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Grammy Awards of 2009

The 51st Annual Grammy Awards took place on February 8, 2009, and was broadcast in HD on CBS in the United States at 8 pm EST/PST. The nominations were announced on a special concert airing on CBS on December 3, 2008, and were then posted on the official website.[1] For the sixth year in a row, the ceremony was held in the Staples Center.

Award Winners

General field

Record of the Year - Please Read the Letter – Robert Plant and Alison Krauss
Song of the Year - Viva la Vida – Coldplay
Album of the Year - # Raising Sand - Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
Best New Artist - Adele

Pop field

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance - Chasing Pavements – Adele
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance - Say – John Mayer
Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals - Viva La Vida – Coldplay
Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals - Rich Woman – Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
Best Pop Instrumental Performance - I Dreamed There Was No War – Eagles
Best Pop Instrumental Album - Jingle All the Way – Béla Fleck & The Flecktones
Best Pop Vocal Album - Rockferry – Duffy

Dance field

Best Dance Recording - Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger (Alive 2007) – Daft Punk
Best Electronic/Dance Album - Alive 2007 – Daft Punk

Traditional Pop field

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album - Still Unforgettable – Natalie Cole

Rock field

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance - Gravity – John Mayer
Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals - Sex on Fire – Kings of Leon
Best Hard Rock Performance - Wax Simulacra – The Mars Volta
Best Metal Performance - My Apocalypse - Metallica
Best Rock Instrumental Performance - Peaches En Regalia – Zappa Plays Zappa
Best Rock Song - Girls in Their Summer Clothes – Bruce Springsteen
Best Rock Album - Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends – Coldplay

Alternative field

Best Alternative Music Album - In Rainbows – Radiohead

R&B field

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance - Superwoman – Alicia Keys
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance - Miss Independent – Ne-Yo
Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals - Stay with Me (By the Sea) – Al Green featuring John Legend
Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance - You've Got the Love I Need – Al Green featuring Anthony Hamilton
Best Urban/Alternative Performance - Be OK – Chrisette Michele featuring will.i.am
Best R&B Song - Miss Independent – Ne-Yo
Best R&B Album - Jennifer Hudson – Jennifer Hudson
Best Contemporary R&B Album - Growing Pains – Mary J. Blige

Rap/Hip-Hop field

Best Rap Solo Performance - A Milli – Lil Wayne
Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group - Swagga Like Us – Jay-Z & T.I. featuring Kanye West & Lil Wayne
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration - American Boy – Estelle featuring Kanye West
Best Rap Song - Lollipop – Lil Wayne featuring Static Major
Best Rap Album - # Tha Carter III – Lil Wayne

Country field

Best Female Country Vocal Performance - Last Name – Carrie Underwood
Best Male Country Vocal Performance - Letter to Me – Brad Paisley
Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals - Stay – Sugarland
Best Country Collaboration with Vocals - Killing the Blues – Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
Best Country Instrumental Performance- Cluster Pluck – Brad Paisley, James Burton, Vince Gill, John Jorgenson, Albert Lee, Brent Mason, Redd Volkaert & Steve Wariner
Best Country Song - Stay – Jennifer Nettles, songwriter (Sugarland)
Best Country Album - Troubadour – George Strait
Best Bluegrass Album - Honoring The Fathers Of Bluegrass: Tribute To 1946 And 1947 – Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder

New Age field

Best New Age Album - Peace Time – Jack DeJohnette