedder

“No Hidden Path,” Neil Young

 

BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCALS

“Rock N Roll Train,” AC/DC

“Violet Hill,” Coldplay

“Long Road Out Of Eden,” Eagles

“Sex On Fire,” Kings Of Leon

“House Of Cards,” Radiohead

 

BEST HARD ROCK PERFORMANCE

“Inside The Fire,” Disturbed

“Visions,” Judas Priest

“Wax Simulacra,” The Mars Volta

“Saints Of Los Angeles,” Mötley Crüe

“Lords Of Salem,” Rob Zombie

 

 BEST ROCK INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE

“Castellorizon,” David Gilmour

“Suicide & Redemption,” Metallica

“34 Ghosts I-IV,” Nine Inch Nails

“Hope (Live For The Art Of Peace),” Rush

“Peaches En Regalia,” Zappa Plays Zappa

 

BEST METAL PERFORMANCE
Dragonforce, "Heroes Of Our Time"
Judas Priest, "Nostradamus"
Metallica, "My Apocalypse"
Ministry, "Under My Thumb"
Slipknot, "Psychosocial"

 

BEST ROCK SONG
Bruce Springsteen, "Girls In Their Summer Clothes"
Radiohead, "House Of Cards"
Death Cab For Cutie, "I Will Possess Your Heart"
Kings Of Leon, "Sex On Fire"
Coldplay, "Violet Hill" 

 

BEST ROCK ALBUM
Coldplay, Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends
Kid Rock, Rock N Roll Jesus
Kings Of Leon, Only By The Night
Metallica, Death Magnetic
Raconteurs, Consolers Of The Lonely

 

BEST ALTERNATIVE ALBUM
Beck, Modern Guilt
Death Cab For Cutie, Narrow Stairs
Gnarls Barkley, The Odd Couple
My Morning Jacket, Evil Urges
Radiohead, In Rainbows

 

 BEST FEMALE R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE

“Me, Myself And I,” Beyoncé

"Heaven Sent,” Keyshia Cole

“Spotlight,” Jennifer Hudson

“Superwoman,” Alicia Keys

“Need U Bad,” Jazmine Sullivan

 

BEST MALE R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCES

“You’re The Only One,” Eric Benét

“Take You Down,” Chris Brown

“Miss Independent,” Ne-Yo

“Can’t Help But Wait,” Trey Songz

“Here I Stand,” Usher

 

BEST R & B PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCALS
Boyz II Men, "Ribbon In The Sky"
Anthony David feat. India.Arie, "Words"
Al Green feat. John Legend, "Stay With Me (By The Sea)"
Jennifer Hudson feat. Fantasia, "I'm His Only Woman" b
Raphael Saadiq feat. Stevie Wonder & CJ Hilton, "Never Give You Up"

 

BEST TRADITIONAL R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE

“A Change Is Gonna Come,” Wayne Brady

“You’ve Got The Love I Need,” Al Green Featuring Anthony Hamilton

“Baby I Know,” (Linda Jones) With Helen Bruner & Terry Jones

“Love That Girl,” Raphael Saadiq

“In Love With Another Man,” Jazmine Sullivan

 

BEST URBAN / ALTERNATIVE PERFORMANCE

“Say Goodbye To Love,” Kenna

“Wanna Be,” Maiysha

“Be OK,” Chrisette Michele Featuring will.i.am

“Many Moons,” Janelle Monae

“Lovin You (Music),” Wayna Featuring Kokayi

 

BEST R&B SONG

“Bust Your Windows,” (Jazmine Sullivan)Salaam Remi & Jazmine Sullivan, songwriters (Deandre Way, songwriter)

“Customer,” (Raheem DeVaughn)I. Barias, Raheem DeVaughn, C. Haggins, K. Oliver & J. Smith, songwriters

“Heaven Sent,” (Keyshia Cole)Keyshia Cole, Jason Farmer & Alex Francis, songwriters

“Miss Independent,” (Ne-Yo)M.S. Eriksen, T.E. Hermansen & S. Smith, songwriters

“Spotlight,” (Jennifer Hudson)Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen & Shaffer Smith, songwriters

 

BEST R&B ALBUM

“Love & Life,” Eric Benét

“Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville USA,” Boyz II Men

“Lay It Down,” Al Green

“Jennifer Hudson,” Jennifer Hudson

“The Way I See It,” Raphael Saadiq

 

BEST CONTEMPORARY R&B ALBUM

 “Growing Pains,” Mary J. Blige

“Back Of My Lac’,” J. Holiday

“First Love,” Karina“Year Of The Gentleman,” Ne-Yo

“Fearless,” Jazmine Sullivan

 

BEST RAP ALBUM
Jay-Z, American Gangster
Lil Wayne, Tha Carter III
Lupe Fiasco, The Cool
Nas
T.I., Paper Trail

 

BEST RAP PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP
Big Boi feat. Raekwon & Andre 3000, "Royal Flush"
(Taylor couldn't pronounce "Raekwon" quite right. Aw.)
T.I. feat. Kanye West & Lil Wayne, "Swagger Like Us"
Lil Wayne feat. Jay-Z, "Mr Carter"
Ludacris feat. T.I., "Wish You Would"
Young Jeezy feat. Kanye West, "Put On"

 

BEST RAP/SUNG COLLABORATION
Estelle feat. Kanye West, "American Boy"
Flo Rida feat. T-Pain, "Low"
John Legend feat. Andre 3000, "Green Light"
Lil Wayne feat. T-Pain, "Got Money"
Lupe Fiasco feat. Matthew Santos, "Superstar"

 

 BEST RAP SONG

 “Lollipop,” (Lil Wayne Featuring Static Major)D. Carter, S. Garrett, D. Harrison, J. Scheffer & R. Zamor, songwriters

“Low,” (Flo Rida Featuring T-Pain)T. Dillard, M. Humphrey & T-Pain, songwriters

“Sexual Eruption,” (Snoop Dogg)Calvin Broadus, S. Lovejoy & D. Stewart, songwriters

“Superstar,” (Lupe Fiasco Featuring Matthew Santos)Lupe Fiasco & Soundtrakk, songwriters

“Swagga Like Us,” (Jay-Z & T.I. Featuring Kanye West & Lil Wayne)D. Carter, S. Carter, Clifford Harris & Kanye West, songwriters (M. Arulpragasam, N. Headon, M. Jones, J. Mellor, T. Pentz & P. Simonon, songwriters)

 

BEST FEMALE COUNTRY VOCAL PERFORMANCE

“For These Times,” Martina McBride

“What I Cannot Change,” LeAnn Rimes

“Last Name,” Carrie Underwood

“Last Call,” Lee Ann Womack

“This is Me You’re Talking To,” Trisha Yearwood

 

BEST MALE COUNTRY VOCAL PERFORMANCE

“You’re Gonna Miss This,” Trace Adkins

“In Color,” Jamey Johnson

“Just Got Started Lovin’ You,” James Otto

“Letter To Me,” Brad Paisley

“Troubadour,” George Strait

 

BEST COUNTRY COLLABORATION WITH VOCALS
Kenny Chesney & George Strait, "Shiftwork"
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, "Killing The Blues"
George Strait & Patty Loveless, "House Of Cash"
Sugarland, Jake Owen, & Little Big Town, "Life In A Northern Town"
Trisha Yearwood & Keith Urban, "Let The Wind Chase You"

 

