Taylor Swift must share her spotlight once again with Kanye West. Billboard Magazine has named Swift the top female artist of 2009 and West the top male artist.
Swift also was chosen's Billboard's top artist of the year — Kanye was sixth on that list.
Beyonce, Eminem win VMAs as Kanye rains on Taylor Swift's parade
Back in September, Swift's VMA acceptance speech was interrupted by West, who took the stage and declared that Beyoncé — who placed second on Billboard's top female artists list — should've won for "Single Ladies." Since then...
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The MTV VMA Awards were kind of fantastic. It's a tough show to pull off: So much of the show's success depends on the quality of a given year's popular artists. So we lucked out this year with Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, and a very skinny Eminem. Welcome to Top Moments, VMA edition.
See our list after the jump.
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Alexis Grace, in all of her 4-foot-11, 98-lb. glory, came by the TVGuide.com offices this week to reflect on her run on American Idol, which many believe ended too soon.
We presented Alexis with the TVGuide.com poll in which 89 percent of the voters agree that a singer lobbying for the Judges' Save should be able to encore any past performance, rather than their most recent one. Impressed by the consensus, Alexis says, "It makes a strong point ... [though] there are arguments to be made for both sides."
In this video sit-down, Alexis also touches on these topics:
• Why she is particularly bummed about not making the cut for Idol's summer tour.
• Her plan to go "Dancing" during Motown week.
• Her favorite song by Pink, whom she has called her "dream duet."
• Did she really have 30 pairs of shoes with her at the Idol mansion?!
• And, of course, her future plans.
Watch and discuss Alexis' video, after the jump.
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More acts are lining up to rock the MTV Video Music Awards.Rihanna, Paramore, Pink and T.I. have been added to the roster of VMA performers, The Associated Press reports.They join the already-announced Kid Rock, Lil' Wayne and the Jonas Brothers.Rihanna, whose "Take a Bow" is up for Best Female Video, will perform her No. 1 summer hit "Disturbia," while Best Rock Video nominee Paramore will belt out "Misery Business." Pink, a past VMA winner, will entertain the crowd with "So What," the first single off her upcoming album Funhouse.No word on what T.I., who's up for Best Male Video, will perform, but his presence will be significant for another reason. It will be his first award show appearance since his arrest at last year's BET Hip-Hop Awards for trying to purchase machine guns and silencers. The rapper will serve a year in jail after completing 1,000 hours of community service.The 2008 Video Music Awards, hosted by British comedian Russell Brand, will air Sept. 7 on MTV. — Jo...
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Pop singer Pink and motocross standout Carey Hart are ending their two-year marriage. Hart, a former Surreal Life cast member, dismissed rumors of relationship trouble last year, but Pink's publicist, Michelle Schweitzer, made an official announcement today.“This decision was made by best friends with a huge amount of love and respect for one another," she told People. "While the marriage is over, their friendship has never been stronger.”The raspy-voiced diva met Hart at the 2001 X Games, and the couple married in a January 2006 ceremony in Costa Rica. — Adam Bryant
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