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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...

Teary Hudson Snags Grammy for R&B Album

Feb 8, 2009 8:09 PM CST

Teary Hudson Snags Grammy for R&B Album

Behind the scenes, cops probe Chris Brown; Rihanna bails

(Newser) - A tearful Jennifer Hudson won her first Grammy today, thanking her family "in heaven and those who are with me today." While Hudson's emotion was front and center, drama unfolded behind the scenes when police said just 90 minutes before the show began that they were investigating nominee...

Grammys Don't Get Alternative

OPINION

Feb 8, 2009 3:30 PM CST

Grammys Don't Get Alternative

A new category should recognize real indie music

(Newser) - Real alternative music acts have been shut-out at the Grammys in favor of their major-label siblings, observes James Reed in the Boston Globe. The Alternative Music category, which has been around since 1991, has never exactly been groundbreaking in its choices—an already well-known Sinead O'Connor took home the prize...

Whitney Grooves at
A-List Grammy Gala

Feb 8, 2009 12:54 PM CST

Whitney Grooves at A-List Grammy Gala

Paul McCartney, Kanye West also at Clive Davis tribute

(Newser) - Whitney Houston emerged from seclusion to headline the star-studded Pre-Grammy Gala last night, and didn’t disappoint, Edna Gundersen writes in USA Today. The diva belted out a “short but lively medley” that included I Will Always Love You and I’m Every Woman. But she wasn’t the...

Grammys Should
Turn Up the Volume

OPINION

Jan 23, 2009 11:10 AM CST

Grammys Should Turn Up the Volume

Oscars get much more attention

(Newser) - Academy Award nominations are all over the news, but people seem to have forgotten about the Grammys. “I didn't even know the Grammys still existed,” writes Dan Abramson on the Huffington Post, but “not only do the Grammy Awards still exist, they might even be coming up....

Grammy Noms
a 'Blessing':
Hudson

Dec 5, 2008 7:00 AM CST

Grammy Noms a 'Blessing': Hudson

Debut album receives four nods

(Newser) - Amid family tragedy, Jennifer Hudson found herself “blessed” with four Grammy nominations, People reports. “It’s been a childhood dream of mine to release an album,” Hudson said in a statement. “I'm extremely honored and humbled.” The nods came on the same day Hudson's estranged...

Lil Wayne Grabs
8 Grammy Nominations

Dec 4, 2008 2:15 AM CST

Lil Wayne Grabs 8 Grammy Nominations

Coldplay comes in second with 7, including one for album of the year

(Newser) - Lil Wayne led the field at the Grammy nominations last night, AP reports. The rapper's eight nominations included one for album of the year for Tha Carter III—the first album to go platinum in its debut week since 2005. Coldplay came in second with seven nominations, which also included...