Grammy Awards Nominations : 2009

The 2009 Nominations for Grammy Awards were announced on 3rd december 2008. The Grammy Awards are scheduled to be be presented on 8th february 2009 in Los Angeles, California.The Grammy Awards give out over 100 different trophies. These are the nominations in the General, Pop, and Rock categories.
The nominees are:

General

Record of the Year

• Adele - "Chasing Pavements"
• Coldplay - "Viva La Vida"
• Leona Lewis - "Bleeding Love"
• M.I.A. - "Paper Planes"
• Robert Plant and Alison Krauss - "Please Read the Letter"

Album of the Year

• Coldplay - Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends
• 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

• Estelle featuring Kanye West - "American Boy"
• Adelle - "Chasing Pavements"
• Jason Mraz - "I'm Yours"
• Sara Bareilles - "Love Song"
• Coldplay - "Viva La Vida"

Best New Artist

• Adele
• Duffy
• Jonas Brothers
• Lady Antebellum
• Jazmine Sullivan

Pop

Best Female Pop Vocal

• Adele - "Chasing Pavements"
• Sara Bareilles - "Love Song"
• Duffy - "Mercy"
• Leona Lewis - "Bleeding Love"
• Katy Perry - "I Kissed a Girl"
• Pink - "So What"

Best Male Pop Vocal

• Kid Rock - "All Summer Long"
• John Mayer - "Say"
• Paul McCartney - "That Was Me"
• Jason Mraz - "I'm Yours"
• Ne-Yo - "Closer"
• James Taylor - "Wichita Lineman"

Best Pop Duo or Group With Vocal

• Coldplay - "Viva La Vida"
• Eagles - "Waiting in the Weeds"
• Gnarls Barkley - "Going On"
• Maroon 5 - "Won't Go Home Without You"
• OneRepublic - "Apologize"

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals

• Alicia Keys & John Mayer - "Lesson Learned"
• Madonna, Justin Timberlake & Timbaland - "4 Minutes"
• Robert Plant & Alison Krauss - "Rich Woman"
• Maroon 5 & Rihanna - "If I Never See Your Face Again"
• Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown - "No Air"

Best Pop Instrumental

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

Best Pop Instrumental Album

• Gerald Albright - Sax for Stax
• Larry Carlton - Greatest Hits Rerecorded Volume One
• Bela Fleck & the Flecktones - Jingle All the Way
• Earl Klugh - The Spice of Life
• Spyro Gyra - A Night Before Christmas

Best Pop Vocal Album

• Sheryl Crow - Detours
• Duffy - Rockferry
• Eagles - Long Road Out of Eden
• Leona Lewis - Spirit
• James Taylor - Covers

Rock

Best Solo Rock Vocal

• John Mayer - "Gravity"
• Paul McCartney - "I Saw Her Standing There"
• Bruce Springsteen - "Girls in Their Summer Clothes"
• Eddie Vedder - "Rise"
• Neil Young - "No Hidden Path"

Best Rock Duo or Group With Vocal

• AC/DC - "Rock n Roll Train"
• Coldplay - "Violet Hill"
• Eagles - "Long Road Out of Eden"
• Kings of Leon - "Sex on Fire"
• Radiohead - "House of Cards"

Best Hard Rock

• Disturbed - "Inside the Fire"
• Judas Priest - "Visions"
• The Mars Volta - "Wax Simulacra"
• Motley Crue - "Saints of Los Angeles"
• Rob Zombie - "Lords of Salem"

Best Metal

• DragonForce - "Heroes Of Our Time"
• Judas Priest - "Nostradamus"
• Metallica - "My Apocalypse"
• Ministry - "Under My Thumb"
• Slipknot - "Psychosocial"

Best Rock Instrumental

• David Gilmour - "Castellorizon"
• Metallica - "Suicide and Redemption"
• Nine Inch Nails - "34 Ghosts I-IV"
• Rush - "Hope (Live for the Art of Peace)"
• Zappa Plays Zappa - "Peaches en Regalia"

Best Rock Song

• Bruce Springsteen - "Girls In Their Summer Clothes"
• Radiohead - "House of Cards"
• Death Cab for Cutie - "I Will Possess Your Heart"
• Kings of Leon - "Sex on Fire"
• Coldplay - "Violet Hill"

Best Rock Album

• Colplay - Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends
• Kid Rock - Rock n Roll Jesus
• Kings of Leon - Only By the Night
• Metallica - Death Magnetic
• Raconteurs - Consolers of the Lonely

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