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51st Annual Grammy Awards

Date

February 8, 2009

Location

Staples Center, Los Angeles

Most awards

Alison Krauss, Robert Plant (5)

Most nominations

Lil Wayne (8)

Website

https://www.grammy.com/awards/51st-annual-grammy-awards

Television/radio coverage

Network

CBS

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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. Lil Wayne received the most nominations, with eight.

The awards broadcast won an Emmy for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Variety Series or Special.

Performances

Performer(s)	Song(s) Performed
U2	"Get on Your Boots"
Al Green Justin Timberlake Keith Urban Boyz II Men	"Let's Stay Together"
Coldplay Jay-Z	"Lost!" "Viva La Vida"
Carrie Underwood	"Last Name"
Kid Rock	"Amen" "All Summer Long" "Rock 'n' Roll Jesus"
Taylor Swift Miley Cyrus	"Fifteen"
Jennifer Hudson	"You Pulled Me Through"
Jonas Brothers Stevie Wonder	"Burnin' Up" "Superstition"
Katy Perry	"I Kissed a Girl"
Estelle Kanye West	"American Boy"
Kenny Chesney	"Better as a Memory"
T.I. Jay-Z Lil Wayne Kanye West M.I.A.	"Swagga Like Us" "Paper Planes"
Paul McCartney Dave Grohl	"I Saw Her Standing There"
Sugarland	"Stay"
Adele Jennifer Nettles	"Chasing Pavements"
Radiohead Spirit of Troy	"15 Step"
T.I. Justin Timberlake	"Dead and Gone"
Duke Fair Jamie Foxx Ne-Yo Smokey Robinson	Tribute to Four Tops "Reach Out I'll Be There" "Standing In the Shadows of Love" "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)"
Neil Diamond	"Sweet Caroline"
John Mayer B.B. King Buddy Guy Keith Urban	Tribute to Bo Diddley "Bo Diddley"
Lil Wayne Robin Thicke Terence Blanchard Allen Toussaint	Tribute to New Orleans and Hurricane Katrina "Tie My Hands"
Robert Plant Alison Krauss	"Rich Woman" "Gone, Gone, Gone (Done Moved On)"
Stevie Wonder	"All About the Love Again"

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.

Presenters

Whitney Houston - Presents the award for best R&B album.
Dwayne Johnson - Introduces a performance by Justin Timberlake.
Simon Baker - Introduces a performance by Coldplay.
Keith Urban - Pays tribute to Gene Autry as the Lifetime Achievement recipient and presents a performance by Carrie Underwood.
Leann Rimes and Sheryl Crow - Pays tribute to Brenda Lee as the Lifetime Achievement recipient and presents the award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
Duffy and Al Green - Presents the award for Song of the Year.
Miley Cyrus and Taylor Swift - Presents the award for Best Pop Collaboration with vocals.
Emily Proctor and Jason Mraz - Introduces a performance by The Jonas Brothers.
Blink 182 - Presents the award for Best Rock Album.
Craig Ferguson - Introduces a performance by Katy Perry.
Kanye West and Estelle - Presents the award for Best New Artist.
Morgan Freeman - Introduces a performance by Kenny Chesney.
Sean Combs, Herbie Hancock, and Natalie Cole - Presents the award for Record of the Year.
Queen Latifah - Pays tribute to Dean Martin as the Lifetime Achievement recipient and introduces a performance by Kanye West, M.I.A., Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, and T.I.
Kate Beckinsale - Introduces a performance by Paul McCartney and Dave Grohl.
Jack Black and Charlie Haden - Pays tribute to Hank Jones as the Lifetime Achievement recipient and presents the award for best Male Pop Vocal.
Jay Mohr and LL Cool J - Introduces a performance by Sugarland and Adele.
Gwyneth Paltrow - Introduces a performance by Radiohead.
Samuel L. Jackson - Introduces a performance by T.I. and Justin Timberlake.
Neil Portnow - Introduces a performance by Smokey Robinson.
Gary Sinise - Introduces a performance by Lil Wayne, Robin Thicke, and Allen Toussaint.
Will.i.am and T-Pain - Presents the award for Best Rap Album.
Zooey Deschanel - Introduces a performance by Robert Plant and Alison Krauss.
Green Day - Presents the award for Album of the Year.

