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{{Infobox award
| name = 2009 Meteor Awards
| image = Meteor Music Awards 2009 logo.jpg
| imagesize = 150px
| caption = Meteor Awards 2009 logo
| awarded_for =
| date = {{start date|2009|03|17|df=y}}
| location = [[RDS Simmonscourt]]
| presenter = [[Amanda Byram]]
| country =
| website = {{URL|http://meteormusicawards.meteor.ie/index.aspx}}
| network = [[RTÉ Two]]
| ratings =
| previous = [[2008 Meteor Awards|2008]]
| main = [[Meteor Music Awards]]
| next = [[2010 Meteor Awards|2010]]
}}

The '''2009 [[Meteor Music Awards]]''' ceremony took place on 17 March 2009 in the [[RDS Simmonscourt]], [[Dublin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hotpress.com/news/5230224.html|title=Meteor Awards 2009 - Presenter & Nominees Revealed|date=2009-01-28|accessdate=2009-01-28|publisher=[[Hot Press (magazine)|Hot Press]]| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20090201031613/http://www.hotpress.com/news/5230224.html| archivedate= 1 February 2009 | url-status= live}}</ref> It was the ninth edition of [[Republic of Ireland|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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/arts/2009/0130/thecafe.html|title=Celebrity BB star set to appear on The Café|date=2009-01-30|accessdate=2009-01-30|publisher=[[RTÉ]]| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20090210183406/http://www.rte.ie/arts/2009/0130/thecafe.html| archivedate= 10 February 2009 | url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/ireland/2009-meteor-awards-to-be-held-st-patricks-day-at-rds-14160560.html|title=2009 Meteor Awards to be held St Patrick's Day at RDS|date=2009-01-28|accessdate=2009-01-28|publisher=[[The Belfast Telegraph]]}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/arts/2009/0129/meteors.html|title=Meteor Music Awards nominees revealed|date=2009-01-29|accessdate=2009-01-30|publisher=[[RTÉ]]| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20090227101412/http://www.rte.ie/arts/2009/0129/meteors.html| archivedate= 27 February 2009 | url-status= live}}</ref> [[AC/DC]], [[Coldplay]], [[Elbow (band)|Elbow]], [[The Killers]] and [[Kings of Leon]] were nominated for Best International Band, whilst [[Boyzone]], [[The Blizzards]], [[The Coronas]], [[The Script (band)|The Script]] and [[Westlife]] were the nominees for Best Irish Pop Act.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tribune.ie/breakingnews/article/2009/jan/28/2009-meteor-awards-to-be-held-st-patricks-day-at-r/|title=2009 Meteor Awards to be held St Patrick's Day at RDS|date=2009-01-28|accessdate=2009-01-31|publisher=[[Sunday Tribune]]|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090305063724/http://www.tribune.ie/breakingnews/article/2009/jan/28/2009-meteor-awards-to-be-held-st-patricks-day-at-r/|archivedate=2009-03-05|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Mick Flannery]], [[Damien Dempsey]], [[Duke Special]], [[David Holmes (musician)|David Holmes]] and Richard Egan of [[Jape (band)|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.<ref name="The Irish Times">{{cite web|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2009/0128/breaking55.html|title=Sharon Shannon to receive major award|date=2009-01-28|accessdate=2009-02-03|publisher=[[The Irish Times]]}}</ref> The Hope for 2009 nominees were announced on 18 February, with public voting commencing on 23 February.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hotpress.com/news/5267432.html|title=2fm Hope For 2009 shortlist announced|date=2009-02-18|accessdate=2009-02-18|publisher=[[Hot Press]]}}</ref> ''[[Hot Press]]'' editor [[Niall Stokes]] received an industry award, whilst [[Father Shay Cullen]]'s [[PREDA Foundation]] received [[Euro|€]]100,000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hotpress.com/news/5296785.html|title=Guest presenters join Meteors line-up|date=2009-03-11|accessdate=2009-03-11|publisher=[[Hot Press]]| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20090313183636/http://www.hotpress.com/news/5296785.html| archivedate= 13 March 2009 | url-status= live}}</ref> The Lifetime Achievement Award was given to traditional folk musician [[Sharon Shannon]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.breakingnews.ie/entertainment/mhsngbgbidsn/|title=Shannon to get lifetime achievement gong|date=2009-01-28|accessdate=2009-01-28|publisher=breakingnews.ie|archive-date=2009-03-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090316085439/http://www.breakingnews.ie/entertainment/mhsngbgbidsn/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Performances ==
Boyzone, The Blizzards, Sharon Shannon, [[Stereophonics]] and [[Imelda May]] performed on the night.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/arts/2009/0206/meteors.html|title=Boyzone & Blizzards to play the Meteors|date=2009-02-06|accessdate=2009-02-06|publisher=[[RTÉ]]| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20090218150417/http://www.rte.ie/arts/2009/0206/meteors.html| archivedate= 18 February 2009 | url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hotpress.com/news/5313491.html|title=UPDATED: Imelda May plans Dublin return|date=2009-03-13|accessdate=2009-03-13|publisher=[[Hot Press]]| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20090317170209/http://www.hotpress.com/news/5313491.html| archivedate= 17 March 2009 | url-status= live}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- "
! Artist
! Performance
|- style="text-align:center;"
|| [[Stereophonics]]
|| Medley
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[James Morrison (singer)|James Morrison]]
| style="text-align:center;"| "[[Broken Strings (song)|Broken Strings]]"
|- style="text-align:center;"
|| [[Duke Special]]
|| "[[Sweet Sweet Kisses]]"
|- style="text-align:center;"
|| [[Gabriella Cilmi]]
|| "[[Sweet About Me]]"
|- style="text-align:center;"
|| [[Enrique Iglesias]] and Gabriella Cilmi
|| "[[Takin' Back My Love]]"
|- style="text-align:center;"
|| [[The Blizzards]]
|| "[[Trust Me, I'm A Doctor (song)|Trust Me, I'm a Doctor]]"
|- style="text-align:center;"
|| [[Imelda May]]
|| "[[Johnny Got a Boom Boom]]"
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Elbow (band)|Elbow]]
| style="text-align:center;"| "[[Grounds For Divorce]]"
|- style="text-align:center;"
|| [[Boyzone]]
|| "[[Love You Anyway (Boyzone song)|Love You Anyway]]"
|- style="text-align:center;"
|| [[Mundy]] and [[Sharon Shannon]]
|| "[[Galway Girl (Steve Earle song)|Galway Girl]]"
|}

