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51st Annual Grammy Awards
Date	February 8, 2009
Location	Staples Center, Los Angeles
Most awards	Alison Krauss, Robert Plant (5)
Most nominations	Lil Wayne (8)
Website	https://www.grammy.com/awards/51st-annual-grammy-awards
Television/radio coverage
Network	CBS
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The 51st Annual Grammy Awards took place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, on February 8, 2009, honoring the best in music for the recording year beginning October 1, 2007, through September 30, 2008. Robert Plant and Alison Krauss were the biggest winners of the night, winning five awards, including Album of the Year for their critically acclaimed album Raising Sand. Krauss became the sixth female solo artist to have won 5 awards in one night, joining Lauryn Hill, Alicia Keys, Norah Jones, Beyoncé Knowles, and Amy Winehouse.^[1] Lil Wayne received the most nominations, with eight.

The awards broadcast won an Emmy for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Variety Series or Special.

Performances

Notes

• Both Rihanna and Chris Brown were scheduled to perform, but their performances were canceled after Brown was arrested after his fight with his former girlfriend.^[2]

Presenters

• Whitney Houston - Presents the award for best R&B album.
• Dwayne Johnson - Introduces a performance by Justin Timberlake.
• Simon Baker - Introduces a performance by Coldplay.
• Keith Urban - Pays tribute to Gene Autry as the Lifetime Achievement recipient and presents a performance by Carrie Underwood.
• Leann Rimes and Sheryl Crow - Pays tribute to Brenda Lee as the Lifetime Achievement recipient and presents the award for Best Country Performance.
• Duffy and Al Green - Presents the award for Song of the Year.
• Miley Cyrus and Taylor Swift - Presents the award for Best Pop Collaboration with vocals.
• Emily Proctor and Jason Mraz - Introduces a performance by The Jonas Brothers.
• Blink 182 - Presents the award for Best Rock Album.
• Craig Ferguson - Introduces a performance by Katy Perry.
• Kanye West and Estelle - Presents the award for Best New Artist.
• Morgan Freeman - Introduces a performance by Kenny Chesney.
• Sean Combs, Herbie Hancock, and Natalie Cole - Presents the award for Record of the Year.
• Queen Latifah - Pays tribute to Dean Martin as the Lifetime Achievement recipient and introduces a performance by Kanye West, M.I.A., Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, and T.I.
• Kate Beckinsale - Introduces a performance by Paul McCartney and Dave Grohl.
• Jack Black and Charlie Haden - Pays tribute to Hank Jones as the Lifetime Achievement recipient and presents the award for best Male Pop Vocal.
• Jay Mohr and LL Cool J - Introduces a performance by Sugarland and Adele.
• Gwyneth Paltrow - Introduces a performance by Radiohead.
• Samuel L. Jackson - Introduces a performance by T.I. and Justin Timberlake.
• Neil Portnow - Introduces a performance by Smokey Robinson.
• Gary Sinise - Introduces a performance by Lil Wayne, Robin Thicke, and Allen Toussaint.
• Will.i.am and T-Pain - Presents the award for Best Rap Album.
• Zooey Deschanel - Introduces a performance by Robert Plant and Alison Krauss.
• Green Day - Presents the award for Album of the Year.

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Awards

Special merit awards

MusiCares Person of the Year

• Neil Diamond

Lifetime Achievement Award winners

• Gene Autry
• The Blind Boys of Alabama
• The Four Tops
• Hank Jones
• Brenda Lee
• Dean Martin
• Tom Paxton

Trustees Award winners

• George Avakian
• Elliott Carter
• Allen Toussaint

Technical Grammy Award winners

• Clarence "Leo" Fender
• Universal Audio

President's Merit Award

• Clive Davis

General

For all of these there are both nominees and winners, the winners are in bold.

