Penghargaan Grammy ke-51
Penghargaan tahunan Grammy Awards ke-51 mengambil tempat di Staples Center di Los Angeles, CA pada tanggal 8 Februari 2009. Robert Plant dan Alison Krauss adalah pemenang terbesar malam, bersama-sama memenangkan lima penghargaan termasuk Album of the Year dan Record of the Year. Krauss menjadi artis solo keenam perempuan telah memenangkan lima Grammy dalam satu malam, berikut ini Lauryn Hill, Alicia Keys, Norah Jones, Beyoncé Knowles, dan Amy Winehouse. Lil Wayne menerima nominasi terbanyak dengan delapan.
Penghargaan siaran memenangkan 2009 Creative Arts Emmy untuk "Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Variety or Music Series or Special".
For all of these there are both nominees and winners, the winners are in bold.
"Chasing Pavements" - Adele
"Viva la Vida" - Coldplay
"Bleeding Love" - Leona Lewis
"Paper Planes" - M.I.A.
"Please Read the Letter" - Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
"Raising Sand" - Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
"Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends" - Coldplay
"Year of the Gentleman" - Ne-Yo
"Tha Carter III" - Lil' Wayne
"In Rainbows" - Radiohead
"American Boy" - Estelle feat. Kanye West
"Chasing Pavements" - Adele
"I'm Yours" - Jason Mraz
"Love Song" - Sara Bareilles
"Viva la Vida" - Coldplay
Adele
Duffy
The Jonas Brothers
Lady Antebellum
Jazmine Sullivan
"Chasing Pavements" – Adele
"Love Song" - Sara Bareilles
"Mercy" - Duffy
"Bleeding Love" - Leona Lewis
"I Kissed a Girl - Katy Perry
"So What" - Pink
"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
"Viva la Vida" – Coldplay
"Waiting in the Weeds" - Eagles (band)
"Going On" - Gnarls Barkley
"Won't Go Home Without You" - Maroon 5
"Apologize" - OneRepublic
"Lessons Learned" - Alicia Keys & John Mayer
"4 Minutes" - Madonna, Justin Timberlake & Timbaland
"Rich Woman" – Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
"If I Never See Your Face Again" - Maroon 5 & Rihanna
"No Air" - Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown
"Love Appetite" - Steve Cropper & Felix Cavaliere
"I Dreamed There Was No War" – Eagles
"Fortune Teller" - Fourplay
"Steppin' Out" - Stanley Jordan
"Blast!" - Marcus Miller
"Sax for Stax" - Gerald Albright
"Greatest Hits Rerecorded Volume One" - Larry Carlton
"Jingle All the Way" – Béla Fleck and the Flecktones
"The Spice of Life" - Earl Klugh
"A Night Before Christmas" - Spyro Gyra
"Detours" - Sheryl Crow
"Rockferry" – Duffy
"Long Road Out of Eden" - Eagles
"Spirit" - Leona Lewis
"Covers" - James Taylor
"Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" – Daft Punk
"Ready for the Floor" - Hot Chip
"Just Dance" - Lady Gaga feat. Colby O' Donis
"Give It 2 Me" - Madonna
"Disturbia" - Rihanna
"Black & Gold" - Sam Sparro
"New York City" - Brazilian Girls
"Alive 2007" – Daft Punk
"Bring Ya to the Brink" - Cyndi Lauper
"X" - Kylie Minogue
"Last Night" - Moby
"Robyn" - Robyn
"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
"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
"Sex on Fire" – Kings of Leon
"Rock N' Roll Train" - AC/DC
"Violet Hill" - Coldplay
"Long Road Out of Eden" - Eagles
"House of Cards" - Radiohead
"Inside the Fire" - Disturbed
"Visions" - Judas Priest
"Wax Simulacra" – The Mars Volta"
"Saints of Los Angeles" - Mötley Crüe
"Lords of Salem" - Rob Zombie
"Heroes of Our Time" - Dragonforce
"Nostradamus" - Judas Priest
"My Apocalypse" – Metallica
"Under My Thumb" - Ministry
"Psychosocial" - Slipknot
"Castellorizon" - David Gilmour
"Suicide & Redemption" - Metallica
"34 Ghosts I-IV" - Nine Inch Nails
"Hope (Live For The Art Of Peace)" - Rush
"Peaches En Regalia" – Zappa Plays Zappa featuring Steve Vai & Napoleon Murphy Brock
"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
"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
"Modern Guilt" - Beck
"Narrow Stairs" - Death Cab for Cutie
"The Odd Couple" - Gnarls Barkley
"Evil Urges" - My Morning Jacket
"In Rainbows" - Radiohead
"Me, Myself and I"- Beyoncé
"Heaven Sent" - Keyshia Cole
"Spotlight" - Jennifer Hudson
"Superwoman" – Alicia Keys
"Need U Bad" - Jazmine Sullivan
"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
"Ribbon in the Sky" - Boyz II Men
"Words" - Anthony David feat. India.Arie
"Stay with Me (By the Sea)" – Al Green featuring John Legend
"I'm His Only Woman" - Jennifer Hudson feat. Fantasia
"Never Give You Up" - Raphael Saadiq feat. Stevie Wonder & CJ Hilton
"A Change is Gonna Come" - Wayne Brady
"You've Got the Love I Need" – Al Green featuring Anthony Hamilton
"Baby I Know" - Linda Jones with Helen Bruner & Terry Jones
"Love That Girl" - Raphael Saadiq
"In Love With Another Man" - Jazmine Sullivan
"Say Goodbye to Love" - Kenna
"Wanna Be" - Maiysha
"Be OK" – Chrisette Michele featuring will.i.am
"Many Moons (song)" - Janelle Monae
"Lovin You (Music)" - Wayna feat. Kokayi
"Bust Your Windows" - Jazmine Sullivan
"Customer" - Raheem DeVaughn
"Heaven Sent" - Keyshia Cole
"Miss Independent" – Ne-Yo
"Spotlight - Jennifer Hudson
"Love & Life" - Eric Benét
"" - Boyz II Men
"Lay It Down" - Al Green
"Jennifer Hudson" – Jennifer Hudson
"The Way I See It" - Raphael Saadiq
"Growing Pains" – Mary J. Blige
"Back of My Lac'" - J. Holiday
"First Love" - Karina
"Year of the Gentleman" - Ne-Yo
"Fearless" - Jazmine Sullivan
"Roc Boys (And the Winner Is)..." - Jay-Z
"A Milli" – Lil Wayne
"Paris, Tokyo" - Lupe Fiasco
"Sexual Eruption" - Snoop Dogg
"Royal Flush (song) - Big Boi feat. Raekwon and Andre 3000
"Swagga Like Us" – Jay-Z & T.I. featuring Kanye West, & Lil Wayne
"Mr. Carter - Lil Wayne feat. Jay-Z
"Wish You Would" - Ludacris feat. T.I.