Awards

Special merit awards

MusiCares Person of the Year

Neil Diamond

Lifetime Achievement Award winners

Trustees Award winners

Technical Grammy Award winners

Clarence "Leo" Fender
Universal Audio

President's Merit Award

Clive Davis

General

For all of these there are both nominees and winners, the winners are in bold.

Record of the Year

"Please Read the Letter" – Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
- T Bone Burnett, producer; Mike Piersante, engineer/mixer
"Chasing Pavements" – Adele
- Eg White, producer; Tom Elmhirst & Steve Price, engineer/mixers
"Viva la Vida" – Coldplay
- Markus Dravs, Brian Eno & Rik Simpson, producers; Michael Brauer & Rik Simpson, engineers/mixers
"Bleeding Love" – Leona Lewis
- Simon Cowell, Clive Davis & Ryan "Alias" Tedder, producers; Craig Durrance, Phil Tan & Ryan "Alias" Tedder, engineers/mixers
"Paper Planes" – M.I.A.
- Diplo, producer; Switch, engineer/mixer

Album of the Year

Raising Sand – Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
- T Bone Burnett, producer; Mike Piersante, engineer/mixer; Gavin Lurssen, mastering engineer
Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends – Coldplay
- Markus Dravs, Brian Eno & Rik Simpson, producers; Michael H. Brauer, Markus Dravs, John O'Mahoney, Rik Simpson & Andy Wallace, engineers/mixers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer
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
- Nigel Godrich, producer; Nigel Godrich, Dan Grech-Marguerat, Hugo Nicolson & Richard Woodcraft, engineers/mixers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer

Song of the Year

"Viva la Vida"
- Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin, songwriters (Coldplay)
"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)

Best New Artist

"Lollipop"
- D. Carter, S. Garrett, D. Harrison, J. Scheffer & R. Zamor, songwriters (Lil Wayne featuring Static Major)
"Low"
- T. Dillard, M. Humphrey & T-Pain, songwriters (Flo Rida featuring T-Pain)
"Sexual Eruption"
- Calvin Broadus, S. Lovejoy & D. Stewart, songwriters (Snoop Dogg)
"Superstar"
- Lupe Fiasco & Soundtrakk, songwriters (Lupe Fiasco featuring Matthew Santos)
"Swagga Like Us"
- D. Carter, S. Carter, Clifford Harris & Kanye West, songwriters (M. Arulpragasam, N. Headon, M. Jones, J. Mellor, T. Pentz & P. Simonon, songwriters) (Jay-Z & T.I. featuring Kanye West & Lil Wayne)

Best Rap Album

Country

Best Female Country Vocal Performance

"Last Name" – Carrie Underwood
"For These Times" - Martina McBride
"What I Cannot Change" - LeAnn Rimes
"Last Call" - Lee Ann Womack
"This Is Me You're Talking To" - Trisha Yearwood

Best Male Country Vocal Performance

"Letter to Me" – Brad Paisley
"You're Gonna Miss This" - Trace Adkins
"In Color" - Jamey Johnson
"Just Got Started Lovin' You" - James Otto
"Troubadour" - George Strait

Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal

"Stay" – Sugarland
"God Must Be Busy" - Brooks & Dunn
"Love Don't Live Here" - Lady Antebellum
"Every Day" - Rascal Flatts
"Blue Side of the Mountain" - The Steel Drivers

Best Country Collaboration with Vocals

"Killing the Blues" – Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
"Shiftwork" - Kenny Chesney & George Strait
"House of Cash" - George Strait & Patty Loveless
"Life in a Northern Town" - Sugarland, featuring Jake Owen & Little Big Town
"Let the Wind Chase You" - Trisha Yearwood & Keith Urban

Best Country Instrumental Performance

"Cluster Pluck" – Brad Paisley, James Burton, Vince Gill, John Jorgenson, Albert Lee, Brent Mason, Redd Volkaert & Steve Wariner
"Sumatra" - Cherryholmes
"Two Small Cars In Rome" - Jerry Douglas & Lloyd Green
"Sleigh Ride" - Béla Fleck & The Flecktones
"Is This America? (Katrina 2005)" - Charlie Haden, Pat Metheny, Jerry Douglas & Bruce Hornsby

Best Country Song

"Stay" – Jennifer Nettles, songwriter (Sugarland)
"Dig Two Graves" - Randy Travis
"I Saw God Today" - George Strait
"In Color" - Jamey Johnson
"You're Gonna Miss This" - Trace Adkins

