Grammy 2009: Winners & Nominees

02/05/2009 at 10:00 AM EST

Grammy 2009: Winners & Nominees
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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
  • WINNER Raising Sand, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
  • In Rainbows, Radiohead


Record of the Year

  • "Chasing Pavements," Adele
  • "Viva la Vida," Coldplay
  • "Bleeding Love," Leona Lewis
  • "Paper Planes," M.I.A.
  • WINNER "Please Read the Letter," Robert Plant & Alison Krauss


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)
  • "Chasing Pavements," Adele Adkins & Eg White, songwriters (Adele)
  • "I'm Yours," Jason Mraz, songwriter (Jason Mraz)
  • "Love Song," Sara Bareilles, songwriter (Sara Bareilles)
  • WINNER "Viva La Vida," Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin, songwriters (Coldplay)


Best New Artist

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




Pop Vocal Album

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


Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

  • WINNER "Chasing Pavements," Adele
  • "Love Song," Sara Bareilles
  • "Mercy." performed by Duffy
  • "Bleeding Love," Leona Lewis
  • "I Kissed a Girl," Katy Perry
  • "So What," Pink


Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

  • "All Summer Long," Kid Rock
  • WINNER "Say," John Mayer
  • "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

  • WINNER "Viva La Vida," Coldplay
  • "Waiting In The Weeds," Eagles
  • "Going On," Gnarls Barkley
  • "Won't Go Home Without You," Maroon 5
  • "Apologize," OneRepublic


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
  • WINNER Sex On Fire, Kings Of Leon
  • House Of Cards, Radiohead


Rap Album

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


Rock Album

  • WINNER 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


Country Album

  • That Lonesome Song, Jamey Johnson
  • Sleepless Nights, Patty Loveless
  • WINNER Troubadour, George Strait
  • 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
  • WINNER "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
  • WINNER "Letter To Me," Brad Paisley
  • "Troubadour," George Strait

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