Record of the Year

• "Please Read the Letter" – Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
  • T Bone Burnett, producer; Mike Piersante, engineer/mixer
• "Chasing Pavements" – Adele
  • Eg White, producer; Tom Elmhirst & Steve Price, engineer/mixers
• "Viva la Vida" – Coldplay
  • Markus Dravs, Brian Eno & Rik Simpson, producers; Michael Brauer & Rik Simpson, engineers/mixers
• "Bleeding Love" – Leona Lewis
  • Simon Cowell, Clive Davis & Ryan "Alias" Tedder, producers; Craig Durrance, Phil Tan & Ryan "Alias" Tedder, engineers/mixers
• "Paper Planes" – M.I.A.
  • Diplo, producer; Switch, engineer/mixer

Album of the Year

• Raising Sand – Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
  • T Bone Burnett, producer; Mike Piersante, engineer/mixer; Gavin Lurssen, mastering engineer
• Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends – Coldplay
  • Markus Dravs, Brian Eno & Rik Simpson, producers; Michael H. Brauer, Markus Dravs, John O'Mahoney, Rik Simpson & Andy Wallace, engineers/mixers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer
• Tha Carter III – Lil Wayne
  • Babyface, Brisco, Fabolous, Jay-Z, Kidd Kidd, Busta Rhymes, Juelz Santana, D. Smith, Static Major, T-Pain & Bobby Valentino, featured artists; Alchemist, David Banner, Vaushaun "Maestro" Brooks, Cool & Dre, Andrews "Drew" Correa, Shondrae "Mr. Bangladesh" Crawford, Darius "Deezle" Harrison, Jim Jonsin, Mousa, Pro Jay, Rodnae, Skillz & Play, D. Smith, Swizz Beatz, Robin Thicke, T-Pain & Kanye West, producers; Angel Aponte, Joshua Berkman, Andrew Dawson, Joe G, Darius "Deezle" Harrison, Fabian Marasciullo, Miguel Scott, Robin Thicke, Julian Vasquez & Gina Victoria, engineers/mixers; Vlado Meller, mastering engineer
• Year of the Gentleman – Ne-Yo
  • Chuck Harmony, Ne-Yo, Polow Da Don, StarGate, Stereotypes, Syience, Shea Taylor & Shomari "Sho" Wilson, producers; Kirven Arrington, Jeff Chestek, Kevin "KD" Davis, Mikkel Eriksen, Jaymz Hardy Martin, III, Geno Regist, Phil Tan & Tony Terrebonne, engineers/mixers; Herb Powers, Jr., mastering engineer
• In Rainbows – Radiohead
  • Nigel Godrich, producer; Nigel Godrich, Dan Grech-Marguerat, Hugo Nicolson & Richard Woodcraft, engineers/mixers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer

Song of the Year

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

Best New Artist

• Adele
• Duffy
• Jonas Brothers
• Lady Antebellum
• Jazmine Sullivan

Pop

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

• "Chasing Pavements" – Adele
• "Love Song" - Sara Bareilles
• "Mercy" - Duffy
• "Bleeding Love" - Leona Lewis
• "I Kissed a Girl" - Katy Perry
• "So What" - P!nk

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

• "Say" – John Mayer
• "All Summer Long" - Kid Rock
• "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
• "Waiting in the Weeds" - Eagles
• "Going On" - Gnarls Barkley
• "Won't Go Home Without You" - Maroon 5
• "Apologize" - OneRepublic

Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals

• "Rich Woman" – Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
• "Lesson Learned" - Alicia Keys & John Mayer
• "4 Minutes" - Madonna, Justin Timberlake & Timbaland
• "If I Never See Your Face Again" - Maroon 5 & Rihanna
• "No Air" - Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown

Best Pop Instrumental Performance

• "I Dreamed There Was No War" – Eagles
• "Love Appetite" - Steve Cropper & Felix Cavaliere
• "Fortune Teller"- Fourplay
• "Steppin' Out" - Stanley Jordan
• "Blast!" - Marcus Miller

Best Pop Instrumental Album

• Jingle All the Way – Béla Fleck and the Flecktones
• Sax for Stax - Gerald Albright
• Greatest Hits Rerecorded Volume One - Larry Carlton
• The Spice of Life - Earl Klugh
• A Night Before Christmas - Spyro Gyra

Best Pop Vocal Album

• Rockferry – Duffy
• Detours - Sheryl Crow
• Long Road Out of Eden - Eagles
• Spirit - Leona Lewis
• Covers - James Taylor

