Grammy Awards 2009
The 51st Grammy Awards · Held February 8, 2009 · 59 categories · everything in 2009
Album of the Year
- Winner Raising Sand · Robert Plant, Alison Krauss
- Nominee In Rainbows
- Nominee Tha Carter III · Lil Wayne
- Nominee Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends
- Nominee Year of the Gentleman · Ne-Yo
Record of the Year
- Winner Please Read the Letter · Robert Plant, Alison Krauss
- Nominee Bleeding Love · Leona Lewis
- Nominee Chasing Pavements · Adele
- Nominee Paper Planes · M.I.A.
- Nominee Viva la Vida · Coldplay
Song of the Year
- Winner Viva la Vida · Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, Chris Martin
- Nominee American Boy · Will Adams, John Legend, Estelle Swaray, Kanye West
- Nominee Chasing Pavements · Adele, Eg White
- Nominee I'm Yours · Jason Mraz
- Nominee Love Song · Sara Bareilles
Best New Artist
- Winner Adele
- Nominee Duffy
- Nominee Jazmine Sullivan
- Nominee Jonas Brothers
- Nominee Keri Hilson
- Nominee Lady A
Best Alternative Music Album
- Winner In Rainbows · Radiohead
- Nominee Evil Urges · My Morning Jacket
- Nominee Modern Guilt · Beck
- Nominee Narrow Stairs · Death Cab For Cutie
- Nominee The Odd Couple · Gnarls Barkley
Best Banda Album
- Winner No Es De Madera · Joan Sebastian
Best Bluegrass Album
- Winner Honoring the Fathers of Bluegrass: Tribute to 1946 and 1947
- Nominee Del McCoury Band — Live At The 2008 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival · Del McCoury Band, The Del McCoury Band
- Nominee Sumatra · Cherryholmes
- Nominee The Ultimate Collection / Live At The Ryman · Earl Scruggs
- Nominee Wheels · Dan Tyminski
Best Comedy Album
- Winner It's Bad for Ya · George Carlin
- Nominee Anticipation · Lewis Black
- Nominee Flight of the Conchords · Flight of the Conchords
- Nominee For Your Consideration · Kathy Griffin
- Nominee Songs of the Bushmen · Harry Shearer
Best Contemporary Blues Album
- Winner City That Care Forgot · Dr. John
- Nominee Like a Fire · Solomon Burke
- Nominee Maestro · Taj Mahal, The Taj Mahal Sextet
- Nominee Peace, Love & BBQ · Marcia Ball
- Nominee Simply Grand · Irma Thomas
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
- Winner Jingle All the Way · Béla Fleck & The Flecktones, Béla Fleck, the Flecktones
- Nominee A Night Before Christmas · Spyro Gyra
- Nominee Greatest Hits Rerecorded Volume One · Larry Carlton
- Nominee Sax for Stax · Gerald Albright
- Nominee The Spice of Life · Earl Klugh
Best Contemporary Jazz Album
- Winner Randy in Brasil · Randy Brecker
- Nominee Cannon Re–Loaded: All–Star Celebration of Cannonball Adderley
- Nominee Floating Point · John McLaughlin
- Nominee Lifecycle · Yellowjackets, Mike Stern
- Nominee Miles from India
Best Contemporary World Music Album
- Winner Global Drum Project · Mickey Hart, Zakir Hussain, Sikiru Adepoju, Giovanni Hidalgo
- Nominee Angels & Almas · David Maldonado
Best Country Album
- Winner Troubadour · George Strait
- Nominee Around the Bend · Randy Travis
- Nominee Heaven, Heartache and the Power of Love · Trisha Yearwood
- Nominee Sleepless Nights · Patty Loveless
- Nominee That Lonesome Song · Jamey Johnson
Best Country Instrumental Performance
- Winner Cluster Pluck · Brad Paisley, James Burton, Vince Gill, John Jorgenson, Albert Lee, Brent Mason, Redd Volkaert, Steve Wariner
- Nominee Is This America? (Katrina 2005) · Charlie Haden, Pat Metheny, Pat Metheny Unity Band, Jerry Douglas, Bruce Hornsby
- Nominee Sleigh Ride · Béla Fleck, the Flecktones
- Nominee Sumatra · Cherryholmes
- Nominee Two Small Cars In Rome · Jerry Douglas, Lloyd Green
Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
- Winner Stay · Sugarland
- Nominee Blue Side of the Mountain · The Steel Drivers
- Nominee Every Day · Rascal Flatts
- Nominee God Must Be Busy · Brooks & Dunn
- Nominee Love Don't Live Here · Lady A
Best Country Song
- Winner Stay · Jennifer Nettles
- Nominee Dig Two Graves · Randy Travis
- Nominee I Saw God Today · George Strait
- Nominee In Color · Jamey Johnson
- Nominee You're Gonna Miss This · Trace Adkins
Best Dance/Electronic Recording
