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
ARIA Award for Best World Music Album which comprises between 40 and 100 members of representatives experienced in this genre. Yolngu singer-songwriter Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu has won the category four times, while gypsy fusion band Monsieur Camembert and oud virtuoso Joseph Tawadros and have each won the award three times. In the following table, the winner is highlighted in a separate colour, and in boldface; the nominees are those that are not highlighted or in boldface. ARIA Award for Best World Music Album The ARIA Music Award for Best World Music Album, is an award presented within the Artisan Awards at the annual ARIA Music Awards. The