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		<title>54th Grammy Awards Nominees Kanye West, Adele, Bruno Mars, Lil Wayne &amp; Rhianna Vie for Top Awards</title>
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Kanye West leads Grammy Nominations with seven; Adele, and Bruno Mars each earned six; and Lil Wayne garnered five. Adele, Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars, and Rihanna will vie for Album of the Year Taylor Swift will perform at this month&#8217;s 54th Grammy Awards  in Los Angeles on February 12th at the Staples Center. [...]]]></description>
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<p>Kanye West leads Grammy Nominations with seven; Adele, and Bruno Mars each earned six; and Lil Wayne garnered five. Adele, Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars, and Rihanna will vie for Album of the Year Taylor Swift will perform at this month&#8217;s 54th Grammy Awards  in Los Angeles on February 12th at the Staples Center. Singer/Actor  LL Cool J will host.</p>
<p>Headliner acts Coldplay, Rihanna, Bruno Mars, Paul McCartney, Nicki   Minaj and Taylor Swift will perform. omplete list of nominees for the 54th Grammy Awards includes:</p>
<div>
<p><strong>Album of the Year</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><em>21,</em> Adele</li>
<li><em>Wasting Light</em>, Foo Fighters</li>
<li><em>Born This Way</em>, Lady Gaga</li>
<li><em>Doo-Wops &amp; Hooligans</em>, Bruno Mars</li>
<li><em>Loud</em>, Rihanna</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Record of the Year</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>&#8220;Rolling in the Deep,&#8221; Adele</li>
<li>&#8220;Holocene,&#8221; Bon Iver</li>
<li>&#8220;Grenade,&#8221; Bruno Mars</li>
<li>&#8220;The Cave,&#8221; Mumford &amp; Sons</li>
<li>&#8220;Firework,&#8221; Katy Perry</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Song of the Year</strong></p>
<ul>
<li> &#8220;All of the Lights,&#8221; Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi and Fergie (Writer: Jeff  Bhasker, Malik Jones, Warren Trotter and Kanye West)</li>
<li>&#8220;The Cave,&#8221; Mumford &amp; Sons (Writers: Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus  Mumford and Country Winston)</li>
<li>&#8220;Grenade,&#8221; Bruno Mars (Writers: Brody Brown, Claude Kelly, Philip Lawrence,  Ari Levine, Bruno Mars and Andrew Wyatt)</li>
<li>&#8220;Holocene,&#8221; Bon Iver (Writer: Justin Vernon)</li>
<li>&#8220;Rolling in the Deep,&#8221; Adele (Writers: Adele Adkins and Paul  Epworth)</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Best New Artist</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Nicki Minaj</li>
<li>Bon Iver</li>
<li>The Band Perry</li>
<li>J. Cole</li>
<li>Skrillex</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Best Female Pop Solo Performance</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>&#8220;Someone Like You,&#8221; Adele</li>
<li>&#8220;You and I,&#8221; Lady Gaga</li>
<li>&#8220;Grenade,&#8221; Bruno Mars</li>
<li>&#8220;Firework,&#8221; Katy Perry</li>
<li>&#8220;F&#8211;kin&#8217; Perfect,&#8221; Pink</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Best Pop Duo/Group Performance</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>&#8220;Body and Soul,&#8221; Tony Bennett and Amy Winehouse</li>
<li>&#8220;Dearest,&#8221; The Black Keys</li>
<li>&#8220;Paradise,&#8221; Coldplay</li>
<li>&#8220;Pumped Up Kicks,&#8221; Foster The People</li>
<li>&#8220;Moves Like Jagger,&#8221; Maroon 5 and Christina Aguilera</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Best Pop Instrumental Album<br />
</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>&#8220;Wish Upon a Star,&#8221; Jenny Oaks Baker</li>
<li>&#8220;E Kahe Malie,&#8221; Daniel Ho</li>
<li>&#8220;The Road From Memphis,&#8221; Booker T. Jones</li>
<li>&#8220;Hello Tomorrow,&#8221; Dave Koz</li>
<li>&#8220;Setzer Goes Instru-MENTAL!,&#8221; Brian Setzer</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Best Pop Vocal Album<br />
</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><em>21</em>, Adele</li>
<li><em>The Lady Killer</em>, Cee Lo Green</li>
<li><em>Born This Way</em>, Lady Gaga</li>
<li><em>Doo-Wops &amp; Hooligans</em>, Bruno Mars</li>
<li><em>Loud</em>, Rihanna</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Best Dance Recording<br />
</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>&#8220;Raise Your Weapon,&#8221; Deadmau5 and Greta Svabo Bech</li>
<li>&#8220;Barbra Streisand,&#8221; Duck Sauce</li>
<li>&#8220;Sunshine,&#8221; David Guetta and Avicii</li>
<li>&#8220;Call Your Girlfriend,&#8221; Robyn</li>
<li>&#8220;Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites,&#8221; Skrillex</li>
<li>&#8220;Save the World,&#8221; Swedish House Mafia</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Best Dance/Electronica Album</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><em>Zonoscope</em>, Cut/Copy</li>
<li><em>4&#215;4=12</em>, Deadmau5</li>
<li><em>Nothing But the Beat</em>, David Guetta</li>
<li><em>Body Talk, Pt. 3</em>, Robyn</li>
<li><em>Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites</em>, Skrillex</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><em>Duets II</em>, Tony Bennett and Various Artists</li>
<li><em>The Gift</em>, Susan Boyle</li>
<li><em>In Concert on Broadway</em>, Harry Connick Jr.</li>
<li><em>Music Is Better Than Words</em>, Seth MacFarlane</li>
<li><em>What Matters Most: Barbra Streisand Sings the Lyrics of Alan and Marilyn  Bergman</em>, Barbra Streisand</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Best Rock Performance<br />
</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>&#8220;Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall,&#8221; Coldplay</li>
<li>&#8220;Down By the Water,&#8221; The Decemberists</li>
<li>&#8220;Walk,&#8221; Foo Fighters</li>
<li>&#8220;The Cave,&#8221; Mumford &amp; Sons</li>
<li>&#8220;Lotus Flower,&#8221; Radiohead</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance<br />
</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>&#8220;On the Backs of Angels,&#8221; Dream Theater<em><br />
</em></li>
<li>&#8220;White Limo,&#8221; Foo Fighters<em><br />
</em></li>
