Label – EMI Music India,
Rating – 2.5 / 5,
Various Artists – Grammy Nominations 2009 has an impressive list of artistes representing the year’s pop and R&B scenes. The
album features artistes like Katy Perry’s mega-platinum ‘I Kissed a Girl’ to Duffy, Adele, Estelle, and M.I.A
Sadly, the album doesn’t have much for the rock music lovers, perhaps just one song ‘Waiting In The Weeds’ by the Eagles.
And, to add, there’s no John Mayer – who eventually went on to win the best pop vocal performance for his song ‘Say’ or
Flo Rida’s ‘Low’ – the highest-selling single of the year and the recipient of multiple Grammy nominations.
The Grammy nomination process has been under a scanner for a long time for catering to the Academy’s choices rather than
listerners’ tastes. Various Artists – Grammy Nominations 2009 is not an exception to such criticism. Nevertheless, the
selection of fancy pop songs makes it enjoyable – to those who love it or those, who don’t mind it.
The problem with Grammy Nominees 2009 lies with the song selection which gives more weight to pop music, this, perhaps at the expense of modern rock, country, and jazz
Grammy Dope:
The Grammy winner’s list announced in February had Lil Wayne topping the nominations with eight grammies, Coldplay garnered
seven, and Jay-Z, Ne-Yo and Kanye West each earned six. Alison Krauss, John Mayer, Robert Plant, Radiohead and Jazmine
Sullivan received five each, and Adele, Danger Mouse, Eagles, Lupe Fiasco, George Strait, and T.I. each received four nominations.
Lets have a look on which artistes or songs featuring on this album got a Grammy!
1 – Viva La Vida [Radio Edit] – Coldplay (Viva La Vida was chosen as song of the year and BEST POP PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCALS. In all, Coldplay garnered seven grammies)
2 – American Boy [Radio Edit] – Estelle – (featuring Kanye West) Estelle received the BEST RAP/SUNG COLLABORATION feat. Kanye West for “American Boy”
3 – Love Song – Sara Bareilles
4 – Closer – Ne-Yo. Closer by Shaffer Chimere Smith better known by his stage name Ne-Yo got a grammy for “Closer” for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance.
5 – Got Money – Lil Wayne – (featuring T-Pain). Lil Wayne got a grammy for his album Tha Carter III as best rap album.
6 – Please Read The Letter – Alison Krauss/Robert Plant. The duo won Record of the year for ‘Please Read The Letter’. In all, Robert
Plant received five grammies this year.
7 – House Of Cards – Radiohead. Though, House of cards may not have received anything, thier album In Rainbows by Radiohead received a grammy for best alternative rock album
8 – Love Don’t Live Here – Lady Antebellum
9 – Burnin’ Up – Jonas Brothers
10 – Need U Bad – Jazmine Sullivan
11- Mercy – Duffy
12 – Paper Planes – M.I.A.
13 – Chasing Pavements – Adele (Adele won the best BEST NEW ARTIST award)
14 – I Kissed A Girl – Katy Perry
15 – Bleeding Love – Leona Lewis
16 – So What – Pink
17 – Going On [Album Version] – Gnarls Barkley
18 – Apologize – OneRepublic
19 – Won’t Go Home Without You – Maroon 5
20 – Waiting In The Weeds – The Eagles. Known for their classic sound, Eagles won a grammy for BEST POP INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE for their song I Dreamed There Was No War.
