51st Annual Grammy Award Nominations and Winners
By
Kit Bowen
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Sunday, February 08, 2009
Robert Plant, Coldplay, Adele and Jennifer Hudson were some of the big winners at the Grammy Awards Sunday night. Here are some of the major nominations and winners:
Record of the Year
"Chasing Pavements," Adele
"Viva La Vida," Coldplay
"Bleeding Love," Leona Lewis
"Paper Planes," M.I.A.
"Please Read The Letter," Robert Plant & Alison Krauss WINNER!
Album of the Year
Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends, Coldplay
Tha Carter III, Lil Wayne
Year of the Gentleman, Ne-Yo
Raising Sand, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss WINNER!
In Rainbows, Radiohead
Song of the Year
"American Boy," Estelle Featuring Kanye West
"Chasing Pavements," Adele
"I'm Yours," Jason Mraz
"Love Song," Sara Bareilles
"Viva La Vida," Coldplay WINNER!
Best New Artist
Adele WINNER!
Duffy
Jonas Brothers
Lady Antebellum
Jazmine Sullivan
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
"Chasing Pavements," Adele WINNER!
"Love Song," Sara Bareilles
"Mercy," Duffy
"Bleeding Love," Leona Lewis
"I Kissed a Girl," Katy Perry
"So What," Pink
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
"All Summer Long," Kid Rock
"Say," John Mayer WINNER!
"That Was Me," Paul McCartney
"I'm Yours," Jason Mraz
"Closer," Ne-Yo
"Wichita Lineman," James Taylor
Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
"Viva La Vida," Coldplay WINNER!
"Waiting In The Weeds," Eagles
"Going On," Gnarls Barkley
"Won't Go Home Without You," Maroon 5
"Apologize," OneRepublic
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 WINNER!
The Way I See It, Raphael Saadiq
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
"Me, Myself and I," Beyoncé
"Heaven Sent," Keyshia Cole
"Spotlight," Jennifer Hudson
"Superwoman," Alicia Keys WINNER!
"Need U Bad," Jazmine Sullivan
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
"You're The Only One," Eric Benét
"Take You Down," Chris Brown
"Miss Independent," Ne-Yo WINNER!
"Can't Help But Wait," Trey Songz
"Here I Stand," Usher
Best R&B Song
"Bust Your Windows," Jazmine Sullivan
"Customer," Raheem DeVaughn
"Heaven Sent," Keyshia Cole
"Miss Independent," Ne-Yo WINNER!
"Spotlight," Jennifer Hudson
Best Rap Album
American Gangster, Jay-Z
Tha Carter III, Lil Wayne WINNER!
The Coo, Lupe Fiasco
Nas, Nas
Paper Trail, T.I.
Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
"Royal Flush," Big Boi Featuring Raekwon and Andre 3000
"Swagga Like Us," Jay-Z & T.I. Featuring Kanye West & Lil Wayne WINNER!
"Mr. Carter," Lil Wayne Featuring Jay-Z
"Wish You Would," Ludacris Featuring T.I.
"Put On," Young Jeezy Featuring Kanye West
Best Rap Solo Performance
"Roc Boys (And The Winner Is)...," Jay-Z
"A Milli," Lil Wayne WINNER!
"Paris, Tokyo," Lupe Fiasco
"N.i.*.*.e.r. (The Slave and the Master)," Nas
"Sexual Eruption," Snoop Dogg
Best Rap Song
"Lollipop," Lil Wayne Featuring Static Major WINNER!
"Low Flo," Rida Featuring T-Pain
"Sexual Eruption," Snoop Dogg
"Superstar," Lupe Fiasco Featuring Matthew Santos
"Swagga Like Us," Jay-Z & T.I. Featuring Kanye West & Lil Wayne
Best Rock Album
Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends, Coldplay WINNER!
Rock N Roll Jesus, Kid Rock
Only by the Night, Kings of Leon
Death Magnetic, Metallica
Consolers of the Lonely, The Raconteurs
Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
"Gravity," John Mayer WINNER!
"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 WINNER!
"House of Cards," Radiohead
Best Rock Song
"Girls In Their Summer Clothes," Bruce Springsteen WINNER!
"House of Cards," Radiohead
"I Will Possess Your Heart," Death Cab For Cutie
"Sex on Fire," Kings of Leon
"Violet Hill," Coldplay
Best Country Album
That Lonesome Song, Jamey Johnson
Sleepless Nights, Patty Loveless
Troubadour, George Strait WINNER!
Around The Bend, Randy Travis
Heaven, Heartache and The Power of Love, Trisha Yearwood
Best Female Country Vocal Performance
"For These Times," Martina McBride
"What I Cannot Change," LeAnn Rimes
"Last Name," Carrie Underwood WINNER!
"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 WINNER!
"Troubadour," George Strait
Best Country Song
"Dig Two Graves," Randy Travis
"I Saw God Today," George Strait
"In Color," Jamey Johnson
"Stay," Sugarland WINNER!
"You're Gonna Miss This," Trace Adkins
Click here for the complete list of winners and nominations
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