<li>&#8220;Curl of the Burl,&#8221; Mastodon<em><br />
</em></li>
<li>&#8220;Public Enemy No. 1,&#8221; Megadeth<em><br />
</em></li>
<li>&#8220;Blood in My Eyes,&#8221; Sum 41</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Best Rock Song<br />
</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>&#8220;The Cave,&#8221; Mumford &amp; Sons (Writers: Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus  Mumford and Country Winston)</li>
<li>&#8220;Down by the Water,&#8221; The Decemberists (Writer: Colin Meloy)</li>
<li>&#8220;Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall,&#8221; Coldplay (Writers: Guy Berryman, Jonny  Buckland, Will Champion and Chris Martin)</li>
<li>&#8220;Lotus Flower,&#8221; Radiohead (Writers: Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Ed  O&#8217;Brien, Phil Selway and Thom Yorke)</li>
<li>&#8220;Walk,&#8221; Foo Fighters (Writers: Foo Fighters)</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Best Rock Album<br />
</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><em>Rock &#8216;n&#8217; Roll Party Honoring Les Paul</em>, Jeff Beck</li>
<li><em>Wasting Light</em>, Foo Fighters</li>
<li><em>Come Around Sundown</em>, Kings of Leon</li>
<li><em>I&#8217;m With You</em>, Red Hot Chili Peppers</li>
<li><em>The Whole Love</em>, Wilco</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Best Alternative Music Album<br />
</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><em>Bon Iver</em>, Bon Iver</li>
<li><em>Codes and Keys</em>, Death Cab for Cutie</li>
<li><em>Torches</em>, Foster the People</li>
<li><em>Circuital</em>, My Morning Jacket</li>
<li><em>The King of Limbs</em>, Radiohead</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Best R&amp;B Performance</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>&#8220;Far Away,&#8221; Marsha Ambrosius</li>
<li>&#8220;Pieces of Me,&#8221; Ledisi</li>
<li>&#8220;Not My Daddy,&#8221; Kelly Price and Stokely</li>
<li>&#8220;Is This Love,&#8221; Corinne Bailey Rae</li>
<li>&#8220;You Are,&#8221; Charlie Wilson</li>
</ul>
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<p><strong>Best Traditional R&amp;B Performance</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>&#8220;Sometimes I Cry,&#8221; Eric Benet</li>
<li>&#8220;Fool for You,&#8221; Cee Lo Green and Melanie Fiona</li>
<li>&#8220;Radio Message,&#8221; R. Kelly</li>
<li>&#8220;Good Man,&#8221; Raphael Saadiq</li>
<li>&#8220;Surrender,&#8221; Betty Wright and The Roots</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Best R&amp;B Song<br />
</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>&#8220;Far Away,&#8221; Marsha Ambrosius (Writers: Marsha Ambrosius, Sterling Simms and  Justin Smith)</li>
<li>&#8220;Fool for You,&#8221; Cee Lo Green and Melanie Fiona (Writers: Cee Lo Green and  Jack Splash)</li>
<li>&#8220;Not My Daddy,&#8221; Kelly Price and Stockley (Writer: Kelly Price)</li>
<li>&#8220;Pieces of Me,&#8221; Ledisi (Writers: Charles Harmon, Claude Kelly and Ledisi  Young</li>
<li>&#8220;You Are,&#8221; Charlie Wilson (Writers: Dennis Bettis, Carl M. Days Jr., Wirlie  Morris, Charlie Wilson and Mahin Wilson)</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Best R&amp;B Album<br />
</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><em>F.A.M.E</em>, Chris Brown</li>
<li><em>Second Chance</em>, El DeBarge</li>
<li><em>Love Letter</em>, R. Kelly</li>
<li><em>Pieces of Me</em>, Ledisi</li>
<li><em>Kelly</em>, Kelly Price</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Best Rap Performance<br />
</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>&#8220;Look at Me Now,&#8221; Chris Brown, Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes<em><br />
</em></li>
<li>&#8220;Otis,&#8221; Kanye West and Jay-Z</li>
<li>&#8220;The Show Goes On,&#8221; Lupe Fiasco</li>
<li>&#8220;Moment 4 Life,&#8221; Nicki Minaj and Drake</li>
<li>&#8220;Black and Yellow,&#8221; Wiz Khalifa</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Best Rap/Sung Collaboration<br />
</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>&#8220;Party,&#8221; Beyoncè and Andrè 3000</li>
<li>&#8220;I&#8217;m on One,&#8221; DJ Khaled, Drake, Rick Ross and Lil Wayne</li>
<li>&#8220;I Need a Doctor,&#8221; Dr. Dre, Eminem and Skylar Grey</li>
<li>&#8220;What&#8217;s My Name,&#8221; Rihanna and Drake</li>
<li>&#8220;Motivation,&#8221; Kelly Rowland and Lil Wayne</li>
<li>&#8220;All of the Lights,&#8221; Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi and Fergie</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Best Rap Song<br />
</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>&#8220;All of the Lights,&#8221; Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi and Fergie (Writers: Jeff  Bhasker, Malik Jones, Warren Trotter and Kanye West)</li>
<li>&#8220;Black and Yellow,&#8221; Wiz Khalifa (Writers: Mikkel Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen  and Cameron Thomaz)</li>
<li>&#8220;I Need a Doctor,&#8221; Dr. Dre, Eminem and Skylar Grey (Writers: Andre Young,  Marshall MAthers III, Alexander Grant and Skylar Grey</li>
<li>&#8220;Look at Me Now,&#8221; Chris Brown, Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes (Writers: Jean  Baptiste, Chris Brown, Ryan Buendia, Trevor Smith, Dwayne Carther Jr., and  Wesley Pentz)</li>
<li>&#8220;Otis,&#8221; Kanye West and Jay-Z (Writers: Shawn Carter and Kanye West)</li>
<li>&#8220;The Show Goes On,&#8221; Lupe Fiasco (Writers: Dustin William Brower, Jonathon  Keith Brown, Daniel Johnson, Kane and Wasalu Muhammad Jaco)</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Best Rap Album<br />
</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><em>Watch the Throne</em>, Jay-Z and Kanye West</li>
<li><em>Tha Carter IV</em>, Lil Wayne</li>
<li><em>Lasers</em>, Lupe Fiasco</li>
<li><em>Pink Friday</em>, Nicki Minaj</li>
<li><em>My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy</em>, Kanye West</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Bset Country Solo Performance<br />
</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>&#8220;Dirt Road Anthem,&#8221; Jason Aldean</li>
<li>&#8220;I&#8217;m Gonna Love You Through It,&#8221; Martina McBride</li>
<li>&#8220;Honey Bee,&#8221; Blake Shelton</li>
