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Radiohead won the Best Alternative Music Album for In Rainbows at the 2009 Grammys on February 8, 2009. Other nominees were Death Cab for Cutie, Beck, Gnarls Barkley and My Morning Jacket.
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Fast Facts
- Event: 51st Grammy Awards
- Award: Best Alternative Music Album
- First given in 1991
- Most wins: The White Stripes
- Telecast: February 8, 2009 8PM EST
- Network: CBS
- Location: Staples Center, Los Angeles
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Official Nominations
- Modern Guilt by Beck
- Narrow Stairs by Death Cab for Cutie
- The Odd Couple by Gnarls Barkley
- Evil Urges by My Morning Jacket
- In Rainbows by Radiohead
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Radiohead Facts
- Years active: 1991—Present
- Members: Thom Yorke, Ed O'Brien, Jonny Greenwood, Colin Greenwood, Phil Selway
- Studio albums: 7
- Origin: Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England
- Name is from a Talking Heads song
- Launched Waste Central, a social media site for fans in April, 2008
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My Morning Jacket Facts
- Formed in 1998 in Louisville, Kentucky
- Members: Jim James, "Two-Tone" Tommy, Patrick Hallahan, Bo Koster, Carl Broemel
- Albums: 5
- Record Label: ATO Records
- Named for a discarded coat Jones found in a burned-down bar
- Played at Coachella 2008
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Gnarls Barkley Facts
- Label: Downtown Records, Warner Music
- Years Active: 2003 - Present
- Members: Cee-Lo and Danger Mouse
- Grammy Awards: 2
- Albums: 2
- Origin: Atlanta, Georgia
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Death Cab for Cutie
- Formed: 1997
- Studio albums: 6
- Hometown: Bellingham, Washington
- Original label: Barsuk Records
- New label: Atlantic Records
- Playing Coachella 2008
- Appeared on The Tonight Show October 31, 2008Official Site: Death Cab for Cutie
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Beck Facts
- Birth Name: Bek David Campbell
- Born: July 8, 1970
- Hometown: Los Angeles, California
- Studio albums: 8
- Record Label: Geffen Records
- Has performed on Saturday Night Live six times
- Married to actress Marissa Ribisi, twin sister of actor Giovanni Ribisi
- Sister Alyssa Suede is also a musicianTop40 Charts.com: Alyssa Suede Releases Black And White In Color (September 19, 2008)
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Top Singles from Best Alternative Nominated Albums
- MTV Video: "Nude" by Radiohead (Time: 4:19)
- MTV Video: "Gamma-Ray" by Beck (Time: 2:54)
- MTV Video: "I Will Possess Your Heart" by Death Cab for Cutie (Time: 8:31)
- MTV Video: "Run" by Gnarls Barkley (Time: 3:30)
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