== 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.<ref name="The Irish Times"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/ontherecord/2009/01/27/meteor-music-awards-folks-wake-up-and-shut-down-website/#comment-25989|title=Meteor Music Awards folks wake up and shut down website|date=2009-01-27|accessdate=2009-01-30|publisher=[[The Irish Times]]}}</ref> And the winners are...<ref name="Top accolade for The Script">{{cite web|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2009/0317/breaking45.htm|title=Top accolade for The Script|date=2009-03-17|accessdate=2009-03-17|publisher=[[The Irish Times]]}}</ref>

=== Public Voting Categories ===
==== Best National DJ ====
*[[Alison Curtis]] – [[Today FM]]
*[[Dave Fanning]] – [[RTÉ 2fm]]
*[[Tony Fenton]] – Today FM
*'''[[Ray Foley]] – Today FM'''
*[[Dan Hegarty]] – RTÉ 2fm
*[[Rick O'Shea]] – RTÉ 2fm
Presented by [[Lorraine Keane]]

==== Best Regional DJ ====
*Keith Cunningham (KC) - [[Red FM (Ireland)|RedFM]]
*'''[[Dermot Whelan|Dermot]], Dave & Siobhan – [[Dublin's 98]]'''
*Leigh Doyle – [[Beat 102-103]]
*Mark Noble – [[FM104|FM 104]]
*Jon Richards – [[Galway Bay FM]]
*The Zoo Crew – [[Spin South West]]
Presented by [[Lucy Kennedy]] and [[Nancy Cartwright]]

==== Best Irish Band ====
*[[The Blizzards]]
*[[Fight Like Apes]]
*[[Republic of Loose]]
*'''[[The Script (band)|The Script]]'''
*[[Snow Patrol]]
Presented by [[Sonya Lennon]] and [[Brendan Courtney]]

==== Best Irish Male ====
*[[Damien Dempsey]]
*[[Duke Special]]
*'''[[Mick Flannery]]'''
*[[David Holmes (musician)|David Holmes]]
*[[Jape (band)|Jape]]

==== Best Irish Female ====
*[[Tara Blaise]]
*[[Lisa Hannigan]]
*[[Gemma Hayes]]
*'''[[Imelda May]]'''
*[[Camille O'Sullivan]]

==== Best Irish Pop Act ====
*[[Boyzone]]
*[[The Blizzards]]
*[[The Coronas]]
*[[The Script (band)|The Script]]
*'''[[Westlife]]'''
Presented by [[Pádraig Harrington]]

