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The 2009 Meteor Music Awards ceremony took place on 17 March 2009 in the RDS, Dublin. It was the ninth edition of Ireland's national music awards. The event was recorded and it aired on RTÉ Two on 18 March 2009. The awards show was hosted by television presenter Amanda Byram.
Contents
- Performances
- Nominations
- Best National DJ
- Best Regional DJ
- Best Irish Band
- Best Irish Male
- Best Irish Female
- Best Irish Pop Act
- Best Irish Album
- Best Irish Live Performance
- Best TraditionalFolk
- Best International Live Performance
- Best International Band
- Best International Female
- Best International Male
- Best International Album
- Lifetime Achievement Award
- Humanitarian Award
- Industry Award
- Hope for 2009
- Most Downloaded Song
- Multiple nominations
- References
The general public were eligible to vote in eight categories - Best Irish Band, Best Irish Male, Best Irish Female, Best Irish Pop Act, Best Irish Album, Best Irish Live Performance, Best National DJ and Best Regional DJ. AC/DC, Coldplay, Elbow, The Killers and Kings of Leon were nominated for Best International Band, whilst Boyzone, The Blizzards, The Coronas, The Script and Westlife were the nominees for Best Irish Pop Act. Mick Flannery, Damien Dempsey, Duke Special, David Holmes and Richard Egan of Jape were nominated in the Best Irish Male category, whilst Enya, Lisa Hannigan, Gemma Hayes, Imelda May, Tara Blaise and Camille O'Sullivan were nominated in the Best Irish Female category. The Hope for 2009 nominees were announced on 18 February, with public voting commencing on 23 February. Hot Press editor Niall Stokes received an industry award, whilst Father Shay Cullen's PREDA Foundation received €100,000. The Lifetime Achievement Award was given to traditional folk musician Sharon Shannon.
Performances
Boyzone, The Blizzards, Sharon Shannon, Stereophonics and Imelda May performed on the night.
Nominations
The nominees were officially announced on 28 January 2009, having initially been published on the official site the night before only to be quickly removed. And the winners are...
Best National DJ
Presented by Lorraine Keane
Best Regional DJ
Presented by Lucy Kennedy and Nancy Cartwright
Best Irish Band
Presented by Sonya Lennon and Brendan Courtney
Best Irish Male
Best Irish Female
Best Irish Pop Act
Presented by Pádraig Harrington
Best Irish Album
Presented by Tony Lundon, Liam McCormack and Sinéad McKenna
Best Irish Live Performance
Presented by Craig Doyle and Devon Murray
Best Traditional/Folk
Presented by Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh and Anna Nolan
Best International Live Performance
Best International Band
Presented by Caprice and Laura Whitmore Elbow won the award in 2009.
Best International Female
Best International Male
Presented by Louis Walsh
Best International Album
Lifetime Achievement Award
Presented by Gráinne and Síle Seoige
Humanitarian Award
Presented by Pat Kenny and Conor Carmody from Meteor
Industry Award
Presented by Dave Fanning and Joe Elliott
Hope for 2009
Presented by Rick O'Shea
Most Downloaded Song
"Galway Girl" – Mundy and Sharon Shannon
Multiple nominations
Lisa Hannigan was the only solo artist to be nominated in more than one category. She was nominated in two categories, Best Irish Female and Best Irish Album. She won neither.