<li>&#8220;Mean,&#8221; Taylor Swift</li>
<li>&#8220;Mama&#8217;s Song,&#8221; Carrie Underwood</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Best Country Duo/Group Performance</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>&#8220;Don&#8217;t You Wanna Stay,&#8221; Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson</li>
<li>&#8220;You and Tequila,&#8221; Kenny Chesney and Grace Potter</li>
<li>&#8220;Barton Hollow,&#8221; The Civil Wars</li>
<li>&#8220;Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not,&#8221; Thompson Square</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Best Country Song<br />
</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>&#8220;Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not,&#8221; Thompson Square (Writers: Jim Collins and  David Lee Murphy)</li>
<li>&#8220;God Gave Me You,&#8221; Blake Shelton (Writers: Dave Barnes)</li>
<li>&#8220;Just Fishin&#8217;,&#8221; Trace Adkins (Writers: Casey Beathard, Money Criswell and Ed  Hill)</li>
<li>&#8220;Mean,&#8221; Taylor Swift (Writers: Taylor Swift)</li>
<li>&#8220;Threaten Me With Heaven,&#8221; Vince Gill (Writers: Vince Gill, Amy Grant, Will  Owsley and Dillon O&#8217;Brian)</li>
<li>&#8220;You and Tequila,&#8221; Kenny Chesney and Grace Potter (Writers: Matraca Berg and  Deana Carter)</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Best Country Album<br />
</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><em>My Kinda Party</em>, Jason Aldean</li>
<li><em>Chief</em>, Eric Church</li>
<li><em>Own the Night</em>, Lady Antebellum</li>
<li><em>Red River Blue</em>, Blake Shelton</li>
<li><em>Here for a Good Time</em>, George Strait</li>
<li><em>Speak Now</em>, Taylor Swift</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Best New Age Album</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><em>Northern Seas</em>, Al Conti<em><br />
</em></li>
<li><em>Gaia</em>, Michael Brant DeMaria<em><br />
</em></li>
<li><em>Wind, Rock, Sea and Flame</em>, <em>Peter Kater<br />
</em></li>
<li><em>What&#8217;s It All About</em>, Pat Metheny<em><br />
</em></li>
<li><em>Instrumental Oasis, Vol. 6</em>, Zamora<em><br />
</em></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Best Improvised Jazz Solo<br />
</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><em> </em>&#8220;All or Nothing At All,&#8221; Randy Brecker<em><br />
</em></li>
<li>&#8220;You Are My Sunshine,&#8221; Ron Carter</li>
<li>&#8220;500 Miles High,&#8221; Chick Corea</li>
<li>&#8220;Work,&#8221; Fred Hersch</li>
<li>&#8220;Sonnymoon for Two,&#8221; Sonny Rollins</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Best Jazz Vocal Album<br />
</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><em>&#8216;Round Midnight</em>, Karrin Allyson</li>
<li><em>The Mosaic Project</em>, Terri Lyne Carrington and Various Artists</li>
<li><em>The Gate</em>, Kurt Elling</li>
<li><em>American Road</em>, Tierney Sutton</li>
<li><em>The Music of Randy Newman</em>, Roseanna Vitro</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Best Jazz Instrumental Album<br />
</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><em>Bond: The Paris Sessions</em>, Gerald Clayton</li>
<li><em>Forever</em>, Corea, Clarke and White</li>
<li><em>Alone at the Vanguard</em>, Fred Hersch</li>
<li><em>Bird Songs</em>, Joe Lovano/Us Five</li>
<li><em>Road Shows Vol. 2</em>, Sonny Rollins</li>
<li><em>Timeline</em>, Yellowjackets</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album<br />
</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><em>The Jazz Ballad Song Book</em>, Randy Brecker With DR Big Band</li>
<li><em>The Good Feeling</em>, Christian McBride Big Band</li>
<li><em>40 Acres and a Burro</em>, Arturo O&#8217;Farrill and the Aftro Latin Jazz  Orchestra</li>
<li><em>Legacy</em>, Gerald Wilson Orchestra</li>
<li><em>Alma Adentro: The Puerto Rican Songbook</em>, Miguel Zenón</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance<br />
</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>&#8220;Do Everything,&#8221; Steven Curtis Chapman</li>
<li>&#8220;Alive (Mary Magdalene),&#8221; Natalie Grant</li>
<li>&#8220;Your Love,&#8221; Brandon Heath</li>
<li>&#8220;Jesus,&#8221; Le&#8217;Andria Johnson</li>
<li>&#8220;I Life My Hands,&#8221; Chris Tomlin</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Best Gospel Song<br />
</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>&#8220;Hello Fear,&#8221; Kirk Franklin (Writer: Kirk  Franklin)<br />
<strong></strong></li>
<li>&#8220;Sitting With Me,&#8221; Mary Mary (Writers: Erica Campbell, Tina Campbell, Gerald  Haddon and Tammi Haddon)</li>
<li>&#8220;Spiritual,&#8221; Donald Lawrence and Co. and Blanche McAllister-Dykes (Writer:  Donald Lawrence)</li>
<li>&#8220;Trust Me,&#8221; Richard Smallwood and Vision (Writer: Richard Smallwood)</li>
<li>&#8220;Window,&#8221; Canton Jones (Writer: Canton Jones)</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Best Contemporary Christian Music Song<br />
</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>&#8220;Blessings,&#8221; Laura Story (Writer: Laura Story)</li>
<li>&#8220;Hold Me,&#8221; Jamie Grace and Tobymac (Writers: Jamie Grace Harper, Toby  McKeehan and Christopher Stevens)</li>
<li>&#8220;I Life My Hands,&#8221; Chris Tomlin (Writers: Louie Giglio, Matt Maher and Chris  Tomlin)</li>
<li>&#8220;Strong Enough,&#8221; Matthew West (Writer: Matthew West)</li>
<li>&#8220;Your Love,&#8221; Brandon Heath (Writers: Brandon Heath and Jason  Ingram)</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Best Gospel Album<br />
</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><em>The Love Album</em>, Kim Burrell</li>
<li><em>The Journey</em>, Andraé Crouch</li>
<li><em>Hello Fear</em>, Kirk Franklin</li>
<li><em>Something Big</em>, Mary Mary</li>
<li><em>Angel and Chanelle Deluxe Edition</em>, Trin-I-Tee 5:7</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Best Contemporary Christian Music Album<br />
</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><em>Ghosts Upon the Earth, </em>Gungor</li>
<li><em>Leaving Eden</em>, Brandon Heath</li>
<li><em>The Great Awakening</em>, Leeland</li>
<li><em>What If We Were Real</em>, Mandisa</li>
<li><em>Black and White</em>, Royal Tailor</li>
