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Musicians Steven Tyler and Joe Perry present the Artist of the Year award onstage during the 2008 American Music Awards held at Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE on November 23, 2008 in Los Angeles, California.

Casey Phillips: For blues rock guitar aficionados, watching 32-year-old Joe Bonamassa's star rise has been akin to witnessing the rebirth of Stevie Ray Vaughan.

Stars from the UK and beyond hit the red carpet in LA last night for the annual British Academy of Film and Television Arts Britannia Awards.

In an overwhelming response, the citizens of Larimer County have chosen the painting to represent the 2009 Open Lands Visual Artist of the Year, Diane Findley.

Art went glam officially last night when Rob Pruitt's First Annual Art Awards took place at the Guggenheim Museum , which is certainly celebrating its 50th anniversary in style.

Keystone Edge , Pop City 's sister publication the covers the state of Pennsylvania, highlights Pittsburgh Center for the Arts "Artist of the Year" Tim Kaulen.

October 30, 2009 - " Nashville , Tenn. - "The nominees for the 25th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards were announced yesterday at the annual press conference held at the Sommet Center , Visitors Center in downtown Nashville , Tenn.

Eminem is heading to the American Music Awards. The Detroit rapper will perform on the Nov.

Have you cast your vote for the American Music Awards yet? Who will you choose for Artist of the Year? Do you like Kings of Leon, Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, Eminem, or Michael Jackson? Believe it or not, the American Music Awards is the awards show that puts the control in your hands! This means you get to decide if Eminem, Michael Jackson, or T.I.

Wednesday, October 28, 2009, 5:03pm MASSENA -- The Massena Artists Association announces Michiko Taylor of Potsdam as "Artist of the Year" for 2009-10. This award is based on the three watercolor paintings that she submitted to MAA's 25th Annual Membership Art Exhibit.

CLOSE CLOSE Music News ! News and Views: Friday, October 30, 2009 By Andy Argyrakis A NEW KNAPP ATTACK All eyes were on Jennifer Knapp's recent comeback concert in Los Angeles, but the previously reclusive singer/songwriter is proving that was more than a mere one off.

After leaving the world of advertising and pretty much packing his camera away seven years ago, Michael Granberry didn't know if he could still compete in the world of photography.

Downhere recently took home nine trophies during the 31st Annual Covenant Awards in Canada after the Centricity Records pop/rock band garnered 11 nominations.

Emma Kirkby is a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire. That's not the least of her aristocratic appellations: She is also lauded in her press materials as the "Queen of Early Music." She was named "Artist of the Year" in 1999 by Britain's Classic FM.

As any award enthusiast knows, award-show spectacles - carefully choreographed productions that inspire at least as much excitement as the recipients of the actual awards - are achievements in their own right.

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By Kate Welter The Daily Barometer OSU music professor Jan Michael Looking Wolf Reibach was presented with the Artist of the Year award at the 11th annual Native American Music Awards on Oct.

I've always thought it should have been titled "Iago" in recognition of its most fascinating character, but nobody asked me.

Linda Andrade has been selected as the Utopia Arts and Craft Guild's 2009 Artist of the Year.

The reggaeton duo led the awards show with six nominations and ultimately walked away with Video of the Year for "Abusadora" and Artist of the Year.