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.

Penampilan

Penghargaan

Special merit awards 
MusiCares Person of the Year
 Neil Diamond

Lifetime Achievement Award winners
 Gene Autry
 The Blind Boys of Alabama
 The Four Tops
 Hank Jones
 Brenda Lee
 Dean Martin
 Tom Paxton

Trustees Award winners
 George Avakian
 Elliott Carter
 Allen Toussaint

Technical Grammy Award winners
 Clarence "Leo" Fender
 Universal Audio

President's Merit Award
 Clive Davis

General 
For all of these there are both nominees and winners, the winners are in bold.

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
Raising Sand - Robert Plant & Alison KraussViva la Vida or Death and All His Friends - Coldplay

Year of the Gentleman - Ne-Yo

Tha Carter III - Lil' Wayne

In Rainbows - Radiohead

Song of the Year
"American Boy" - Estelle feat. Kanye West

"Chasing Pavements" - Adele

"I'm Yours" - Jason Mraz

"Love Song" - Sara Bareilles"Viva la Vida" - ColdplayBest New ArtistAdeleDuffy

The Jonas Brothers

Lady Antebellum

Jazmine Sullivan

 Pop 
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 (band)

"Going On" - Gnarls Barkley

"Won't Go Home Without You" - Maroon 5

"Apologize" - OneRepublic

Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals
"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

Best Pop Instrumental Performance
"Love Appetite" - Steve Cropper & Felix Cavaliere"I Dreamed There Was No War" – Eagles"Fortune Teller" - Fourplay

"Steppin' Out" - Stanley Jordan

"Blast!" - Marcus Miller

Best Pop Instrumental Album
Sax for Stax - Gerald Albright

Greatest Hits Rerecorded Volume One - Larry CarltonJingle All the Way – Béla Fleck and the FlecktonesThe Spice of Life - Earl Klugh

A Night Before Christmas - Spyro Gyra

Best Pop Vocal Album
Detours - Sheryl CrowRockferry – DuffyLong Road Out of Eden - Eagles

Spirit - Leona Lewis

Covers - James Taylor

 Dance 
Best Dance Recording"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

Best Electronic/Dance Album
New York City - Brazilian GirlsAlive 2007 – Daft PunkBring Ya to the Brink - Cyndi Lauper

X - Kylie Minogue

Last Night - Moby

Robyn - Robyn

 Traditional pop 
Best Traditional Pop Vocal AlbumStill Unforgettable – Natalie ColeThe Sinatra Project - Michael Feinstein

Noël - Josh Groban

In the Swing of Christmas - Barry Manilow

Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall - Rufus Wainwright

 Rock 
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"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

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 Instrumental Performance
"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 BrockBest 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 AlbumViva la Vida or Death and All His Friends – ColdplayRock N Roll Jesus - Kid Rock

Only By The Night - Kings of Leon

Death Magnetic - Metallica

Consolers of the Lonely - The Raconteurs

 Alternative 
Best Alternative Music Album
Modern Guilt - Beck

Narrow Stairs - Death Cab for Cutie

The Odd Couple - Gnarls Barkley

Evil Urges - My Morning JacketIn Rainbows - Radiohead R&B 
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 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

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
"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

Best Urban/Alternative Performance
"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

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 GreenJennifer Hudson – Jennifer HudsonThe Way I See It - Raphael Saadiq

Best Contemporary R&B AlbumGrowing Pains – Mary J. BligeBack of My Lac' - J. Holiday

First Love - Karina

Year of the Gentleman - Ne-Yo

Fearless - Jazmine Sullivan

 Rap 
Best Rap Solo Performance
"Roc Boys (And the Winner Is)..." - Jay-Z"A Milli" – Lil Wayne"Paris, Tokyo" - Lupe Fiasco

"Sexual Eruption" - Snoop Dogg

Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
"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

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration"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

Best Rap Song"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

Best Rap Album
American Gangster - Jay-ZTha Carter III – Lil WayneThe Cool - Lupe Fiasco

Nas - Nas

Paper Trail - T.I.

