Both
Rihanna and
Chris Brown were scheduled to perform, but their performances were canceled after Brown was arrested after his fight with his former girlfriend.[2]
Leann Rimes and
Sheryl Crow - Pays tribute to
Brenda Lee as the Lifetime Achievement recipient and presents the award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
Duffy and
Al Green - Presents the award for Song of the Year.
Chuck Harmony, Ne-Yo,
Polow Da Don,
StarGate,
Stereotypes,
Syience, Shea Taylor & Shomari "Sho" Wilson, producers; Kirven Arrington, Jeff Chestek, Kevin "KD" Davis, Mikkel Eriksen, Jaymz Hardy Martin, III, Geno Regist,
Phil Tan & Tony Terrebonne, engineers/mixers; Herb Powers, Jr., mastering engineer
Art Of Field Recording Volume I: Fifty Years Of Traditional American Music Documented By Art Rosenbaum – Steven Lance Ledbetter &
Art Rosenbaum, compilation producers;
Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Various Artists)
LeRoi Moore, saxophonist for the Dave Matthews band, died on August 19, 2008. The video tribute to musicians who had died in the previous year excluded Moore, disappointing and angering fans. Neil Portnow, president of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, responded with a statement noting that Moore was included in a list of deceased musicians in the program for the event, and "unfortunately we are unable to include all of the talented and wonderful people within the allotted timeframe." This created a tremendous outrage from the band's fans and many other music celebrities.[4]
Artists with multiple nominations and awards
The following artists received multiple nominations:
Both
Rihanna and
Chris Brown were scheduled to perform, but their performances were canceled after Brown was arrested after his fight with his former girlfriend.[2]
Leann Rimes and
Sheryl Crow - Pays tribute to
Brenda Lee as the Lifetime Achievement recipient and presents the award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
Duffy and
Al Green - Presents the award for Song of the Year.
Chuck Harmony, Ne-Yo,
Polow Da Don,
StarGate,
Stereotypes,
Syience, Shea Taylor & Shomari "Sho" Wilson, producers; Kirven Arrington, Jeff Chestek, Kevin "KD" Davis, Mikkel Eriksen, Jaymz Hardy Martin, III, Geno Regist,
Phil Tan & Tony Terrebonne, engineers/mixers; Herb Powers, Jr., mastering engineer
Art Of Field Recording Volume I: Fifty Years Of Traditional American Music Documented By Art Rosenbaum – Steven Lance Ledbetter &
Art Rosenbaum, compilation producers;
Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Various Artists)
LeRoi Moore, saxophonist for the Dave Matthews band, died on August 19, 2008. The video tribute to musicians who had died in the previous year excluded Moore, disappointing and angering fans. Neil Portnow, president of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, responded with a statement noting that Moore was included in a list of deceased musicians in the program for the event, and "unfortunately we are unable to include all of the talented and wonderful people within the allotted timeframe." This created a tremendous outrage from the band's fans and many other music celebrities.[4]
Artists with multiple nominations and awards
The following artists received multiple nominations: