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Grammys
Red Carpet:
Best, Worst,
Weirdest

Feb 1, 2010 10:55 AM CST

Grammys Red Carpet: Best, Worst, Weirdest

Lady Gaga, Britney Spears' award show fashion doesn't disappoint

(Newser) - Even the Jersey Shore kids cleaned up a bit—where’d your signature “pouf” go, Snooki?—for the Grammys red carpet, but that didn’t mean there were no crazy get-ups to be found. PopEater points to some of the best and worst looks. Most notably, Lady Gaga showed...

Beyoncé, Taylor
Swift Share
Spotlight

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Jan 31, 2010 11:03 PM CST

Beyoncé, Taylor Swift Share Spotlight

Beyoncé sets record with 6 Grammys; Swift captures album of the year

(Newser) - Beyoncé won six Grammy Awards tonight in Los Angeles, setting a record for a female performer, but was foiled in two high-profile categories. The R&B superstar captured song of the year for "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On it)," while Taylor Swift took home album of the...

Michael Jackson's
Kids Thank His Fans

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Jan 31, 2010 9:41 PM CST

Michael Jackson's Kids Thank His Fans

Prince Michael and Paris Michael accept lifetime achievement Grammy

(Newser) - Michael Jackson's two older children brought the house down at tonight's Grammy Awards, taking the stage to accept their late father's lifetime achievement honor and thank his fans. "His message was simple: Love," said Prince Michael, 12. We will continue to spread his message and help the world....

Fearless
Grammy
Predictions

Jan 31, 2010 7:56 AM CST

Fearless Grammy Predictions

Expect wins from Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, Green Day

(Newser) - The Grammys are tonight, so Spin breaks down the best bets to take home a trophy.

Album of the Year: Taylor Swift’s Fearless is a shoo-in here, because “the only thing Grammy voters love as much as very old people is very young people"—though Lady Gaga

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Gays Blast
Buju Banton
Grammy Nod

Jan 29, 2010 5:32 AM CST

Gays Blast Buju Banton Grammy Nod

Homophobic singer is up for best reggae album award

(Newser) - Gay rights groups angered at notoriously anti-gay reggae singer Buju Banton's Grammy nomination are urging organizers to use Sunday's awards show to denounce him. Banton—up for a best reggae album award for his Rasta Got Soul album—called for the murder of gay men in his 1988 hit Boom ...

Kings of Leon:
We're Too Popular

Interview

Dec 4, 2009 10:41 AM CST

Kings of Leon: We're Too Popular

Frontman Caleb Followill annoyed by group's success

(Newser) - You’d think Kings of Leon would be thrilled by the group's recent success, capped off by four Grammy nods for “Use Somebody,” but it's actually kind of annoying. “We definitely got bigger than we wanted to be,” frontman Caleb Followill tells Spin . “You feel...

Johnny Depp Gets
a Grammy Nod?

strange selections

Dec 3, 2009 2:05 PM CST

Johnny Depp Gets a Grammy Nod?

Weird subplots abound at this year's awards

(Newser) - Beyoncé and Taylor Swift are grabbing all the headlines or their copious Grammy nods, but down the ballot are some truly weird nominees. Johnny Depp, for example, could soon become a Grammy winner for writing the album notes for Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson. Or...

Beyoncé Leads Grammy Pack

Dec 3, 2009 5:15 AM CST

Beyoncé Leads Grammy Pack

She nabs 10 nominations, Swift gets 8

(Newser) - Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, and Lady Gaga will compete to become queen of the 52nd Grammy Awards. The three women were the only artists to score nominations across the Album of the Year, Record of the Year, and Song of the Year categories, meaning one of them may be able to...

How to Freshen Up the Grammy Awards

KANYE-TAYLOR REUNION?

Dec 2, 2009 11:00 AM CST

How to Freshen Up the Grammy Awards

Getting rid of the polka category was good, but more should be done

(Newser) - The 52-year-old Grammy Awards, which until recently still featured polka, are more reluctant to make changes than the Oscars and the Emmys. As we wait for tonight’s nominee unveiling, Todd Martens offers up some ideas for how the awards can stay relevant, in the Los Angeles Times :

Give album

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World Hates Prejean
Cuz She's Hot: Trump

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

Aug 19, 2009 12:23 PM CDT

World Hates Prejean Cuz She's Hot: Trump

Plus, first Survivor gets dragged back to jail, and more

(Newser) - Former Miss California Carrie Prejean is only controversial “because she’s so beautiful,” Donald Trump told David Letterman last night. “She said that a man should marry a woman, and it became very controversial for whatever reason, but I always said it was really because of her...

