2009

⟵ 2008 • 2009 • 2010 ⟶

January

• 20: Kanye Attends President Barack Obama's Inauguration.

Febuary

• 8: Performed "American Boy" with Estelle at the 51st Grammy Awards.
• 17: Released the music video for "Welcome to Heartbreak" featuring Kid Cudi.

March

• 21: Performed at the South by Southwest (SXSW) Festival in Austin, Texas.
• 24: Keri Hilson releases "Knock You Down" featuring Kanye West and Ne-Yo.

April

• 1: Kanye releases the music video for "Amazing" featuring Young Jeezy.

May

• 28: Kanye Performed at VH1's Storytellers

June

• 7: Performed at Hot 97's Summer Jam concert in New Jersey.
• 23:Attended and won the BET Awards 2009 for Best Male Hip-Hop Artist.

July

• 2: Performed at the Roskilde Festival in Denmark.
• 3: Performed at the Main Square Festival in France.
• 4: Performed at the Eurockéennes Festival in France.
• 5: Performed at the Wireless Festival in the United Kingdom.
• 8: Performed at Live at the Marquee in Ireland, where he paid tribute to Michael Jackson.

August

• 5: West is featured on Jay-Z’s song "Run This Town" with Rihanna
• 27: Drake releases now iconic hip-hop song "Forever" with Kanye West, Lil Wayne, and Eminem.

September

• 13: Interrupted Taylor Swift's acceptance speech at the MTV Video Music Awards
• 14: West would address the VMAs incident on The Jay Leno Show expressing regret for his action.

• Taylor Swift Confirms that Kanye West called her to apologize for the VMAs incident.

October

• 1: Kanye Canceled the "Fame Kills" tour with Lady Gaga.

December

• 31: Kanye had spent New Year's Eve in Hawaii working on My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.