<li><em>And If Our God Is for Us</em>&#8230;, Chris Tomlin</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Best Latin Pop, Rock, Or Urban Album<br />
</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><em>Entren Los Que Quieran</em>, Calle 13</li>
<li><em>Entre La Ciudad Y El Mar</em>, Gustavo Galindo</li>
<li><em>Nuestra</em>, La Vida Bohème</li>
<li><em>Not So Commercial</em>, Los Amigos Invisibles</li>
<li><em>Drama Y Luz</em>, Maná</li>
</ul>
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<p><strong>Best Regional Mexican Or Tejano Album<br />
</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><em>Bicentenario</em>, Pepe Aguilar</li>
<li><em>Orale</em>, Mariachi Divas De Cindy Shea</li>
<li><em>Amor A La Musica, </em>Mariachi Los Arrieros Del Valle</li>
<li><em>Eres Un Farsante</em>, Paquita La Del Barrio</li>
<li><em>Huevos Rancheros</em>, Joan Sebastian</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Best Banda Or Norteño Album<br />
</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><em>Estare Mejor</em>, El Güero Y Su Banda Centenario</li>
<li><em>Intocable 2011</em>, Intocable</li>
<li><em>Los Tigres Del Norte and Friends</em>, Los Tigres Del Norte</li>
<li><em>El Árbol</em>, Los Tucanes De Tijuana</li>
<li><em>No Vengo A Ver Si Puedo&#8230;Si Por Que Puedo Vengo</em>, Michael  Salgado</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Best Tropical Latin Album</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><em>Homenaje A Los Rumberos</em>, Edwin Bonilla<em><br />
</em></li>
<li><em>The Last Mambo</em>, Cachao<em><br />
</em></li>
<li><em>Mongorama</em>, José Rizo&#8217;s Mongorama</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Best Americana Album</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><em>Emotional Jukebox</em>, Linda Chorney<em><br />
</em></li>
<li><em>Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down</em>, Ry Cooder<em><br />
</em></li>
<li><em>Hard Bargain</em>, Emmylou Harris<em><br />
</em></li>
<li><em>Ramble at the Ryman</em>, Levon Helm<em><br />
</em></li>
<li><em>Blessed</em>, Lucinda Williams<em><br />
</em></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Best Bluegrass Album</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><em>Paper Airplane</em>, Alison Krauss and Union Station<em><br />
</em></li>
<li><em>Reason and Rhyme: Bluegrass Songs By Robert Hunter and Jim  Lauderdale</em>, Jim Lauderdale<em><br />
</em></li>
<li><em>Rare Bird Alert</em>, Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon  Rangers<em><br />
</em></li>
<li><em>Old Memories: The Songs of Bill Monroe</em>, the Del McCoury Band</li>
<li><em>A Mother&#8217;s Prayer</em>, Ralph Stanley</li>
<li><em>Sleep With One Eye Open</em>, Chris Thile and Michael Daves</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Best Blues Album</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><em>Low Country Blues, </em>Gregg Allman<em><br />
</em></li>
<li><em>Roadside Attractions</em>, Marcia Ball</li>
<li><em>Man in Motion</em>, Warren Haynes<em><br />
</em></li>
<li><em>The Reflection</em>, Keb Mo<em><br />
</em><em></em></li>
<li><em>Revelator</em>, Tedeschi Trucks Band<em><br />
</em></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Best Folk Album<br />
</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><em>Barton Hollow</em>, The Civil Wars</li>
<li><em>I&#8221;ll Never Get Out of This World Alive</em>, Steve Earle</li>
<li><em>Helplessness Blues</em>, Fleet Foxes</li>
<li><em>Ukulele Songs</em>, Eddie Vedder</li>
<li><em>The Harrow and the Harvest</em>, Gillian Welch</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Best Regional Roots Music Album</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><em>Can&#8217;t Sit Down</em>, C.J. Chenier<em><br />
</em></li>
<li><em>Wao Akua: The Forest of The Gods</em>, George Kahumoku  Jr.<em><br />
</em></li>
<li><em>Rebirth of New Orleans</em>, Rebirth Brass Band<em><br />
</em></li>
<li><em>Grand Isle</em>, Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys<em><br />
</em></li>
<li><em>Not Just Another Polka, </em>Jimmy Sturr and His Orchestra</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Best Reggae Album</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><em>Harlem-Kingston Express Live!</em>, Monty Alexander<em><br />
</em></li>
<li><em>Reggae Knights</em>, Israel Vibration<em><br />
</em></li>
<li><em>Revelation Part 1: The Root of Life</em>, Stephen  Marley<em><br />
</em></li>
<li><em>Wild and Free</em>, Ziggy Marley<em><br />
</em></li>
<li><em>Summer in Kingston</em>, Shaggy<em><br />
</em></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Best World Music Album</strong></p>
<ul>
<li> <em>AfroCubism</em>, AfroCubism<em><br />
</em></li>
<li><em>Africa For Africa</em>, Femi Kuti<em><br />
</em></li>
<li><em>Songs From a Zulu Farm</em>, Ladysmith Black Mambazo<em><br />
</em></li>
<li><em>Tassili</em>, Tinariwen<em><br />
</em></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Best Children&#8217;s Album<br />
</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><em>All About Bullies&#8230;Big and Small</em>, Various Artists</li>
<li><em>Are We There Yet?</em>, the Papa Hugs Band</li>
<li><em>Fitness Rock and Roll</em>, Miss Amy</li>
<li><em>GulfAlive</em>, the Banana Plant</li>
<li><em>I Love: Tom T. Hall&#8217;s Songs of Fox Hollow</em>, Various  Artists</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books and Story  Telling)<br />
</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><em>Bossypants</em>, Tina Fey</li>
<li><em>Fab Fan Memories: The Beatles Bond</em>, Various Artists</li>
<li><em>Hamlet (William Shakespeare)</em>, Dan Donohue and Various Artists</li>
<li><em>If You Ask Me (And Of Course You Won&#8217;t)</em>, Betty White</li>
<li><em>The Mark of Zorro</em>, Val Kilmer and Cast</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Best Comedy Album<br />
</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><em>Alpocalypse</em>, &#8220;Weird Al&#8221; Yankovic<em><br />
</em></li>
<li><em>Finest Hour</em>, Patton Oswalt<em><br />
</em></li>
<li><em>Hilarious</em>, Louis C.K.<em><br />
</em></li>
<li><em>Kathy Griffin: 50 and Not Pregnant</em>, Kathy Griffin<em><br />