BEST COUNTRY PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP
Brooks & Dunn, "God Must Be Busy"
Lady Antebellum, "Love Don't Love Here"
Rascal Flatts, "Every Day"
The Steel Drivers, "Blue Side Of The Mountain"
Sugarland, "Stay"

 

 BEST COUNTRY INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE

“Sumatra,” Cherryholmes

“Two Small Cars In Rome,” Jerry Douglas & Lloyd Green

“Sleigh Ride,” Bela Fleck and the Flecktones“Is This America? (Katrina 2005),

”Charlie Haden, Pat Metheny, Jerry Douglas & Bruce Hornsby

“Cluster Pluck,” Brad Paisley, James Burton, Vince Gill, John Jorgenson, Albert Lee, Brent Mason, Redd Volkaert & Steve Wariner

 

BEST COUNTRY SONG

“Dig Two Graes,” Ashley Gorley & Bob Regan, songwriters (Randy Travis)

“I Saw God Today,” Rodney Clawson, Monty Criswell & Wade Kirby, songwriters (George Strait)

“In Color,” Jamey Johnson, Lee Thomas Miller & James Otto, songwriters (Jamey Johnson)

“Stay,” Jennifer Nettles, songwriter (Sugarland)

“You’re Gonna Miss This,” Ashley Gorley & Lee Thomas Miller, songwriters (Trace Adkins)

 

BEST COUNTRY ALBUM

“That Lonesome Song,” Jamey Johnson

“Sleepless Nights,” Patty Loveless

“Troubadour,” George Strait

“Around the Bend,” Randy Travis

“Heaven, Heartache and the Power of Love,” Trisha Yearwood

 

BEST BLUEGRASS ALBUM

“Cherryholmes III: Don’t Believe,” Cherryholmes

“Del McCoury Band — Live At The 2008 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival,” Del McCoury Band

“The Ultimate Collection / Live At The Ryman,” Earl Scruggs With Family & Friends

“Honoring The Fathers Of Bluegrass: Tribute To 1946 And 1947,” Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder

“Wheels,” Dan Tyminski


BEST NEW AGE ALBUM

“Meditations,” William Ackerman

“Pathfinder,” Will Clipman

“Peace Time,” Jacke DeJohnette

“Ambrosia,” Peter Kater

“The Scent of Light,” Ottmar Liebert & Luna Negra

 

BEST CONTEMPORARY JAZZ ALBUM

“Randy in Brasil,” Randy Brecker

“Floating Point,” John McLaughlin

“Cannon Re-Loaded: All-Star Celebration Of Cannonball Adderley,” Various Artists

“Miles From India,” Various Artists

“Lifecycle,” Yellowjackets featuring Mike Stern

 

BEST JAZZ VOCAL ALBUM

“Imagina: Songs of Brasil,” Karrin Allyson

“Breakfast on the Morning Train,” Stacey Kent

“If Less is More … Nothing is Everything,” Kate McGarry

“Loverly,” Cassandra Wilson

“Distances,” Norma Winstone

 

BEST JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL SOLO

“Be-Bop,” Terrence Blanchard

“Seven Steps to Heaven,” Till Bronner

“Waltz for Debby,” Gary Burton & Chick Corea

“Son of Thirteen,” Pat Metheny

“Be-Bop,” James Moody

 

BEST JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM, INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP

“The New Crystal Silence,” Chick Corea & Gary Burton

“History, Mystery,” Bill Frisell

“Brad Mehldau Trio: Live,” Brad Mehldau Trio

“Day Trip,” Pat Metheny With Christian McBride & Antonio Sanchez

“Standards,” Alan Pasqua, Dave Carpenter & Peter Erskine Trio

 

BEST LARGE JAZZ ENSEMBLE ALBUM

“Appearing Nightly,” Carla Bley And Her Remarkable Big Band

“Act Your Age,” Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band

“Symphonica,” Joe Lovano With WDR Big Band & Rundfunk Orchestra

“Blauklang,” Vince Mendoza

“Monday Night Live At The Village Vanguard,” The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra

 

BEST LATIN JAZZ ALBUM

“Afro Bop Alliance,” Caribbean Jazz Project

“The Latin Side Of Wayne Shorter,” Conrad Herwig & The Latin Side Band

“Song For Chico,” Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra

“Nouveau Latino,” Nestor Torres

“Marooned/Aislado,” Papo Vázquez The Mighty Pirates

 

BEST GOSPEL PERFORMANCE

“I Understand,” Kim Burrell, Rance Allen, Bebe Winans & Mariah Carey

“East To West,” Casting Crowns

“Get Up,” Mary Mary

“Shall We Gather At The River,” Take 6

“Waging War,” CeCe Winans

 

BEST GOSPEL SONG

“Cover Me,” James L. Moss, songwriter (21:03 With Fred Hammond, Smokie Norful & J Moss)

“Get Up,” Erica Campbell, Tina Campbell, Warryn Campbell & Eric Dawkins, songwriters (Mary Mary)

“Give Me Your Eyes,” Brandon Heath & Jason Ingram, songwriters (Brandon Heath)

“Help Me Believe,” Kirk Franklin, songwriter (Kirk Franklin)

“You Reign,” Jim Bryson, Steven Curtis Chapman, Nathan Cochran, Barry Graul, Bart Millard, Mike Scheuchzer & Robby Shaffer, songwriters (MercyMe)

 

BEST ROCK OR RAP GOSPEL ALBUM

“Hello,” After Edmund

“Our World Redeemed,” Flame

“We Need Each Other,” Sanctus Real

“Rock What You Got,” Superchick

“Alive And Transported,” TobyMac

 

BEST POP/CONTEMPORARY GOSPEL ALBUM

“This Moment,” Steven Curtis Chapman

“What If We,” Brandon Heath

“Opposite Way,” Leeland

“Hello Love,” Chris Tomlin

“Thy Kingdom Come,” CeCe Winans

 

BEST SOUTHERN, COUNTRY, OR BLUEGRASS GOSPEL ALBUM

“Room for More,” Booth Brothers

“Lovin’ Life,” Gaither Vocal Band

“Steps to Heaven,” Charlie Louvin

“Hymned Again,” Bart Millard

“Ephesians One,” Karen Peck & New River

 

BEST TRADITIONAL GOSPEL ALBUM

“Down in New Orleans,” The Blind Boys of Alabama

“I’ll Say Yes,” The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir

“Take it Back,” Dorinda Clark-Cole

“Deitrick Haddon Presents . . . Together In Worship,” Voices Of Unity

“Bishop Charles E. Blake Presents… No Limit,” The West Angeles COGIC Mass Choir

 

BEST CONTEMPORARY R&B GOSPEL ALBUM

“Reflections,” Jason Champion

“The Fight of My Life,” Kirk Franklin

“The Sound,” Mary Mary

“Donald Lawrence Introduces: Family Prayer,” The Murrills

“Stand Out,” Tye Tribbett & G.A.

