Jennifer Hudson accepted her (first!) Grammy award for Best R&B Album from Whitney Houston
Wow! Some of the Idols won during the Grammy Awards night!
Jennifer Hudson for
Best R&B Album and
Carrie Underwood for
Best Country Vocal Performance for "
Last Name".
Jordin Sparks was nominated along with
Chris Brown for
Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals for the song "
No Air" while
Fantasia &
Jennifer Hudson for
Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals for the song "
I'm His Only Woman".
Kelly Clarkson meanwhile performed at the pre-awards night to salute industry icon
Clive Davis along with
Jennifer Hudson and
Barry Manilow.
Carrie Underwood performs "Last Name" at the 51st Grammy Awards
Poor
Leona Lewis didn't win any awards. She lost all of her 3 Grammy Nominations for
Record of the Year,
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for "
Bleeding Love" and
Best Pop Vocal Album for "
Spirit".
Chris Brown backed-out last minute due to an alleged assault to an unidentified woman.
Rihanna, also backed-out to the evening's awards night.
Coldplay's "
Viva La Vida" won
Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals and
Song of the Year! Wow! And the album won on the
Best Rock Album category!
Ne-Yo won
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance for "
Miss Independent" and also
Best R&B Song. His album "
Year of the Gentleman" lost to Mary J. Blige's "Growing Pain" though.
Whitney Houston (right) performs at the 2009 Grammy Salute to the Industry Icons honoring Clive Davis (left)
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