<p>2009 in music
The following is a list of notable events and
releases that have occurred or are expected
to happen in 2009 in music.
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January
January 8 - Lady GaGa's debut single "Just
Dance" hit number one on the Billboard
Hot 100 after 22 weeks - the second
longest climb to number one, since Creed
"With Arms Wide Open" in November
2000 (27 weeks). [1]
January 28 - Kelly Clarkson breaks record
for the biggest jump to number-one on the
Billboard Hot 100 when her single "My
Life Would Suck Without You" soars from
number 97 to number one fueled by
280,000 digital downloads on the first
week of release. (The previous record was
set by Britney Spears' "Womanizer" which
went from number 96 to number one in
2008.) [2]
January 29 - Madonna announces that she
will extend her record-breaking Sticky &
Sweet Tour during summer of 2009, to
visit cities that were excluded during the
first run. The tour will kick-off in The O2,
London on July 4. The extension will take
Sticky & Sweet Tour to a total of over 80
shows, putting it among the top five tours
of all time. [3]
February
Alex Auburn leaves Cryptopsy.
Lily Allen's "The Fear" jumps a high 168
spots to reach the number one spot on the
UK Singles Chart.[4]
February 1 - Bruce Springsteen,[5] Faith
Hill and Jennifer Hudson[6] perform at
Super Bowl XLIII
February 8 - At the 51st Grammy Awards
in Staples Center, Los Angeles
Alison Krauss and Robert Plant win five
Grammys for their duet album Raising
Sand which also won Album of the Year
Lil Wayne wins four awards, including
Best Rap Album for Tha Carter III (the
only album to sell one million copies in
the first week of release in Un