51st Annual Grammy Awards

Performances

• Both Rihanna and Chris Brown were scheduled to perform, but their performances were canceled after Brown was arrested after their fight.

  Presenters

• Whitney Houston – presented Best R&B Album.
• Dwayne Johnson – introduced Justin Timberlake.
• Simon Baker – introduced Coldplay.
• Keith Urban – paid tribute to Gene Autry as a Lifetime Achievement recipient and introduced Carrie Underwood.
• Leann Rimes and Sheryl Crow – paid tribute to Brenda Lee as a Lifetime Achievement recipient and presented Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
• Duffy and Al Green – presented Song of the Year.
• Miley Cyrus and Taylor Swift – presented Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals.
• Emily Proctor and Jason Mraz – introduced The Jonas Brothers.
• Blink 182 – presented Best Rock Album.
• Craig Ferguson – introduced Katy Perry.
• Kanye West and Estelle – presented Best New Artist.
• Morgan Freeman – introduced Kenny Chesney.
• Sean Combs, Herbie Hancock, and Natalie Cole – presented Record of the Year.
• Queen Latifah – paid tribute to Dean Martin as a Lifetime Achievement recipient and introduced Kanye West, M.I.A., Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, and T.I.
• Kate Beckinsale – introduced Paul McCartney and Dave Grohl.
• Jack Black and Charlie Haden – paid tribute to Hank Jones a Lifetime Achievement recipient and presented Best Male Pop Vocal Performance.
• Jay Mohr and LL Cool J – introduced Sugarland and Adele.
• Gwyneth Paltrow – introduced Radiohead.
• Samuel L. Jackson – introduced T.I. and Justin Timberlake.
• Neil Portnow – introduced Smokey Robinson.
• Gary Sinise – introduced Lil Wayne, Robin Thicke, and Allen Toussaint.
• Will.i.am and T-Pain – presented Best Rap Album.
• Zooey Deschanel – introduced Robert Plant and Alison Krauss.
• Green Day – presented Album of the Year.

  Awards

Special merit awards

• Neil Diamond

• Gene Autry
• The Blind Boys of Alabama
• The Four Tops
• Hank Jones
• Brenda Lee
• Dean Martin
• Tom Paxton

• George Avakian
• Elliott Carter
• Allen Toussaint

• Clarence "Leo" Fender
• Universal Audio

• '''Clive Davis'''

  General

• "Please Read the Letter" – Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
• * T Bone Burnett, producer; Mike Piersante, engineer/mixer
• "Chasing Pavements" – Adele
• * Eg White, producer; Tom Elmhirst & Steve Price, engineer/mixers
• "Viva la Vida" – Coldplay
• * Markus Dravs, Brian Eno & Rik Simpson, producers; Michael Brauer & Rik Simpson, engineers/mixers
• "Bleeding Love" – Leona Lewis
• * Simon Cowell, Clive Davis & Ryan "Alias" Tedder, producers; Craig Durrance, Phil Tan & Ryan "Alias" Tedder, engineers/mixers
• "Paper Planes" – M.I.A.
• * Diplo, producer; Switch, engineer/mixer

• Raising Sand – Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
• * T Bone Burnett, producer; Mike Piersante, engineer/mixer; Gavin Lurssen, mastering engineer
• Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends – Coldplay
• * Markus Dravs, Brian Eno & Rik Simpson, producers; Michael H. Brauer, Markus Dravs, John O'Mahoney, Rik Simpson & Andy Wallace, engineers/mixers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer
• Tha Carter III – Lil Wayne
• * Babyface, Brisco, Fabolous, Jay-Z, Kidd Kidd, Busta Rhymes, Juelz Santana, D. Smith, Static Major, T-Pain & Bobby Valentino, featured artists; Alchemist, David Banner, Vaushaun "Maestro" Brooks, Cool & Dre, Andrews "Drew" Correa, Shondrae "Mr. Bangladesh" Crawford, Darius "Deezle" Harrison, Jim Jonsin, Mousa, Pro Jay, Rodnae, Skillz & Play, D. Smith, Swizz Beatz, Robin Thicke, T-Pain & Kanye West, producers; Angel Aponte, Joshua Berkman, Andrew Dawson, Joe G, Darius "Deezle" Harrison, Fabian Marasciullo, Miguel Scott, Robin Thicke, Julian Vasquez & Gina Victoria, engineers/mixers; Vlado Meller, mastering engineer
• Year of the Gentleman – Ne-Yo
• * Chuck Harmony, Ne-Yo, Polow Da Don, StarGate, Stereotypes, Syience, Shea Taylor & Shomari "Sho" Wilson, producers; Kirven Arrington, Jeff Chestek, Kevin "KD" Davis, Mikkel Eriksen, Jaymz Hardy Martin, III, Geno Regist, Phil Tan & Tony Terrebonne, engineers/mixers; Herb Powers, Jr., mastering engineer
• In Rainbows – Radiohead
• * Nigel Godrich, producer; Nigel Godrich, Dan Grech-Marguerat, Hugo Nicolson & Richard Woodcraft, engineers/mixers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer

• "Viva la Vida"
• * Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin, songwriters
• "American Boy"
• * William Adams, Keith Harris, Josh Lopez, Caleb Speir, John Stephens, Estelle Swaray & Kanye West, songwriters
• "Chasing Pavements"
• * Adele Adkins & Eg White, songwriters
• "I'm Yours"
• * Jason Mraz, songwriter
• "Love Song"
• * Sara Bareilles, songwriter

• Adele
• Duffy
• Jonas Brothers
• Lady Antebellum
• Jazmine Sullivan

  Pop

• "Chasing Pavements" – Adele
• "Love Song" – Sara Bareilles
• "Mercy" – Duffy
• "Bleeding Love" – Leona Lewis
• "I Kissed a Girl" – Katy Perry
• "So What" – P!nk

• "Say" – John Mayer
• "All Summer Long" – Kid Rock
• "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
• "Going On" – Gnarls Barkley
• "Won't Go Home Without You" – Maroon 5
• "Apologize" – OneRepublic

• "Rich Woman" – Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
• "Lesson Learned" – Alicia Keys & John Mayer
• "4 Minutes" – Madonna, Justin Timberlake & Timbaland
• "If I Never See Your Face Again" – Maroon 5 & Rihanna
• "No Air" – Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown

• "I Dreamed There Was No War" – Eagles
• "Love Appetite" – Steve Cropper & Felix Cavaliere
• "Fortune Teller"– Fourplay
• "Steppin' Out" – Stanley Jordan
• "Blast!" – Marcus Miller

• Jingle All the Way – Béla Fleck and the Flecktones
• Sax for Stax – Gerald Albright
• Greatest Hits Rerecorded Volume One – Larry Carlton
• The Spice of Life – Earl Klugh
• A Night Before Christmas – Spyro Gyra

• Rockferry – Duffy
• Detours – Sheryl Crow
• Long Road Out of Eden – Eagles
• Spirit – Leona Lewis
• Covers – James Taylor

  Dance

• "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger " – Daft Punk
• "Ready for the Floor" – Hot Chip
• "Just Dance" – Lady Gaga & Colby O' Donis
• "Give It 2 Me" – Madonna
• "Disturbia" – Rihanna
• "Black & Gold" – Sam Sparro

• Alive 2007 – Daft Punk
• New York City – Brazilian Girls
• Bring Ya to the Brink – Cyndi Lauper
• X – Kylie Minogue
• Last Night – Moby
• Robyn – Robyn