Best Country Album

Troubadour – George Strait
That Lonesome Song - Jamey Johnson
Sleepless Nights - Patty Loveless
Around the Bend - Randy Travis
Heaven, Heartache and the Power of Love - Trisha Yearwood

Best Bluegrass Album

Honoring the Fathers of Bluegrass: Tribute to 1946 and 1947 – Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
Cherryholmes III: Don't Believe - Cherryholmes
Del McCoury Band — Live At The 2008 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival - Del McCoury Band
The Ultimate Collection / Live At The Ryman - Earl Scruggs
Wheels - Dan Tyminski

New Age

Best New Age Album

Peace Time – Jack DeJohnette
Meditations - William Ackerman
Pathfinder - Will Clipman
Ambrosia - Peter Kater
The Scent of Light - Ottmar Liebert & Luna Negra

Jazz

Best Contemporary Jazz Album

Randy in Brasil – Randy Brecker
Floating Point – John McLaughlin
Cannon Re–Loaded: All–Star Celebration of Cannonball Adderley – Various Artists
Miles from India – Various Artists
Lifecycle – Yellowjackets featuring Mike Stern

Best Jazz Vocal Album

Loverly – Cassandra Wilson
Imagina: Songs of Brasil – Karrin Allyson
Breakfast on the Morning Tram – Stacey Kent
If Less Is More...Nothing Is Everything – Kate McGarry
Distances – Norma Winstone

Best Jazz Instrumental Solo

"Be–Bop" – Terence Blanchard
"Seven Steps to Heaven" – Till Brönner
"Waltz for Debby" – Gary Burton & Chick Corea
"Son of Thirteen" – Pat Metheny
"Be–Bop" – James Moody

Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group

The New Crystal Silence – Chick Corea & Gary Burton
History, Mystery – Bill Frisell
Brad Mehldau Trio Live – Brad Mehldau Trio
Day Trip – Pat Metheny featuring Christian McBride & Antonio Sánchez
Standards – Alan Pasqua, Dave Carpenter & Peter Erskine

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

Monday Night Live at the Village Vanguard – Vanguard Jazz Orchestra

Best Latin Jazz Album

Song for Chico – Arturo O'Farrill and The Afro–Latin Jazz Orchestra

Gospel

Best Gospel Performance

"Get Up" – Mary Mary
"East to West" - Casting Crowns
"I Understand" - Kim Burrell, Rance Allen, BeBe Winans, Mariah Carey, & Hezekiah Walker's LFC
"Shall We Gather at the River" - Take 6
"Waging War" - CeCe Winans

Best Gospel Song

"Help Me Believe" – Kirk Franklin
- Kirk Franklin, songwriter
"Cover Me" - 21:03 with Fred Hammond, Smokie Norful, & J Moss
- James L. Moss, songwriter
"Get Up" - Mary Mary
- Erica Campbell, Tina Campbell, Warryn Campbell, & Eric Dawkins, songwriters
"Give Me Your Eyes" - Brandon Heath
- Brandon Heath & Jason Ingram, songwriters
"You Reign" - MercyMe
- Jim Bryson, Steven Curtis Chapman, Nathan Cochran, Barry Graul, Bart Millard, Mike Scheuchzer, & Robby Shaffer, songwriters

Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album

Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album

Best Southern, Country, or Bluegrass Gospel Album

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

Best Traditional Gospel Album

Down in New Orleans – The Blind Boys of Alabama
I'll Say Yes - Carol Cymbala & The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir
Take It Back - Dorinda Clark-Cole
Voices in Unity: Together In Worship - Deitrick Haddon
No Limit - Bishop Charles E. Blake presents the West Angeles Church of God in Christ Choir

Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album

The Fight of My Life – Kirk Franklin
Reflections - Jason Champion
The Sound - Mary Mary
Donald Lawrence Introduces: Family Prayer - The Murrills
Stand Out - Tye Tribbett & G.A.