 Country 
Best Female Country Vocal Performance
"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

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" - Rascall Flatts

"Blue Side of the Mountain" - The Steel Drivers"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" - Jake Owen & Little Big Town

"Let the Wind Chase You" - Trisha Yearwood & Keith Urban

Best Country Instrumental Performance
"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

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 AlbumThat Lonesome Song - Jamey JohnsonSleepless Nights - Patty LovelessTroubadour – George StraitAround 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 ScruggsHonoring the Fathers of Bluegrass: Tribute to 1946 and 1947 – Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky ThunderWheels - Dan Tyminski

 New Age 
Best New Age Album
Meditations - William Ackerman

Pathfinder - Will ClipmanPeace Time – Jack DeJohnetteAmbrosia - Peter Kater

The Scent of Light - Ottmar Liebert & Luna Negra

 Jazz 
Best Contemporary Jazz AlbumRandy in Brasil – Randy BreckerFloating Point - John McLaughlin

Cannon Re-Loaded: All-Star Celebration Of Cannonball Adderley - Various Artists

Miles From India - Various Artists

Lifecycle - Yellowjackets feat. Mike Stern

Best Jazz Vocal Album
Imagina: Songs Of Brasil - Karrin Allyson

Breakfast On The Morning Tram - Stacey Kent

If Less Is More...Nothing Is Everything - Kate McGarryLoverly – Cassandra WilsonDistances - Norma Winstone

Best Jazz Instrumental Solo"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

Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group
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

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Monday Night Live at the Village Vanguard – The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra

Best Latin Jazz AlbumSong for Chico – Arturo O'Farrill and The Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra

 Gospel 
Best Gospel Performance
 "Get Up" – Mary Mary
 "East to West" - Casting Crowns
 "I Understand" - Kim Burrell, Rance Allen, BeBe Winans, Mariah Carey, & Hezekiah Walker's LFC
 "Shall We Gather at the River" - Take 6
 "Waging War" - CeCe Winans

Best Gospel Song
 "Help Me Believe" – Kirk Franklin
 Kirk Franklin, songwriter
 "Cover Me" - 21:03 with Fred Hammond, Smokie Norful, & J Moss
 James L. Moss, songwriter
 "Get Up" - Mary Mary
 Erica Campbell, Tina Campbell, Warryn Campbell, & Eric Dawkins, songwriters
 "Give Me Your Eyes" - Brandon Heath
 Brandon Heath & Jason Ingram, songwriters
 "You Reign" - MercyMe
 Jim Bryson, Steven Curtis Chapman, Nathan Cochran, Barry Graul, Bart Millard, Mike Scheuchzer, & Robby Shaffer, songwriters

Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album
 Alive and Transported – tobyMac Hello - After Edmund
 Our World Redeemed - Flame
 We Need Each Other - Sanctus Real
 Rock What You Got - Superchick

Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
 Thy Kingdom Come – CeCe Winans This Moment - Steven Curtis Chapman
 What If We - Brandon Heath
 Opposite Way - Leeland
 Hello Love - Chris Tomlin

Best Southern, Country, or Bluegrass Gospel Album
 Lovin' Life – Gaither Vocal Band Room For More - Booth Brothers
 Steps to Heaven - Charlie Louvin
 Hymned Again - Bart Millard
 Ephesians One - Karen Peck and New River

Best Traditional Gospel Album
 Down in New Orleans – The Blind Boys of Alabama I'll Say Yes - Carol Cymbala & The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir
 Take It Back - Dorinda Clark-Cole
 Voices in Unity: Together In Worship - Deitrick Haddon
 No Limit - Bishop Charles E. Blake presents the West Angeles Church of God in Christ Choir

Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album
 The Fight of My Life – Kirk Franklin Reflections - Jason Champion
 The Sound - Mary Mary
 Donald Lawrence Introduces: Family Prayer - The Murrills
 Stand Out - Tye Tribbett & G.A.

 Latin 
Best Latin Pop Album
 La Vida... Es un Ratico – Juanes

Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album
 45 – Jaguares

Best Latin Urban Album
 Los Extraterrestres – Wisin & Yandel

Best Tropical Latin Album
 Señor Bachata – José Feliciano

Best Regional Mexican Album
 Amor, Dolor y Lágrimas: Música Ranchera – Mariachi Los Camperos de Nati Cano
 Canciones de Amor – Mariachi Divas

Best Tejano Album
 Viva La Revolucion – Ruben Ramos & The Mexican Revolution

Best Norteño Album
 Raíces – Los Tigres del Norte

Best Banda Album
 No Es De Madera – Joan Sebastian

 Blues 
Best Traditional Blues Album
 One Kind Favor – B.B. King

Best Contemporary Blues Album
 City That Care Forgot – Dr. John And The Lower 911

 Folk 
Best Traditional Folk Album
 At 89 – Pete Seeger

Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album
 Raising Sand by Robert Plant & Alison Krauss

Best Native American Music Album
 Come to Me Great Mystery: Native American Healing Songs – Various artists (Tom Wasinger, producer)

Best Hawaiian Music Album
 Ikena – Tia Carrere & Daniel Ho

Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album;
 Live at the 2008 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival – BeauSoleil & Michael Doucet

 Reggae 
Best Reggae Album
 Jah Is Real – Burning Spear

 World music 
Best Traditional World Music Album
 Ilembe: Honoring Shaka Zulu – Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Best Contemporary World Music Album
 Global Drum Project – Mickey Hart, Zakir Hussain, Sikiru Adepoju & Giovanni Hidalgo

 Polka 
Best Polka Album
 Let the Whole World Sing – Jimmy Sturr and His Orchestra

 Children's music 
Best Musical Album For Children
 Here Come the 123s – They Might Be Giants

Best Spoken Word Album for Children
 Yes To Running! Bill Harley Live – Bill Harley

 Spoken word 
Best Spoken Word Album
 An Inconvenient Truth – Beau Bridges, Cynthia Nixon & Blair Underwood

 Comedy 
Best Comedy Album
 It's Bad for Ya – George Carlin

 Musical show 
Best Musical Show Album
 In the Heights – Original Broadway Cast with Lin-Manuel Miranda & Others
 Kurt Deutsch, Alex Lacamoire, Andrés Levin, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Joel Moss & Bill Sherman, producers; Lin-Manuel Miranda, composer/lyricist

 Film, television and other visual media 
Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual MediaAmerican GangsterAugust RushJunoMamma Mia!

Sweeney Todd — The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street

Best Score Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual MediaThe Dark Knight - James Newton Howard & Hans ZimmerIndiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull - John Williams

Iron Man - Ramin Djawadi

There Will Be Blood - Johnny Greenwood

WALL-E - Thomas Newman

Best Song Written for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media"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 Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story) - John C. Reilly

 Composing and arranging 
Best Instrumental Composition
 "The Adventures of Mutt" (from Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull) – John Williams
 John Williams, composer

Best Instrumental Arrangement
 "Define Dancing" (from WALL-E) – Thomas Newman
 Peter Gabriel & Thomas Newman, arrangers

Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
 "Here's That Rainy Day" – Natalie Cole
 Nan Schwartz, arranger

 Package 
Best Recording Package
 Death Magnetic – Bruce Duckworth, Sarah Moffatt & David Turner, art directors (Metallica)

Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package
 In Rainbows – Stanley Donwood, Mel Maxwell & Xian Munro, art directors (Radiohead)

 Album notes 
Best Album Notes
 Kind Of Blue: 50th Anniversary Collector's Edition – Francis Davis, album notes writer (Miles Davis)

 Historical 
Best Historical Album
 Art Of Field Recording Volume I: Fifty Years Of Traditional American Music – Documented By Art Rosenbaum Steven; Lance Ledbetter & Art Rosenbaum, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Various Artists)