 

BEST LATIN POP ALBUM

“Cara B,” Jorge Drexler

“Palabras Del Silencio,” Luis Fonsi

“La Vida … Es Un Ratico,” Juanes

“Complices,” Luis Miguel

“Tarde O Temprano,” Tommy Torres

 

BEST LATIN ROCK OR ALTERNATIVE ALBUM

“Sonidos Gold,” Grupo Fantasma

“45,” Jaguares

“La Verdad,” Locos Por Juana

“Tijuana Sound Machine,” Nortec Collective Presents: Bostich & Fussible

“Mediocre,” Ximena Sarinana

 

BEST LATIN URBAN ALBUM

“La Novela,” Akwid

“La Sinfonia,” La Sinfonia

“The Royalty: La Realez,” Rkm & Ken-y

“En Lo Claro,” Voltio

“Los Extraterrestres,” Wisin y Yandel

 

BEST TROPICAL LATIN ALBUM

“Cuba: Un Viaje Musical — A Musical Journey,” Albita, Rey Ruíz & Donato Poveda

“Renacer,” DLG

“Señor Bachata,” José Feliciano

“Frutero Moderno,” Gonzalo Grau y La Clave Secreta

“Back On The Streets… Taste Of Spanish Harlem Vol. 2,” New Swing Sextet

 

BEST REGIONAL MEXICAN ALBUM

“Amor, Dolor Y Lágrimas: Música Ranchera,” Mariachi Los Camperos de Nati Cano

“Desde México: “Cumbia Cusinela,” Huichol Musical

“Vámonos Pa’l Río,” Los Pikadientes De Caborca

“Canciones De Amor,” Mariachi Divas

“A Puro Dolor,” Nadia

*Tie

 

BEST TEJANO ALBUM

“Music Lessons,” Chente Barrera y Taconazo

“Friends & Legends,” Joe Posada

“Viva La Revolucion,” Ruben Ramos & The Mexican Revolution

“All That Jazz…,” Tortilla Factory

“Heir To The Throne,” Albert Zamora

 

BEST NORTENO ALBUM

“Me Enamore De Un Angel,” Los Palominos

“Raíces,” Los Tigres Del Norte

“Corridos: Defendiendo El Honor,” Pesado

“Six Pack,” Siggno

“Cuidado,” Solido

 

BEST BANDA ALBUM

“Tu Inspiracion,” Alacranes Musical

“Que Bonito… ¡Es Lo Bonito!,” Banda El Recodo de Cruz Lizárrag

“Vive Y Dejame Vivir,” Cuisillos

“Tiro De Gracia,” Lupillo Rivera

“No Es De Madera,” Joan Sebástian

 

BEST TRADITIONAL BLUES ALBUM

“The Blues Rolls On,” Elvin Bishop

“Skin Deep,” Buddy Guy

“All Odds Against Me,” John Lee Hooker Jr
“One Kind Favor,” B.B. King

“Pinetop Perkins & Friends,” Pinetop Perkins & Friends

BEST CONTEMPORARY BLUES ALBUM

“Peace, Love & BBQ,” Marcia Ball

“Like A Fire,” Solomon Burke

“City That Care Forgot,”” Dr. John And The Lower 911

“Maestro,” Taj Mahal

“Simply Grand,” Irma Thomas

 

BEST TRADITIONAL FOLK ALBUM

“Coal,” Kathy Mattea

“Comedians & Angels,” Tom Paxton

“Bring Me Home,” Peggy Seeger

“At 89,” Pete Seeger

“Strangers In Another Country,” Rosalie Sorrels

 

BEST CONTEMPORARY FOLK/AMERICANA ALBUM

“Day After Tomorrow,” Joan Baez

“I, Flathead,” Ry Cooder

“Sex & Gasoline,” Rodney Crowell

“All I Intended To Be,” Emmylou Harris

“Raising Sand,” Robert Plant & Alison Krauss

 

BEST NATIVE AMERICAN MUSIC ALBUM

“Songs From The Black Hills,” Bryan Akipa

“Spo’Mo’Kin’Nan,” Black Lodge

“Red Rock,” Northern Cree

“Come To Me Great Mystery — Native American Healing Songs,” Various Artists

“Faith,” Kevin Yazzie

 

BEST HAWAIIAN MUSIC ALBUM

“’Ikena,” Tia Carrere & Daniel Ho

“’Aumakua,” Amy Hanaiali`i
“Force Of Nature,” Led Kaapana & Mike Kaawa

“Hawaiian Slack Key Kings Masters Series Vol. II,” Various Artists

“The Spirit Of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar,” Various Artists

 

BEST ZYDECO OR CAJUN MUSIC ALBUM

“Live At The 2008 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival,” BeauSoleil & Michael Doucet

“From Now On,”Michael Doucet

“Homage Au Passé,” Pine Leaf Boys

“Live At The 2008 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival,” Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys

“Cedric Watson,” Cedric Watson

 

BEST REGGAE ALBUM

“Jah Is Real,” Burning Spear

“Let’s Get Physical,” Elephant Man

“Vibes,” Heavy D

“Repentance.” Lee “Scratch” Perry

“Intoxication,” Shaggy

“Amazing,” Sly & Robbie

 

BEST TRADITIONAL WORLD MUSIC ALBUM

“Calcutta Chronicles: Indian Slide Guitar Odyssey,” Debashish Bhattacharya

“The Mandé Variations,” Toumani Diabaté

“Ilembe: Honoring Shaka Zulu,” Ladysmith Black Mambazo

“Dancing In The Light,” Lakshmi Shankar

 

BEST CONTEMPORARY WORLD MUSIC ALBUM

“Shake Away,” Lila Downs

“Banda Larga Cordel.” Gilberto Gil

“Global Drum Project,” Mickey Hart, Zakir Hussain, Sikiru Adepoju & Giovanni Hidalgo

“Rokku Mi Rokka (Give And Take),” Youssou N’Dour

“Live At The Nelson Mandela Theater,” Soweto Gospel Choir

 

BEST POLKA ALBUM

“El Maestro Del Acordeón Y Sus Polkas,” Paulino Bernal

“Speechless,” LynnMarie & Charlie Kelley As The Boxhounds

“Back To Back Hall Of Fame Polkas,” Walter Ostanek & His Band, Jerry Darlak & The Touch And Bob Kravos & His Band

“Hungry For More,” Polka Family Band

“Let The Whole World Sing,” Jimmy Sturr And His Orchestra

 

BEST MUSICAL ALBUM FOR CHILDREN

“Beethoven’s Wig 4: Dance Along Symphonies,” Beethoven’s Wig

“Big Round World.” Trout Fishing In America

“Here Come The 123s,” They Might Be Giants

“Here Comes Brady Rymer And The Little Band That Could,” Brady Rymer And The Little Band That Could

“The Shoe Bird,” Gerard Schwarz Conducting The Seattle Symphony

 

BEST SPOKEN WORD ALBUM FOR CHILDREN

“Around The Campfire,” Buck Howdy With BB

“The Big One-Oh,” Dean Pitchford

“Brown Bear And Friends.” Gwyneth Paltrow

“The Cricket In Times Square,” Tony Shalhoub

“Yes To Running! Bill Harley Live,” Bill Harley

 

BEST SPOKEN WORD ALBUM (INCLUDES POETRY, AUDIO BOOKS & STORY TELLING)

“An Inconvenient Truth (Al Gore),” Beau Bridges, Cynthia Nixon & Blair Underwood

“Born Standing Up,” Steve Martin

“I Am America (And So Can You!),” Stephen Colbert (& Various Artists)

“Life Beyond Measure,” Sidney Poitier

“When You Are Engulfed In Flames,” David Sedaris

 

BEST COMEDY ALBUM

“Anticipation,” Lewis Black

“Flight Of The Conchords,” Flight Of The Conchords

“For Your Consideration,” Kathy Griffin

“It’s Bad For Ya,” George Carlin

“Songs Of The Bushmen,” Harry Shearer

 

BEST MUSICAL SHOW ALBUM

“Gypsy.” Robert Sher, producer (Jule Styne, composer; Stephen Sondheim, lyricist)