==== Best Irish Album ====
*Fight Like Apes – ''Fight Like Apes and the Mystery of the Golden Medallion''
*Lisa Hannigan – ''[[Sea Sew]]''
*[[Messiah J & The Expert]] – ''From the Word Go''
*'''The Script – ''[[The Script (album)|The Script]]'''''
*Snow Patrol – ''[[A Hundred Million Suns]]''
Presented by [[Tony Lundon]], [[Liam McCormack]] and [[Sinéad McKenna]]

==== Best Irish Live Performance ====
*'''[[The Blizzards]] - [[Oxegen 2008]]'''
*[[The Coronas]] - The Button Factory
*[[Fight Like Apes]] - [[Whelan's (music venue)|Whelan's]]
*[[Republic of Loose]] - [[The Academy (music venue)|The Academy]]
*[[The Swell Season]] - [[Olympia Theatre, Dublin|Olympia Theatre]]
Presented by [[Craig Doyle]] and [[Devon Murray]]

=== Non-Public Voting Categories ===
==== Best Traditional/Folk ====
*'''[[Damien Dempsey]]'''
*[[Martin Hayes (musician)|Martin Hayes]] & [[Dennis Cahill (musician)|Dennis Cahill]]
*[[Colm Mac Con Iomaire]]
*[[Eleanor McEvoy]]
*[[John Spillane]]
Presented by [[Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh]] and [[Anna Nolan]]

==== Best International Live Performance ====
*'''[[The Script]]'''
*[[Coldplay]]
*[[Kings of Leon]]
*[[Bruce Springsteen]]
*[[The Killers]]

==== Best International Band ====
*[[AC/DC]]
*[[Coldplay]]
*'''[[Elbow (band)|Elbow]]'''
*[[The Killers]]
*[[Kings of Leon]]
Presented by [[Caprice Bourret|Caprice]] and [[Laura Whitmore]]
Elbow won the award in 2009.

==== Best International Female ====
*[[Beyoncé]]
*'''[[Duffy (singer)|Duffy]]'''
*[[Lykke Li]]
*[[Pink (singer)|Pink]]
*[[Rihanna]]

==== Best International Male ====
*[[Chris Brown]]
*[[Nick Cave]]
*[[Bon Iver]]
*'''[[James Morrison (singer)|James Morrison]]'''
*[[Kanye West]]
Presented by [[Louis Walsh]]

==== Best International Album ====
*''[[Day & Age]]'' - The Killers
*''[[Fleet Foxes (album)|Fleet Foxes]]'' - Fleet Foxes
*'''''[[Only by the Night]]'' - Kings of Leon'''
*''[[The Circus (Take That album)|The Circus]]'' - Take That
*''[[Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends]]'' - Coldplay

=== Lifetime Achievement Award ===
* [[Sharon Shannon]]
Presented by [[Gráinne Seoige|Gráinne]] and [[Síle Seoige]]

=== Humanitarian Award ===
* [[Father Shay Cullen]]'s [[PREDA Foundation]]
Presented by [[Pat Kenny]] and [[Conor Carmody]] from Meteor

=== Industry Award ===
* [[Niall Stokes]]
Presented by [[Dave Fanning]] and [[Joe Elliott]]

=== Hope for 2009 ===
* [[Autumn Owls]]
* [[Fred (band)|Fred]]
* [[House of Cosy Cushions]]
* [[James Vincent McMorrow]]
* '''[[Wallis Bird]]'''
Presented by [[Rick O'Shea]]

=== Most Downloaded Song ===
"[[Galway Girl (Steve Earle 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.
* 3 - The Blizzards<ref name="Blizzards and Bishop set for The Café">{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/arts/2009/0313/thecafe.html|title=Blizzards and Bishop set for The Café|date=2009-03-13|accessdate=2009-03-13|publisher=[[RTÉ]]}}</ref>
* 3 - Coldplay
* 3 - Fight Like Apes
* 3 - The Killers
* 3 - Kings of Leon
* 3 - The Script
* 2 - The Coronas
* 2 - Lisa Hannigan
* 2 - Republic of Loose
* 2 - Snow Patrol

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://meteormusicawards.meteor.ie/?u=m/ Official site]
* [http://www.mcd.ie MCD Promotions]
* [http://www.meteor.ie/misc/MIMA.html List of winners through the years] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071024180100/http://www.meteor.ie/misc/MIMA.html |date=2007-10-24 }}
* [http://www.hotpress.com/photos/photo.php?id=5316005 2009 photos] at ''[[Hot Press]]''

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