2009 Meteor Awards 2009 Meteor Awards 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. 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
Sultans of String were finalists for the International Independent Music Award for Best World Fusion Song. In 2009 the band released their album "Yalla Yalla". They were nominated for three Canadian Folk Music Awards, winning Instrumental Group of the Year, and in the finals for Ensemble of the Year and Pushing the Boundaries They once again won the instrumental category of the International Songwriting Competition. "Exclusive" named them Artist of the Year and their album Best Toronto World CD. In 2010 they were nominated as Favourite World Artist/Group at the Canadian Independent Music Awards. "Yalla Yalla" was nominated for a 2010 JUNO Award