Grammy's 2009

So I was watching the grammy's award for this year yesterday night and it was a great show! It was claimed to be the most prestigious music award show and winning a grammy meant something... The 2009 Grammy Awards, fighting a downtrend in viewership over the past couple of years, is trying to drum up interest for next year's edition with a novel approach. For the announcement of the 2009 Grammy Award nominations / nominees tonight, they have done away with the usually drab early morning show. In fact, what they're doing is the exact opposite, with top nominees revealed by invading prime time television with a concert-like show complete with live performances from potential nominees. Carrie Underwood who is my favourite singer blew us away with her hit song "Last Name" and I have to admit she looked super sexxxyyyyy that night.. Another favourite, the duet between Estelle and Kanye West in "American Boy" and Katy Perry too performed that night.. The other performers were Stevie Wonder, The Jonas Brothers, Lil' Wayne and lots more..

So how these artistes are nominated for the grammy's???

The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences and record companies are
responsible for entering into nomination the works that they deem most
deserving. Once a work is entered, reviewing sessions are held by over 150
experts from the recording industry. This is done only to determine whether or
not a work is eligible or entered into the proper category for official
nomination. The nomination process requires that members vote only in their
fields of expertise. They may nominate in the four general categories (Record of
the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year and Best New Artist) and in no
more than nine out of 31 fields on their ballots. Once the nominations are
secured, Recording Academy members may then vote in the four general categories
and in no more than eight of the 31 fields. Ballots are tabulated secretly by
the major independent accounting firm Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu. As of 2006, the
eligibility period for the Grammy Awards begins October 1. [ Wikipedia, 2009 ]

Enough said, so the winners for the night were :-




Record of the Year
Please Read the Letter, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss

Album of the Year
Raising Sand, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss

Song of the Year
Viva La Vida, Coldplay

Best Male Pop Performance
John Mayer, Say

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
Adele, Chasing Pavements

Best New Artist
Adele

Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
Coldplay, Viva La Vida

Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Rich Woman

Best Pop Instrumental Album
Jingle All The Way, Béla Fleck & The Flecktones

Best Pop Instrumental Performance
Eagles, I Dreamed There Was No War

Best Pop Vocal Album
Rockferry, Duffy

Best Dance Recording
Harder Better Faster Stronger, Daft Punk

Best Electronic or Dance Album
Alive 2007, Daft Punk

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Still Unforgettable, Natalie Cole

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
John Mayer, Gravity

Best Metal Performance
Metallica, My Apocalypse

Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
Kings of Leon, Sex on Fire

Best Hard Rock Performance
The Mars Volta, Wax Simulacra

Best Rock Instrumental Performance
Zappa Plays Zappa, Peaches En Regalia

Best Rock Song
Girls in Their Summer Clothes, Bruce Springsteen

Best Rock Album
Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends, Coldplay

Best Alternative Music Album
In Rainbows, Radiohead

Best Urban/Alternative Performance
Chrisette Michele feat. will.i.am, Be OK

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

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
Ne-Yo, Miss Independent

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
Alicia Keys, Superwoman

Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
Al Green feat. John Legend, Stay With Me (By The Sea)

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
Al Green feat. Anthony Hamilton, You've Got The Love I Need

Best Rap Solo Performance
Lil Wayne, A Milli

Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group
Jay-Z & T.I. feat. Kanye West & Lil Wayne, Swagga Like Us

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
Estelle feat. Kanye West, American Boy

Best Rap Song
Lollipop, Lil Wayne feat. Static Major

Best Rap Album
Tha Carter III, Lil Wayne

Best Female Country Vocal Performance
Carrie Underwood, Last Name

Best Male Country Vocal Performance
Brad Paisley, Letter To Me

Best Country Song
Stay, Sugarland

Best Country Album
Troubadour, George Strait


For the nominees....please visit this site..

It's easy to see that the biggest winners for the night were Coldplay, Lil' Wayne,Kanye West and Adele..


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