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.
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- 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]
Special merit awards
- MusiCares Person of the Year
- Lifetime Achievement Award winners
- Trustees Award winners
- Technical Grammy Award winners
- President's Merit Award
General
For all of these there are both nominees and winners, the winners are in bold.
- Record of the Year
- Album of the Year
- Raising Sand – Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
- Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends – Coldplay
- 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
- Song of the Year
- Best New Artist
Gospel
- Best Gospel Performance
- Best Gospel Song
- Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album
- Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
- Best Southern, Country, or Bluegrass Gospel Album
- Best Traditional Gospel Album
- Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album
Children's
- Best Musical Album For Children
- Best Spoken Word Album for Children
- Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
- Best Score Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
- Best Song Written for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
Composing and arranging
- Best Instrumental Composition
- Best Instrumental Arrangement
- Best Pop Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
Historical
- Best Historical Album
- Art Of Field Recording Volume I: Fifty Years Of Traditional American Music Documented By Art Rosenbaum – Steven Lance Ledbetter & Art Rosenbaum, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Various Artists)
Production, non-classical
- Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
- Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
- Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
Production, surround sound
- Best Surround Sound Album
Production, classical
- Best Engineered Album, Classical
- Producer of the Year, Classical
Classical
- Best Classical Album
- Best Orchestral Performance
- Best Opera Recording
- Best Choral Performance
- Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (With Orchestra)
- Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (Without Orchestra)
- Best Chamber Music Performance
- Best Small Ensemble Performance
- Best Classical Vocal Performance
- Best Classical Contemporary Composition
- Classical Crossover Album
George Carlin, Jerry Wexler, Jerry Reed, Mike Smith, Rick Wright, Eartha Kitt, Buddy Miles, Mitch Mitchell, Earl Palmer, Buddy Harman, Freddie Hubbard, David "Fathead" Newman, Johnny Griffin, Jimmy McGriff, Mike Berniker, Teo Macero, Eddy Arnold, Nick Reynolds, Miriam Makeba, Odetta, Pervis Jackson, Cachao López, Norman Smith, Neil Aspinall, William Claxton, Neal Hefti, Jo Stafford, Levi Stubbs, Jheryl Busby, Norman Whitfield, Claude Jeter, Ira Tucker, Dottie Rambo, Larry Norman, Merl Saunders, F.M. Scott III, Delaney Bramlett, Alton Ellis, Shakir Stewart, Static Major, Leonard Pennario, Norman Dello Joio, Alexander Slobodyanik, Henry Z. Steinway, Earle Hagen, Isaac Hayes, Danny Federici and Bo Diddley.
- The four Grammys Lil Wayne won were the first ever Grammy Award wins in his Career.
- George Strait also won his first ever Grammy Award.
- After a four-year hiatus, pop-punk band Blink-182 announced their reunion before giving the award for rock album of the year to alternative rock band Coldplay.
- LeRoi Moore, saxophonist for Dave Matthews Band, died on August 19, 2008. The video tribute to musicians who had died in the previous year excluded Moore, disappointing and angering fans. Neil Portnow, president of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, responded with a statement noting that Moore was included in a list of deceased musicians in the program for the event, and "unfortunately we are unable to include all of the talented and wonderful people within the allotted timeframe." This created a tremendous outrage from the band's fans and many other music celebrities.[4]
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The following artists received multiple nominations:
- Eight: Lil Wayne
- Seven: Coldplay
- Six: Jay-Z, Ne-Yo and Kanye West
- Five: Alison Krauss, John Mayer, Robert Plant, Radiohead and Jazmine Sullivan
- Four: Adele, Danger Mouse, Eagles, Lupe Fiasco, George Strait, and Stargate, T.I.
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The following artists received multiple awards:
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