"Put On" - Young Jeezy feat. Kanye West
"American Boy" – Estelle featuring Kanye West
"Low" - Flo Rida feat. T-Pain
"Green Light" - John Legend & Andre 3000
"Got Money" - Lil Wayne feat. T-Pain
"Superstar" - Lupe Fiasco feat. Matthew Santos
"Lollipop" – Lil Wayne featuring Static Major
"Low - Flo Rida feat. T-Pain
"Sexual Eruption" - Snoop Dogg
"Superstar" - Lupe Fiasco feat. Matthew Santos
"Swagga Like Us" - Jay-Z & T.I. feat. Kanye West and Lil Wayne
"American Gangster" - Jay-Z
"Tha Carter III" – Lil Wayne
"The Cool" - Lupe Fiasco
"Nas" - Nas
"Paper Trail" - T.I.
"For These Times" - Martina McBride
"What I Cannot Change" - LeAnn Rimes
"Last Name" – Carrie Underwood
"Last Call" - Lee Ann Womack
"This Is Me You're Talking To" - Trisha Yearwood
"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
"God Must Be Busy" - Brooks & Dunn
"Love Don't Live Here" - Lady Antebellum
"Every Day" - Rascall Flatts
"Blue Side of the Mountain" - The Steel Drivers
"Stay" – Sugarland
"Shiftwork" - Kenny Chesney & George Strait
"Killing the Blues" – Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
"House of Cash" - George Strait & Patty Loveless
"Life in a Northern Town" - Jake Owen & Little Big Town
"Let the Wind Chase You" - Trisha Yearwood & Keith Urban
"Sumatra" - Cherryholmes
"Two Small Cars In Rome" - Jerry Douglas & Lloyd Green
"Sleigh Ride" - Béla Fleck & The Flecktones
"Is This America? (Katrina 2005)" - Charlie Haden, Pat Metheny, Jerry Douglas & Bruce Hornsby
"Cluster Pluck" – Brad Paisley, James Burton, Vince Gill, John Jorgenson, Albert Lee, Brent Mason, Redd Volkaert & Steve Wariner
"Dig Two Graves" - Randy Travis
"I Saw God Today" - George Strait
"In Color" - Jamey Johnson
"Stay" – Sugarland
"You're Gonna Miss This" - Trace Adkins
"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
"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
"" – Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
"Wheels" - Dan Tyminski
"Meditations" - William Ackerman
"Pathfinder" - Will Clipman
"Peace Time" – Jack DeJohnette
"Ambrosia" - Peter Kater
"The Scent of Light" - Ottmar Liebert & Luna Negra
"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 feat. Mike Stern
"Imagina: Songs Of Brasil" - Karrin Allyson
"Breakfast On The Morning Tram" - Stacey Kent
"If Less Is More...Nothing Is Everything" - Kate McGarry
"Loverly" – Cassandra Wilson
"Distances" - Norma Winstone
"Be-Bop" – Terence Blanchard
"Seven Steps to Heaven" - Till Brönner
"Waltz for Debby" - Gary Burton & Chick Corea
"Son of Thirteen" - Pat Metheny
"Be-Bop" - James Moody
"The New Crystal Silence" – Chick Corea & Gary Burton
"History, Mystery" - Bill Frisell
"Brad Mehldau Trio: Live" - Brad Mehldau Trio
"Day Trip" - Pat Metheny with Christian McBride & Antonio Sanchez
"Standards" - Alan Pasqua, Dave Carpenter & Peter Erskine
"Monday Night Live at the Village Vanguard – The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra
"Song for Chico" – Arturo O'Farrill and The Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra"American Gangster"
"August Rush"
Juno
"Mamma Mia!"
"The Dark Knight" - James Newton Howard & Hans Zimmer
"Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" - John Williams
"Iron Man" - Ramin Djawadi
"There Will Be Blood" - Johnny Greenwood
"WALL-E" - Thomas Newman
"Down to Earth" (from "WALL-E") – Peter Gabriel
"Ever Ever After" (from Enchanted) - Carrie Underwood
"Say" - (from The Bucket List) - John Mayer
"That's How You Know" (from Enchanted) - Amy Adams
"Walk Hard" (from ) - John C. Reilly