| Artist(s) | Category | Title & YouTube Link |
| Lil Wayne, Darius "Deezle" Harrison |
Album of the Year |
Tha Carter III |
| Lil Wayne [w] |
Best Rap Solo Performance |
A Milli |
| Jay-Z, T.I., Kanye West & Lil Wayne [w] |
Best Rap Performance By Duo or Group |
Swagga Like Us |
| Lil Wayne featuring Jay-Z |
Best Rap Performance By Duo or Group |
Mr. Carter |
| Lil Wayne featuring T-Pain |
Best Rap / Sung Collaboration |
Got Money |
| Lil Wayne, Darius "Deezle" Harrison [w] |
Best Rap Song |
Lollipop |
| Jay-Z, T.I., Kanye West & Lil Wayne |
Best Rap Song |
Swagga Like Us |
| Lil Wayne, Darius "Deezle" Harrison [w] |
Best Rap Album |
Tha Carter III |
| Trace Adkins |
Best Male Country Vocal Performance |
You're Gonna Miss This |
| Brooks & Dunn |
Best Country Performance By Duo Or Group |
God Must Be Busy |
| James Burton, Brad Paisley, et al [w] |
Best Country Instrumental Performance |
Cluster Pluck |
| Terence Blanchard, et al |
Best Contemporary Jazz Album |
Cannon Re-Loaded: All-Star Celebration
of Cannonball Adderley |
| Terence Blanchard [w] |
Best Jazz Instrumental Solo |
Be-Bop |
| The Blind Boys of Alabama [w] (*) |
Best Traditional Gospel Album |
Down In New Orleans |
| Buddy Guy |
Best Traditional Blues Album |
Skin Deep |
| Dr. John and The Lower 911 [w] |
Best Contemporary Blues Album |
City That Care Forgot (see album credits) |
| Irma Thomas |
Best Contemporary Blues Album |
Simply Grand |
| Marcia Ball |
Best Contemporary Blues Album |
Peace, Love & BBQ |
| BeauSoleil & Michael Doucet [w] |
Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album |
Live at New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival |
| Michael Doucet |
Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album |
From Now On |
| Pine Leaf Boys |
Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album |
Homage au Passe |
| Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys |
Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album |
Live at New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival |
| Cedric Watson |
Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album |
Cedric Watson |
| Notes: Recording eligibility period was October 1, 2007 through September 30, 2008. Press Release: New Orleans rapper Lil Wayne tops 51st Grammy Nominations. The four Grammys won by Lil Wayne were the first ever Grammy Award wins in his career - Watch Will.I.Am and T-Pain announce Lil Wayne as the Grammy winner for Best Rap Album. - The 2009 Grammy Awards broadcast included a musical salute to New Orleans featuring Lil Wayne, Allen Toussaint, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Terence Blanchard and Robin Thicke (watch video). - Lil Wayne also performed "Swagga Like Us" with Jay-Z, T.I, Kanye West and M.I.A (watch video). - Buddy Guy performed in a tribute to Bo Diddley with B.B. King, John Mayer and Keith Urban (watch video). - Allen Toussaint was honored with the Recording Academy's Trustee Award. - Legendary NOLA drummer Earl Palmer (1924–2008) was mentioned in the annual 'In Memoriam' segment. - New Orleanian Darius "Deezle" Harrison received 3 Grammy nominations for his work with Lil Wayne. Harrison won Grammys as a songwriter for Best Rap Song "Lollipop", and as a producer and mixer/engineer for Best Rap Album "Tha Carter III" (also nominated for Album of the Year). - The Sugarland track "Life In A Northern Town" was nominated for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals. It features New Orleans natives Annie Clements (bass & vocals) and Travis McNabb (drums). - The Blind Boys of Alabama album "Down In New Orleans" (Grammy winner) features guest appearances by Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Allen Toussaint, Hot 8 Brass Band, Carl LeBlanc, Shannon Powell, David Torkanowsky, Roland Guerin, Darryl Adams, Harry Cook, Ralph Johnson, Sammy Cyrus, John "Prince" Gilbert, Freddie Lonzo, Jerome Jones, Keith "Wolf" Anderson, Tyrus Chapman, Alvarez Huntley, John Brunious, Raymond Williams, Ben Jaffe, Bennie Pete, and Marva Wright. - Del McCoury Band's "Live at the 2008 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival" was nominated in the Best Bluegrass Album category. - "Raising Sand" by Robert Plant & Alison Krauss won Grammy awards for Album of the Year and Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album. The album includes covers of Allen Toussaint's "Fortune Teller" and the Li'l Millet / Dorothy LaBostrie song "Rich Woman". The Robert Plant & Alison Krauss version of "Rich Woman" won the Grammy for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals. The pair performed "Rich Woman" at the awards show. - Louis Armstrong's version of "Star Dust" (Okeh, 1931) is among the 2009 inductees into the Grammy Hall of Fame. |
