
Jennifer Hudson
Jennifer Hudson will pay tribute to the late Whitney Houston at Sunday's Grammy Awards, producers for the telecast announced late Saturday.
"We are all pretty devastated. It hit us pretty hard," Grammy Awards executive producer Ken Ehrlich said in an interview that was fed to CBS affiliates Saturday. "A lot of us who worked on the show worked with her a number of times, so it's a very sad day for us and...
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Madonna
If her dance moves are any indication, Madonna will be rooting for the New York Giants on Sunday.
At a Thursday news conference for Super Bowl XLVI, Madonna said she was "inspired" by Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz, who is known for...
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Melanie Amaro, The X Factor
The X Factor's Melanie Amaro has signed a record deal, but not with mentor Simon Cowell.
The inaugural winner of Fox's reality singing competition has signed with...
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Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift gave her fans (and Katniss die-hards everywhere) an early Christmas gift late Thursday when she tweeted the link to her new song for The Hunger Games soundtrack.
"Something I've been VERY excited about for a VERY long time is going to be happening VERY soon," she tweeted shortly before...
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Stephanie Izard
As a longtime country music fan, Top Chef Season 4 winner Stephanie Izard was more than willing to serve as executive chef at the 2011 CMT Artists of the Year gala airing Tuesday (9/8c, CMT) but looked to the honorees for inspiration when designing the evening's menu.
"I got a list from each of them, of the different things they like to eat and don't like to eat," Izard tells TVGuide.com. "Taylor Swift said she liked sausage and gravy from Cracker Barrel, so I did an itty bitty sausage and gravy thing for a passed hors d'oeurve."
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Kayne West
Kanye West led the field with seven Grammy nominations, including Song of the Year and Best Rap Performance, as the Recording Academy announced the nominees with a live, music-filled special Wednesday night. NCIS: Los Angeles star (and Grammy winner) LL Cool J hosted the celebration for a fourth time.
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Taylor Swift
Female vocalists dominated at the 2011 American Music Awards, as Taylor Swift, yet again, was the top winner of the evening, picking up three awards — Favorite Country Female Artist, Country Album and Artist of the Year. "This is crazy," Swift excitedly told the crowd Sunday night.
Adele received two statues, for Favorite Female Pop/Rock Music Artist and Pop/Rock Music Album. Nicki Minaj took home both Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist and Rap/Hip-Hop Album. "There's so much love in this room," Minaj exclaimed after winning her...
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