Lil Wayne has been nominated for 8 Grammy Awards in 2009. Coldplay is up for 7, Jay-Z, Ne-Yo and Kanye West have 6 nods. Here is the list of the major Grammy nominees for 2009.
Record of the YearChasing 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
Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends - Coldplay
The Carter III - Lil Wayne
Year of the Gentleman - Ne-Yo
Raising Sand - Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
In Rainbows - Radiohead
Song of the Year (Songwriter's Award)
American Boy - William Adams, Keith Harris, Josh Lopez, Caleb Speir, John Stephens, Estelle Swaray & Kanye West
Chasing Pavements - Adele Adkins & Eg White
I'm Yours - Jason Mraz
Love Song - Sara Bareilles
Viva La Vida - Jonny Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin
New Artist
Adelle
Duffy
Jonas Brothers
Lady Antebellum
Jazmine Sullivan
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
Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
Viva La Vida - Coldplay
Waiting in the Weeds - Eagles
Going On - Gnarls Barkley
Won't Go Home Without You - Maroon 5
Apologize - OneRepbulic
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 - Rihanna & Maroon 5
No Air - Jordan Sparks & Chris Brown
Pop Instrumental Performance
Love Apetite - Steve Cropper & Felix Cavaliere
I Dreamed There Was No War - Eagles
Fortune Teller - Fourplay
Steppin' Out - Stanley Jordan
Blast! - Marcus Miller
Pop Instrumental Album
Sax for Stax - Gerald Albright
Greatest Hits Rerecorded, Volume 1 - Larry Carlton
Jingle All the Way - Bela Fleck & the Flecktones
The Spice of Life - Earl Klugh
A Night Before Christmas - Spyro Gyra
Pop Vocal Album
Detours - Sheryl Crow
Rockferry - Duffy
Long Road Out of Eden - Eagles
Spirit - Leona Lewis
Covers - James Taylor
Dance Recording
Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger - Daft Punk
Ready for the Floor - Hot Chip
Just Dance - Lady Gaga & Colby O'Danis
Give it to Me - Madonna
Disturbia - Rhianna
Black & Gold - Sam Sparro
Electronic/Dance Album
New York City - Brazillian Girls
Alive 2007 - Daft Punk
Bring Ya To The Brink - Cyndi Lauper
X - Kylie Minogue
Last Night - Moby
Robyn - Robyn
Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Still Unforgetable - Natalie Cole
The Sinatra Project - Michael Fierstein
Noel - Josh Grobin
In the Swing Of Christmas - Barry Manilow
Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall - Rufus Wainwright
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 Hiding Path - Neil Young
Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
Rock N Roll Train - AC/DC
Violet Hill - Coldplay
Long Road Out of Eden - Eagles
Sex on Fire - Kings of Leon
House of Cards - Radiohead
Hard Rock Performance
Inside the Fire - Disturbed
Visions - Judas Priest
Wax Simulacra - Mars Volta
Saints of Los Angeles - Motley Crue
Lords of Salem - Rob Zombie
Metal Performance
Heroes of Our Time - DragonForce
Nostradamus - Judas Priest
My Apocalypse - Metallica
Under My Thumb - Ministry
Psychosocial - Slipknot
Rock Instrumental Performance
Castleorizon - 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
Rock Song
Girls in Their Summer Clothes - Bruce Springsteen
House of Cards - Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O'Brien, Philip Selway & Thom Yorke
I Will Possess Your Heart - Benjamin Gibbard, Nicholas Harmer, Jason McGerr & Christopher Walla
Sex on Fire - Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill
Violet Hill - Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin
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 - Raconteurs
R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
Ribbon in the Sky - Boyz II Men
Words - Anthony David Featuring India.Arie