</em></li>
<li><em>Turtleneck and Chain</em>, the Lonely Island<em><br />
</em></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Best Musical Theater Album</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><em>Anything Goes</em>, Sutton Foster and Joel Grey<em><br />
</em></li>
<li><em>The Book of Mormon</em>, Josh Gad and Andrew Rannells<em><br />
</em></li>
<li><em>How to Succeed In Business Without Really Trying</em>, John Larroquette  and Daniel Radcliffe<em><br />
</em></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Best Compilation Sountrack For Visual Media<br />
</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><em>Boardwalk Empire: Volume 1</em>, Varous Artists<em><br />
</em></li>
<li><em>Burlesque</em>, Christina Aguilera<em><br />
</em></li>
<li><em>Glee: The Music, Volume 4</em>, <em>Glee</em> cast<em><br />
</em></li>
<li><em>Tangled</em>, Various Artists<em><br />
</em></li>
<li><em>True Blood: Volume 3</em>, Various Artists<em><br />
</em></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Best Score Sountrack For Visual Media<br />
</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><em>Black Swan</em>, Clint Mansell<em><br />
</em></li>
<li><em>Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Part 2</em>, Alexandre  Desplat<em><br />
</em></li>
<li><em>The King&#8217;s Speech</em>, Alexandre Desplat<em><br />
</em></li>
<li><em>The Shrine</em>, Ryan Shore<em><br />
</em><em></em></li>
<li><em>Tron: Legacy</em>, Daft Punk<em><br />
</em></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Best Song Written For Visual Media<br />
</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>&#8220;Born to Be Somebody,&#8221; from <em>Never Say Never</em>, Justin Bieber (Writer:  Diane Warren)</li>
<li>&#8220;Christmastime Is Killing Us,&#8221; from <em>Family Guy</em>, Danny Smith, Ron  Jones and Seth MacFarlane (Writers: Danny Smith, Ron Jones and Seth  MacFarlane)</li>
<li>&#8220;I See the Light,&#8221; from <em>Tangled</em>, Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi  (Writers: Alan Menken and Glenn Slater)</li>
<li>&#8220;So Long,&#8221; from <em>Winnie The Pooh</em>, Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward  (Writer: Zooey Deschanel)</li>
<li>&#8220;Where the River Goes,&#8221; from <em>Footloose</em>, Zac Brown (Writers: Zac  Brown, Wyatt Durrette, Drew Pearson and Anne Preven)</li>
<li>&#8220;You Haven&#8217;t Seen the Last of Me,&#8221; from <em>Burlesque</em>, Cher (Writer:  Diane Warren)</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Best Instrumental Composition<br />
</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>&#8220;Falling Men,&#8221; John Hollenbeck</li>
<li>&#8220;Hunting Wabbits 3 (Get Off My Lawn),&#8221; Gordon Goodwin</li>
<li>&#8220;I Talk To The Trees,&#8221; Randy Brecker</li>
<li>&#8220;Life In Eleven,&#8221; Béla Fleck and Howard Levy</li>
<li>&#8220;Timeline,&#8221; Russell Ferrante</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Best Instrumental Arrangement<br />
</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>&#8220;All or Nothing at All,&#8221; Peter Jensen</li>
<li>&#8220;In The Beginning,&#8221; Clare Fischer</li>
<li>&#8220;Nasty Dance,&#8221; Bob Brookmeyer</li>
<li>&#8220;Rhapsody in Blue,&#8221; Gordon Goodwin</li>
<li>&#8220;Song Without Words,&#8221; Carlos Franzetti</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying  Vocalist(s)<br />
</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>&#8220;Ao Mar,&#8221; Vince Mendoza</li>
<li>&#8220;Moon Over Bourbon Street,&#8221; Rob Mathes</li>
<li>&#8220;On Broadway,&#8221; Kevin Axt, Ray Brinker, Trey Henry, Christian Jacob and  Tierney Sutton</li>
<li>&#8220;Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me),&#8221; Jorge Calandrelli</li>
<li>&#8220;The Windmills of Your Mind,&#8221; William A. Ross</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Best Recording Package<br />
</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>&#8220;Chickenfoot III,&#8221; Todd Gallopo</li>
<li>&#8220;Good Luck and True Love,&#8221; Sarah Dodds and Shauna Dodds</li>
<li>&#8220;Rivers and Homes,&#8221; Jonathan Dagan</li>
<li>&#8220;Scenes From the Suburbs,&#8221; Vincent Morisset</li>
<li>&#8220;Watch the Throne,&#8221; Virgil Abloh</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package<br />
</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><em>The King of Limbs</em>, Donald Twait and Zachariah  Wildwood<em><br />
</em></li>
<li><em>The Promise: The Darkness On the Edge of Town Story</em>, Dave Bett and  Michelle Holme<em><br />
</em></li>
<li><em>25th Anniversary Music Box</em>, Matt Taylor and Ellen  Wakayama<em><br />
</em></li>
<li><em>25 Years</em>, James Spindler<em><br />
</em></li>
<li><em>Wingless Angels- Deluxe Edition</em>, David  Gorman<em><br />
</em></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Best Album Notes<br />
</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><em>The Bang Years 1966-1968</em>, Neil Diamond<em><br />
</em></li>
<li><em>The Bristol Sessions, 1927-1928: The Big Bang of Country Music</em>, Ted  Olson and Tony Russell<em><br />
</em></li>
<li><em>Complete Mythology</em>, Ken Shipley<em><br />
</em></li>
<li><em>Hear Me Howling!: Blues, Ballads and Byond as Recorded By the San  francisco Bay by Chris Strachwitz in the 1960s</em>, Adam  Machado<em><br />
</em></li>
<li><em>The Music City Story: Street Corner Doo Wop, Raw R&amp;B And Soulful  Sounds From Berkeley, California 1950-75</em>, Alec Palao<em><br />
</em></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Best Historical Album</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><em>Band on the Run (Paul McCartney Archive Collection, Deluxe  Edition)</em>, Paul McCartney, Sam Okell and Steve Rooke<em><br />
</em></li>
<li><em>The Bristol Sessions, 1927-1928: The Big Bang of Country Music</em>,  Christopher C. King, Chris Zwarg and Ted Olsonn<em><br />
</em></li>
<li><em>Complete Mythology</em>, Tom Lunt, Rob Sevier, Jeff Lipton and Ken  Shipley</li>
<li><em>Hear Me Howling! Blues, Ballads and Byond as Recorded By the San  Francisco Bay by Chris Strachwitz in the 1960s</em>, Chris Strachwitz and Mike  Cogan</li>
