2009 Grammy Awards: Results and Performances

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Carrie Underwood on Red Carpet for Grammy awards 2009

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Tonight we're watching the 51st annual Grammy Awards, which will feature a performance-heavy schedule in order to win back a dwindling audience.

Tonight could be a big night for Lil' Wayne, who, despite persistent Internet rumors, is not dead, and will be performing as well. M.I.A. is scheduled to perform, though she's nine months pregnant, even as the violence in her native Sri Lanka dominates headlines.

Also, there are more categories than I remember (110 categories across 31 fields, not all of which will be televised), such as Category 33: Best Rap/Sung Collaboration. Pretty much everything played on mainstream Canadian radio would fall into that category, I think. Also, Category 89: Best Boxed or Special Limited EditionPackage. Huh? Oh, Nine Inch Nails is nominated, so maybe I'll keep an eye on that one.

As for Category 101: Best Choral Performance, Tippett: A Child of Our Time has nothing to do with mtippett, as far as I'm aware.

As I'm more Tom Waits than T.I., I admit to not having heard some of the tracks and albums that feature in the main categories, but I predict a big night for Coldplay, whose Viva La Vida was a darling amongst critics and the public alike.

Also, if Danger Mouse doesn't win Producer of the Year (non-classical), I'll be quite cross indeed.

As for Category 90: Best Album Notes, I'm going with Kind of Blue: 50th Anniversary Collector's Edition, since they're the only ones I've read out of the nominees, though The Art of Field Recording: Volume I sounds kind of neat.

The awards will air at 8pm PST/EST on CBS and its affiliates in the US. Outside the US, just flick through the channels until you see people getting little gold gramophone statues. Here in Vancouver, it's on Global. I see that competing channels are backing away in terms of programming, but Teen Wolf is on at the same time: flipping between the two will be awesome.

[Update: indeed, Teen Wolf starts at 8pm. A werewolf basketball classic]

What was I talking about? Oh, yeah- watch for results both here and below.

As a side note, it'll be interesting to re-check the Pirate Bay activity map during the Grammys. I'm not advocating illegal fire-sharing, but I'm just sayin'.

Due to the time delay on the West Coast (where the event is actually held), we know the winners before the actual telecast, so don't read below if you crave suspense. Also, I'll be switching between the telecast, the microblogs, and Teen Wolf, so it may affect my coverage of this topic.

During Paul McCartney's and Dave Grohl's performance, a plush wolf toy is clearly visible on one of the speaker cabinets, so there we go.

Highlights:

Record of the Year: Robert Plant and Alison Kraus: Please Read the Letter

Best New Artist: Adele

Best Rock Album: Coldplay, Viva La Vida, or Death and All His Friends

Song of the Year: Coldplay, Viva La Vida (I was right! Yes!)

Best R&B Album: Jennifer Hudson, Jennifer Hudson

Best Pop Vocal Performance (Female): Adele, Chasing Pavements

Best Rock/Pop Performance by Duo/Group with Vocals: Coldplay, Viva La Vida

Best Pop Collaboration: Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Rich Woman

Best Teenage Werewolf Movie: Teen Wolf

Best Hard Rock Performance: The Mars Volta, Wax Simulacra

Best Metal Performance: Metallica: My Apocalypse

Best Rock Album: Coldplay, Viva La Vida, or Death and All His Friends

Best R&B Solo Performance (Male): Ne-Yo, Miss Independent

Best R&B Album: Jennifer Hudson, Jennifer Hudson

Best Sidekick in a Teen Movie: Styles, Teen Wolf

Best Contemporary R&B Album: Mary J. Blige, Growing Pains

Best Rap Solo Performance: Lil' Wayne (who's still alive), A Milli

Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group: Jay_Z & T.I. feat. Kanye West & Lil' Wayne, Swagga Like Us

Best Country Collaboration with Vocals: Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Killing the Blues

Best Coutnry Album: George Strait, Troubadour

Best Contemporary Blues Album: Dr. John & the Lower 911, City that Care Forgot

Best Compilation Soundtrack: Juno

Best Album Notes: Kind of Blue: 50th Anniversary Collector's Edition  (Yes!!!)

Producer of the Year: Rick Rubin

Album of the Year: Robert Plant & Alison Krauss: Raising Sand

Best Werewolf Basketball Sequence: Teen Wolf

All results can be seen here.