Stay With Me (By the Sea) - Al Green Featuring John Legend
I'm His Only Woman - Jennifer Hudson Featuring Fantasia
Never Give You Up - Raphael Saadiq Featuring Stevie Wonder & CJ Hilton
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
I'm In Love With Another Man - Jazmine Sullivan
R&B Album
Love & Life - Eric Benet
Motown: A Journey Through the Ages - Boys II Men
Lay It Down - Al Green
Jennifer Hudson - Jennifer Hudson
The Way I See It - Raphael Saadiq
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
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 - Sugarland, Jake Owen & Little Big Town
Let the Wind Chase You - Trisha Yearwood & Keith Urban
Country Instrumental Performance
Sumatra - Cherryholmes
Two Small Cars in Rome - Jerry Douglas & Lloyd Green
Sleigh Ride - Bela 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
Country Album
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
Bluegrass Album
Cherryholmes III: Don't Believe - Cherryholmes
Live at the 2008 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival - Del McCoury Band
The Ultimate Collection/Live at the Ryman - Earl Scruggs with Family & Friends
Honoring the Father of Bluegrass: Tribute to 1946 and 1947 - Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
Wheels - Dan Tyminski
Southern, Country, Or Bluegrass Gospel Album
Room for More - Booth Brothers
Lovin' Life - Gaither Vocal Band
Steps to Heaven - Charlie Louvin
Hymned Again - Bart Millard
Ephesians One - Karen Peck & New River
Traditional Gospel Album
Down in New Orleans - Blind Boys of Alabama
I'll Say Yes - Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir
Take It Back - Dorinda Clark-Cole
Deitrick Haddon Presents . . . Together In Worship - Voices Of Unity
Bishop Charles E. Blake Presents... No Limit - The West Angeles COGIC Mass Choir
Tropical Latin Album
Cuba: Un Viaje Musical , A Musical Journey - Albita, Rey Ruíz & Donato Poveda
Renacer - DLG
Senor Bachata - Jose Feliciano
Frutero Moderno - Gonzalo Grau y La Clave Secreta
Back On The Streets... Taste Of Spanish Harlem Vol. 2 - New Swing Sextet
Traditional Blues Album
The Blues Rolls On - Elvin Bishop
Skin Deep - Buddy Guy
All Odds Against Me - John Lee Hooker, Jr.
One Kind Favor - B.B. King
Pinetop Perkins & Friends - Pinetop Perkins & Friends
Contemporary Blues Album
Peace, Love & BBQ - Marcia Ball
Like a Fire - Solomon Burke
City That Care Forgot - Dr. John and the Lower 911
Maestro - Taj Mahal
Simply Grand - Irma Thomas
Traditional Folk Album
Coal - Kathy Mattea
Comedians & Angels - Tom Paxton
Bring Me Home - Peggy Seeger
At 89 - Pete Seeger
Strangers In Another Country - Rosalie Sorrels
Contemporary Folk/Americana Album
Day After Tomorrow - Joan Baez
I, Flathead - Ry Cooder
Sex & Gasoline - Rodney Crowell
All I Intend to Be - Emmylou Harris
Raising Sand - Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
Reggae Album
Jah is Real - Burning Spear
Let's Get Physical - Elephant Man
Vibes - Heavy D
Repentance - Lee "Scratch" Perry
Intoxication - Shaggy
Amazing - Sly & Robbie
Contemporary World Music Album
Shake Away - Lila Downs
Banda Larga Cordel - Gilberto Gil
Global Drum Project - Mickey Hart, Zakir Hussain, Sikiru Adepoju & Giovanni Hidalgo
Rokku Mi Rokka (Give And Take) - Youssou N'Dour
Live At The Nelson Mandela Theater - Soweto Gospel Choir
Polka Album
El Maestro Del Acorde??n Y Sus Polkas - Paulino Bernal
Speechless - LynnMarie & Charlie Kelley As The Boxhounds
Back To Back Hall Of Fame Polkas - Walter Ostanek & His Band, Jerry Darlak & The Touch And Bob Kravos & His Band
Hungry For More - Polka Family Band
Let The Whole World Sing - Jimmy Sturr And His Orchestra
Compilation Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
American Gangster
August Rush
Juno
Mamma Mia!