<li><em>Young Man With the Big Beat: The Complete &#8217;56 Elvis Presley  Masters</em>, Ernst Mikael Jorgensen and Vic Anesini<em><br />
</em></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical<br />
</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><em>Follow Me Down</em>, Brandon Bell, Gary Paczosa, Sangwook &#8220;Sunny&#8221; Nam  and Doug Sax<em><br />
</em></li>
<li><em>The Harrow and the Harvest</em>, Matt Andrews and Stephen  Marcussen<em><br />
</em></li>
<li><em>Music Is Better Than Words</em>, Rich Breen, Frank Filipetti and Bob  Ludwig<em><br />
</em></li>
<li><em>The Next Right Thing</em>, Kevin Killen, Brendan Muldowney, John  Shyloski and John Shyloski<em><br />
</em></li>
<li><em>Paper Airplane</em>, Mike Shipley and Brad  Blackwood<em><br />
</em></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Producer Of the Year, Non-Classical<br />
</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Danger Mouse</li>
<li>Paul Epworth</li>
<li>The Smeezingtons</li>
<li>Ryan Tedder</li>
<li>Butch Vig</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical<br />
</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>&#8220;Cinema (Skrillex Remix),&#8221; Sonny Moore</li>
<li>&#8220;Collide (Afrojack Remix),&#8221; Afrojack</li>
<li>&#8220;End of Line (Photek Remix),&#8221; Photek</li>
<li>&#8220;Only Girl (In the World) (Rosabel Club Mix),&#8221; Abel Aguilera and Ralphi  Rosario</li>
<li>&#8220;Rope (Deadmau5 Mix),&#8221; Deadmau5</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Best Surround Sound Album</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><em>An Evening With Dave Grusin</em>, Various Artists<em><br />
</em></li>
<li><em>Grace For Drowning</em>, Steven Wilson<em><br />
</em></li>
<li><em>Kind</em>, Lindberg Lyd<em><br />
</em></li>
<li><em>Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs (Super Deluxe Edition)</em>, Derek  and The Dominos<em><br />
</em></li>
<li><em>Spohr: String Sextet in C Major, Op. 140 and Nonet in F Major, Op.  31</em>, Camerata Freden<em><br />
</em></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Best Engineered Album, Classical<br />
</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><em>Aldridge: Elmer Gantry</em>, Byeong-Joon Hwang, John Newton, Jesse  Lewis<em><br />
</em></li>
<li><em>Glazunov: Complete Concertos</em>, Richard King<em><br />
</em></li>
<li><em>Mackey: Lonely Motel- Music From Slide</em>, Tom Lazarus, Bill Maylone  and Joe Lambert<em><br />
</em></li>
<li><em>Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos Nos. 3 and 4</em>, Arne  Akselberg<em><br />
</em></li>
<li><em>Weinberg: Symphony No. 3 and Suite No. 4 From &#8220;The Golden Key,&#8221; </em>Torbjörn Samuelsson<em><br />
</em></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Best Producer of the Year, Classical<br />
</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Blanton Alspaugh<br />
<strong></strong></li>
<li>Manfred Eicher</li>
<li>David Frost</li>
<li>Peter Rutenberg</li>
<li>Judith Sherman</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Best Orchestral Performance<br />
</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>&#8220;Bowen: Symphonies Nos. 1 and 2,&#8221; BBC Philharmonic</li>
<li>&#8220;Brahms: Symphony No. 4,&#8221; Los Angeles Philharmonic</li>
<li>&#8220;Haydn: Symphonies 104, 88, and 101,&#8221; Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra</li>
<li>&#8220;Henze: Symphonies Nos. 3-5,&#8221; Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin</li>
<li>&#8220;Martinu: The 6 Symphonies,&#8221; BBC Symphony Orchestra</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Best Opera Recording<br />
</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>&#8220;Adams: Doctor Atomic,&#8221; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera  Chorus<em><br />
</em></li>
<li>&#8220;Britten: Billy Budd,&#8221; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Glyndebourne  Chorus</li>
<li>&#8220;Rautavaara: Kaivos,&#8221; Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra; Kaivos Chrous</li>
<li>&#8220;Verdi: La Traviata,&#8221; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House; Royal Opera  Chorus</li>
<li>&#8220;Vivaldi: Ercole Sul Termodonte,&#8221; Europa Galante; Coro Da Camera Santa  Cecilia Di Borgo San Lorenzo</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Best Choral Performance<br />
</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>&#8220;Beyond All Mortal Dreams: American A Cappella,&#8221; Choir Of Trinity College  Cambridge</li>
<li>&#8220;Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45,&#8221; Justin Blackwell, Scott Allen  Jarrett, Paul Max Tipton and Teresa Wakim; Professional Choral Institute and  Seraphic Fire)</li>
<li>&#8220;Kind,&#8221; Nidaros String Quartet; Ensemble 96</li>
<li>&#8220;Light and Gold,&#8221; Christopher Glynn and Hila Plitmann; The King&#8217;s Singers,  Laudibus, Pavao Quartet and The Eric Whiteacre Singers)</li>
<li>&#8220;The Natural World of Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen,&#8221; Ars Nova  Copenhagen</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Best Small Ensemble Performance<br />
</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>&#8220;Frank: Hilos,&#8221; Gabriela Lena Frank; ALIAS Chamber Ensemble</li>
<li>&#8220;The Kingdoms of Castille,&#8221; Richard Savino; El Mundo</li>
<li>&#8220;Mackey: Lonely Motel—Music From Slide,&#8221; Rinde Eckert and Steven Mackey;  Eighth Blackbird</li>
<li>&#8220;A Seraphic Fire Christmas,&#8221; Patrick Dupré Quigley; Seraphic Fire</li>
<li>&#8220;Sound The Bells!&#8221; the Bay Brass</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Best Classical Instrumental Solo<br />
</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>&#8220;Chinese Recorder Concertos: East Meets West,&#8221; Michala Petri (Copenhagen  Philharmonic)</li>
<li>&#8220;Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 In C Minor, Op. 18; Rhapsody On A Theme  of Paganini,&#8221; Claudio Abbado (Mahler Chamber Orchestra)</li>
<li>&#8220;Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos Nos. 3 and 4,&#8221; Antonio Pappano (London  Symphony Orchestra)</li>
<li>&#8220;Schwantner: Concerto For Percussion and Orchestra,&#8221; Christopher Lamb  (Nashville Symphony)</li>
