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2009 Grammy Award Nominees




Record Of The Year

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


Album Of The Year

Coldplay, Viva La Vida
Lil Wayne, Tha Carter III
Ne-Yo, Year of the Gentleman
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, Raising Sand
Radiohead, In Rainbows


Song Of The Year


American Boy, Estelle ft. Kanye West
Chasing Pavements, Adele
I'm Yours, Jason Mraz
Love Song, Sara Bareilles
Viva La Vida, Coldplay


Best New Artist

Adele
Duffy
Jonas Brothers
Lady Antebellum
Jazmin Sullivan



Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

Chasing Pavements, Adele
Love Song, Sara Bareilles
Mercy, Duffy
Bleeding Love, Leona Lewis
I Kissed A Girl, Katy Perry
So What, Pink


Best Male Pop Vocal Performance


All Summer Long, Kid Rock
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

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

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals


Alicia Keys and John Mayer, Lesson Learned
Madonna, Justin Timberlake,Timbaland, 4 Minutes
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, Rich Woman
Maroon 4 and Rihanna, If I Never See Your Face Again
Jordan Sparks and Chris Brown, No Air



Best Pop Instrumental Performance

Love Appetite, Steve Cropper & Felix Cavaliere
I Dreamed There Was No War, Eagles
Fortune Teller, Fourplay
Steppin' Out, Stanley Jordan
Blast!, Marcus Miller


Best Pop Instrumental Album


Sax For Stax, Gerald Albright
Greatest Hits Rerecorded Volume One, Larry Carlton
Jingle All The Way, Béla Fleck & The Flecktones
The Spice Of Life, Earl Klugh
A Night Before Christmas, Spyro Gyra


Best Pop Vocal Album


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


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


Best Rock Album


Viva La Vida, Coldplay
Rock N Roll Jesus, Kid Rock
Only By The Night, Kings Of Leon
Death Magnetic, Metallica
Consolers Of The Lonely, The Raconteurs


Best Female R&B Vocal Performance


Me, Myself And I, Beyoncé
Heaven Sent, Keyshia Cole
Spotlight, Jennifer Hudson
Superwoman, Alicia Keys
Need U Bad, Jazmine Sullivan

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance


You're The Only One, Eric Benét
Take You Down, Chris Brown
Miss Independent, Ne-Yo
Can't Help But Wait, Trey Songz
Here I Stand, Usher

Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals


Ribbon In The Sky, Boyz II Men
Words, Anthony David Featuring India.Arie
Stay With Me (By The Sea), Al Green Featuring John Legend
I'm His Only Woman, Jennifer Hudson Featuring Fantasia
Never Give You Up, Raphael Saadiq Featuring Stevie Wonder & CJ Hilton

Best R&B Album


Love & Life, Eric Benét
Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville USA, Boyz II Men
Lay It Down, Al Green
Jennifer Hudson, Jennifer Hudson
The Way I See It, Raphael Saadiq

Best Contemporary R&B Album


Growing Pains, Mary J. Blige
Back Of My Lac', J. Holiday
First Love, Karina
Year Of The Gentleman, Ne-Yo
Fearless, Jazmine Sullivan



Best Rap Solo Performance


Roc Boys (And The Winner Is)..., Jay-Z
A Milli, Lil Wayne
Paris, Tokyo, Lupe Fiasco
N.i.*.*.e.r. (The Slave And The Master), Nas
Sexual Eruption, Snoop Dogg


Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group


Big Boi Featuring Raekwon & Andre 3000, Royal Flush
T.I. Featuring Kanye West, Jay-Z, & Lil Wayne, Swagga Like Us
Lil Wayne Featuring Jay-Z, Mr. Carter
Ludacris Featuring T.I., Wish You Would
Young Jeezy Featuring Kanye West, Put On



Best Rap/Sung Collaboration


American Boy, Estelle Featuring Kanye West
Low, Flo Rida Featuring T-Pain
Green Light, John Legend & Andre 3000
Got Money, Lil Wayne Featuring T-Pain
Superstar, Lupe Fiasco Featuring Matthew Santos



Best Rap Song


Lollipop, Lil Wayne Featuring Static Major
Low, Flo Rida Featuring T-Pain
Sexual Eruption, Snoop Dogg
Superstar, Lupe Fiasco Featuring Matthew Santos
Swagga Like Us, Jay-Z & T.I. Featuring Kanye West & Lil Wayne


Best Rap Album


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


Best Female Country Vocal Performance


For These Times, Martina McBride
What I Cannot Change, LeAnn Rimes
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
Letter To Me, Brad Paisley
Troubadour, George Strait

Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals


Brooks & Dunne, God Must Be Busy
Lady Antebellum, Love Don't Live Here
Rascal Flatts, Everyday
The Steeldrivers, Blue Side of the Mountain
Sugarland, Stay


Best Country Song


Dig Two Graves, Randy Travis
I Saw God Today, George Strait
In Color, Jamey Johnson
Stay, Sugarland
You're Gonna Miss This, Trace Adkins

Best Country Album

That Lonesome Song, Jamey Johnson
Sleepless Nights, Patty Loveless
Troubadour, George Strait
Around The Bend, Randy Travis
Heaven, Heartache And The Power Of Love, Trisha Yearwood