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It is that time of the year again...
The snow has fallen, and the albums have been poppin'
Some hit it big, while others had hits that won't come close to fame...
But it is time to pay our dues to those who have been grindin'

YOUR 2009 GRAMMY FAMILY IS...

RECORD OF THE YEAR:
CHASING PAVEMENTS - ADELE
VIVA LA VIDA - COLDPLAY
BLEEDING LOVE - LEONA LEWIS
PAPER PLANES - M.I.A.
PLEASE READ THE LETTER - ROBERT PLANT & ALISON KRAUSS

ALBUM OF THE YEAR:
VIVA LA VIDA OR DEATH AND ALL HIS FRIENDS - COLDPLAY
THA CARTER III - LIL' WAYNE
YEAR OF THE GENTLEMAN - NE-YO
IN RAINBOWS - RADIOHEAD

SONG OF THE YEAR:
AMERICAN BOY - ESTELLE (FEAT. 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
JAZMINE 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
WON'T GO HOME WITHOUT YOU - MAROON 5
GOING ON - GNARLS BARKLEY
APOLOGIZE - ONE REPUBLIC

BEST POP COLLABORATION WITH VOCALS:
LESSON LEARNED - ALICIA KEYS & JOHN MAYER
FOUR MINUTES - MADONNA, JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE & TIMBALAND
RICH WOMAN - ROBERT PLANT & ALISON KRAUSS
IF I NEVER SEE YOUR FACE AGAIN - MAROON 5 & RIHANNA
NO AIR - JORDIN SPARKS & CHRIS BROWN

BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM:
DETOURS - SHERYL CROW
ROCKFERRY - DUFFY
LONG ROAD OUT OF EDEN - EAGLES
SPIRIT - LEONA LEWIS
COVERS - JAMES TAYLOR

BEST DANCE RECORDING:
HARDER, BETTER, FASTER, STRONGER - DAFT PUNK
READY FOR THE FLOW - HOT CHIP
JUST DANCE - LADY GAGA & COLDY O'DONIS
GIVE IT 2 ME - MADONNA
DISTURBIA - RIHANNA
BLACK & GOLD - SAM SPARRO

BEST SOLO ROCK VOCAL PERFORMANCE:
GRAVITY - JOHN MAYER
I SAW HER STANDING THERE - PAUL MCCARTNEY
GIRLS IN THEIR SUMMER CLOTHES - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
RISE - EDDIE VEDDER
NO HIDDEN PATH - NEIL YOUNG

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 SONG:
SEX ON FIRE - KINGS OF LEON
HOUSE OF CARDS - RADIOHEAD 
GIRLS IN THEIR SUMMER CLOTHES - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
I WILL POSSESS YOUR HEART - DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE
VIOLET HILL - COLDPLAY

BEST RAP SOLO PERFORMANCE:
ROC BOYS (AND THE WINNER IS...) - JAY-Z
A MILLI - LIL' WAYNE
PARIS, TOKYO - LUPE FIASCO
N.*.*.*.E.R. (THE SLAVE AND THE MASTER) - NAS
SEXUAL ERUPTION - SNOOP DOGG

BEST RAP PERFORMANCE BY A DUO/GROUP:
ROYAL FLUSH - BIG BOI (FEAT. RAEKWON & ANDRE 3000)
SWAGGA LIKE US - JAY-Z & T.I. (FEAT. KANYE WEST & LIL' WAYNE)
MR. CARTER - LIL' WAYNE (FEAT. JAY-Z)
WISH YOU WOULD - LUDACRIS (FEAT. T.I.)
PUT ON - YOUNG JEEZY (FEAT. KANYE WEST)

BEST RAP/SUNG COLLABORATION:
AMERICAN BOY - ESTELLE (FEAT. KANYE WEST)
LOW - FLO RIDA (FEAT. T-PAIN)
GREEN LIGHT - JOHN LEGEND (FEAT. ANDRE 3000)
GOT MONEY - LIL' WAYNE (FEAT. T-PAIN)
SUPERSTAR - LUPE FIASCO (FEAT. MATTHEW SANTOS

BEST RAP SONG:
LOLLIPOP - LIL' WAYNE (FEAT. STATIC MAJOR)
LOW - FLO RIDA (FEAT. T-PAIN)
SEXUAL ERUPTION - SNOOP DOGG
SUPERSTAR - LUPE FIASCO (FEAT. MATTHEW SANTOS)
SWAGGA LIKE US - JAY-Z & LIL' WAYNE (FEAT. KANYE WEST & LIL' WAYNE)

BEST RAP ALBUM:
AMERICAN GANGSTER - JAY-Z
THA CARTER III - LIL' WAYNE
THE COOL - LUPE FIASCO
UNTITLED - NAS
PAPER TRAILS - T.I.

NOMINATION LEADERS:
LIL' WAYNE - 8
COLDPLAY - 7
KANYE WEST - 6
JAY-Z - 6
NE-YO - 6

CHECK BACK HERE FOR MORE GRAMMY NEWS AND INFORMATION, WE WILL POST UP THE WINNERS AND MORE NEWS WHEN FEBRUARY 9TH ROLES AROUND!

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Anonymous said... @ June 23, 2011 at 11:31 PM

Hey, thanks for the list. Back then I never thought that Rihanna's Disturbia would be included in the Best Dance recordings. Oh well, just saying.

Chicago Dance Lessons said... @ June 24, 2011 at 2:13 AM

I hate to disagree but that song of Rihanna is really a great dance song. We use that when we practice our routine back from Chicago when I had some dance lessons.

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