<li>&#8220;Winging It- Piano Music of John Corigliano,&#8221; Ursula Oppens</li>
</ul>
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<p><strong>Best Classical Vocal Solo<br />
</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><strong></strong>&#8220;Diva Divo,&#8221; Joyce DiDonato</li>
<li>&#8220;Grieg/Thommessen: Veslemøy Synsk,&#8221; Marianne Beate Kielland</li>
<li>&#8220;Handel: Cleopatra,&#8221; Natalie Dessay</li>
<li>&#8220;Purcell: O Solitude,&#8221; Andreas Scholl</li>
<li>&#8220;Three Baroque Tenors,&#8221; Ian Bostridge</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Best Contemporary Classical Composition<br />
</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>&#8220;Aldridge, Robert: Elmer Gantry,&#8221; Robert Aldridge and Herschel Garfein</li>
<li>&#8220;Crumb, George: The Ghosts of Alhambra,&#8221; George Crumb</li>
<li>&#8220;Friedman, Jefferson: String Quartet No. 3,&#8221; Jefferson Friedman</li>
<li>&#8220;Mackey, Steven: Lonely Motel- Music From Slide,&#8221; Steven Mackey</li>
<li>&#8220;Ruders, Poul: Piano Concerto No. 2,&#8221; Poul Ruders</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Best Short Form Music Vido<br />
</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>&#8220;Rolling in the Deep,&#8221; Adele</li>
<li>&#8220;Yes I Know,&#8221; Memory Tapes</li>
<li>&#8220;All Is Not Lost,&#8221; OK Go</li>
<li>&#8220;Lotus Flower,&#8221; Radiohead</li>
<li>&#8220;First of the Year (Equinox),&#8221; Skrillex</li>
<li>&#8220;Perform This Way,&#8221; &#8220;Weird Al&#8221; Yankovic</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Best Long Form Music Video<br />
</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>&#8220;I Am&#8230;World Tour,&#8221; Beyoncé</li>
<li>&#8220;Foo Fighters: Back And Forth,&#8221; Foo Fighters</li>
<li>&#8220;Talihina Sky: The Story of Kings of Leon,&#8221; Kings of Leon</li>
<li>&#8220;Beats, Rhymes and Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest,&#8221; A Tribe  Called Quest</li>
<li>&#8220;Nine Types of Light,&#8221; TV On The Radio</li>
</ul>
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The 53rd Annual Grammy  Awards was an evening of big performances, and even a few surprises. Lady Gaga turned  heads yet again as she arrived on the red carpet inside a giant egg, only to be  hatched out for her live performance of her new song, &#8216;Born This  Way.&#8217; 
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<p>The <a href="http://music.aol.com/grammys" target="_blank">53rd Annual Grammy  Awards</a> was an evening of big performances, and even a few surprises. <a href="http://music.aol.com/artist/lady-gaga" target="_blank">Lady Gaga</a> turned  heads yet again as she arrived on the red carpet inside a giant egg, only to be  hatched out for her live performance of her new song, &#8216;<a href="http://www.aolradioblog.com/2011/02/11/lady-gaga-born-this-way/">Born This  Way</a>.&#8217; <a href="http://music.aol.com/artist/cee-lo-green" target="_blank"></a></p>
<p><a href="http://music.aol.com/artist/cee-lo-green" target="_blank">Cee-Lo Green</a> and Gwyneth Paltrow raised eyebrows with  a rousing performance of &#8216;Forget You&#8217; alongside puppets from The Jim Henson  Company. <a href="http://music.aol.com/artist/rihanna?flv=1" target="_blank">Rihanna</a> went on stage not once, but twice, teaming up with  both <a href="http://music.aol.com/artist/eminem">Eminem</a> for &#8216;<a href="http://www.aolradioblog.com/2010/11/03/rihanna-love-the-way-you-lie-pt-2-eminem/" target="_blank">Love the Way You Lie, Part 2</a>&#8216; and Drake for &#8216;<a href="http://www.aolradioblog.com/2010/10/15/rihanna-whats-my-name-remix-drake/" target="_blank">What&#8217;s My Name?</a>&#8216;</p>
<p>As for the night&#8217;s biggest winners,  country group <a href="http://music.aol.com/artist/lady-antebellum" target="_blank">Lady Antebellum</a> walked away with five major awards: Best  Country Song, Best Country Performance, Best Country Album, Song of the Year and  Record of the Year.</p>
<p>Jazz performer <a href="http://music.aol.com/artist/esperanza-spalding?flv=1" target="_blank">Esperanza Spalding</a> was a surprise winner in the Best New  Artist category, edging out more popular nominees, such as <a href="http://music.aol.com/artist/justin-bieber">Justin Bieber</a> and Drake.  Indie rock group <a href="http://music.aol.com/artist/arcade-fire" target="_blank">Arcade Fire</a> closed out the ceremony by taking home the final  award, Best Album of the Year for &#8216;The Suburbs,&#8217; and following it with an encore  performance.</p>
<p>Check out a list of some of the key Grammy winners below,  and tune to the <a href="http://player.radio.com/player/AOLPlayer.php?version=1.2.10863&amp;station=10452" target="_blank">Grammy Radio</a> station to hear songs from the 2011 Grammy  nominees and winners.</p>
<p>Album of the Year &#8211; &#8216;The Suburbs,&#8217; Arcade  Fire</p>
<p>Record of the Year &#8211; &#8216;Need You Now,&#8217; Lady Antebellum</p>
<p>Song of  the Year &#8211; &#8216;Need You Now,&#8217; Lady Antebellum</p>
<p>Best New Artist &#8211; Esperanza  Spalding</p>
<p>Best Female Pop Vocal Performance &#8211; &#8216;Bad Romance,&#8217; Lady  Gaga</p>
<p>Best Rap Album &#8211; &#8216;Recovery,&#8217; Eminem</p>
<p>Best Rock Album &#8211; &#8216;The Resistance,&#8217;  Muse</p>
<p>Best  R&amp;B Album &#8211; &#8216;Wake Up!,&#8217; John Legend and the Roots</p>
<p>Best Contemporary  R&amp;B Album &#8211; &#8216;Raymond V Raymond,&#8217; Usher</p>
<p>Best Country Song &#8211; &#8216;Need You  Now,&#8217; Lady Antebellum</p>
<p>Best Rap Song &#8211; &#8216;Empire State of Mind,&#8217; Jay-Z and  Alicia Keys</p>
<p>Best R&amp;B Song &#8211; &#8216;Shine,&#8217; John Legend and the  Roots</p>
<p>Best Dance Song &#8211; &#8216;Only Girl (In The World)&#8217;, Rihanna</p>
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		<title>2011 Image Award Nominees Announced Tyler Perry Gets 19</title>
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The 42nd NAACP Image Awards nominations were announced yesterday at the Paley  Center for Media in Beverly Hills, CA and Tyler Perry received a whopping  19.