“In The Heights,” Kurt Deutsch, Alex Lacamoire, Andrés Levin, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Joel Moss & Bill Sherman, producers; Lin-Manuel Miranda, composer/lyricist (Original Broadway Cast With Lin-Manuel Miranda And Others)

“The Little Mermaid,” Bruce Botnick, Michael Kosarin, Alan Menken & Chris Montan, producers; Alan Menken, composer; Glenn Slater, lyricist (Howard Ashman, lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast With Sierra Boggess, Tituss Burgess & Others)

“South Pacific,” David Caddick, David Lai & Ted Sperling, producers (Richard Rodgers, composer; Oscar Hammerstein II, lyricist) (New Broadway Cast With Kelli O’Hara, Paulo Szot & Others)

“Young Frankenstein; The Musical,” Doug Besterman, producer; Mel Brooks, composer/lyricist (Original Broadway Cast With Roger Bart, Megan Mullally, Sutton Foster & Others)

 

BEST SOUNDTRACK
American Gangster
August Rush
Juno
Mamma Mia!
Sweeney Todd—The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street

 

BEST SCORE SOUNDTRACK ALBUM FOR MOTION PICTURE, TELEVISION OR OTHER VISUAL MEDIA

“The Dark Knight,” James Newton Howard & Hans Zimmer, composers

“Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull,” John Williams, composer

“Iron Man,” Ramin Djawadi

“There Will Be Blood,” Jonny Greenwood, composer

“Wall-E,” Thomas Newman, composer

 

 

BEST SONG FOR A MOTION PICTURE, TV SHOW, OR OTHER VISUAL MEDIA
"Down To Earth" (Wall-E)
"Ever Ever After" (Enchanted)
"Say" (The Bucket List)
"That's How You Know" (Enchanted)
"Walk Hard" (Walk Hard—The Dewey Cox Story)

 

BEST INSTRUMENTAL COMPOSITION

“The Adventures Of Mutt,: John Williams, composer (John Williams)
Track from: “Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull”

“Alegria,” Chick Corea, composer (Chick Corea & Gary Burton)
Track from: “The New Crystal Silence”

“Claire’s Closet,” Russell Ferrante, composer (Yellowjackets Featuring Mike Stern)
Track from: “Lifecycle”

“Danzón De Etiqueta,” Dave Grusin, composer (Lee Ritenour & Dave Grusin)
Track from: “Amparo”

“Hit The Ground Running,” Gordon Goodwin, composer (Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band)
Track from: “Act Your Age”

 

BEST INSTRUMENTAL ARRANGEMENT

“Define Dancing,” Peter Gabriel & Thomas Newman, arrangers (Thomas Newman)
Track from: “Wall-E”

“Down In The Valley,” Frank Macchia, arranger (Frank Macchia Featuring The Prague Orchestra)
Track from: “Landscapes”

“Duke Ellington’s Sound Of Love,” Michael Abene, arranger (Joe Lovano With WDR Big Band & Rundfunk Orchestra)
Track from: “Symphonica”

“St. Louis Blues,” Bob Brookmeyer, arranger (The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra)
Track from: “Monday Night Live At The Village Vanguard”

“Yesterdays,” Gordon Goodwin, arranger (Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band Featuring Art Tatum)
Track from: Act Your Age

 

BEST INSTRUMENTAL ARRANGEMENT ACCOMPANYING VOCALIST(S)

“Alfie,” Vince Mendoza, arranger (Traincha & The Metropole Orchestra)
Track from: “The Look Of Love — Burt Bacharach Songbook”

“Grace,” Cedric Dent, arranger (Take 6)
Track from: “The Standard”

“Here’s That Rainy Day,” Nan Schwartz, arranger (Natalie Cole)
Track from: Still Unforgettable

“Johnny One Note,” Don Sebesky, arranger (John Pizzarelli)
Track from: “With A Song In My Heart”

“Lazy Afternoon,” Claus Ogerman, arranger (Danilo Perez)
Track from: “Across The Crystal Sea”

 

BEST RECORDING PACKAGE

“Death Magnetic,” Bruce Duckworth, Sarah Moffat & David Turner, art directors (Metallica)

“Hawk Nelson…Is My Friend!,’ Don Clark, art director (Hawk Nelson)

“Nouns,” No Age & Brian Roettinger, art directors (No Age)

“Radio Retaliation,” Neal Ashby, Matthew Curry & Patrick Donohue, art directors (Thievery Corporation)

“Summer Rains,” Amanda Barrett, Abby DeWald, Renee Jablow & Rick Whitmore, art directors (The Ditty Bops)

 

BEST BOXED OR SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION PACKAGE

“Ghosts I-IV,” Jeff Anderson, Trent Reznor & Rob Sheridan, art directors (Nine Inch Nails)

“In Rainbows,” Stanley Donwood, Mel Maxwell & Christiaan Munro, art directors (Radiohead)

“Poems & Songs,” Qing-Yang Xiao, art director (Wu Sheng)

“Pretty. Odd,” Alex Kirzhner & Panic At The Disco, art directors (Panic At The Disco)

“@#%&*! Smilers,” Aimee Mann & Gail Marowitz, art directors (Aimee Mann)

 

BEST ALBUM NOTES

“Art Of Field Recording Volume I: Fifty Years Of Traditional American Music,” Documented By Art Rosenbaum, Art Rosenbaum, album notes writer (Various Artists)

“Debate ‘08: Taft And Bryan Campaign On The Edison Phonograph,” Patrick Feaster & David Giovannoni, album notes writers (William Jennings Bryan & William Howard Taft)

“Kind Of Blue: 50th Anniversary Collector’s Edition,” Francis Davis, album notes writer (Miles Davis)

“Rare & Unreleased Recordings From The Golden Reign Of The Queen Of Soul,” David Ritz & Jerry Wexler, album notes writers (Aretha Franklin)

“The Unsung Father Of Country Music: 1925-1934,” Henry “Hank” Sapoznik, album notes writer (Ernest V. Stoneman)

 

BEST HISTORICAL ALBUM

“Art Of Field Recording Volume I: Fifty Years Of Traditional American Music,” Documented By Art Rosenbaum

“Classic Columbia, OKeh And Vocalion Lester Young With Count Basie (1936-1940),” Scott Wenzel, compilation producer; Malcolm Addey, Michael Brooks, Matt Cavaluzzo,

“Debate ‘08: Taft And Bryan Campaign On The Edison Phonograph,” David Giovannoni, Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin, compilation producers; Richard Martin, mastering engineer

“Polk Miller & His Old South Quartette,” Ken Flaherty, Jr., compilation producer; Marcos Sueiro Bal, Ken Flaherty, Jr., Kurt Nauck & Glenn Sage, mastering engineers

“To Be Free: The Nina Simone Story,” Richard Seidel, compilation producer; Mark G. Wilder, mastering engineer (Nina Simone)

 

BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, NON-CLASSICAL

“Consolers Of The Lonely,” Joe Chiccarelli, Vance Powell & Jack White III, engineers (The Raconteurs)

“Just A Little Lovin’,” Al Schmitt, engineer (Shelby Lynne)

“Lay It Down,” Jimmy Douglass, Russell “The Dragon” Elevado & John Smeltz, engineers (Al Green)

“Still Unforgettable,” Steve Genewick, Al Schmitt & Bill Schnee, engineers (Natalie Cole)

“We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things,” Dyre Gormsen & Tony Maserati, engineers (Jason Mraz)

 

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, NON-CLASSICAL
Danger Mouse
Nigel Godrich
Johnny Karkazis
Rick Rubin
will.i.am

