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grammy winners Winners in selected major categories at Sunday's 53rd Annual Grammy Awards: Album of the Year: "The Suburbs," Arcade Fire Record of the Year: "Need You Now," Lady Antebellum Song of the Year: "Need You Now," Lady Antebellum New Artist: Esperanza Spalding Pop Vocal Album: "The Fame Monster," Lady Gaga Pop Performance by a Duo or Group: "Hey Soul Sister," Train Female Pop Vocal Performance: "Bad Romance," Lady Gaga Male Pop Vocal Performance: "Just The Way You Are," Bruno Mars Rock Song: "Angry World," Neil Young Rock Album: "The Resistance," Muse R&B Song: "Shine," John Legend & The Roots R&B Album: "Wake up!" John Legend & The Roots Rap Solo Performance: "Not Afraid," Eminem Rap Song: "Empire State of Mind," Jay-Z and Alicia Keys Rap Album: "Recovery," Eminem Female Coun...
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if you go Event: Kenny Loggins Time/date: 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17 Site: Mississippi Moon Bar, Diamond Jo Casino, Port of Dubuque Cost: $35-$65 All Diamond Jo shows are 21 and older. No refunds or exchanges. Tidbits - Paving his way writing tunes for the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band until 1972, Kenny Loggins teamed up with Jim Messina and established the duo Loggins and Messina. Together, they produced the well-known hits "Danny's Song," "House on Pooh Corner" and "Your Mama Don't Dance." They split in 1976. - Loggins wasted no time achieving stardom in his own right, with successful albums including, "Celebrate Me Home, Nightwatch," "Keep the Fire" and "High Adventure." - In 1980, Loggins won the Best Male Pop Vocal Performance Grammy Award for the hit, "This is It." - As a songwriter, L...
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Duncan Sheik received his second Grammy Award nomination. But unlike the first nomination back in 1998 for best male pop vocal performance for his Top 40 hit "Barely Breathing," the new Grammy nomination is for his work on a little Broadway musical called "Spring Awakening.
Sheik and writing partner Steve Sater were nominated for best musical show album and are competing with new recordings of "A Chorus Line" and "West Side Story." Other nominees include "Company" and "Grey Gardens."
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In July of 1992, [Bobby Brown] married Houston, and in August, he released his third solo album, "Bobby." The album went double platinum, and the hit "Humpin' Around" was a smash, reaching top five on the pop charts and earning Brown a Grammy Award nomination for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance. This album also spun off several R&B hits, including "Good Enough," "Get Away, "That's the Way Love Is, and a duet with his wife, "Something in Common." Brown won the American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist in January 1993.
Brown has also ventured into the movie side of showbiz. In 1996, he co-starred in the hit romantic comedy, "The Thin Line Between Love and Hate," co-starring Martin Lawrence and Lynn Whitfield, and in more recent years he has appeared in the films "...
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In July of 1992, [Bobby Brown] married Houston, and in August, he released his third solo album, "Bobby." The album went double platinum, and the hit "Humpin' Around" was a smash, reaching top five on the pop charts and earning Brown a Grammy Award nomination for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance. This album also spun off several R&B hits, including "Good Enough," "Get Away," "That's the Way Love Is," and a duet with his wife, "Something in Common." Brown won the American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist in January 1993.
Brown has also ventured into the movie side of showbiz. In 1996, he co-starred in the hit romantic comedy, "The Thin Line Between Love and Hate," co-starring Martin Lawrence and Lynri Whitfield, and in more recent years he has appeared in the film...
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He's coming off Grammy wins for best pop vocal album and pop male vocal performance, and now John Mayer is bringing his Continuum Summer Tour to Summerfest.
Mayer will headline the Marcus Amphitheater on July 3. Also appearing with Mayer will be pianist, singer and songwriter Ben Folds and newcomer Brett Dennen, who will open the show at 7:30 p.m.
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Quotes from the Grammy Awards on Sunday night:
Listen, I know it's been a rough week on everybody and what occurred was unintentional, completely regrettable and I apologize if you guys are offended. This has been a dream of mine. ... I don't know what to say. This is officially the greatest moment of my life." -- Justin Timberlake, on the Super Bowl fiasco and winning male pop vocal performance for "Cry Me A River.
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Springfield-raised rhythm and blues music sensation John Legend, who won three Grammy Awards in February, including best new artist, was nominated Thursday for three more.
Legend, a North High school grad, is up for best male pop vocal performance for the single Save Room, best male R&B vocal performance for the song Heaven and best R&B performance by a duo or group with vocals for Family Affair with Joss Stone and Van Hunt -- a track off a Sly and the Family Stone tribute disc.
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Los Angeles Police Sgt. Bridget Pickett said authorities continued to investigate what took place early Sunday in the ritzy Hancock Park neighborhood shortly after [Chris Brown] and longtime girlfriend, pop superstar Rihanna, were seen happily sitting together at the annual preGrammy party hosted by Clive Davis.
The 19-year-old Brown, who had left the scene before authorities arrived, turned himself in to police while the Grammy Awards were going on Sunday without him - and also without Rihanna, who, like Brown, canceled her scheduled appearance.
Rihanna 's publicist declined to say why the singer did not appear, saying only that she was "well" and expressing thanks for the concern. Brown's representatives also refused to discuss the allegations or his arrest.
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At various points in his career, Elton John has been known as the Rocket Man, Captain Fantastic and, before Billy Joel, the Piano Man; he earned that sobriquet from the song "Tiny Dancer" and its lyric "piano man, he makes his stand." Rod Stewart good-naturedly calls him Sharon, while John refers to Stewart as Phyllis.
But who is the man born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on March 25, 1947?
...(He would also try out for the vocalist slots in prog-rock bands King Crimson and Gentle G...." He also won a Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for the song. After Princess...