Saturday 14 February 2009

Grammy's 2009

Record of the Year: Robert Plant and Alison Krauss 'Please Read The Letter'
Album of the Year: Robert Plant and Alison Krauss 'Raising Sands'
Song of the Year: Coldplay 'Viva La Vida'
Best New Artist: Adele
Best Female Pop Performance: Adele 'Chasing Pavements'
Best Male Pop Performance: John Mayer 'Say'
Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals: Coldplay 'Viva La Vida'
Best Dance Record: Daft Punk 'Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger'
Best electronic/dance album: Daft Punk: 'Alive 2007'
Best solo rock vocal performance: John Mayer 'Gravity'
Best rock performance by a duo or group with vocals: Kings of Leon 'Sex on Fire'
Best rock song: Bruce Springsteen 'Girls In Their Summer Clothes'
Best rock album: Coldplay 'Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends'
Best alternative music album: Radiohead 'In Rainbows'
Best female R&B vocal performance: Alicia Keys 'Superwoman'
Best male R&B vocal performance: Ne-Yo 'Miss Independent'
Best R&B performance by a duo or group with vocals: Al Green ft John Legend 'Stay With Me (By The Sea)'
Best R&B song: Ne-Yo 'Miss Independent'
Best R&B album: Jennifer Hudson 'Jennifer Hudson'
Best rap solo performance: Lil' Wayne 'A Milli'
Best rap performance by a duo or group: Jay-Z and TI ft Kanye West and Lil Wayne 'Swagga Like Us'
Best rap/sung collaboration: Estelle ft Kanye West 'American Boy'Best rap album: Lil' Wayne 'Tha Carter III'

It was a great outcome for British artists and rightly so. Adele, Coldplay, Radiohead, Estelle, Duffy all picked up awards. So happy that the best album of 2007, in my opinion, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, Raising Sand landed five prestigious awards.

Some of the performances were truly amazing. Coldplay and Radioheads performances were both proof that they are probably two of the best live bands around. Radiohead rolled out an entire marching band for a bombastic rendition of 25 steps. The legend that is Paul McCartney also put in, as usual, a fantastic performance and David Grohl backing on drums gave him a more rocky edgier side.

Also great to see Al Green back in the music industry and singing as good as ever, his duet with Justin Timberlake was great and an added bonus to see him. You've gotta love JT! A whole lot better than the act it replaced, Rhianna!

Stevie Wonder and the Jonas Brothers! What the hell? Stevie would have done better on his own, yet his majestic songs pulled the train wreck that is the Jonas Brothers along with him to actually pull off a half decent performance.

One of the highlights was the great Neil Diamond showing that the Grammys doesn't take itself so seriously all of the time allowing him to perform the ultimate cheese fest song 'Sweet Caroline'. Watch the crooner swagger around the stage was amazing, loved it!

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