The 2009 Grammy Awards show took place on February 8, 2009. The following is a list of the winners in the Country Categories. Winners will be marked with ** WINNER ** Winners in our AboutCountry Polls will be marked with ** FAN-VOTED WINNER **

Record Of The Year
(Award to the Artist and to the Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s) and/or Mixer(s), if other than the artist.)

** WINNER **
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
Track from: Raising Sand read review
T Bone Burnett, producer; Mike Piersante, engineer/mixer
[Rounder]

Album Of The Year
(Award to the Artist(s) and to the Album Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s)/Mixer(s) & Mastering Engineer(s), if other than the artist.)

** WINNER **
Raising Sand
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
T Bone Burnett, producer; Mike Piersante, engineer/mixer; Gavin Lurssen, mastering engineer
[Rounder]

Best New Artist
(For a new artist who releases, during the Eligibility Year, the first recording which establishes the public identity of that artist.)

** WINNER **
Adele

Best Female Country Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

** WINNER ** ** FAN-VOTED WINNER **
Last Name
Carrie Underwood
Track from: Carnival Ride read review
[19/Arista/Arista Nashville]

Best Male Country Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

** WINNER ** ** FAN-VOTED WINNER **
Letter To Me
Brad Paisley
Track from: 5th Gear read review
[Arista Nashville]

Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
(For established duos or groups with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

** WINNER ** ** FAN-VOTED WINNER **
Stay
Sugarland
Track from: Enjoy The Ride read review
[Mercury Records]

Best Country Collaboration With Vocals
(For a collaborative performance, with vocals, by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.)

** WINNER **
Killing The Blues
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
Track from: Raising Sand
[Rounder]

** FAN-VOTED WINNER **
Life In A Northern Town
Sugarland, Jake Owen & Little Big Town
Track from: Love On The Inside [Deluxe Fan Edition] read review
[Mercury Records]

Best Country Instrumental Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

** WINNER ** ** FAN-VOTED WINNER **
Cluster Pluck
Brad Paisley, James Burton, Vince Gill, John Jorgenson, Albert Lee, Brent Mason, Redd Volkaert & Steve Wariner
Track from: Play read review
[Arista Nashville]

Best Country Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

** FAN-VOTED WINNER **
Dig Two Graves
Ashley Gorley & Bob Regan, songwriters (Randy Travis)
Track from: Around The Bend read review
[Warner Bros.; Publishers: Songs of Combustion Music, Music of Windswept/Famous Music, Mt. Tallac Music]

** WINNER **
Stay
Jennifer Nettles, songwriter (Sugarland)
Track from: Enjoy The Ride
[Mercury Records; Publisher: Jennifer Nettles Publishing]

Best Country Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

** WINNER **
Troubadour
George Strait
[MCA Nashville]

** FAN-VOTED WINNER **
Around The Bend
Randy Travis
[Warner Bros.]

Best Bluegrass Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

** WINNER ** ** FAN-VOTED WINNER **
Honoring The Fathers Of Bluegrass: Tribute To 1946 And 1947
Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
[Skaggs Family Records]

Best Traditional Folk Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

** WINNER **
At 89
Pete Seeger
[Appleseed Recordings]

Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

** WINNER **
Raising Sand
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
[Rounder Records]

Robert Plant & Alison Krauss: Raising Sand

Sugarland – Stay