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 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]]

;Song of the Year
"[[American Boy]]" - [[Estelle (musician)|Estelle]] feat. [[Kanye West]]

"[[Chasing Pavements]]" - [[Adele (singer)|Adele]]

"[[I'm Yours (Jason Mraz song)|I'm Yours]]" - [[Jason Mraz]]

"[[Love Song (Sara Bareilles song)|Love Song]]" - [[Sara Bareilles]]

'''"[[Viva la Vida]]" - [[Coldplay]]'''

;Best New Artist
'''[[Adele (singer)|Adele]]'''

[[Duffy (singer)|Duffy]]

[[The Jonas Brothers]]

[[Lady Antebellum]]

[[Jazmine Sullivan]]

=== Pop ===
;Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
'''"[[Chasing Pavements]]" – [[Adele (singer)|Adele]]'''

"[[Love Song (Sara Bareilles song)|Love Song]]" - [[Sara Bareilles]]

"[[Mercy (Duffy song)|Mercy]]" - [[Duffy (singer)|Duffy]]

"[[Bleeding Love]]" - [[Leona Lewis]]

"[[I Kissed a Girl]] - [[Katy Perry]]

"[[So What (Pink song)|So What]]" - [[Pink (singer)|Pink]]

;Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
"[[All Summer Long]]" - [[Kid Rock]]

'''"[[Say (song)|Say]]" – [[John Mayer]]'''

"[[That Was Me]]" - [[Paul McCartney]]

"[[I'm Yours (Jason Mraz song)|I'm Yours]]" - [[Jason Mraz]]

"[[Closer (Ne-Yo song)|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 (song)|Apologize]]" - [[OneRepublic]]

;Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals
"[[Lessons Learned]]" - [[Alicia Keys]] & [[John Mayer]]

"[[4 Minutes (Madonna song)|4 Minutes]]" - [[Madonna (entertainer)|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 (American singer)|Chris Brown]]

;Best Pop Instrumental Performance
"Love Appetite" - [[Steve Cropper]] & [[Felix Cavaliere]]

'''"[[I Dreamed There Was No War]]" – [[Eagles (band)|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 Carlton]]

***Jingle All the Way* – [[Béla Fleck and the Flecktones]]*'

*[[The Spice of Life (Earl Klugh album)|The Spice of Life]]* - Earl Klugh

*A Night Before Christmas* - Spyro Gyra

;Best Pop Vocal Album
*[[Detours]]* - Sheryl Crow

***[[Rockferry]]'' – [[Duffy (singer)|Duffy]]'''

''[[Long Road Out of Eden]]'' - [[Eagles (band)|Eagles]]

''[[Spirit (Leona Lewis album)|Spirit]]'' - [[Leona Lewis]]

''[[Covers (James Taylor album)|Covers]]'' - [[James Taylor]]

=== Dance ===
;Best Dance Recording
'''"[[Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger]]" – [[Daft Punk]]'''

"[[Ready for the Floor]]" - [[Hot Chip]]

"[[Just Dance (song)|Just Dance]]" - [[Lady Gaga]] feat. [[Colby O' Donis]]

"[[Give It 2 Me]]" - [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]]

"[[Disturbia (song)|Disturbia]]" - [[Rihanna]]

"[[Black and Gold (song)|Black & Gold]]" - [[Sam Sparro]]

;Best Electronic/Dance Album
''[[New York City (Brazilian Girls album)|New York City]]'' - [[Brazilian Girls]]

***Alive 2007* – [[Daft Punk]]*'

*[[Bring Ya to the Brink]]* - Cyndi Lauper

*[[X (Kylie Minogue album)|X]]* - Kylie Minogue

*[[Last Night (Moby album)|Last Night]]* - Moby

*[[Robyn (album)|Robyn]]* - Robyn

### Traditional pop
;Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
***[[Still Unforgettable]]'' – [[Natalie Cole]]'''

''[[The Sinatra Project]]'' - [[Michael Feinstein]]

''[[Noël (Josh Groban album)|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 song)|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 (song)|Violet Hill]]" - [[Coldplay]]

"[[Long Road Out of Eden]]" - [[Eagles (band)|Eagles]]

"[[House of Cards (Radiohead song)|House of Cards]]" - [[Radiohead]]

;Best Hard Rock Performance
"[[Inside the Fire (song)|Inside the Fire]]" - [[Disturbed (band)|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 (band)|Ministry]]

"[[Psychosocial]]" - [[Slipknot (band)|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 (band)|Rush]]

'''"Peaches En Regalia" – [[Zappa Plays Zappa]] featuring [[Steve Vai]] & [[Napoleon Murphy Brock]]'''

