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3 hrs ago | Sunherald.com

Grammy embrace of Chris Brown draws criticism

The Grammy Awards' warm embrace of Chris Brown three years after his assault of Rihanna has drawn the ire of viewers who claim the controversial R&B star shouldn't have been rewarded with such attention.

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Related Topix: Music, Grammy Awards, Music!, Chris Brown, Acoustic, R&B, R-N-B

6 hrs ago | WMGI-FM Terre Haute

Nailed It! Beyonce's Blue Ivy Manicure

When Beyonce stepped out in her first post-baby appearance last week, all eyes were on her figure, but they also should have been looking at her hands.

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Related Topix: Beyonce, Dance, Black Entertainment, R-N-B

10 hrs ago | The IE's Hottest Music 99.1 KGGI

Caption this: Lady Gaga, Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton... Grammy buds?

The Grammy Awards are long known for unexpected collaborations, and this year they didn't end on the stage.

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Related Topix: Dance, Pop/Rock, Nicki Minaj

15 hrs ago | WCHI-AM Chillicothe

Find out who won on Music's Biggest Night

The 54th Annual Grammy Awards air live February 12th at 8/7c only on CBS. Check out a list of winners below.

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Related Topix: Dance, Pop/Rock, Adele, Celebrities, Lady Gaga, Coldplay, The Decemberists, Foo Fighters, Chris Brown, Acoustic

19 hrs ago | Q102.com

Adele, Foo Fighters win big at the 54th Grammy Awards

Adele cleaned up at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards Sunday night, winning in every category she was nominated in: Record of the Year, Best Pop Solo Performance, Best Pop Vocal Album, Song of the Year and Album of the Year, and Short Form Music Video.

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Related Topix: Dance, Pop/Rock, Adele, Grammy Awards, Music!, Music, Foo Fighters, Black Entertainment, Kanye West, Celebrities, Rap, Jay-Z

Sun Feb 12, 2012

Houston Home-Journal

Staff left reeling as five 'Sun' journalists arrested

MARK HENNESSY, London EditorSENIOR NEWS International executives must be recalled to appear before MPs following the arrest of five journalists from the ... Read the full story at Irish Times Chris Brown's 'F.A.M.E.' wins best RB album Grammy Singer Chris Brown's "F.A.M.E." was announced as the best RB album at the 54th Grammy awards presentation ... (more)

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Related Topix: Chris Brown, Acoustic, Black Entertainment, Kanye West

WYFF-TV Greenville

Houston's Death Sets Somber Tone For Grammys

The sudden death of Whitney Houston casts a pall over the music industry's biggest night, the Grammy Awards, but the show will go on Sunday with a "respectful musical tribute," show producers said.

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Related Topix: Grammy Awards, Music!, Music, Whitney Houston, Black Entertainment, Pop/Rock, The Beach Boys, Dance, Adele, R-N-B, Rihanna

Asbury Park Press Online

The Roots pay tribute to Houston at pre-Grammy jam

This Jan. 17, 2009 file photo shows singer Whitney Houston at the BET Honors in the Warner Theatre in Washington.

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Related Topix: The Roots, Black Entertainment, Whitney Houston, Pop/Rock

CW2 Colorado KWGN-TV

Grammy Awards 2012: Five races to watch -- besides Adele's

If you're going by the Las Vegas odds on the four main Grammy races, only a fool would wager against Adele in the categories in which she is nominated.

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Related Topix: Grammy Awards, Music!, Music, Black Entertainment, Kanye West, Pop/Rock, The Lights, Mars, Dance, Coldplay, Entertainment

WLXC-FM Columbia

Star-Studded 54th Annual Grammy Awards Set for Sunday Night

This year's Grammy Awards only have 78 categories, compared with the previous 100+ categories of previous years.

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Related Topix: Grammy Awards, Music!, Music, Dance, R-N-B, Coldplay, Rihanna, Pop/Rock, Foo Fighters, Adele

Belleville News Democrat

Houston recalled as happy in days before death

Whitney Houston's last days were spent surrounded by family, catching up with old friends and doing a bit of what she was best known for: singing.

