Grammy 2009 Winners vs My Votes

Jennifer Hudson wins Best R&B Album. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Alright. Most of my second choices took home the Grammy. (See previous post). Ouch! I think I was only right in "Miss Independent" winning Best Male R&B Performance and Best R&B Song.

So here are some of the winners of the 51st Grammy Awards (which Rihanna and Chris Brown skipped after Brown allegedly assaulted a woman -- see link).
* vote
** could also win

Record Of The Year

• Please Read The Letter
  Robert Plant & Alison Krauss

Album Of The Year

• Raising Sand
  Robert Plant & Alison Krauss

Song Of The Year

• Viva La Vida **
  Coldplay

Best New Artist

• Adele *

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
(Everyone deserves to win in this category.)

• Chasing Pavements
  Adele

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

• Say
  John Mayer

Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

• Viva La Vida **
  Coldplay

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals

• Rich Woman
  Robert Plant & Alison Krauss

Best Dance Recording

• Harder Better Faster Stronger
  Daft Punk

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

• Still Unforgettable
  Natalie Cole

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

• Superwoman **
  Alicia Keys

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance

• Miss Independent *
  Ne-Yo

Best R&B Song

• Miss Independent *
  Ne-Yo

Best R&B Album

• Jennifer Hudson *
  Jennifer Hudson

Best Contemporary R&B Album

• Growing Pains **
  Mary J. Blige

Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media

• Juno **
  (Various Artists)

Best Score Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media

• The Dark Knight *
  James Newton Howard & Hans Zimmer, composers

Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media

• Down To Earth (From Wall-E)
  Peter Gabriel & Thomas Newman, songwriters (Peter Gabriel)