Collection features hits from 51st GRAMMY-nominated artists

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The Recording Academy's GRAMMY Recordings has partnered with Rhino Entertainment for the 2009 GRAMMY Nominees CD, the 15th edition of the best-selling series highlighting artists and songs nominated for the 51st Annual GRAMMY Awards. The 20-song collection will be available Jan. 27 and a portion of the proceeds from the sale of the CD will benefit the MusiCares Foundation and the GRAMMMY Foundation, two charitable organizations established by The Recording Academy.

The disc contains many of the most widely recognized GRAMMY categories. The 20 tracks from the 2009 GRAMMY Nominees CD represent nominees from the Record Of The Year, Album Of The Year, Best New Artist, Song Of The Year, Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, and Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals categories. The nominees CD is made possible by a special arrangement with all of the major music distribution companies and rotates labels from year to year.

The artists featured on the release are Adele, Sara Bareilles, Coldplay, Duffy, Eagles, Estelle (featuring Kanye West), Gnarls Barkley, Jonas Brothers, Lady Antebellum, Leona Lewis, Lil Wayne (featuring T-Pain), Maroon 5, M.I.A., Ne-Yo, OneRepublic, Katy Perry, Pink, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Radiohead, and Jazmine Sullivan.

"This GRAMMY Nominees CD compilation represents some of the great songs and artists that make up this year's remarkable crop of nominees," said Neil Portnow, President/CEO of The Recording Academy. "We thank Rhino Entertainment for its collaboration on this project, which will once again help fund the vital work of MusiCares and the GRAMMY Foundation, and we look forward to another successful, chart-topping year."

"We are thrilled to be working with The Recording Academy to present the best music from this past year," said Rhino Entertainment President Scott Pascucci. "The collection's dynamic range represents a great value for music fans. We are so proud to support the efforts of MusiCares and the GRAMMY Foundation."

The 51st Annual GRAMMY Awards will be held Feb. 8 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, and will be broadcast live in high-definition TV and 5.1 Surround Sound on the CBS Television Network at 8 p.m. (ET/PT). The show also will be supported on radio via Westwood One worldwide.