;Best Rock Song
'''"[[Girls in Their Summer Clothes]]" – [[Bruce Springsteen]]'''

"[[House of Cards (Radiohead song)|House of Cards]] - [[Radiohead]]

"[[I Will Possess Your Heart]]" - [[Death Cab for Cutie]]

"[[Sex on Fire]]" - [[Kings of Leon]]

"[[Violet Hill (song)|Violet Hill]]" - [[Coldplay]]

;Best Rock Album
***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

### Alternative
;Best Alternative Music Album
*[[Modern Guilt]]* - Beck

*[[Narrow Stairs]]* - Death Cab for Cutie

*[[The Odd Couple (album)|The Odd Couple]]* - Gnarls Barkley

*[[Evil Urges]]* - My Morning Jacket

***[[In Rainbows]]'' - [[Radiohead]]'''

=== R&B ===
;Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
"Me, Myself and I"- [[Beyoncé]]

"[[Heaven Sent (Keyshia Cole song)|Heaven Sent]]" - [[Keyshia Cole]]

"[[Spotlight (Jennifer Hudson song)|Spotlight]]" - [[Jennifer Hudson]]

'''"[[Superwoman (Alicia Keys song)|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 (American singer)|Chris Brown]]

'''"[[Miss Independent (Ne-Yo song)|Miss Independent]]" – [[Ne-Yo]]'''

"[[Can't Help But Wait]]" - [[Trey Songz]]

"[[Here I Stand (Usher song)|Here I Stand]]" - [[Usher (entertainer)|Usher]]

;Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
"[[Ribbon in the Sky]]" - [[Boyz II Men]]

"[[Words (Anthony David song)|Words]]" - [[Anthony David]] feat. [[India.Arie]]

'''"[[Lay It Down (Al Green album)|Stay with Me (By the Sea)]]" – [[Al Green]] featuring [[John Legend]]'''

"[[I'm His Only Woman]]" - [[Jennifer Hudson]] feat. [[Fantasia Barrino|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]]

'''"[[Lay It Down (Al Green album)|You've Got the Love I Need]]" – [[Al Green]] featuring [[Anthony Hamilton (musician)|Anthony Hamilton]]'''

"Baby I Know" - [[Linda Jones]] with Helen Bruner & [[Terry Jones]]

"Love That Girl" - [[Raphael Saadiq]]

"[[Fearless (Jazmine Sullivan album)|In Love With Another Man]]" - [[Jazmine Sullivan]]

;Best Urban/Alternative Performance
"[[Make Sure They See My Face|Say Goodbye to Love]]" - [[Kenna]]

"Wanna Be" - [[Maiysha]]

'''"[[I Am (Chrisette Michele album)|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 (song)|Customer]]" - [[Raheem DeVaughn]]

"[[Heaven Sent (Keyshia Cole song)|Heaven Sent]]" - [[Keyshia Cole]]

'''"[[Miss Independent (Ne-Yo song)|Miss Independent]]" – [[Ne-Yo]]'''

"[[Spotlight (Jennifer Hudson song)|Spotlight]] - [[Jennifer Hudson]]

;Best R&B Album
''[[Love & Life (Eric Benét album)|Love & Life]]'' - [[Eric Benét]]

'''' - [[Boyz II Men]]

''[[Lay It Down (Al Green album)|Lay It Down]]'' - [[Al Green (musician)|Al Green]]

***Jennifer Hudson* – [[Jennifer Hudson]]*'

*[[The Way I See It (Raphael Saadiq album)|The Way I See It]]* - Raphael Saadiq

;Best Contemporary R&B Album
***[[Growing Pains (album)|Growing Pains]]'' – [[Mary J. Blige]]'''

''[[Back of My Lac']]'' - [[J. Holiday]]

''[[First Love (Karina Pasian album)|First Love]]'' - [[Karina Pasian|Karina]]

''[[Year of the Gentleman]]'' - [[Ne-Yo]]

''[[Fearless (Jazmine Sullivan album)|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 (musician)|Estelle]] featuring [[Kanye West]]'''

"[[Low (Flo Rida song)|Low]]" - [[Flo Rida]] feat. [[T-Pain]]

"[[Green Light (John Legend song)|Green Light]]" - [[John Legend]] & [[Andre 3000]]

"[[Got Money]]" - [[Lil Wayne]] feat. [[T-Pain]]

"[[Superstar (Lupe Fiasco song)|Superstar]]" - [[Lupe Fiasco]] feat. [[Matthew Santos]]

;[[Best Rap Song]]
'''"[[Lollipop (Lil Wayne song)|Lollipop]]" – [[Lil Wayne]] featuring [[Static Major]]'''

