The 2009 Grammy nominees were announced this year via a prime-time network special instead of the traditional morning newscasts of the past. To help share the nominee news, the Dec. 3, 2008, ceremony/concert was overseen by country starlet Taylor Swift and fellow co-host LL Cool J.
Country, Gospel and Bluegrass Music's Finest Among 2009 Grammy Nominees
As for Guitar Town's presence during the on-camera Grammy nominations, the event featured a fair sampling of country-music contenders including bluegrass icon Alison Krauss, who—along with rocker Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin and solo-artist fame—nabbed five nominations in the 2009 contest, including for Record of the Year (Please Read the Letter) and Album of the Year ( Raising Sand) in the all-genre categories.
Krauss and Plant, who took home a Grammy last year for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals for their Gone, Gone, Gone track, also secured a 2009 nomination in the same category for Rich Woman, as well as nods for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals for Killing the Blues and Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album.