Dance

Best Dance Recording

• "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger (Alive 2007)" – Daft Punk
• "Ready for the Floor" - Hot Chip
• "Just Dance" - Lady Gaga & Colby O' Donis
• "Give It 2 Me" - Madonna
• "Disturbia" - Rihanna
• "Black & Gold" - Sam Sparro

Best Electronic/Dance Album

• Alive 2007 – Daft Punk
• New York City - Brazilian Girls
• Bring Ya to the Brink - Cyndi Lauper
• X - Kylie Minogue
• Last Night - Moby
• Robyn - Robyn

Traditional Pop

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

Rock

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 Vocal

• "Sex on Fire" – Kings of Leon
• "Rock N' Roll Train" - AC/DC
• "Violet Hill" - Coldplay
• "Long Road Out of Eden" - Eagles
• "House of Cards" - Radiohead

Best Hard Rock Performance

• "Wax Simulacra" – The Mars Volta
• "Inside the Fire" - Disturbed
• "Visions" - Judas Priest
• "Saints of Los Angeles" - Mötley Crüe
• "Lords of Salem" - Rob Zombie

Best Metal Performance

• "My Apocalypse" – Metallica
• "Heroes of Our Time" - DragonForce
• "Nostradamus" - Judas Priest
• "Under My Thumb" - Ministry
• "Psychosocial" - Slipknot

Best Rock Instrumental Performance

• "Peaches En Regalia" – Zappa Plays Zappa featuring Steve Vai & Napoleon Murphy Brock
• "Castellorizon" - David Gilmour
• "Suicide & Redemption" - Metallica
• "34 Ghosts I-IV" - Nine Inch Nails
• "Hope (Live For The Art Of Peace)" - Rush

Best Rock Song

• "Girls in Their Summer Clothes" – Bruce Springsteen
• "House of Cards" - Radiohead
• "I Will Possess Your Heart" - Death Cab for Cutie
• "Sex on Fire" - Kings of Leon
• "Violet Hill" - Coldplay

Best Rock Album

• Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends – Coldplay
• Rock N Roll Jesus - Kid Rock
• Only By The Night - Kings of Leon
• Death Magnetic - Metallica
• Consolers of the Lonely - The Raconteurs

Alternative

Best Alternative Music Album

• In Rainbows – Radiohead
• Modern Guilt – Beck
• Narrow Stairs – Death Cab for Cutie
• The Odd Couple – Gnarls Barkley
• Evil Urges – My Morning Jacket

R&B

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

• "Superwoman" – Alicia Keys
• "Me, Myself and I" (Live) – Beyoncé
• "Heaven Sent" – Keyshia Cole
• "Spotlight" – Jennifer Hudson
• "Need U Bad" – Jazmine Sullivan

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance

• "Miss Independent" – Ne-Yo
• "You're the Only One" – Eric Benét
• "Take You Down" – Chris Brown
• "Can't Help But Wait" – Trey Songz
• "Here I Stand" – Usher

Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal

• "Stay with Me (By the Sea)" – Al Green & John Legend
• "Ribbon in the Sky" - Boyz II Men
• "Words" - Anthony David & India.Arie
• "I'm His Only Woman" - Jennifer Hudson & Fantasia
• "Never Give You Up" - Raphael Saadiq feat. Stevie Wonder & CJ Hilton

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance

• "You've Got the Love I Need" – Al Green & Anthony Hamilton
• "A Change is Gonna Come" - Wayne Brady
• "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

• "Be OK" – Chrisette Michele & will.i.am
• "Say Goodbye to Love" - Kenna
• "Wanna Be" - Maiysha
• "Many Moons" - Janelle Monáe
• "Lovin You (Music)" - Wayna & Kokayi

Best R&B Song

• "Miss Independent" – Ne-Yo
• "Bust Your Windows" - Jazmine Sullivan
• "Customer" - Raheem DeVaughn
• "Heaven Sent" - Keyshia Cole
• "Spotlight - Jennifer Hudson

Best R&B Album

• Jennifer Hudson – Jennifer Hudson
• Love & Life - Eric Benét
• Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville USA - Boyz II Men
• Lay It Down - Al Green
• 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