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Related Topix: Comedy Movies, Music!, Thriller, The Bodyguard, Drama Movies, Action Movies, Celebrities, Whitney Houston, Black Entertainment, Pop/Rock, Kelly Price, R-N-B

Toronto News.Net

US faces tough fight in cash smuggling crackdown

The NATO-backed war in Libya has turned the ramshackle Egyptian border town of Salloum into a multimillion-dollar smuggling hub, with at least two huge shipments of weapons seized in recent weeks and many more loads passing into Egypt undetected, smugglers and military officials say.

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Related Topix: Beyonce, Dance, Black Entertainment, R-N-B

Sat Feb 11, 2012

Log Cabin Democrat

Jennifer Hudson, tattoo artist? Could've happened

In this Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012 photo, singer Jennifer Hudson poses at The Pan African Film & Arts Festival's opening night premiere of Screen Gems' "Think Like a Man" in Los Angeles.

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Related Topix: Dance, Jennifer Hudson, Watches, Entertainment

Log Cabin Democrat

The story of us: Lady Gaga and RedOne

Producer RedOne says his goal in music was to "find the next Madonna or Britney ." Then he met an unsigned artist named Lady Gaga.

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Related Topix: Celebrities, Dance, Lady Gaga, Pop/Rock, RZA, Black Entertainment, Entertainment

Kypost.Com

Photos of Blue Ivy Carter go online

Winter Weather Advisory issued February 10 at 9:29PM EST expiring February 11 at 12:00PM EST in effect for: Boone; Bracken; Campbell; Carroll; Gallatin; Grant; Kenton; Lewis; Mason; Owen; Pendleton; Robertson Winter Weather Advisory issued February 10 at 9:08PM EST expiring February 11 at 12:00PM EST in effect for: Anderson; Bourbon; Clark; ... (more)

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Related Topix: Beyonce, Dance, Black Entertainment, R-N-B, Entertainment

Boston.com

Pastor embraces hip-hop to reach Mass. youth

Would Jesus invite Tupac Shakur and Queen Latifah into his house to save "those who hunger and thirst for right-eousness?" The Framingham resident who is chairman of the African-American Studies Department at Northeastern University and serves as founding pastor of the just-opened Community of Love Christian Fellowship church in Allston believes ... (more)

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Related Topix: Queen Latifah, Black Entertainment, Tupac Shakur, Rap, Northeastern University, The Sugarhill Gang

WLXC-FM Columbia

Will Nicki Minaj Wrap Up a Big Win at the Grammys?

The Grammys take place this Sunday night, and though Kanye West is the ceremony's top nominee, all eyes have been on Nicki Minaj , who's up for three awards including Best New Artist.

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Related Topix: Dance, Nicki Minaj, Pop/Rock, Grammy Awards, Music!, Music, Celebrities, Black Entertainment, Kanye West, LL Cool J, Rap

WMGL-FM North Charleston

B.o.B Delivers "Not-So-Good" News About His Upcoming Album

B.o.B tweeted some "Good News and 'Not-so-good' news...." Thursday night. The good news is that his new single "So Good," will be available on February 14.

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Fri Feb 10, 2012

NBC Chicago

The Grammys Look West-Ward; Adele & Beach Boys Making Triumphant Returns

The loose-cannon antics of Kanye West, the unstoppable accolade juggernaut that is Adele, and the Beach Boys - you can't accuse the 54th annual Grammy Awards of being too narrowly focused.

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Related Topix: Grammy Awards, The Beach Boys, Music!, Music, Pop/Rock, Black Entertainment, Kanye West, Celebrities, Country, Hot Chicks, Taylor Swift

WBRZ

Kanye West, Drew Brees join lineup for Make it Right gala

Singer Kanye West and Saints quarterback Drew Brees have joined the list of celebrities that will attend a gala March 10 in New Orleans to benefit Brad Pitt's Make It Right home rebuilding effort.

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Related Topix: Celebrities, Black Entertainment, Kanye West

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