 

BEST REMIXED RECORDING, NON-CLASSICAL

“Closer” (StoneBridge Radio Edit), StoneBridge, remixer (Ne-Yo)

“Electric Feel” (Justice Remix), Justice, remixers (MGMT)

“4 Minutes” (Junkie XL Remix), Junkie XL, remixer (Madonna Featuring Justin Timberlake)

“Just Fine” (Moto Blanco Remix), Moto Blanco, remixers (Mary J. Blige)

“The Longest Road” (Deadmau5 Remix), Deadmau5, remixer (Morgan Page Featuring Lissie)

 

BEST SURROUND SOUND ALBUM

“Divertimenti,” Morten Lindberg & Hans Peter L’Orange, surround mix engineers; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Øyvind Gimse & TrondheimSolistene)

“Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition; Night On Bald Mountain; Prelude To Khovanshchina,” Michael Bishop, surround mix engineer; Michael Bishop, surround mastering engineer; Robert Woods, surround producer (Paavo Järvi & Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra)

“Rheinberger: Sacred Choral Works,” John Newton, surround mix engineer; Jonathan Cooper & Mark Donahue, surround mastering engineers; Blanton Alspaugh, surround producer (Charles Bruffy, Phoenix Bach Choir & Kansas City Chorale)

“Ringo 5.1 The Surround Sound Collection,” Bruce Sugar, surround mix engineer; Chris Bellman, surround mastering engineer; Bill Crowley, Ringo Starr & Bruce Sugar, surround producers (Ringo Starr)

“Sensurround + B-Sides,” Tohru Takayama, surround mix engineer; Keigo Oyamada, surround producer (Cornelius)


BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, CLASSICAL

“Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique,” Fred Vogler, engineer (Gustavo Dudamel & Los Angeles Philharmonic)

“Divertimenti,” Morten Lindberg & Hans Peter L’Orange, engineers (Øyvind Gimse & TrondheimSolistene)

“Puccini: La Bohème,” Michael Bishop, engineer (Robert Spano & Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus)

“Respighi: Church Windows, Brazilian Impressions, Rossiniana.” John Newton, engineer (JoAnn Falletta & Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra)

“Traditions And Transformations: Sounds Of Silk Road Chicago,” David Frost, Tom Lazarus & Christopher Willis, engineers (Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Alan Gilbert, Silk Road Ensemble, Wu Man, Yo-Yo Ma & Chicago Symphony Orchestra)

 

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, CLASSICAL

David Frost
Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique (Gustavo Dudamel & Los Angeles Philharmonic)

David Groves

Judith Sherman

Robert Woods

Robina G. Young

 

BEST CLASSICAL ALBUM

“Maria,” Cecilia Bartoli; Christopher Raeburn, producer; Wolf-Dieter Karwatky & Philip Siney, engineers/mixers (Adam Fischer; Orchestra La Scintilla)

“O’Regan, Tarik: Threshold Of Night,” Craig Hella Johnson, conductor; Blanton Alspaugh, producer; John Newton, engineer/mixer; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Company Of Strings; Company Of Voices & Conspirare)

“Schoenberg/Sibelius: Violin Concertos,” Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor; Hilary Hahn; Sid McLauchlan & Arend Prohmann, producers; Stephan Flock, engineer/mixer (Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra)

“Spotless Rose: Hymns To The Virgin Mary,” Charles Bruffy, conductor; Phoenix Chorale; Blanton Alspaugh, producer; John Newton, engineer/mixer; Jonathan Cooper & Mark Donahue, mastering engineers

“Weill: Rise And Fall Of The City Of Mahagonny,” James Conlon, conductor; Anthony Dean Griffey, Patti LuPone & Audra McDonald; Fred Vogler, producer (Donnie Ray Albert, John Easterlin, Steven Humes, Mel Ulrich & Robert Wörle; Los Angeles Opera Chorus; Los Angeles Opera Orchestra)

 

BEST ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCE

“D’Indy: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1,” Rumon Gamba, conductor (Iceland Symphony Orchestra)

“Glazunov: Symphony No. 6, La Mer, Introduction And Dance From Salome,” José Serebrier, conductor (Royal Scottish National Orchestra)

“Prokofiev: Scythian Suite, Op. 20,” Alan Gilbert, conductor (Chicago Symphony Orchestra)

“Shostakovich: Symphony No. 4,” Bernard Haitink, conductor (Chicago Symphony Orchestra)

“Walden, Chris: Symphony No. 1, The Four Elements,” Chris Walden, conductor (Hollywood Studio Symphony Orchestra)

BEST OPERA RECORDING

“Tan Dun: The First Emperor,” Tan Dun, conductor; Michelle DeYoung, Plácido Domingo, Elizabeth Futral, Paul Groves, Wu Hsing-Kuo & Hao Jiang Tian; Jay David Saks, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)

“Lully: Psyché,” Paul O´Dette & Stephen Stubbs, conductors; Colin Balzer, Karina Gauvin, Carolyn Sampson & Aaron Sheehan; Renate Wolter-Seevers, producer (Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra; Boston Early Music Festival Chorus)

“Monteverdi: L’Orfeo,” Rinaldo Alessandrini, conductor; Sara Mingardo, Monica Piccinini, Anna Simboli & Furio Zanasi; Jean-Pierre Loisil, producer (Concerto Italiano)

“Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin,” Valery Gergiev, conductor; Renée Fleming, Dmitri Hvorostovsky & Ramón Vargas; Jay David Saks, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)

“Weill: Rise And Fall Of The City Of Mahagonny.” James Conlon, conductor; Anthony Dean Griffey, Patti LuPone & Audra McDonald; Fred Vogler, producer (Donnie Ray Albert, John Easterlin, Steven Humes, Mel Ulrich & Robert Wörle; Los Angeles Opera Orchestra; Los Angeles Opera Chorus)

 

BEST CHORAL PERFORMANCE

“O’Regan, Tarik: Threshold Of Night,” Craig Hella Johnson, conductor (Company Of Strings; Company Of Voices & Conspirare)

“Rheinberger: Sacred Choral Works,” Charles Bruffy, conductor (Kansas City Chorale & Phoenix Bach Choir)

“Symphony Of Psalms,” Sir Simon Rattle, conductor; Simon Halsey, chorus master (Berliner Philharmoniker; Rundfunkchor Berlin)

“Szymanowski, Karol: Stabat Mater.” Antoni Wit, conductor; Henryk Wojnarowski, chorus master (Jaroslaw Brek, Iwona Hossa & Ewa Marciniec; Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra; Warsaw Philharmonic Choir)

“Tippett: A Child Of Our Time,” Colin Davis, conductor; Joseph Cullen, chorus master (Steve Davislim, Mihoko Fujimura, Matthew Rose & Indra Thomas; London Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Chorus)

 

BEST INSTRUMENTAL SOLOIST(S) PERFORMANCE (WITH ORCHESTRA)

“Bloch/Lees:Violin Concertos,” John McLaughlin Williams, conductor; Elmar Oliveira (National Symphony Orchestra Of Ukraine)

“Harrison: Pipa Concerto,” Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor; Wu Man (Chicago Symphony Orchestra)

“Mozart: Piano Concertos 17 & 20,” Leif Ove Andsnes (Norwegian Chamber Orchestra)

“Saint-Saëns: Piano Concertos 2 & 5,” Charles Dutoit, conductor; Jean-Yves Thibaudet (L’Orchestre De La Suisse Romande)