Rihanna Photo Leak Could Sink Brown Case

Apr 29, 2009 2:38 PM CDT

Rihanna Photo Leak Could Sink Brown Case

Singer's lawyer wants case thrown out if cops were responsible

(Newser) - The case against Chris Brown could be dismissed if a pending probe finds cops were responsible for leaking photos of a battered Rihanna, his lawyer tells E! Online. A Los Angeles judge scheduled the preliminary hearing for May 28 in response to the lawyer's request for a delay in...

Dodging Olympics,
2010 Oscars Return to March

Mar 26, 2009 9:54 AM CDT

Dodging Olympics, 2010 Oscars Return to March

Awards will not compete with Olympics

(Newser) - Thanks to the Olympics, you’ll have some extra time to see the Best Picture nominees before the 2010 Oscar telecast, the Los Angeles Times reports. The awards ceremony will move to March 7 from late February to avoid competing with the Vancouver Games. “Why have two gigantic, spectacular...

Radiohead on
Miley 'Feud':
Grow Up

Mar 13, 2009 10:06 AM CDT

Radiohead on Miley 'Feud': Grow Up

Band responds to her threat to 'ruin them'

(Newser) - The members of Radiohead don't seem too worried about Miley Cyrus' threat to "ruin them" issued after they passed on meeting her at the Grammys, MTV reports. "When Miley grows up, she'll learn not to have such a sense of entitlement," the band told Us Weekly. Hannah...

Miley Vows to 'Ruin' Radiohead After Snub

Mar 6, 2009 2:16 PM CST

Miley Vows to 'Ruin' Radiohead After Snub

Band's refusal to say hello has starlet fuming

(Newser) - Rockers Radiohead aren’t huge Hannah Montana fans, the Daily Mirror reports. Miley Cyrus tells a Portland radio station she’s bent after the band snubbed her at the Grammy Awards. “My manager asked and said, you know, ‘Miley, she’s really obsessed and she’d really like...

Jay Z: Chris Brown Is a Dead Man Walking

Feb 11, 2009 9:23 AM CST

Jay Z: Chris Brown Is a Dead Man Walking

Attack prompts outrage and rumors, from herpes to jealousy

(Newser) - Glimpses into the crazy world of Rihanna and Chris Brown continue to trickle out. The latest tidbits from their pre-Grammy drama:

Jay-Z, who discovered Rihanna, is enraged, says a source. “Chris is a walking dead man.”
One rumor claims Rihanna caught herpes from Jay-Z and passed it on

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Rihanna Suffered
'Split Lip, Bites'
in Brown Fight

Feb 10, 2009 5:36 AM CST

Rihanna Suffered 'Split Lip, Bites' in Brown Fight

Rihanna cooperating with police investigation, friends say

(Newser) - Rihanna suffered facial bruises, a bloody nose, split lip and bite marks on her arm and hand in her explosive confrontation with boyfriend Chris Brown, TMZ is reporting. One source called the injuries "horrific." Brown has been charged with assault following his arrest after the fight Saturday on...

Usher's Wife in
'Stable Condition'

Feb 9, 2009 12:40 PM CST

Usher's Wife in 'Stable Condition'

(Newser) - Usher’s wife is in “stable condition” following an unidentified problem during surgery, People reports. A statement from the family said 37-year-old Tameka Raymond is resting after “suffering complications from routine surgery in Brazil. No further details will be released, and the family requests privacy at this difficult...

Grammy Fashion Mostly Boring

SLIDESHOW

Feb 9, 2009 8:07 AM CST

Grammy Fashion Mostly Boring

Rock stars need to stop playing it safe

(Newser) - What happened to rock stars dressing like rock stars?, wonders Monica Corcoran in the Los Angeles Times. Last night’s Grammy Awards were “glutted with tasteful gowns,” with nominees wearing “plenty of dresses that wouldn't make a pastor flinch.” Gone are the days of the tacky,...

Chris Brown
Busted in
Rihanna
Assault
Probe

Feb 9, 2009 4:54 AM CST

Chris Brown Busted in Rihanna Assault Probe

Brown, Rihanna cancel Grammy gigs

(Newser) - Singer Chris Brown surrendered yesterday to Los Angeles police investigating an alleged assault against girlfriend Rihanna, reports E! Online. Both stars canceled their scheduled Grammy performances yesterday. The incident occurred as the pair became involved in a heated argument in a car. Rihanna, 20, suffered bruises to her face in...

Krauss, Plant Win
Big at Grammys

Feb 9, 2009 3:55 AM CST

Krauss, Plant Win Big at Grammys

Telecast short on awards, long on performances

(Newser) - Alison Krauss and Robert Plant boasted the highest number of Grammys last night, grabbing five awards, including honors for Album of the Year for Raising Sand, E! reports. Other big winners included Lil Wayne, who scooped up four Grammys, and Coldplay, which snagged three awards, including one for Best Rock...