Best Alternative Music Album 2009 Grammys

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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Radiohead Facts

  1. Years active: 1991—Present
  2. Members: Thom Yorke, Ed O'Brien, Jonny Greenwood, Colin Greenwood, Phil Selway
  3. Studio albums: 7
  4. Origin: Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England
  5. Name is from a Talking Heads song
  6. Launched Waste Central, a social media site for fans in April, 2008

My Morning Jacket Facts

  1. Formed in 1998 in Louisville, Kentucky
  2. Members: Jim James, "Two-Tone" Tommy, Patrick Hallahan, Bo Koster, Carl Broemel
  3. Albums: 5
  4. Record Label: ATO Records
  5. Named for a discarded coat Jones found in a burned-down bar
  6. Played at Coachella 2008

Gnarls Barkley Facts

  1. Label: Downtown Records, Warner Music
  2. Years Active: 2003 - Present
  3. Members: Cee-Lo and Danger Mouse
  4. Grammy Awards: 2
  5. Albums: 2
  6. Origin: Atlanta, Georgia

Death Cab for Cutie

  1. Formed: 1997
  2. Studio albums: 6
  3. Hometown: Bellingham, Washington
  4. Original label: Barsuk Records
  5. New label: Atlantic Records
  6. Playing Coachella 2008
  7. Appeared on The Tonight Show October 31, 2008Official Site: Death Cab for Cutie

Beck Facts

  1. Birth Name: Bek David Campbell
  2. Born: July 8, 1970
  3. Hometown: Los Angeles, California
  4. Studio albums: 8
  5. Record Label: Geffen Records
  6. Has performed on Saturday Night Live six times
  7. Married to actress Marissa Ribisi, twin sister of actor Giovanni Ribisi
  8. Sister Alyssa Suede is also a musicianTop40 Charts.com: Alyssa Suede Releases Black And White In Color (September 19, 2008)

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