“Schoenberg/Sibelius: Violin Concertos,” Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor; Hilary Hahn (Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra)

 

BEST INSTRUMENTAL SOLOIST PERFORMANCE (WITHOUT ORCHESTRA)

“In A State Of Jazz,” Marc-André Hamelin

“Piano Music Of Salonen, Stucky, And Lutoslawski,” Gloria Cheng

“Red Cliff Capriccio,” Wei Li

“Revolutionary,” Cameron Carpenter

“Strange Toys,” Joan Jeanrenaud

 

BEST CHAMBER MUSIC PERFORMANCE

“Brahms: String Quartet Op. 51, No. 2, Piano Quintet Op. 34,” Stephen Hough; Takács Quartet

“Carter, Elliott: String Quartets Nos. 1 And 5,” Pacifica Quartet

“Folk Songs,” Trio Mediaeval

“Right Through The Bone — Julius Röntgen Chamber Music,” ARC Ensemble

“String Poetic,” Jennifer Koh & Reiko Uchida

 

BEST SMALL ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE

“Divertimenti,” Øyvind Gimse, conductor; TrondheimSolistene

“Tan Dun: Pipa Concerto; Hayashi: Viola Concerto; Takemitsu: Nostalgia,” Roman Balashov, conductor; Yuri Bashmet; Moscow Soloists (Wu Man)

“Im Wunderschoenen Monat Mai,” Reinbert De Leeuw, conductor; Barbara Sukowa; Schoenberg Ensemble

“Monk: Impermanence,” Meredith Monk & Vocal Ensemble

“Spotless Rose: Hymns To The Virgin Mary,” Charles Bruffy, conductor; Phoenix Chorale

 

BEST CLASSICAL VOCAL PERFORMANCE

“Corigliano: Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems Of Bob Dylan,” Hila Plitmann (JoAnn Falletta; Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra)

“Fussell, Charles: Wilde,” Sanford Sylvan (Gil Rose; Boston Modern Orchestra Project)
“Gomidas Songs,” Isabel Bayrakdarian (Eduard Topchjan; Serouj Kradjian; Chamber Players Of The Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra)

“Maria,” Cecilia Bartoli (Adam Fischer; Orchestra La Scintilla)

“Terezín: Theresienstadt,” Anne Sofie Von Otter (Christian Gerhaher & Daniel Hope; Bengt Forsberg & Gerold Huber)

 

BEST CLASSICAL CONTEMPORARY COMPOSITION

“Dalbavie: Concerto Pour Flûte,” Marc-André Dalbavie (Peter Eötvös)

“Gandolfi: The Garden Of Cosmic Speculation,” Michael Gandolfi (Robert Spano)

“Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems Of Bob Dylan,” John Corigliano (JoAnn Falletta)

“Violin Concerto No. 2,” George Tsontakis (Douglas Boyd)

“Walden, Chris: Symphony No. 1, The Four Elements,” Chris Walden (Chris Walden)

 

BEST CLASSICAL CROSSOVER ALBUM

“Baroque,” Gabriela Montero

“Indigo Road,” Ronn McFarlane

“Olde School,” East Village Opera Company

“The Othello Syndrome,” Uri Caine Ensemble
“Simple Gifts,” The King’s Singers

 

BEST SHORT-FORM MUSIC VIDEO
Erykah Badu, "Honey"
Gnarls Barkley, "Who's Gonna Save My Soul"
Alicia Keys & Jack White, "Another Way To Die"
Radiohead, "House Of Cards"
Weezer, "Pork & Beans"

 

BEST LONG FORM MUSIC VIDEO

“Where The Light Is — Live In Los Angeles,” John Mayer
Danny Clinch, video director; Lindha Narvaez, video producer

“Runnin’ Down A Dream,” Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Peter Bogdanovich, video director; Skot Bright, video producer

“Good Girl Gone Bad Live,” Rihanna
Paul Caslin, video director; John Paveley, Ruth Paveley & Rupert Style, video producers

“Respect Yourself — The Stax Records Story,” Various Artists
Robert Gordon & Morgan Neville, video directors; Mark Crosby, Robert Gordon & Morgan Neville, video producers

“Amazing Journey: The Story Of The Who,” The Who
Paul Crowder & Murray Lerner, video directors; Robert Rosenberg & Nigel Sinclair, video producers

 

 

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T.I.: "Swagga Like Us" (Grammys - Video) ft. M.I.A., Jay-Z, Kanye, Lil Wayne

T.I.: "Dead And Gone" ft. Justin Timberlake (Grammys 2009 - Video)

 

 

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92 Responses

February 9, 2009 at 2:34 a.m.

the grammy commitee has nooooo idea what year it is

February 9, 2009 at 3:57 a.m.

Congrats to Peter and Scot and Tom!!!!

February 9, 2009 at 5:57 a.m.

Colbert is gonna have a field day on Al Gore tonight...

February 9, 2009 at 7:01 a.m.

Bleeding Love should have won!

February 9, 2009 at 7:01 a.m.

Who the hell is adele?

February 9, 2009 at 11:17 a.m.

Yikes, what a bunch of rubbish. I didn't deem it possible, but the Grammy's is far more repulsive then the Oscar's.

Lil Wayne is going to be the 46th president! He's got my vote.

February 9, 2009 at 11:24 a.m.

grammy's are a joke...period!!!

February 9, 2009 at 11:24 a.m.

A better question is...Who the hell is John?

February 9, 2009 at 11:25 a.m.

I was robbed!

February 9, 2009 at 11:44 a.m.

who the hell is adele? really dude... you need to check out her debut album. She's an amazing artist. And Kings of Leon, really?! that's only midly insulting... ha!

February 9, 2009 at 12:41 p.m.

Adele is a fat las from London. Moderately annoying but an Ok set of pipes... bit dull... but then other than Radiohead and maybe Diplo M.I.A... poor nominations all round. Stupid Yanks!

February 9, 2009 at 2:48 p.m.

You know what Grammy people. I thought the Grammy's couldn't get any worse than naming the O' Brother Where Art Though as album of the year. But this year's Grammy's is insanity. If you're going to give random nods to random people than you should probably consider artists such as Santagold's amazing first album. From the production to the lyrics to the vocals etc, that album is brilliant. How about Keri Hilson. Again the production on that album is quite ridiculous, I mean when you have Timbaland on your side, you're hardly going to have a bad album.

Now Allison Kraus, do you really think that whatever album she had out was better then Coldplay's Viva La Vida. And do you honestly think that in the world of popular music and Top 40, that Alison Krauss beats out such acts as Alicia Keys, Rihanna, Jordin Sparks, Madonna, Justin Timberlake, Maroon 5, and Timbaland (I refuse to mention that a**holes name who think his power as a male is supposed to be used to hurt a beautiful woman). I doubt that this Alison Krauss record takes down heavy weights in the

February 9, 2009 at 3:42 p.m.

Thank god i didn't watch the grammy, i'm so disapointed LEONA LEWIS should of won, she's truly an amazing singer. And Bleedling Love is a great song!

Screw the grammies

February 9, 2009 at 5:47 p.m.

metallica should have beat gay ass coldplay..

February 9, 2009 at 6:05 p.m.

Damn Ne-Yos closer should have won

February 9, 2009 at 6:05 p.m.

just because people may be popular throughout the year in music, doesn't mean that they will win a grammy. adele is one of the most talented female musicians out there today. and i am sorry phil, but allison krauss' album was a duet with robert plant, formerly of led zeppelin, arguably one of the greatest bands and one of the greatest rock voices in music history. and since it seems to me that you are not a true music lover or observer, only upset that the musicians you like didn't get a grammy, you sound quite simple and ignorant.

