THE 51st ANNUAL 2009 GRAMMY AWARDS

I'm soooo EXCITED to watch the Grammys this Sunday!!!
Here's the Nominees

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
"Raising Sand" - Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
"In Rainbows" - Radiohead

Song Of The Year
"American Boy" - Estelle Featuring 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
"Going On" - Gnarls Barkley
"Won't Go Home Without You" - Maroon 5
"Apologize" - OneRepublic

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

Best Pop Instrumental Performance
"Imagina: Songs Of Brasil" - Karrin Allyson
"Breakfast On The Morning Tram" - Stacey Kent
"If Less Is MoreNothing Is Everything " - Kate McGarry
"Loverly" - Cassandra Wilson
"Distances" - Norma Winstone (Glauco Venier & Klaus Gesing)

Best Pop Instrumental Album
"Sax For Stax" - Gerald Albright
"Greatest Hits Rerecorded Volume One" -Larry Carlton
"Jingle All The Way" - Béla Fleck & The Flecktones
"The Spice Of Life" - Earl Klugh
"A Night Before Christmas" - Spyro Gyra

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 Floor" - Hot Chip
"Just Dance" - Lady Gaga & Colby O'Donis
"Give It 2 Me" - Madonna
"Disturbia" - Rihanna
"Black & Gold" - Sam Sparro

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
"Still Unforgettable" - Natalie Cole
"The Sinatra Project" - Michael Feinstein
"Noël" - Josh Groban
"In The Swing Of Christmas" - Barry Manilow
"Rufus Does Judy At Carnegie Hall" - Rufus Wainwright

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 Hard Rock Performance
"Inside The Fire" - Disturbed
"Visions" - Judas Priest
"Wax Simulacra" - The Mars Volta
"Saints Of Los Angeles" - Mötley Crüe
"Lords Of Salem" - Rob Zombie

Best Metal Performance
"Heroes Of Our Time" - DragonForce
"Nostradamus" - Judas Priest
"My Apocalypse" - Metallica
"Under My Thumb" - Ministry
"Psychosocial" – Slipknot

Best Rock Song
"Girls In Their Summer Clothes" - Bruce Springsteen
"House Of Cards" - Radiohead
"I Will Possess Your Heart" - Death Cab For Cutie
"Sex On Fire" - Kings Of Leon
"Violet Hill" - Coldplay

Best Rock Album
Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends - Coldplay
Rock N Roll Jesus - Kid Rock
Only By The Night - Kings Of Leon
Death Magnetic - Metallica
Consolers Of The Lonely - The Raconteurs

Best Alternative Music Album
"Modern Guilt" - Beck
"Narrow Stairs" - Death Cab For Cutie
"The Odd Couple" - Gnarls Barkley
"Evil Urges" - My Morning Jacket
"In Rainbows" - Radiohead

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
"Me, Myself And I" - Beyoncé
"Heaven Sent" - Keyshia Cole
"Spotlight" - Jennifer Hudson
"Superwoman" - Alicia Keys
"Need U Bad" - Jazmine Sullivan

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
"You're The Only One" - Eric Benét
"Take You Down" - Chris Brown
"Miss Independent" - Ne-Yo
"Can't Help But Wait" - Trey Songz
"Here I Stand" - Usher

Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
"Ribbon In The Sky" - Boyz II Men
"Words" - Anthony David Featuring Indie.Arie
"Stay With Me (By The Sea)" - Al Green Featuring John Legend
"I'm His Only Woman" - Jennifer Hudson Featuring Fantasia
"Never Give You Up" - Raphael Saadiq Featuring Stevie Wonder & CJ Hilton

Best R&B Song
"Bust Your Windows" - Jazmine Sullivan
"Customer" - Raheem DeVaughn
"Heaven Sent" - Keyshia Cole
"Miss Independent" - Ne-Yo
"Spotlight" - Jennifer Hudson

Best R&B Album
Love & Life - Eric Benét
Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville USA - Boyz II Men
Lay It Down - Al Green
Jennifer Hudson - Jennifer Hudson
The Way I See It - Raphael Saadiq

Best Rap Solo Performance
"Roc Boys..." - Jay-Z
"A Milli" - Lil Wayne
"Paris, Tokyo" - Lupe Fiasco
"N.i.*.*.e.r. (The Slave And The Master)" - Nas
"Sexual Eruption" - Snoop Dogg

Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group
"Royal Flush" - Big Boi Featuring Raekwon And Andre 3000
"Swagga Like Us" - Jay-Z & T.I. Featuring Kanye West & Lil Wayne
"Mr. Carter" - Lil Wayne Featuring Jay-Z
"Wish You Would" - Ludacris Featuring T.I.
"Put On" - Young Jeezy Featuring Kanye West

