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Live blogging the Grammys
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Welcome to a somber Grammy night. We're live-blogging the big show. We'll also be marking the remembrances of the late Whitney Houston. Feel free to leave questions or comments in the comments section below or Tweet them to us @ndmusic.
Here we go:
8 p.m. -- Ladies and gentlemen, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band! "We Take Care of Our Own" sounds great. Missing...
The Grammys' halftime report: Foo Fighters!
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Foo Fighters lead the Grammys following the pre-telecast awards, landing four awards for their album of the year nominee “Wasting Light.”
Dave Grohl and friends won best long form video, best rock song for "Walk," best metal performance for “White Limo” and best rock album.
Kanye West, who started with seven nominations, received three awards – best rap song and best rap/sung...
Live-blogging The Grammys pre-show
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Welcome to a somber Grammy night. We'll be live-blogging the pre-telecast awards, the red carpet arrivals and, of course, the big show, starting at 4 p.m. and going until it wraps up around midnight. We'll also be marking the remembrances of the late Whitney Houston. Feel free to leave questions or comments in the comments section below or Tweet them to us @ndmusic.
To get warmed up, check...
Report: Whitney Houston's daughter rushed to hospital
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Bobbi Kristina Brown, the 18-year-old daughter of Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown, has been rushed to Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles, TMZ has reported. No word on the seriousness of her illness yet, but several sources report that she was taken from the Beverly Hilton, where here mother died Saturday, on a stretcher.
More to come......
Whitney Houston, almost too good to be true
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Whitney Houston was almost too good to be true -- a near-impossible package of a singular, powerful voice, movie-star good looks and a self-assurance that only comes to those at the absolute top of their game.
She wasn't just a star. She was a superstar who spawned a constellation of stars who wanted to follow her example, from Mariah Carey and Christina Aguilera to Mary J. Blige and Alicia...
Grammy prediction: Song of the Year, Adele's "Rolling in the Deep"
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Welcome to Grammy Weekend! We'll be preparing for Music's Biggest Night by looking at the top categories and predicting who will win. (Hint: Adele.) We'll also be live-blogging the red carpet arrivals and pre-show awards starting at 4 p.m. Sunday here, as well as the big show starting at 8 p.m.
Song of The Year nominees:
"All of the Lights" (Kanye West)
“The Cave”...
GRAMMY PREDIX: Record of the Year, Adele's "Rolling in the Deep"
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Welcome to Grammy Weekend! We'll be preparing for Music's Biggest Night by looking at the top categories and predicting who will win. (Hint: Adele.) We'll also be live-blogging the red carpet arrivals and pre-show awards starting at 4 p.m. Sunday here, as well as the big show starting at 8 p.m.
Record of The Year nominees:
Adele, “Rolling In The Deep”
Bon Iver, “Holocene”
Bruno...
GRAMMY PREDIX: Album of the Year, Adele's "21"
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Welcome to Grammy Weekend! We'll be preparing for Music's Biggest Night by looking at the top categories and predicting who will win. (Hint: Adele.) We'll also be live-blogging the red carpet arrivals and pre-show awards starting at 4 p.m. Sunday here, as well as the big show starting at 8 p.m.
The nominees:
Adele, “21”
Foo Fighters, “Wasting Light”
Lady Gaga,...
GRAMMY PREDIX: Best New Artist Nicki Minaj
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Welcome to Grammy Weekend! We'll be preparing for Music's Biggest Night by looking at the top categories and predicting who will win. (Hint: Adele.) We'll also be live-blogging the red carpet arrivals and pre-show awards starting at 4 p.m. Sunday here, as well as the big show starting at 8 p.m.
Let's start with the one category we're sure Adele won't win – best new artist. (She already won...
'CBS This Morning' to broadcast Adele performance
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In its Grammy Awards preview show on Friday, “CBS This Morning” will broadcast Adele’s first public performance since her throat surgery. The British singer-songwriter, who is up for six Grammys Sunday night, sings her hit “Rolling in the Deep” a cappella to an audience of one – Anderson Cooper – in a preview of his interview airing at 7 p.m. Sunday on “60 Minutes.”
The morning show runs from...
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