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
Bantu (band) Ebenezer Obey, Juju artist Dele Ojo, Highlife singer Paulson Kalu, Nigerian actor and folk singer Jimi Solanke, Schäl Sick Brass Band and the Berlin-based Afrobeat Academy Band. BANTU was awarded the Kora Awards in the categories “Best Group West Africa” & “Best Group Africa” for their album "“Fuji Satisfaction- Soundclash In Lagos” in 2005 in Durban, South Africa. BANTU's single "Where Di Water" was nominated for the 2009 Channel O Music Video Awards in the category "Best Ragga Dancehall Video "Lagos Barbie" the lead single off BANTU's "Agberos International" album was nominated in the "Best Alternative Song" category at the