Best Rap Song
"Lollipop" - Lil Wayne Featuring Static Major
"Low" - Flo Rida Featuring T-Pain
"Sexual Eruption" - Snoop Dogg
"Superstar" - Lupe Fiasco Featuring Matthew Santos
"Swagga Like Us" - Jay-Z & T.I. Featuring Kanye West & Lil Wayne

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
"American Boy" Estelle Featuring Kanye West
"Low" Flo Rida Featuring T-Pain
"Green Light" John Legend & Andre 3000
"Got Money" Lil Wayne Featuring T-Pain
"Superstar" Lupe Fiasco Featuring Matthew Santos

Best Rap Album
American Gangster - Jay-Z
Tha Carter III - Lil Wayne
The Cool - Lupe Fiasco
Nas - Nas
Paper Trail - T.I.

Best Urban/Alternative Performance
"Say Goodbye To Love" - Kenna
"Wanna Be" - Maiysha
"Be OK" - Chrisette Michele Featuring will.i.am
"Many Moons" - Janelle Monae
"Lovin You (Music)" - Wayna Featuring Kokayi

Best Female Country Vocal Performance
"For These Times" - Martina McBride
"What I Cannot Change" - LeeAnn Rimes
"Last Name" - Carrie Underwood
"Last Call" - Lee Ann Womack
"This Is Me You're Talking To" - Trisha Yearwood

Best Male Country Vocal Performance
"You're Gonna Miss This" - Trace Adkins
"In Color" - Jamey Johnson
"Just Got Started Lovin' You" - James Otto
"Letter To Me" - Brad Paisley
"Troubadour" - George Strait

Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
"God Must Be Busy" - Brooks & Dunn
"Love Don't Live Here" - Lady Antebellum
"Every Day" - Rascal Flatts
"Blue Side Of The Mountain" - The SteelDrivers
"Stay" - Sugarland

Best Country Collaboration With Vocals
"Shiftwork"-Kenny Chesney & George Strait
"Killing The Blues"-Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
"House Of Cash"-George Strait & Patty Loveless
"Life In A Northern Town"-Sugarland, Jake Owen & Little Big Town
"Let The Wind Chase You" [Trisha Yearwood & Keith Urban

Best Country Song
Dig Two Graves - Randy Travis
I Saw God Today - George Strait
In Color — Jamey Johnson
Stay - Sugarland
You're Gonna Miss This - Trace Adkins

Best Country Album
That Lonesome Song - Jamey Johnson
Sleepless Nights - Patty Loveless
Troubadour - George Strait
Around The Bend - Randy Travis
Heaven, Heartache And The Power Of Love - Trisha Yearwood

Best Bluegrass Album
"Cherryholmes III: Don't Believe" - Cherryholmes
"Del McCoury Band — Live At The 2008 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival" - Del McCoury Band
"The Ultimate Collection / Live At The Ryman" - Earl Scruggs With Family & Friends
"Honoring The Fathers Of Bluegrass: Tribute To 1946 And 1947" - Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
"Wheels" - Dan Tyminski

Best Latin Pop Album
"Cara B" - Jorge Drexler
"Palabras Del Silencio" - Luis Fonsi
"La Vida...Es Un Ratico" - Juanes
"Cómplices" - Luis Miguel
"Tarde O Temprano" - Tommy Torres

Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
"American Gangster" - (Various Artists)
"August Rush" - (Various Artists)
"Juno" - (Various Artists)
"Mamma Mia!" - Meryl Streep
"Sweeney Todd — The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street" - (Various Artists)

Best Score Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
"The Dark Knight"
"Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull"
"Iron Man"
"There Will Be Blood"
"Wall-E"

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
Danger Mouse
Nigel Godrich
Johnny Karkazis
Rick Rubin
will.i.am.

Producer Of The Year, Classical
David Frost
David Groves
Judith Sherman
Robert Woods
Robina G. Young

Best Contemporary Jazz Album
"Randy In Brasil" - Randy Brecker
"Floating Point" - John McLaughlin
"Cannon Re-Loaded: All-Star Celebration Of Cannonball Adderley" - (Various Artists)
"Miles From India" - (Various Artists)
"Lifecycle" - Yellowjackets Featuring Mike Stern

Best Jazz Vocal Album
"Imagina: Songs Of Brasil" - Karrin Allyson
"Breakfast On The Morning Tram" - Stacey Kent
"If Less Is MoreNothing Is Everything" - Kate McGarry
"Loverly" - Cassandra Wilson
"Distances" - Norma Winstone (Glauco Venier & Klaus Gesing)


GRAMMYS ARE AIRING ON LIVE SUNDAY FEBRUARY 8TH 2009!
I’M SOOOO WATCHING THAT MAN!