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Template:Infobox Grammy Awards 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. This year's stars were Alison Krauss and Robert Plant, who won all five awards they were nominated for for their collaborative album, including Record of the Year and Album of the Year.

Procedure

To be eligible for an award a recording must have been commercially released between October 1, 2007, and September 30, 2008, for all recordings released in the 2008 recording year. Following the announcement of nominations final voting ballots are sent to the academy members who then vote. Each category has five nominees, although with a tie in the nominating process more than five nominees is possible. Members are allowed to vote in the General field and up to nine other fields on their final voting ballots. All ballots are tabulated by the independent accounting firm Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu. Approximately 7,000 people take part in the nomination and final voting process including artists, producers, engineers, mixers and mastering engineers. Academy members vote based upon quality alone, and should not to be influenced by mass sales or personal friendships. The acceptance of gifts is prohibited and can result in termination of membership.

After the nominations are announced the recipients of all special awards such as lifetime achievement awards will be announced. In addition performers and presenters will be announced. Neil Diamond received the MusiCares Person of the Year award. Robert Plant and Alison Krauss were the biggest winners of the night, with five wins, including Album of the Year and Record of the Year. Lil Wayne was the second, with four wins, including Best Rap Album. The third was Coldplay with three, including Song of the Year. Artists that won two include Adele, Daft Punk, John Mayer, and Radiohead. [2]

Performances

Domestic Dispute between Rihanna and Chris Brown

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Chris and Rihanna just before the dispute began. (Rihanna inside vehicle)

Singers Chris Brown and Rihanna were scheduled to perform at the awards, but both were no-shows. Brown was reported to have been fighting with an undisclosed female outside of his car. Brown was in the early afternoon of the awards show, and detectives investigating the alleged domestic violence felony battery booked him for criminal threats. His girlfriend, singer Rihanna, abruptly canceled her planned Grammy performance, but neither her spokesman nor the show organizers gave a reason. The female victim has since been identified as Rihanna, but under her real name, Robyn Rihanna Fenty.[3]

Tom DeLonge, Mark Hoppus, and Travis Barker, all former members of punk rock band Blink-182, reunited at the Grammys to present an award. The reunion was the first time the three have been on stage together since the break-up of Blink-182. After joking about Jonas Brothers and Stevie Wonder "back on stage" (which never occured in the past), they announced that they were planning to re-unite again as Blink-182. Barker stated, "We used to play music together, and we decided to play music together again," to which Hoppus added, "Blink-182 is back!" Later on, the band made the same announcement on their official website and other websites. They stated that they are working on a new record together and planning a tour for 2009. The band stated that "we are picking up where we left off and then some".

Awards

Winners are in bold.

General field

Record of the Year

Song of the Year

Album of the Year

Best New Artist

Pop field

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals

Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals

Best Pop Instrumental Performance

Best Pop Instrumental Album

Best Pop Vocal Album

Dance field

Best Dance Recording

Best Electronic/Dance Album

Traditional Pop field

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

Rock field

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance

Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals

Best Hard Rock Performance

Best Metal Performance

Best Rock Instrumental Performance

Best Rock Song

Best Rock Album

Alternative field

Best Alternative Music Album

R&B field

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance

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

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance

Best Urban/Alternative Performance

Best R&B Song

Best R&B Album

Best Contemporary R&B Album

Rap/Hip-Hop field

Best Rap Solo Performance

Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

Best Rap Song

Best Rap Album

Country field

Best Female Country Vocal Performance

Best Male Country Vocal Performance

Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals

Best Country Collaboration with Vocals

Best Country Instrumental Performance

Best Country Song

Best Country Album

Best Bluegrass Album

New Age field

Best New Age Album

Jazz field

Best Contemporary Jazz Album

Best Jazz Vocal Album

Best Jazz Instrumental Solo

Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group

(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of Instrumental tracks.)

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

Best Latin Jazz Album

Gospel field

Best Gospel Performance

Best Gospel Song

Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album

Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album

Best Southern, Country, or Bluegrass Gospel Album

  • Room for More – Booth Brothers
  • Lovin' Life – Gaither Vocal Band
  • Steps to Heaven – Charlie Louvin
  • Hymned Again – Bart Millard
  • Ephesians One – Karen Peck & New River

Best Traditional Gospel Album

Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album

Latin field

Best Latin Pop Album

Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album

Best Latin Urban Album

Best Tropical Latin Album

  • Cuba: Un Viaje Musical — A Musical Journey – Albita, Rey Ruiz & Donato Poveda
  • Renacer – DLG
  • Señor Bachata – José Feliciano
  • Frutero Moderno – Gonzalo Grau y La Clave Secreta
  • Back On The Streets... Taste Of Spanish Harlem Vol. 2 – New Swing Sextet