 Production, non-classical 
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
 Consolers of the Lonely – The Raconteurs
 Joe Chiccarelli, Vance Powell & Jack White III, engineers

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
 Rick Rubin
 Death Magnetic (Metallica)
 Home Before Dark (Neil Diamond)
 Mercy (Dancing for the Death of an Imaginary Enemy) (Ours)
 Seeing Things (Jakob Dylan)
 Weezer (Red Album) (Weezer)

Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
 "Electric Feel" (Justice Remix)
 (MGMT), remixers Justice

 Produksi, Surround Sound 
Best Surround Sound Album
 Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition; Night on Bald Mountain; Prelude to Khovanshchina – Paavo Järvi & Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra – Michael Bishop & Robert Woods

 Produksi, Klasik 
Best Engineered Album, Classical
 David Frost, Tom Lazarus & Christopher Willis – Traditions and Transformations: Sounds of Silk Road Chicago – Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Alan Gilbert, Silk Road Ensemble, Wu Man, Yo-Yo Ma & Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Producer of the Year, Classical
 David Frost
 Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique – Gustavo Dudamel & Los Angeles Philharmonic
 Right Through The Bone—Julius Röntgen Chamber Music
 Schubert: Sonata in D major; Liszt: Don Juan Fantasy – Min Kwon
 Traditions And Transformations: Sounds Of Silk Road Chicago – Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Alan Gilbert, Yo-Yo Ma, Silk Road Ensemble, Wu Man & Chicago Symphony Orchestra

 Klasik 
Best Classical Album
 Kurt Weill: Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny – James Conlon, conductor

Best Orchestral Performance
 Bernard Haitink, conductor (Chicago Symphony Orchestra) – Shostakovich: Symphony No. 4Best Opera Recording
 Weill: Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny – James Conlon, conductor; Fred Vogler, producer; Anthony Dean Griffey, Patti LuPone & Audra McDonald – Donnie Ray Albert, John Easterlin, Steven Humes, Mel Ulrich & Robert Wörle Los Angeles Opera Orchestra and Chorus

Best Choral Performance
 Symphony of Psalms – Sir Simon Rattle, conductor; Simon Halsey, chorus master – Berlin Philharmonic; Rundfunkchor Berlin

Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (With Orchestra)
 Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor; Hilary Hahn (Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra) – Schoenberg/Sibelius: Violin ConcertosBest Instrumental Soloist Performance (Without Orchestra)
 Gloria Cheng – Piano music of Salonen, Stucky, and LutosławskiBest Chamber Music Performance
 Pacifica Quartet – Elliott Carter: String Quartets Nos. 1 and 5

Best Small Ensemble Performance
 Charles Bruffy, conductor; Phoenix Chorale – Spotless Rose: Hymns To The Virgin Mary

Best Classical Vocal Performance
 Hila Plitmann – Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems of Bob Dylan – JoAnn Falletta (Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra)

Best Classical Contemporary Composition
 Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems of Bob Dylan – John Corigliano (JoAnn Falletta)

Classical Crossover Album
 Simple Gifts – King's Singers

Video Musik 
Best Short Form Music Video
 "Pork and Beans" – Weezer
 Mathew Cullen, video director; Bernard Rahill, video producer

Best Long Form Music Video
 Runnin' Down a Dream – Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
 Peter Bogdanovich, video director; Skot Bright, video producer

Rekor 
 Alison Krauss menjadi artis solo perempuan keenam telah memenangkan lima Grammy dalam satu malam. Para seniman yang memenangi lima sebelum-anaknya Lauryn Hill, Alicia Keys, Norah Jones, Beyoncé Knowles, dan Amy Winehouse. Namun, pada upacara tersebut tahun depan, Beyonce melampaui rekor yang dia buat dengan Hill, Keys, Jones, Winehouse dan Krauss dengan 6 penghargaan.

Referensi

Pranala luar 
 Official Site
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 CBS GRAMMY Site

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