Robert Plant and Alison Krauss received Album of the Year award for their duet LP 'Raising Sand' during the live show of 2009 Grammy Awards which was closed by Stevie Wonder's live performance.
- Feb 9, 2009
AceShowbiz - Robert Plant and Alison Krauss walked out of the 51st Annual Grammy Awards with another nod. Through their collaborative album "Raising Sand", the two musicians got the coveted Album of the Year title.
The duet effort has successfully put aside Coldplay's "Viva La Vida", Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter III", Ne-Yo's "Year of the Gentleman" and Radiohead's "In Rainbows". Previously, the record was also announced as Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album.
2009 Grammy Awards taking place at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles on February 8 was closed with a live appearance from Stevie Wonder. He performed solo accompanied by a live band.
Partial List of 51st Annual Grammy Awards:
Record Of The Year: "Please Read The Letter" - Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
POP
- Best Female Pop Vocal Performance: "Chasing Pavements" - Adele
- Best Male Pop Vocal Performance: "Say" - John Mayer
- Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals: "Viva La Vida" - Coldplay
- Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals: "Rich Woman" - Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
- Best Pop Vocal Album: "Rockferry" - Duffy
- Best Dance Recording: "Harder Better Faster Stronger" - Daft Punk
- Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album: "Still Unforgettable" - Natalie Cole
- Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance: "Gravity" - John Mayer
- Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals: "Sex on Fire" - Kings of Leon
- Best Hard Rock Performance: "Wax Simulacra" - The Mars Volta
- Best Metal Performance: "My Apocalypse" - Metallica
- Best Rock Song: "Girls In Their Summer Clothes" - Bruce Springsteen
- Best Rock Album: "Viva La Vida" - Coldplay
- Best Alternative Music Album: "In Rainbows" - Radiohead
- Best Female R&B Vocal Performance: "Superwoman" - Alicia Keys
- Best Male R&B Vocal Performance: "Miss Independent" - Ne-Yo
- Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals: "Stay With Me (By the Sea)" - Al Green Feat. John Legend
- Best R&B Song: "Miss Independent" - Ne-Yo
- Best R&B Album: "Jennifer Hudson" - Jennifer Hudson
- Best Contemporary R&B Album: "Growing Pains" - Mary J. Blige
- Best Rap Solo Performance: "A Milli" - Lil Wayne
- Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group: "Swagga Like Us" - Jay-Z & T.I. Feat. Kanye West & Lil Wayne
- Best Rap/Sung Collaboration: "American Boy" - Estelle Feat. Kanye West
- Best Rap Song: "Lollipop" - Lil Wayne
- Best Rap Album: "Tha Carter III" - Lil Wayne
- Best Female Country Vocal Performance: "Last Name" - Carrie Underwood
- Best Male Country Vocal Performance: "Letter to Me" - Brad Paisley
- Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals: "Stay" - Sugarland
- Best Country Collaboration With Vocals: "Killing The Blues" - Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
- Best Country Song: "Stay" - Sugarland
- Best Country Album: "Troubadour" - George Strait
- Best Short Form Music Video: "Pork And Beans" - Weezer
- Best Long Form Music Video: "Runnin' Down A Dream" - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
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