Best Regional Mexican Album

Best Tejano Album

  • Music Lessons – Chente Barrera y Taconazo
  • Friends & Legends – Joe Posada
  • Viva La Revolucion – Ruben Ramos & The Mexican Revolution
  • All That Jazz... – Tortilla Factory
  • Heir To The Throne – Albert Zamora

Best Norteño Album

Best Banda Album

Blues field

Best Traditional Blues Album

Best Contemporary Blues Album

Folk field

Best Traditional Folk Album

Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album

Best Native American Music Album

Best Hawaiian Music Album

  • 'Ikena – Tia Carrere & Daniel Ho
  • 'Aumakua – Amy Hanaiali'i
  • Force of Nature – Led Kaapana & Mike Kaawa
  • Hawaiian Slack Key Kings Masters Series Vol. II – Various Artists (Chris Lau & Milton Lau, producers)
  • The Spirit of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar – Various Artists (Daniel Ho, George Kahumoku, Jr., Dennis Kamakahi, Paul Konwiser & Wayne Wong, producers)

Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album

Reggae field

Best Reggae Album

World Music field

Best Traditional World Music Album

Best Contemporary World Music Album

Polka field

Best Polka Album

Children's Music field

Best Musical Album For Children

Best Spoken Word Album for Children

Spoken Word field

Best Spoken Word Album

Comedy field

Best Comedy Album

Musical Show field

Best Musical Show Album

Soundtrack field

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 / Arranging field

Best Instrumental Composition

Best Instrumental Arrangement

Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)

Package field

Best Recording Package

  • Death Magnetic – Bruce Duckworth, Sarah Moffatt & David Turner, art directors (Metallica)
  • Hawk Nelson...Is My Friend! – Don Clark, art director (Hawk Nelson)
  • Nouns – No Age & Brian Roettinger, art directors (No Age)
  • Radio Retaliation – Neal Ashby, Matthew Curry & Patrick Donohue, art directors (Thievery Corporation)
  • Summer Rains – Amanda Barrett, Abby DeWald, Renee Jablow & Rick Whitmore, art directors (The Ditty Bops)

Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package

Album notes field

Best Album Notes

  • Art Of Field Recording Volume I: Fifty Years Of Traditional American Music – Documented By Art Rosenbaum; Art Rosenbaum, album notes writer (Various Artists)
  • Debate '08: Taft And Bryan Campaign On The Edison Phonograph – Patrick Feaster & David Giovannoni, album notes writers (William Jennings Bryan & William Howard Taft)
  • Kind Of Blue: 50th Anniversary Collector's Edition – Francis Davis, album notes writer (Miles Davis)
  • Rare & Unreleased Recordings From The Golden Reign Of The Queen Of Soul – David Ritz & Jerry Wexler, album notes writers (Aretha Franklin)
  • The Unsung Father Of Country Music: 1925-1934 – Henry "Hank" Sapoznik, album notes writer (Ernest V. Stoneman)

Historical field

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)
  • Classic Columbia, OKeh And Vocalion Lester Young With Count Basie (1936-1940) – Scott Wenzel, compilation producer; Malcolm Addey, Michael Brooks, Matt Cavaluzzo, Andreas Meyer & Mark Wilder, mastering engineers (Lester Young With Count Basie)
  • Debate '08: Taft And Bryan Campaign On The Edison Phonograph – David Giovannoni, Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin, compilation producers; Richard Martin, mastering engineer (William Jennings Bryan & William Howard Taft)
  • Polk Miller & His Old South Quartette – Ken Flaherty, Jr., compilation producer; Marcos Sueiro Bal, Ken Flaherty, Jr., Kurt Nauck & Glenn Sage, mastering engineers (Polk Miller & His Old South Quartette)
  • To Be Free: The Nina Simone Story – Richard Seidel, compilation producer; Mark G. Wilder, mastering engineer (Nina Simone)

Production, Non-Classical field

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical

Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical

Music videos field

Best Short Form Music Video

Best Long Form Music Video

References

  1. ^ "The 51ts Annual Grammy Awards Nominations List". The Recording Academy. 2008-12-03. Retrieved 2008-12-04.
  2. ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/plant-krauss-coldplay-wayne-score-grammy-1003939582.story
  3. ^ http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/02/09/chris.brown/index.html
  4. ^ The nominated piece is "34 Ghosts 1-IV" [sic], it is presumed a mistype for "34 Ghosts IV".
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