Sweeny Todd - The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
Down to Earth (from Wall-E) - Peter Gabriel & Thomas Newman
Ever Ever After (From Enchanted) - Alan Menken & Stephen Schwartz
Say (From The Bucket List) - John Mayer
That's How You Know (From Enchanted) - Alan Menken & Stephen Schwartz
Walk Hard (From Walk Hard , The Dewey Cox Story) - Judd Apatow, Marshall Crenshaw, Jake Kasdan & John C. Reilly
Instrumental Arrangement
Define Dancing (From Wall-E) - Peter Gabriel & Thomas Newman
Down In The Valley - Frank Macchia
Duke Ellington's Sound Of Love - Michael Abene
St. Louis Blues - Bob Brookmeyer
Yesterdays - Gordon Goodwin
Album Notes
Art Of Field Recording Volume I: Fifty Years Of Traditional American Music Documented By Art Rosenbaum - Art Rosenbaum, album notes writer (Various Artists)
Debate '08: Taft And Bryan Campaign On The Edison Phonograph - Patrick Feaster & David Giovannoni, album notes writers (William Jennings Bryan & William Howard Taft)
Kind Of Blue: 50th Anniversary Collector's Edition - Francis Davis, album notes writer (Miles Davis)
Rare & Unreleased Recordings From The Golden Reign Of The Queen Of Soul - David Ritz & Jerry Wexler, album notes writers (Aretha Franklin)
The Unsung Father Of Country Music: 1925-1934 - Henry "Hank" Sapoznik, album notes writer (Ernest V. Stoneman)
Historical Album
Art Of Field Recording Volume I: Fifty Years Of Traditional American Music Documented By Art Rosenbaum - Various Artists
Classic Columbia, OKeh And Vocalion Lester Young With Count Basie (1936-1940) - Lester Young With Count Basie
Debate '08: Taft And Bryan Campaign On The Edison Phonograph - William Jennings Bryan & William Howard Taft
Polk Miller & His Old South Quartette - Polk Miller & His Old South Quartette
To Be Free: The Nina Simone Story - Nina Simone
Engineered Album, Non-Classical
Consolers of the Lonely - Raconteurs (Joe Chiccarelli, Vance Powell & Jack White III, engineers)
Just a Little Lovin' - Shelby Lynn (Al Schmitt, engineer)
Lay It Down - Al Green (Jimmy Douglass, Russell "The Dragon" Elevado & John Smeltz, engineers)
Still Unforgetable - Natalie Cole (Al Schmitt, engineer)
We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things - Jason Mraz (Al Schmitt, engineer)
Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
Danger Mouse (for albums by Black Keys, Beck, Gnarls Barkley)
Nigel Goodrich (for album by Radiohead)
Johnny Karkazis (Johnny K) (for albums by Plain White T's, Staind, Black Tide, 3 Doors Down)
Rick Rubin (for albums by Metallica, Neil Diamond, Ours, Jacob Dylan, Weezer)
will.i.am (for albums by Estelle, Sergio Mendes, Flo Rida, Fergie, Chris Brown, Usher)
Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
Closer (StoneBridge Radio Edit) - Ne-Yo
Electric Feel (Justice Remix) - MGMT
4 Minutes (Junkie XL Remix) - Madonna Featuring Justin Timberlake
Just Fine (Moto Blanco Remix) - Mary J. Blige
The Longest Road (Deadmau5 Remix) - Morgan Page Featuring Lissie
Surround Sound Album
Divertimenti - Øyvind Gimse & TrondheimSolistene
Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition; Night On Bald Mountain; Prelude To Khovanshchina - Paavo Järvi & Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Rheinberger: Sacred Choral Works - Charles Bruffy, Phoenix Bach Choir & Kansas City Chorale
Ringo 5.1 The Surround Sound Collection - Ringo Starr
Sensurround + B-Sides - Cornelius
Long Form Music Video
Where The Light Is , Live In Los Angeles - John Mayer
Runnin' Down A Dream - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Good Girl Gone Bad Live - Rihanna
Respect Yourself , The Stax Records Story - Various Artists
Amazing Journey: The Story Of The Who - Who
