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.

• 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

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

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

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

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

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)

• In Rainbows by Radiohead

• 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)

• MTV Video: "Touch Me I'm Going to Scream" by My Morning Jacket (Time: 3:51)