La inceputul lunii decembrie va povesteam despre nominalizarile la premiile grammy pe 2009, alaturi de comentariile noastre si, desigur, pariurile pe eventualii castigatori. Aseara, in Los Angeles, a avut loc decernarea premiilor.

Acordarea premiilor la sub-categoriile rock, s-au acordat foarte “politically correct”, fiecare (Green Day, Kings Of Leon, Bruce Springsteen, AC/DC si Jeff Beck) a primit cate o felie din placinta, neexistand un artist/trupa care sa plece cu multe premii acasa. Insa, la nivel general, Beyonce a stabilit un nou record, ea fiind artista care a castigat cele mai multe premii grammy intr-o singura editie, 6.  Taylor Swift a castigat doar 4. Ass-size does matter!

Iata castigatorii, in bold, la categoriile pe care le-am gasit noi interesante. Cu steluta, pe ce pariasem.

Song of the Year

*Poker Face – Lady Gaga
Pretty Wings – Maxwell
*Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) – Beyoncé
Use Somebody – Kings of Leon
You Belong With Me – Taylor Swift

Best New Artist

Zac Brown Band
Keri Hilson
* MGMT
Silversun Pickups
The Ting Tings

Best Electronic/Dance Album

Divided By Night – The Crystal Method
One Love – David Guetta
* The Fame – Lady Gaga
Party Rock – LMFAO
Yes – Pet Shop Boys

Best Rock Album

AC/DC – Black Ice
Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood – Live from Madison Square Garden
*Green Day – 21st Century Breakdown
Dave Matthews Band – Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King
*U2 – No Line on the Horizon

Best Rock Song

The Fixer (Pearl Jam)
I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight (U2)
* 21 Guns (Green Day)
Use Somebody (Kings Of Leon)
* Working On A Dream (Bruce Springsteen)

Best Rock Instrumental Performance

*A Day In The Life – Jeff Beck
Warped Sister – Booker T. Jones
* Playing With Fire – Brad Paisley
Mr. Surfer Goes Jazzin’ – Brian Setzer Orchestra
Now We Run – Steve Vai

Best Hard Rock Performance

* War Machine – AC/DC
* Check My Brain – Alice In Chains
What I’ve Done – Linkin Park
The Unforgiven III- Metallica
Burn It To The Ground – Nickelback

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance

* Beyond Here Lies Nothin’ – Bob Dylan. Track from: Together Through Life
Change In The Weather – John Fogerty. Track from: The Blue Ridge Rangers Rides Again
Dreamer – Prince. Track from: LotusFlow3r
Working On A Dream – Bruce Springsteen. Track from: Working On A Dream
Fork In The Road – Neil Young. Track from: Fork In The Road

Best Alternative Music Album

Everything That Happens Will Happen Today – David Byrne & Brian Eno
The Open Door – Death Cab For Cutie
Sounds Of The Universe – Depeche Mode
Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix – Phoenix
* It’s Blitz! – Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Best Contemporary Jazz Album

Urbanus – Stefon Harris & Blackout
Sounding Point – Julian Lage
At World’s Edge – Philippe Saisse
Big Neighborhood – Mike Stern
75 – Joe Zawinul & The Zawinul Syndicate

Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group

Quartet Live – Gary Burton, Pat Metheny, Steve Swallow & Antonio Sanchez
Brother To Brother – Clayton Brothers
Five Peace Band — Live – Chick Corea & John McLaughlin Five Peace Band
Remembrance – John Patitucci Trio
The Bright Mississippi – Allen Toussaint

Best Rap Album

Universal Mind Control – Common
Relapse – Eminem
R.O.O.T.S. – Flo Rida
The Ecstatic – Mos Def
The Renaissance – Q-Tip

Best Rap Solo Performance

Drake – “Best I Ever Had”
Eminem – “Beautiful”
*Jay-Z – “D.O.A (Death of Auto-Tune)”
Kid Cudi – “Day ‘N’ Nite”
Mos Def – “Casa Bey”