"[[Low (Flo Rida song)|Low]] - [[Flo Rida]] feat. [[T-Pain]]

"[[Sexual Eruption]]" - [[Snoop Dogg]]

"[[Superstar (Lupe Fiasco song)|Superstar]]" - [[Lupe Fiasco]] feat. [[Matthew Santos]]

"[[Swagga Like Us]]" - [[Jay-Z]] & [[T.I.]] feat. [[Kanye West]] and [[Lil Wayne]]

;[[Best Rap Album]]
''[[American Gangster (album)|American Gangster]]'' - [[Jay-Z]]

***Tha Carter III* – [[Lil Wayne]]*'

*[[The Cool]]* - Lupe Fiasco

*[[Nas (album)|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 song)|Stay]]" – [[Sugarland]]

;Best Country Collaboration with Vocals
"[[Shiftwork (song)|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 (song)|In Color]]" - [[Jamey Johnson]]

**"Stay" – Sugarland**

"[[You're Gonna Miss This]]" - [[Trace Adkins]]

;Best Country Album
''[[That Lonesome Song]]'' - [[Jamey Johnson]]

''[[Sleepless Nights (Patty Loveless album)|Sleepless Nights]]'' - [[Patty Loveless]]

***[[Troubadour (George Strait album)|Troubadour]]* – George Strait**

''[[Around the Bend (album)|Around 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 Scruggs]]

***[[Honoring the Fathers of Bluegrass: Tribute to 1946 and 1947]]* – Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder**

''Wheels'' - [[Dan Tyminski]]

=== New Age ===
;Best New Age Album
''Meditations'' - [[William Ackerman]]

''Pathfinder'' - Will Clipman

***Peace Time* – Jack DeJohnette**

''Ambrosia'' - [[Peter Kater]]

''The Scent of Light'' - [[Ottmar Liebert]] & [[Luna Negra]]

=== Jazz ===
;Best Contemporary Jazz Album
***[[Randy in Brasil]]* – Randy Brecker**

''Floating Point'' - [[John McLaughlin (musician)|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 McGarry

***[[Loverly]]* – Cassandra Wilson**

''Distances'' - [[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 (saxophonist)|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 Album
''[[Song for Chico]]'' – [[Arturo O'Farrill]] and The Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra

=== Gospel ===
;Best Gospel Performance
* **"Get Up" – Mary Mary**
* "[[East to West (song)|East to West]]" - [[Casting Crowns]]
* "I Understand" - [[Kim Burrell]], [[Rance Allen]], [[BeBe Winans]], [[Mariah Carey]], & [[Hezekiah Walker & LFC|Hezekiah Walker's LFC]]
* "[[Shall We Gather at the River?|Shall We Gather at the River]]" - [[Take 6]]
* "[[Waging War (song)|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 song)|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 album)|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 (album)|This Moment]]'' - [[Steven Curtis Chapman]]
* ''[[What If We]]'' - [[Brandon Heath]]
* ''[[Opposite Way]]'' - [[Leeland]]
* ''[[Hello Love (Chris Tomlin album)|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 album)|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 album)|45]]'' – [[Jaguares (rock band)|Jaguares]]

;Best Latin Urban Album
* ''[[Wisin vs. Yandel: Los Extraterrestres|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 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]]

;[[Grammy Award for Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album|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
* **' – 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 Media
*[[American Gangster (film)|American Gangster]]*

*[[August Rush]]*

***[[Juno (soundtrack)|Juno]]***

*[[Mamma Mia! (soundtrack)|Mamma Mia!]]*

*[[Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007 film)|Sweeney Todd — The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street]]*

;Best Score Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
**''[[The Dark Knight (soundtrack)|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

;Best Song Written for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
**"[[Down to Earth (Peter Gabriel song)|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)
** *[[Dancing for the Death of an Imaginary Enemy|Mercy (Dancing for the Death of an Imaginary Enemy)]]* (Ours)
** *[[Seeing Things (album)|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: *[[Réminiscences de Don Juan|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. 4 (Shostakovich)|Symphony No. 4]]*

;Best Opera Recording
* Weill: *[[Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny|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 Concertos*

;Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (Without Orchestra)
* Gloria Cheng – *Piano music of Salonen, [[Steven Stucky|Stucky]], and [[Witold Lutosławski|Lutosławski]]*

;Best Chamber Music Performance
* Pacifica Quartet – Elliott Carter: *String Quartets Nos. [[String Quartet No. 1 (Carter)|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 (song)|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
* Winners
* NARAS
* CBS GRAMMY Site