- Winner Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger (Alive 2007) · Daft Punk
- Nominee Black & Gold · Sam Sparro
- Nominee Disturbia · Rihanna
- Nominee Give It 2 Me · Madonna
- Nominee Just Dance · Lady Gaga, Colby O' Donis
- Nominee Ready for the Floor · Hot Chip
Best Female Country Vocal Performance
- Winner Last Name · Carrie Underwood
- Nominee For These Times · Martina McBride
- Nominee Last Call · Lee Ann Womack
- Nominee This Is Me You're Talking To · Trisha Yearwood
- Nominee What I Cannot Change · LeAnn Rimes
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
- Winner Chasing Pavements · Adele
- Nominee Bleeding Love · Leona Lewis
- Nominee I Kissed a Girl · Katy Perry
- Nominee Love Song · Sara Bareilles
- Nominee Mercy · Duffy
- Nominee So What · Pink
Best Hard Rock Performance
- Winner Wax Simulacra · The Mars Volta
- Nominee Inside the Fire · Disturbed
- Nominee Lords of Salem · Rob Zombie
- Nominee Saints of Los Angeles · Mötley Crüe
- Nominee Visions · Judas Priest
Best Hawaiian Music Album
- Winner Ikena · Tia Carrere, Daniel Ho
Best Jazz Performance
- Winner Be–Bop · Terence Blanchard
- Nominee Seven Steps to Heaven · Till Brönner
- Nominee Son of Thirteen · Pat Metheny, Pat Metheny Unity Band
- Nominee Waltz for Debby · Gary Burton, The New Gary Burton Quartet, Chick Corea, Chick Corea & The Spanish Heart Band
Best Jazz Vocal Album
- Winner Loverly · Cassandra Wilson
- Nominee Breakfast on the Morning Tram · Stacey Kent
- Nominee Distances · Norma Winstone
- Nominee If Less Is More...Nothing Is Everything · Kate McGarry
- Nominee Imagina: Songs of Brasil · Karrin Allyson
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Best Latin Jazz Album
- Winner Song for Chico · Arturo O'Farrill
Best Latin Pop Album
- Winner La Vida... Es Un Ratico · Juanes
Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album
Best Male Country Vocal Performance
- Winner Letter to Me · Brad Paisley
- Nominee In Color · Jamey Johnson
- Nominee Just Got Started Lovin' You · James Otto
- Nominee Troubadour · George Strait
- Nominee You're Gonna Miss This · Trace Adkins
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
- Winner Say · John Mayer
- Nominee All Summer Long · Kid Rock
- Nominee Closer · Ne-Yo
- Nominee I'm Yours · Jason Mraz
- Nominee Memory Almost Full · Paul McCartney
- Nominee Wichita Lineman · James Taylor, James Taylor
Best Melodic Rap Performance
- Winner American Boy · Estelle Swaray, Kanye West
- Nominee Got Money · Lil Wayne, T-Pain
- Nominee Green Light · John Legend, Andre 3000
- Nominee Low · Flo Rida, T-Pain
- Nominee Superstar · Lupe Fiasco, Matthew Santos
Best Metal Performance
- Winner My Apocalypse · Metallica
- Nominee Heroes of Our Time · DragonForce
- Nominee Nostradamus · Judas Priest
- Nominee Psychosocial · Slipknot
- Nominee Under My Thumb · Ministry
Best Musical Album for Children
- Winner Here Come the 123s · They Might Be Giants
Best Native American Music Album
Best New Age, Ambient or Chant Album
- Winner Peace Time · Jack DeJohnette
- Nominee Ambrosia · Peter Kater
- Nominee Meditations · Will Ackerman
- Nominee Pathfinder
- Nominee The Scent of Light · Ottmar Liebert
Best Norteño Album
- Winner Raíces · Tigres del Norte
Best Polka Album
- Winner Let the Whole World Sing · Jimmy Sturr, his Orchestra
Best Pop Instrumental Performance
- Winner Waiting in the Weeds · Eagles
- Nominee Blast! · Marcus Miller
- Nominee Fortune Teller · Fourplay
- Nominee Love Appetite · Steve Cropper, Felix Cavaliere
- Nominee Steppin' Out · Stanley Jordan
Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
- Winner Viva la Vida · Coldplay
- Nominee Apologize · OneRepublic
- Nominee Going On · Gnarls Barkley
- Nominee Waiting in the Weeds · Eagles
- Nominee Won't Go Home Without You · Maroon 5
Best Pop Vocal Album
- Winner Rockferry · Duffy
- Nominee Covers · James Taylor, James Taylor
- Nominee Detours · Sheryl Crow
- Nominee Spirit · Leona Lewis
- Nominee Waiting in the Weeds · Eagles
Best Rap Album
- Winner Tha Carter III · Lil Wayne
- Nominee American Gangster · Jay-Z
- Nominee Nas · Nas
- Nominee Paper Trail · T.I.