February 9, 2009 at 6:24 p.m.

What's the big deal about Little Wayne? He may have sold lots of records, but we should be sick if him by now. I know that I am.

February 9, 2009 at 6:49 p.m.

yeah, not sure how coldplay is "rock." they would have been better in the pop category.

February 9, 2009 at 7 p.m.

Honestly, listen to yourselves!!! I do agree that some of the nominations were not what I expected, but that doesn't mean that you should bring down the artists that were nominated/won. And it is completely disgusting that you are calling artists "gay" and "fat." Just because you personally don't like them doesn't mean that it's okay to use such offensive terms.

February 9, 2009 at 7:07 p.m.

I'm Glad M.I.A. got noticed but that album came out in 07..
further more why wasnt santogold even considered?!?!?!?

Adele is a decent artist and I respect her so I'm glad she won.

Pink's so what was a horrible track ... I dont even know why that crap was considered. And Daft punks

February 9, 2009 at 7:07 p.m.

you all have terrible taste (except xah. i agree completely).

the krauss/plant album is fantastic and deserving of the credit it received at the grammys. it is way more sophisticated and musical than most of this other overproduced garbage.

i, for one, am heartened by these choices. they are a rare reminder that real musicians are still appreciated and that american music hasn't been doomed by a generation of spoiled white boys trying to prove how hard they are by buying up and praising the false virtues of hateful gangster rap albums

by the way, andrew, kings of leon are great.

February 9, 2009 at 7:22 p.m.

"kings of leon are great"

lulz

February 9, 2009 at 7:35 p.m.

I guess everyone can get a Grammy since Tia Carrere has one now.

February 9, 2009 at 7:35 p.m.

In Rainbows should have been Album Of The Year.

February 9, 2009 at 8:01 p.m.

where's lykke li?!

February 9, 2009 at 8:34 p.m.

Paul McCartney should have won.

February 9, 2009 at 8:58 p.m.

METALLICA

February 9, 2009 at 8:58 p.m.

This was not a great year for music. I think a lot of the bands' previous albums that didn't get nominated for a Grammy were a lot better than the albums that did this year (i.e. Kings of Leon, Death Cab for Cutie, Mars Volta, and My Morning Jacket). But I am happy with most of the rock category results.

I think a lot of people got robbed in the hip hop and R&B categories. Mostly Kenna and Lupe Fiasco.

February 9, 2009 at 9:46 p.m.

Who's Grammy?

February 9, 2009 at 10:22 p.m.

lil wayne is the best and you know it

February 9, 2009 at 10:22 p.m.

Plant/Krauss were totally deserving of all of their awards. I saw their concert at MSG and it was fantastic. Coldplay had their place in the Grammy award pile, but not On Top of the heap, IMO. Sorry. They did not deserve Album of The Year, and didn't win. That was rightfully Plant and Krauss's.

The most annoying thing about that show were the many commercials. Thank God for DVR and Fast forward.

February 10, 2009 at 1:37 a.m.

Lupe definatley deserved the win

February 10, 2009 at 1:58 a.m.

stop complaining its over, who cares about this crap anymore, listen to the music that you want to listen to and don't worry about everybody else, yeah the grammy's are a joke and are totally fixed, so get over it, and also who sets up the grammy's has no idea how to categorize bands into their correct musical genres

/b/oxxy is not /b/'s queen and never will be

February 10, 2009 at 4:05 a.m.

the only worthy bands on here are radiohead and the mars volta

February 10, 2009 at 7:32 a.m.

OH CRAP!!!!!
THE JONAS BROTHERS DIDN'T WIN BEST NEW ARTISTS! THIS IS DAMN IDIOTIC!

THEY MUST WIN!!!!!!! NOOOOOOO

February 10, 2009 at 9:37 a.m.

I thought the tribute to New Orleans by Lil Wayne and Robin Thicke was awesome, and no, grumpy old man, I'm not sick of him. I will have to agree though with John about Adele. She didn't get any airplay down here on the pop stations, so I had NO idea who she was and I've never heard that song.

February 10, 2009 at 9:37 a.m.

Hey =)
always nice awards
but to all of the people who criticize coldplay i would have given them the album of the year i think its the best since an entire century
@ sam I think the new death cab and kings of leon albums a really great =)
cheers

February 10, 2009 at 9:37 a.m.

Foo Fighters.

February 10, 2009 at 9:37 a.m.

Cold Play Rock Album of the year......... This is crap. Metallica is Rock, and should have won by a landslide!!!!!!!

February 10, 2009 at 10:10 a.m.

what about BEST METAL ALBUM??? what about BEST METAL VIDEO ??? WHAT ABOUT METAL IN GENERAL, JUST A METAL PERFORMANCE ISN'T ENOUGH..... THIS IS GRAP AND THE GRAMMY'S MEAN NOTHING ANYMORE

February 10, 2009 at 12:56 p.m.

Crap? Why is thE Jonas brother in the catogry of the best newcommers??? They are so bad..really? A disney band? I don't see why Coldplay didn't win more...They are so popular and a really amazing band!!!

February 10, 2009 at 12:56 p.m.

I feel that for something to be awarded "THE BEST" the majority of the free world should have at least heard of it!! Most the coveted Grammy's were won by people who I and most of my peers have NEVER heard of...I think that says it all and I probably will never anticipate watching the Grammy's again!

February 10, 2009 at 1:10 p.m.

The Jonas Brothers aren't on here for two reasons:
1.They suck
2. Grammys voters hate diabetics

February 10, 2009 at 4:30 p.m.

All of you losers that say you never heard of this winner or that winner need to widen your horizons if you want your opinions to count. Music is to be explored! (How could you not have heard of Alison Kraus and Robert Plant or Adele??!!) By the way, Duffy got robbed! They do need to have someone putting the music into categories that actually know what category it belongs in, though.

February 10, 2009 at 6:35 p.m.

Record of the Year undoubtedly was "Bleeding Love". I was stunned when they announced the winner.

The reputation of The Recording Academy will suffer as a result; deservedly so.

February 10, 2009 at 11:46 p.m.

I love Grammy and my Gramps!

February 10, 2009 at 11:46 p.m.

F*ck!!!!!

Rihanna didn`t win anything and she was hit and urt by chris brown this surely was not a good day 4 her...i think there are winners who does not deserve the grammy as example the best new artist...an others...

February 11, 2009 at 3:18 a.m.

I love Grammy

February 11, 2009 at 12:05 p.m.

The day that rap was included in the mix is when the Grammy Awards went to who's hot and cant sing. Lil Wayne is a fking dope head and would have been spit on years ago. Theirs no talent there.
I sit in front of studio equipment all day , and It took me 25 minutes to reproduce A Milli Go Figure

February 11, 2009 at 8:08 p.m.

I'm Yours is like the anthem of 2008!
WTF is wrong with the Grammys and the people behind it?!

February 12, 2009 at 12:18 a.m.

I'd like to know why Justin is on here complaining about Lil Wayne when apparently he should be out creating his own music and making millions of dollars. Isn't it super easy?

February 12, 2009 at 11:05 a.m.

I believe Andrew Winistorfer's math is wrong.Robert Plant and Allison Krauss won 5 times.Count'm and don't forget "BEST COMTEMPORARY FOLK-AMERICANA ALBUM".

February 12, 2009 at 11:28 a.m.

