Grammy Awards 2009 complete Nominations and Nominees List

Nominations for the '51st Annual Grammy Awards' were announced, British acts have dominated the top categories in the nominations for the US Grammy Awards, which were announced in a star-studded special concert broadcast aired first time during a nationally televised concert special live on CBS.

Two-time Grammy Award winner LL Cool J and recent Grammy Award nominee Taylor Swift co-hosted the telecast, where presenters/performers multiple Grammy Award winners Christina Aguilera, Mariah Carey, Celine Dion, Foo Fighters, B.B. King, and John Mayer.

Globally popular band Coldplay were nominated for seven awards in all, and popular American rapper Lil Wayne, who won a leading eight nominations.

Coldplay was nominated for Viva La Vida, or Death and All His Friends - its first album in three years and a Big hit worldwide.

"Viva La Vida," one of the year's best-selling CDs, is in album of the year contention along with Radiohead's groundbreaking "In Rainbows"; singer-songwriter Ne-Yo's "Year of the Gentleman"; and Robert Plant's collaboration with Alison Krauss, "Raising Sand."

Other Nominations includes Adele for Chasing Pavement, MIA for Paper Planes, Leona Lewis for Bleeding Love, and Robert Plant and Alison Krauss for Please Read the Letter.

'The 51st Annual Grammy Awards' will be held on Feb. 8, 2009, at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles will be broadcast live on CBS from 8 – 11:30 p.m. The Grammy Awards are scheduled for live broadcast on CBS on Feb 8. Last year's show drew 17.2 million viewers, making it one of the least-watched Grammys and continuing the trend of shrinking awards-show audiences.

List of Grammy Awards Nominations 2009 Complete Lists

Nominees for Album Of The Year are:

Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends - Coldplay

Alison Krauss

Tha Carter III - Lil Wayne
Year Of The Gentleman - Ne-Yo
Raising Sand - Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
In Rainbows - Radiohead

Nominees for Record Of The Year are:

"Chasing Pavements" - Adele
"Viva La Vida" - Coldplay
"Bleeding Love" - Leona Lewis
"Paper Planes" - M.I.A
"Please Read The Letter" - Robert Plant & Alison Krauss

Best New Artist nominees are:

1. Adele

2. Duffy
3. Jonas Brothers
4. Lady Antebellum
5. Jazmine Sullivan

Song Of The Year nominees

'American Boy' - William Adams, Keith Harris, Josh Lopez, Caleb Speir, John Stephens, Estelle Swaray & Kanye West, songwriters (Estelle Featuring Kanye West)
'Chasing Pavements' - Adele Adkins & Eg White, songwriters (Adele)
'I'm Yours' - Jason Mraz, songwriter (Jason Mraz)
'Love Song' - Sara Bareilles, songwriter (Sara Bareilles)
'Viva La Vida' - Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, & Chris Martin, songwriters (Coldplay)

Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals nominees

"Viva La Vida" - Coldplay

Kanye West

"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

Nominations for Best Pop Vocal Album

Long Road Out Of Eden - Eagles
Spirit - Leona Lewis
Covers - James Taylor
Detours - Sheryl Crow
Rockferry - Duffy

Source and for complete List : [Grammy Awards 2009 Nominations List]

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