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The annual Grammy Awards show recognizes achievements in the music recording industry.
Mahalo provided live coverage of the Grammys and continued to post updates on the presenters, performances and winners throughout the telecast, which aired on CBS on Sunday, February 8 at 8 p.m. EST.
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Fast Facts
- 51st annual Grammy Awards
- Telecast: February 8, 2009 8PM EST on CBS
- Location: Staples Center, Los Angeles
- First Grammy ceremony was held in 1958
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Grammys Live Coverage
- Mahalo is following the Grammys live on Eastern Standard Time. Viewers in other time zones should be warned that this page may contain spoilers
- (All Times Eastern Standard)
- 11:27 pm And that's it folks...Stevie Wonder plays us out with the song "All About the Love Again"
- 11:22 pm Green Day present the award for Album of the Year to Robert Plant and Alison Krauss for Raising Sand
- 11:18 pm Zooey Deschanel introduces Robert Plant and Alison Krauss (with T-Bone Burnett) who perform the songs "Rich Woman" and "Gone, Gone, Gone"
- 11:09 pm Will.i.am and T-Pain present the award for Best Rap Album to Lil Wayne for Tha Carter III
- 11:02 pm Gary Sinise introduces Lil Wayne, Robin Thicke, Allen Toussaint and Terence Blanchard who perform "Tie My Hands" in tribute to New Orleans.
- 10:55 pm Bo Diddley Tribute, featuring John Mayer, B.B. King, Buddy Guy and Keith Urban
- 10:51 pm Grammy montage of all of those we lost this year, including George Carlin, Odetta, Levi Stubbs, Eartha Kitt, Jo Stafford, Delaney Bramlett, Norman Whitfield, Isaac Hayes, Bo Diddley, Richard Wright
- 10:47 pm Josh Groban introduces Neil Diamond who performs the song "Sweet Caroline"
- 10:39 pm Smokey Robinson, Duke Fakir, Jamie Foxx and Ne-Yo perform a Four Tops tribute
- 10:34 pm President of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Neil Portnow describes how they give back to the music community and then introduces Smokey Robinson
- 10:28 pm Samuel L. Jackson introduces T.I. and Justin Timberlake who perform the song "Dead and Gone"
- 10:18 pm Gwyneth Paltrow introduces Radiohead who perform the song "15 Step" accompanied by the USC marching band
- 10:07 pm Jay Mohr and LL Cool J introduce Sugarland who perform the song "Stay"... and then Adele performs "Chasing Pavements" with Sugarland
- 10:04 pm Jack Black and Charlie Haden present the award for Best Male Pop Vocal to John Mayer for "Say"
- 9:54 pm Kate Beckinsale introduces Paul McCartney (with Dave Grohl on Drums) who performs the song "I Saw Her Standing There"
- 9:48 pm Queen Latifah introduces M.I.A. who performs her song "Paper Planes" which goes into Kanye West, T.I., Jay-Z and Lil Wayne who perform "Swagger Like Us"
- 9:40 pm Natalie Cole, Herbie Hancock and Sean Combs present the award for Record of the Year to Robert Plant and Alison Krauss for "Please Read the Letter"
- 9:36 pm Morgan Freeman introduces Kenny Chesney who performs the song "Better as a Memory"
- 9:29 pm Kanye West and Estelle present the award for Best New Artist 2009 Grammys to Adele for "Chasing Pavements"
- 9:26 pm Kanye West and Estelle perform the song "American Boy"
- 9:22 pm Craig Ferguson introduces Katy Performance who performs the song "I Kissed A Girl"
- 9:14 pm Blink 182 announce that they are going to reunite...and then present the award for Best Rock Album 2009 Grammys to Coldplay
- 9:09 pm Jason Mraz Emily Proctor introduces Stevie Wonder and the The Jonas Brothers who perform the songs "Burnin' Up" and "Superstition"
- 9:00 pm Jennifer Hudson performs the song "You Pulled Me Through" in an emotional performance
- 8:57 pm Miley and Taylor present the award for Best Pop Collaboration with vocals to Robert Plant and Alison Krauss for "Rich Woman"
- 8:53 pm Miley Cyrus and Taylor Swift perform the song "Fifteen"
- 8:44 pm Kid Rock performs a medley of the songs "Amen" and "Summertime" and "Rock N Roll Jesus"
- 8:41 pm Duffy and Al Green present the award for Song of the Year to Coldplay for "Viva la Vida"
- 8:32 pm LeAnn Rimes and Sheryl Crow present the award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group to Sugarland for "Stay"
- 8:27 pm Keith Urban introduces Carrie Underwood who performs the song "Last Name"
- 8:24 pm Coldplay perform the song "Viva la Vida" which is nominated for Record of the Year.
- 8:21 pm Simon Baker introduces Coldplay who perform the song "Lost with Jay-Z"
- 8:15 pm Al Green performs "Let's Stay Together" with Justin Timberlake, Keith Urban and Boyz II Men and Teddy Pendergrass
- 8:09 pm The Rock introduces Justin Timberlake...who in turn introduces Al Green
- 8:06 pm Whitney Houston presents the Grammy for Best R&B Album to Jennifer Hudson
- 8:01 pm U2 opens the show with a performance of their new single "Get On Your Boots"
- 8:00 pm And away we go...
- 7:56 pm Jamie Foxx brought his daughter to the Grammys. I guess it's her birthday soon. Foxx is bragging about his new video which, as he tells it, features the most Oscar winners ever in a music video.
- 7:51 pm Boyz II Men have been together for 18 years. I think technically that means they are men.
- 7:42 pm M.I.A. looks extremely pregnant. Tonight is her due date. "If I go into labor, there's a few hours where I could get the Hell out." Still not sure if she's going to perform.
- 7:38 pm Paris Hilton: "There's so many after parties I just don't know what I'm going to do with myself."
- 7:36 pm Ryan Seacrest to T.I.: "So you're going to be going to jail soon. When is that?" Awkward.
- 7:32 pm Jennifer Hudson introduces her fiance David Otunga.
- 7:28 pm Kate Beckinsale looks pretty good. I guess she is presenting tonight.
- 7:23 pm Grammy Red Carpet is underway. Ryan Seacrest sure seems drunk.
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