You're right buddyboy. Missed that one.

February 12, 2009 at 1:17 p.m.

jazmine sullivan shouldve won at least one espescially best new artist. It ok you'll get them next year

February 12, 2009 at 1:58 p.m.

I changed it to five albums. Thanks buddyboy.

February 13, 2009 at 10:55 a.m.

i really im sorry for rihanna's predicaments, one beutiful oppurtunity i could rob a bank for...bursted like dat..gush

February 13, 2009 at 5:52 p.m.

WTF these grammy's were so messed up!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Why wasn't rihanna or lady gaga wining anyhting? lady gaga had the album of the year and who da hell is robert plant and the other girl? NO ONE KNOWS THEM> they shouldn't have won anything, these awards were so messed up i'm so pissed why wasn't lady gaga nominated 4 best new artist? AND WHY DID ALL THE PEOPLE WHO CAN'T SING WIN

February 14, 2009 at 10:17 p.m.

Do the people who vote on this stuff even listen to music? They gotta be kiddin me with some of these winners, Who are these people?

February 15, 2009 at 1:52 p.m.

twilight lover...how the hell dont u know robert plant?! maybe this will ring a bell... vocalist for led zeppelin...fool

February 15, 2009 at 4:33 p.m.

well all of you are just jerks. you should be happy for the people who won because they worked very hard for the spots they got and im proud of them and dont talk trash about them even though u dont even know them!

February 15, 2009 at 6:50 p.m.

TI owned all the rappers!

February 15, 2009 at 7:50 p.m.

love carrie underwood

February 15, 2009 at 7:50 p.m.

Coldplay's record was so disappointing: repetitive, formatted, studio compressed, & gimmicky. Kings of Leon had one good song out of a dozen. Raising Sand would have been better with Rodney Crowell replacing Robert Plant. My album of the year was Fleet Foxes. I'm going to run out and get the CD's from John McLaughlin and Jack DeJohnette. The whole purpose of the Grammy's is to discover new music. Where else do they play the new stuff? NPR once in awhile. Help me with suggestions on where to learn about the best new music being released. You obviously have opinions! If you're a real music lover, try to be more gentle with your fellow human beings. Who knows why we like what we like? Treat others like you'd like to be treated.

February 16, 2009 at 2:36 a.m.

lil waynes the best

February 16, 2009 at 5:53 p.m.

Really with so many choices, who could say who is the best or who would win. I just want to see an album that says Cain Owes Abel. That kind of an arrangement would shock and rock the globe. Look for it.

Getting into the recording industry is about being inside the industry. Don't waste your time to be the star or have the music career you want. RC trains http://www.recordingconnection on the job.

February 17, 2009 at 8:45 a.m.

I think Kinky should have won something. http://www.previewnewmusic.com/kinky

February 17, 2009 at 10:07 a.m.

FU Spammer.

February 20, 2009 at 6:17 p.m.

they ROBBED JAZMINE

February 20, 2009 at 10:42 p.m.

lil wayne is garbage and i think he is expoiting rap to get rich, which he will admit in his rhymes. so wat if u can freestyle that doesnt make u 'the best rapper alive' which no one has called him except himself. i loved waynes early album, da drought 3 is amazing, but he's starting to take advantage of the fact that people will listen to his repeatative slop. tupac, biggie, dre, NWA, bone thugs were the real deal and wayne jus doesnt have wat the do/did

February 21, 2009 at 3:49 p.m.

what the hell is wrong with who ever chooses the grammy winners??? And no one likes rock it sucks
and Viva la vida is not a rock song its pop
duh

February 22, 2009 at 3:42 p.m.

Coldplay = Overrated!

February 22, 2009 at 6:16 p.m.

i like javier castillo jr.

February 23, 2009 at 6:24 a.m.

these's an eye service stuff.why re u not giving akon anything.

March 4, 2009 at 12:38 a.m.

LIL WAYNE SHOULD NOT HAVE GOTTEN BEST RAP SONG OR ALBUM. THE ONLY REASON HE WON IS BECAUSE HE IS POPULAR WITH DUMB ASS TEENAGERS WHO CANT TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GOOD MUSIC AND RADIO FRIENDLY BULLSH!T. JAY Z 'S AMERICAN GANGSTER ALBUM SHOULD HAVE WON AND FOR BEST SONG I'D HAVE TO GO WITH LUPE FIASCO. F--K LIL WAYNE! IF REAL HIP HOP ARTISTS LIKE 2PAC AND BIGGIE WERE AROUND WE WOULDNT HAVE ALL THESE NO TALENT LITTLE F--KS RUNNING AROUND THINKING THEY CAN RAP. THE BAR WOULD BE MUCH HIGHER AND THEY WOULD BE WEEDED OUT. ANYWAY... THATS THE END OF MY RANT. THANKS FOR READING

March 4, 2009 at 8 a.m.

You're pretty dumb.

March 4, 2009 at 10:13 a.m.

I wish I hadn't read Theus. By the way, I think the Kings fired you too early.

March 5, 2009 at 8:07 p.m.

The Grammys suck anyway. There's no reason to be mad about how they turn out.

March 6, 2009 at 8:21 p.m.

pinches hotos hijas de verga

March 7, 2009 at 6:46 p.m.

The Raconteurs should have won best rock album of the year hands down. Coldplay sucks and are no where near the catagorey of rock. The Grammys are such bull.

March 18, 2009 at 10:47 a.m.

wow the tone of this article was sooooo negative

March 21, 2009 at 2:55 p.m.

aho da f%$k makes the results....Jason Mraz was at least supposed to winner one award ,for his song "I'm yours"
this grammy awards was just crap

March 21, 2009 at 3:14 p.m.

LOL @ Jason Mraz. He's the shtink.

March 29, 2009 at 10:48 a.m.

The Grammy committee are idiots.
LINKIN PARK should have won for starters instead of the gay ass Jonas Bros.
And Lil Wayne :) Glad he won something.
The rest of the ppl were a joke.
Screw the Grammy's.
They have no idea what good music is.
Total BS.

May 3, 2009 at 2:46 p.m.

Who r u 2 criticise da Grammys????

May 10, 2009 at 10:32 p.m.

Carrie Underwood sings Last Name good she is my idol

June 7, 2009 at 12:51 p.m.

Hi. We should be eternally vigilant against attempts to check the expression of opinions that we loathe.
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June 20, 2009 at 5:50 p.m.

KATHY GRIFFIN SHOULD HAVE WON

June 30, 2009 at 7:48 a.m.

I agree KATHY SHOULD HAVE WON!!!!!!!!!

July 20, 2009 at 8:06 p.m.

Why Jason Mraz on I'm Yours did'nt win, i don't get it, grammy such as bad ass, why an good artist like Mraz did'nt win, Grammy is sucks, i never watching this fck Music awards again. go to the hell Grammy...

September 13, 2009 at 8:28 p.m.

This goes to MEHR, THE JONAS BROTHERS SUCK! THEY ARE A BUNCH OF MATERILIZED MADE UP LOSERS!! DISNEY IS FAKE!!

September 27, 2009 at 9:44 p.m.

P!NK should've won.The Grammy's suck usually a bunch of losers win.Like last year The Grammy's turned Kanye West into a dick into a Super Dick
But no one really good won

December 5, 2009 at 12:57 p.m.

even caring about awards for music absolutely misses the entire point. it's supposed to move YOU, not anybody else. if you enjoy it more than the next, then it's truly the best. there is no right or wrong when you're dealing strictly with opinions and preferences.

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