- Nominee The Cool · Lupe Fiasco
Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
- Winner Swagga Like Us · Jay-Z, T.I., Kanye West, Lil Wayne
- Nominee Mr. Carter · Lil Wayne, Jay-Z
- Nominee Put On · Young Jeezy, Kanye West
- Nominee Royal Flush · Big Boi, Raekwon, Andre 3000
- Nominee Wish You Would · Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, T.I.
Best Rap Solo Performance
- Winner A Milli · Lil Wayne
- Nominee N.I.*.*.E.R. (The Slave and the Master) · Nas
- Nominee Paris, Tokyo · Lupe Fiasco
- Nominee Roc Boys (And the Winner Is)... · Jay-Z
- Nominee Sexual Eruption · Snoop Dogg
Best Rap Song
- Winner Lollipop · Lil Wayne, S. Garrett, D. Harrison, J. Scheffer
- Nominee Low · Flo Rida, M. Humphrey, T-Pain
- Nominee Sexual Eruption · Snoop Dogg, D. Stewart
- Nominee Superstar · Lupe Fiasco
- Nominee Swagga Like Us · Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, T.I., Kanye West
Best Reggae Album
- Winner Jah Is Real · Burning Spear
- Nominee Amazing
- Nominee Intoxication
- Nominee Let's Get Physical · Elephant Man
- Nominee Repentance · Lee "Scratch" Perry
- Nominee Vibes · Heavy D & the Boyz
Best Rock Album
- Winner Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends · Coldplay
- Nominee Consolers of the Lonely · The Raconteurs
- Nominee Only By The Night · Caleb Followill
- Nominee Rock N Roll Jesus · Kid Rock
- Nominee Suicide & Redemption · Metallica
Best Rock Instrumental Performance
- Winner Peaches En Regalia · Zappa Plays Zappa, Steve Vai, Napoleon Murphy Brock
- Nominee 34 Ghosts IV · Nine Inch Nails
- Nominee Castellorizon · David Gilmour
- Nominee Hope (Live For The Art Of Peace) · Rush
- Nominee Suicide & Redemption · Metallica
Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
- Winner Sex on Fire · Caleb Followill
- Nominee House of Cards · Radiohead
- Nominee Rock N' Roll Train · AC/DC
- Nominee Violet Hill · Coldplay
- Nominee Waiting in the Weeds · Eagles
Best Rock Song
- Winner Girls in Their Summer Clothes · Bruce Springsteen
- Nominee House of Cards · Radiohead
- Nominee I Will Possess Your Heart · Death Cab For Cutie
- Nominee Sex on Fire · Caleb Followill
- Nominee Violet Hill · Coldplay
Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
- Winner Gravity · John Mayer
- Nominee Girls in Their Summer Clothes · Bruce Springsteen
- Nominee I Saw Her Standing There · Paul McCartney
- Nominee No Hidden Path · Neil Young
- Nominee Rise · Eddie Vedder
Best Spoken Word Album
Best Spoken Word Album for Children
Best Tejano Album
- Winner Viva La Revolucion · Ruben Ramos
Best Traditional Blues Album
- Winner One Kind Favor · B. B. King
- Nominee All Odds Against Me · John Lee Hooker, Jr.
- Nominee Pinetop Perkins and Friends · Joe Willie "Pinetop" Perkins, Pinetop Perkins
- Nominee Skin Deep · Buddy Guy
- Nominee The Blues Rolls On · Elvin Bishop
Best Traditional Folk Album
- Winner At 89 · Pete Seeger
- Nominee Bring Me Home · Peggy Seeger
- Nominee Coal · Kathy Mattea
- Nominee Comedians & Angels · Tom Paxton
- Nominee Strangers In Another Country · Rosalie Sorrels
Best Traditional Gospel Album
- Winner Down in New Orleans · Blind Boys of Alabama
- Nominee I'll Say Yes · Carol Cymbala
- Nominee No Limit · Charles E. Blake, West Angeles Church of God in Christ
- Nominee Take It Back · Dorinda Clark-Cole
- Nominee Voices in Unity: Together In Worship · Deitrick Haddon
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
- Winner Still Unforgettable · Natalie Cole
- Nominee In the Swing of Christmas · Barry Manilow
- Nominee Noël · Josh Groban
- Nominee Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall · Rufus Wainwright
- Nominee The Sinatra Project · Michael Feinstein
Best Traditional World Music Album
Best Tropical Latin Album
- Winner Señor Bachata · José Feliciano