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 - %cRobert Plant% and %cAlison 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 %cColdplay%'s "Viva La Vida", %cLil Wayne%'s "Tha Carter III", %cNe-Yo%'s "Year of the Gentleman" and %cRadiohead%'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 %cStevie Wonder%. He performed solo accompanied by a live band.
Partial List of 51st Annual Grammy Awards:
Record Of The Year: "Please Read The Letter" - %cRobert Plant% & %cAlison Krauss%
POP
- Best Female Pop Vocal Performance: "Chasing Pavements" - %cAdele%
- Best Male Pop Vocal Performance: "Say" - %cJohn Mayer%
- Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals: "Viva La Vida" - %cColdplay%
- Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals: "Rich Woman" - %cRobert Plant% & %cAlison Krauss%
- Best Pop Vocal Album: "Rockferry" - %cDuffy%
- Best Dance Recording: "Harder Better Faster Stronger" - %cDaft Punk%
- Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album: "Still Unforgettable" - %cNatalie Cole%
- Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance: "Gravity" - %cJohn Mayer%
- Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals: "Sex on Fire" - %cKings of Leon%
- Best Hard Rock Performance: "Wax Simulacra" - %cThe Mars Volta%
- Best Metal Performance: "My Apocalypse" - %cMetallica%
- Best Rock Song: "Girls In Their Summer Clothes" - %cBruce Springsteen%
- Best Rock Album: "Viva La Vida" - %cColdplay%
- Best Alternative Music Album: "In Rainbows" - %cRadiohead%
- Best Female R&B Vocal Performance: "Superwoman" - %cAlicia Keys%
- Best Male R&B Vocal Performance: "Miss Independent" - %cNe-Yo%
- Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals: "Stay With Me (By the Sea)" - %cAl Green% Feat. %cJohn Legend%
- Best R&B Song: "Miss Independent" - %cNe-Yo%
- Best R&B Album: "Jennifer Hudson" - %cJennifer Hudson%
- Best Contemporary R&B Album: "Growing Pains" - %cMary J. Blige%
- Best Rap Solo Performance: "A Milli" - %cLil Wayne%
- Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group: "Swagga Like Us" - %cJay-Z% & %cT.I.% Feat. %cKanye West% & %cLil Wayne%
- Best Rap/Sung Collaboration: "American Boy" - %cEstelle% Feat. %cKanye West%
- Best Rap Song: "Lollipop" - %cLil Wayne%
- Best Rap Album: "Tha Carter III" - %cLil Wayne%
- Best Female Country Vocal Performance: "Last Name" - %cCarrie Underwood%
- Best Male Country Vocal Performance: "Letter to Me" - %cBrad Paisley%
- Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals: "Stay" - %cSugarland%
- Best Country Collaboration With Vocals: "Killing The Blues" - %cRobert Plant% & %cAlison Krauss%
- Best Country Song: "Stay" - %cSugarland%
- Best Country Album: "Troubadour" - %cGeorge Strait%
- Best Short Form Music Video: "Pork And Beans" - %cWeezer%
- Best Long Form Music Video: "Runnin' Down A Dream" - %cTom Petty & The Heartbreakers%
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