Rap

Best Rap Solo Performance

• "A Milli" – Lil Wayne
• "Roc Boys (And the Winner Is)..." – Jay-Z
• "Paris, Tokyo" – Lupe Fiasco
• "N.I.*.*.E.R. (The Slave and the Master)" – Nas
• "Sexual Eruption" – Snoop Dogg

Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group

• "Swagga Like Us" – Jay-Z & T.I. featuring Kanye West & Lil Wayne
• "Royal Flush (song) – Big Boi featuring Raekwon & Andre 3000
• "Mr. Carter – Lil Wayne featuring Jay-Z
• "Wish You Would" – Ludacris featuring T.I.
• "Put On" – Young Jeezy featuring Kanye West

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

• "American Boy" – Estelle featuring Kanye West
• "Low" – Flo Rida featuring T-Pain
• "Green Light" – John Legend & Andre 3000
• "Got Money" – Lil Wayne featuring T-Pain
• "Superstar" – Lupe Fiasco featuring Matthew Santos

Best Rap Song

• "Lollipop"
  • D. Carter, S. Garrett, D. Harrison, J. Scheffer & R. Zamor, songwriters (Lil Wayne featuring Static Major)
• "Low"
  • T. Dillard, M. Humphrey & T-Pain, songwriters (Flo Rida featuring T-Pain)
• "Sexual Eruption"
  • Calvin Broadus, S. Lovejoy & D. Stewart, songwriters (Snoop Dogg)
• "Superstar"
  • Lupe Fiasco & Soundtrakk, songwriters (Lupe Fiasco featuring Matthew Santos)
• "Swagga Like Us"
  • D. Carter, S. Carter, Clifford Harris & Kanye West, songwriters (M. Arulpragasam, N. Headon, M. Jones, J. Mellor, T. Pentz & P. Simonon, songwriters) (Jay-Z & T.I. featuring Kanye West & Lil Wayne)

Best Rap Album

• Tha Carter III – Lil Wayne
• American Gangster – Jay-Z
• The Cool – Lupe Fiasco
• Nas – Nas
• Paper Trail – T.I.

Country

Best Female Country Vocal Performance

• "Last Name" – Carrie Underwood
• "For These Times" - Martina McBride
• "What I Cannot Change" - LeAnn Rimes
• "Last Call" - Lee Ann Womack
• "This Is Me You're Talking To" - Trisha Yearwood

Best Male Country Vocal Performance

• "Letter to Me" – Brad Paisley
• "You're Gonna Miss This" - Trace Adkins
• "In Color" - Jamey Johnson
• "Just Got Started Lovin' You" - James Otto
• "Troubadour" - George Strait

Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal

• "Stay" – Sugarland
• "God Must Be Busy" - Brooks & Dunn
• "Love Don't Live Here" - Lady Antebellum
• "Every Day" - Rascal Flatts
• "Blue Side of the Mountain" - The Steel Drivers

Best Country Collaboration with Vocals

• "Killing the Blues" – Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
• "Shiftwork" - Kenny Chesney & George Strait
• "House of Cash" - George Strait & Patty Loveless
• "Life in a Northern Town" - Sugarland, featuring Jake Owen & Little Big Town
• "Let the Wind Chase You" - Trisha Yearwood & Keith Urban

Best Country Instrumental Performance

• "Cluster Pluck" – Brad Paisley, James Burton, Vince Gill, John Jorgenson, Albert Lee, Brent Mason, Redd Volkaert & Steve Wariner
• "Sumatra" - Cherryholmes
• "Two Small Cars In Rome" - Jerry Douglas & Lloyd Green
• "Sleigh Ride" - Béla Fleck & The Flecktones
• "Is This America? (Katrina 2005)" - Charlie Haden, Pat Metheny, Jerry Douglas & Bruce Hornsby

Best Country Song

• "Stay" – Jennifer Nettles, songwriter (Sugarland)
• "Dig Two Graves" - Randy Travis
• "I Saw God Today" - George Strait
• "In Color" - Jamey Johnson
• "You're Gonna Miss This" - Trace Adkins

Best Country Album

• Troubadour – George Strait
• That Lonesome Song - Jamey Johnson
• Sleepless Nights - Patty Loveless
• Around the Bend - Randy Travis
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