The 2009 Grammy Family

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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