Fender Creator To Recieve Grammy
By Emily
Who says you have to be a good singer to get a Grammy? The guy who invented the Fender guitar is scheduled to get a lifetime achievement award at the 2009 Grammy celebration.
Clarence “Leo” Fender will be remembered with a technical award at the ceremony, which is set to take place in Los Angeles on February 7th.
Check out all the nominations for this years awards after the break:
Record Of The Year:
- Adele – ‘Chasing Pavements’
- Coldplay – ‘Viva La Vida’
- Leona Lewis – ‘Bleeding Love’
- M.I.A – ‘Paper Planes’
- Robert Plant And Alison Krauss – ‘Please Read The Letter’
Album Of The Year:
- Coldplay – ‘Viva La Vida’
- Lil Wayne – ‘Tha Carter III’
- Ne-Yo – ‘Year Of The Gentleman’
- Robert Plant And Alison Krauss – ‘Raising Sand’
- Radiohead – ‘In Rainsbows’
Song Of The Year:
- William Adams, Keith Harris, Josh Lopez, Caleb Speir, John Stephens, Estelle Swaray, Kanye West – ‘American Boy’
- Adele Adkins – ‘Chasing Pavements’
- Jason Mraz – ‘I’m Yours’
- Sara Bareilles – ‘Love Song’
- Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, Chris Martin – ‘Viva La Vida’
Best New Artist:
- Adele
- Duffy
- Jonas Brothers
- Lady Antebellum
- Jazmine Sullivan
Friday, January 16, 2009 3:00PM
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