Latin

Best Latin Pop Album

La Vida... Es Un Ratico – Juanes

Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album

45 – Jaguares

Best Latin Urban Album

Los Extraterrestres – Wisin & Yandel

Best Tropical Latin Album

Señor Bachata – José Feliciano

Best Regional Mexican Album

Amor, Dolor y Lágrimas: Música Ranchera – Mariachi los Camperos de Nati Cano
Canciones de Amor – Mariachi Divas

Best Tejano Album

Viva La Revolucion – Ruben Ramos & The Mexican Revolution

Best Norteño Album

Raíces – Los Tigres del Norte

Best Banda Album

No Es De Madera – Joan Sebastian

Blues

Best Traditional Blues Album

One Kind Favor – B.B. King
The Blues Rolls On - Elvin Bishop
Skin Deep - Buddy Guy
All Odds Against Me - John Lee Hooker, Jr.
Pinetop Perkins and Friends - Pinetop Perkins and Friends

Best Contemporary Blues Album

City That Care Forgot – Dr. John And The Lower 911
Peace Love & BBQ - Marcia Ball
Like a Fire - Solomon Burke
Maesteo - Taj Mahal
Simply Grand - Irma Thomas

Folk

Best Traditional Folk Album

"At 89" – Pete Seeger
"Coal"-Kathy Mattea
"Comedians & Angels"-Tom Paxton
"Bring Me Home"-Peggy Seeger
"Strangers In Another Country"-Rosalie Sorrels

Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album

"Raising Sand" – Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
"Day After Tomorrow" – Joan Baez
"I, Flathead" – Ry Cooder
"Sex & Gasoline" – Rodney Crowell
"All I Intended to Be" – Emmylou Harris

Best Native American Music Album

Come to Me Great Mystery: Native American Healing Songs – Various artists (Tom Wasinger, producer)

Best Hawaiian Music Album

'Ikena – Tia Carrere & Daniel Ho

Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album

Live at the 2008 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival – BeauSoleil & Michael Doucet

Reggae

Best Reggae Album

Jah Is Real – Burning Spear
Let's Get Physical - Elephant Man
Vibes - Heavy D
Repentance - Lee "Scratch" Perry
Intoxication - Shaggy
Amazing - Sly and Robbie

World music

Best Traditional World Music Album

Ilembe: Honoring Shaka Zulu – Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Best Contemporary World Music Album

Global Drum Project – Mickey Hart, Zakir Hussain, Sikiru Adepoju & Giovanni Hidalgo
nominee Angels & Almas – David Maldonado

Polka

Best Polka Album

Let the Whole World Sing – Jimmy Sturr and His Orchestra

Children's

Best Musical Album For Children

Here Come the 123s – They Might Be Giants

Best Spoken Word Album for Children

Yes To Running! Bill Harley Live – Bill Harley

Spoken word

Best Spoken Word Album

An Inconvenient Truth – Beau Bridges, Cynthia Nixon & Blair Underwood

Comedy

Best Comedy Album

It's Bad for Ya – George Carlin
Anticipation - Lewis Black
Flight of the Conchords - Flight of the Conchords
For Your Consideration - Kathy Griffin
Songs of the Bushmen - Harry Shearer

Musical show

Best Musical Show Album

In the Heights – Original Broadway Cast with Lin-Manuel Miranda & Others
- Kurt Deutsch, Alex Lacamoire, Andrés Levin, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Joel Moss & Bill Sherman, producers; Lin-Manuel Miranda, composer/lyricist

Film, television and other visual media

Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media

Juno
American Gangster
August Rush
Mamma Mia!
Sweeney Todd — The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street

Best Score Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media

The Dark Knight - James Newton Howard & Hans Zimmer
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull - John Williams
Iron Man - Ramin Djawadi
There Will Be Blood - Jonny Greenwood
WALL-E - Thomas Newman

Best Song Written for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media

"Down to Earth" (from WALL-E) – Peter Gabriel
"Ever Ever After" (from Enchanted) - Carrie Underwood
"Say" - (from The Bucket List) - John Mayer
"That's How You Know" (from Enchanted) - Amy Adams
"Walk Hard" (from Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story) - John C. Reilly

Composing and arranging

Best Instrumental Composition

"The Adventures of Mutt" (from Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull) – John Williams
- John Williams, composer

Best Instrumental Arrangement

"Define Dancing" (from WALL-E) – Thomas Newman
- Peter Gabriel & Thomas Newman, arrangers

Best Pop Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)

"Captain Of Her Heart" – Project Grand Slam & Judie Tzuke

Package

Best Recording Package

Death Magnetic – Bruce Duckworth, Sarah Moffatt & David Turner, art directors (Metallica)

Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package

In Rainbows – Stanley Donwood, Mel Maxwell & Xian Munro, art directors (Radiohead)

Album notes

Best Album Notes

Kind Of Blue: 50th Anniversary Collector's Edition – Francis Davis, album notes writer (Miles Davis)

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

Consolers of the Lonely – The Raconteurs
- Joe Chiccarelli, Vance Powell & Jack White III, engineers

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical

Rick Rubin
- Death Magnetic (Metallica)
- Home Before Dark (Neil Diamond)
- Mercy (Dancing for the Death of an Imaginary Enemy) (Ours)
- Seeing Things (Jakob Dylan)
- Weezer (Red Album) (Weezer)

Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical

"Electric Feel" (Justice Remix)
- (MGMT), remixers Justice

Production, surround sound

Best Surround Sound Album

Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition; Night on Bald Mountain; Prelude to Khovanshchina – Paavo Järvi & Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra – Michael Bishop & Robert Woods

Production, classical

Best Engineered Album, Classical

David Frost, Tom Lazarus & Christopher Willis – Traditions and Transformations: Sounds of Silk Road Chicago – Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Alan Gilbert, Silk Road Ensemble, Wu Man, Yo-Yo Ma & Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Producer of the Year, Classical

David Frost
- Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique – Gustavo Dudamel & Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Right Through The Bone—Julius Röntgen Chamber Music
- Schubert: Sonata in D major; Liszt: Don Juan Fantasy – Min Kwon
- Traditions And Transformations: Sounds Of Silk Road Chicago – Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Alan Gilbert, Yo-Yo Ma, Silk Road Ensemble, Wu Man & Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Classical

Best Classical Album

Kurt Weill: Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny – James Conlon, conductor

Best Orchestral Performance

Bernard Haitink, conductor (Chicago Symphony Orchestra) – Shostakovich: Symphony No. 4

Best Opera Recording

Weill: Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny – James Conlon, conductor; Fred Vogler, producer; Anthony Dean Griffey, Patti LuPone & Audra McDonald – Donnie Ray Albert, John Easterlin, Steven Humes, Mel Ulrich & Robert Wörle Los Angeles Opera Orchestra and Chorus

Best Choral Performance

Symphony of Psalms – Sir Simon Rattle, conductor; Simon Halsey, chorus master – Berlin Philharmonic; Rundfunkchor Berlin

Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (With Orchestra)

Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor; Hilary Hahn (Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra) – Schoenberg/Sibelius: Violin Concertos

Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (Without Orchestra)

Gloria Cheng – Piano music of Salonen, Stucky, and Lutosławski

Best Chamber Music Performance

Pacifica Quartet – Elliott Carter: String Quartets Nos. 1 and 5

Best Small Ensemble Performance

Charles Bruffy, conductor; Phoenix Chorale – Spotless Rose: Hymns To The Virgin Mary

Best Classical Vocal Performance

Hila Plitmann – Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems of Bob Dylan – JoAnn Falletta (Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra)

Best Classical Contemporary Composition

Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems of Bob Dylan – John Corigliano (JoAnn Falletta)

Classical Crossover Album

Simple Gifts – King's Singers

Music video

Best Short Form Music Video

"Pork and Beans" – Weezer
- Mathew Cullen, video director; Bernard Rahill, video producer

Best Long Form Music Video

Runnin' Down a Dream – Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
- Peter Bogdanovich, video director; Skot Bright, video producer

Records

Alison Krauss became the sixth female solo artist to have won five Grammys in one evening. The artists who won five before her are Lauryn Hill, Alicia Keys, Norah Jones, Beyoncé Knowles, and Amy Winehouse. However, at the ceremony (2010 Grammy Awards) next year, Beyoncé surpassed the record by gaining six such awards.

In Memoriam

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.

Trivia

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.

Artists with multiple nominations and awards

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.

The following artists received multiple awards:

Five: Alison Krauss and Robert Plant
Four: Lil Wayne
Three: Coldplay
Two: Adele, John Mayer, Ne-Yo, Daft Punk

References

^ "Plant/Krauss, Lil Wayne Win Big At 51st Grammys". Billboard.com. 9 February 2009. Archived from the original on 28 April 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
"Chris Brown Graphically Recounts the Night He Attacked Rihanna".
"Simon Baker Network » Blog Archive » 51st Annual Grammy Awards". July 14, 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14.
"MTV Newsroom » Dave Matthews Band, Recording Academy President Address LeRoi Moore's Omission From Grammy 'In Memoriam' Segment". February 18, 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-02-18.

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