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<p>The 42nd NAACP Image Awards nominations were announced yesterday at the Paley  Center for Media in <a id="KonaLink1" href="#"><span style="color: #ff00ff;">Beverly Hills</span></a>, CA and Tyler Perry received a whopping  19.</p>
<p>Other notable nominees include <strong>Janet Jackson </strong>best <a id="KonaLink2" href="#"><span style="color: #ff00ff;">actress</span></a> and <strong>Jill Scott </strong>for  supporting <a id="KonaLink3" href="#"><span style="color: #ff00ff;">actress</span></a> in <em>Why Did I Get Married Too? </em>and <strong>Anika Noni Rose, Kimberly Elise, Phylicia Rashad </strong>and  <strong>Whoopi Goldberg </strong>noms for best supporting <a id="KonaLink4" href="#"><span style="color: #ff00ff;">actress</span></a>, and <strong>Michael Ealy </strong>for  supporting actor in <em>For Colored Girls</em>.</p>
<p>Here is a short listing:</p>
<p><strong>TELEVISION<br />
</strong>Outstanding Comedy Series<br />
• &#8220;30 <a id="KonaLink5" href="#"><span style="color: #ff00ff;">Rock</span></a>&#8221; (NBC)<br />
• &#8220;Are We There Yet?&#8221; (TBS)<br />
•  &#8220;Glee&#8221; (FOX)<br />
• &#8220;Modern Family&#8221; (ABC)<br />
• &#8220;Tyler Perry&#8217;s House of Payne&#8221;  (TBS)</p>
<p>Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series<br />
• David Mann &#8211; &#8220;Tyler Perry&#8217;s Meet  the Browns&#8221; (TBS)<br />
• Dulé Hill &#8211; &#8220;Psych&#8221; (USA)<br />
• LaVan Davis &#8211; &#8220;Tyler  Perry&#8217;s House of Payne&#8221; (TBS)<br />
• Phil Morris &#8211; &#8220;Love That Girl!&#8221; (<a id="KonaLink6" href="#"><span style="color: #ff00ff;">TV One</span></a>)<br />
• Terry Crews &#8211; &#8220;Are We There Yet?&#8221;  (TBS)</p>
<p>Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series<br />
• Cassi Davis &#8211; &#8220;Tyler Perry&#8217;s  House of Payne&#8221; (TBS)<br />
• Essence Atkins &#8211; &#8220;Are We There Yet?&#8221; (TBS)<br />
• Salli  Richardson-Whitfield &#8211; &#8220;Eureka&#8221; (Syfy)<br />
• Tatyana Ali &#8211; &#8220;Love That Girl!&#8221; (TV  One)<br />
• Vanessa Williams &#8211; &#8220;Desperate Housewives&#8221; (ABC)</p>
<p>Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series<br />
• Craig Robinson &#8211; &#8220;The  Office&#8221; (NBC)<br />
• Ice Cube &#8211; &#8220;Are We There Yet?&#8221; (TBS)<br />
• Lamman Rucker &#8211;  &#8220;Tyler Perry&#8217;s Meet the Browns&#8221; (TBS)<br />
• Lance Gross &#8211; &#8220;Tyler Perry&#8217;s House of  Payne&#8221; (TBS)<br />
• Tracy Morgan &#8211; &#8220;30 Rock&#8221; (NBC)</p>
<p>Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series<br />
• Amber Riley &#8211; &#8220;Glee&#8221;  (FOX)<br />
• Anna Deavere Smith &#8211; &#8220;Nurse Jackie&#8221; (Showtime)<br />
• Keshia Knight  Pulliam &#8211; &#8220;Tyler Perry&#8217;s House of Payne&#8221; (TBS)<br />
• Sofia Vergara &#8211; &#8220;Modern  Family&#8221; (ABC)<br />
• Viola Davis &#8211; &#8220;United States of Tara&#8221; (Showtime)</p>
<p>Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series<br />
• Anthony Anderson &#8211; &#8220;Law &amp; Order&#8221;  (NBC)<br />
• Blair Underwood &#8211; &#8220;The Event&#8221; (NBC)<br />
• Hill Harper &#8211; &#8220;CSI: NY&#8221;  (CBS)<br />
• Laurence Fishburne &#8211; &#8220;CSI: Crime Scene Investigation&#8221; (CBS)<br />
• LL  Cool J &#8211; &#8220;NCIS: Los Angeles &#8221; (CBS)</p>
<p>Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series<br />
• Chandra Wilson &#8211; &#8220;Grey&#8217;s Anatomy&#8221;  (ABC)<br />
• Gugu Mbatha-Raw &#8211; &#8220;Undercovers&#8221; (NBC)<br />
• Jada Pinkett Smith &#8211;  &#8220;HawthoRNe&#8221; (TNT)<br />
• Regina King &#8211; &#8220;Southland&#8221; (TNT)<br />
• Wendy Davis &#8211; &#8220;Army  Wives&#8221; (Lifetime)</p>
<p>Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series<br />
• Andre Braugher &#8211; &#8220;Men of  a Certain Age&#8221; (TNT)<br />
• Giancarlo Esposito &#8211; &#8220;Breaking Bad&#8221; (AMC)<br />
• James  Pickens, Jr. &#8211; &#8220;Grey&#8217;s Anatomy&#8221; (ABC)<br />
• Nelsan Ellis &#8211; &#8220;True Blood&#8221;  (HBO)<br />
• Terrence Howard &#8211; &#8220;Law &amp; Order: Los Angeles&#8221; (NBC)</p>
<p>Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series<br />
• Alfre Woodard &#8211;  &#8220;Memphis Beat&#8221; (TNT)<br />
• Sandra Oh &#8211; &#8220;Grey&#8217;s Anatomy&#8221; (ABC)<br />
• Sara Ramirez &#8211;  &#8220;Grey&#8217;s Anatomy&#8221; (ABC)<br />
• S. Epatha Merkerson &#8211; &#8220;Law &amp; Order&#8221; (NBC)<br />
•  Vanessa Bell Calloway &#8211; &#8220;HawthoRNe&#8221; (TNT)</p>
<p>Outstanding Actor in a <a id="KonaLink7" href="#"><span style="color: #ff00ff;">Television Movie</span></a>, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special<br />
• Benito  Martinez &#8211; &#8220;Lies in Plain Sight&#8221; (Lifetime Movie Network)<br />
• Idris Elba &#8211;  &#8220;Luther&#8221; (BBC America)<br />
• Jon Seda &#8211; &#8220;The Pacific&#8221; (HBO)<br />
•  Mahershalalhashbaz Ali &#8211; &#8220;The Wronged Man&#8221; (Lifetime Movie Network)<br />
• Michael  Jai White &#8211; &#8220;One Angry Juror&#8221; (Lifetime Movie Network)</p>
<p>Outstanding Actress in a Television <a id="KonaLink8" href="#"><span style="color: #ff00ff;">Movie</span></a>, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special<br />
• Jill  Scott &#8211; &#8220;Sins of the Mother&#8221; (Lifetime Movie Network)<br />
• Lucy Liu &#8211; &#8220;Marry Me&#8221;  (Lifetime Movie Network)<br />
• Rosie Perez &#8211; &#8220;Lies in Plain Sight&#8221; (Lifetime  Movie Network)<br />
• Tamera Mowry &#8211; &#8220;Double Wedding&#8221; (Lifetime Movie  Network)<br />
• Tia Mowry &#8211; &#8220;Double Wedding&#8221; (Lifetime Movie Network)</p>
<p>Outstanding Variety (Series or Special)<br />
• &#8220;2010 BET Honors&#8221; (BET  Networks)<br />
• &#8220;Beyoncé: I AM&#8230;WORLD TOUR&#8221; (ABC)<br />
• &#8220;Black Girls Rock!&#8221; (BET  Networks)<br />
• &#8220;TV One Night Only: Live from the Essence Music Festival&#8221; (TV  One)<br />
• &#8220;UNCF An Evening of Stars Tribute to Lionel Richie&#8221; (Syndicated)</p>
<p><strong>RECORDING<br />
</strong>Outstanding New Artist<br />
• B.o.B (Rebel  Rock/Grand Hustle/Atlantic)<br />
• Bruno Mars (Elektra <a id="KonaLink9" href="#"><span style="color: #ff00ff;">Records</span></a>)<br />
• Jason Derulo (Warner Bros.  Records)<br />
• Nicki Minaj (Young Money/Cash Money/Universal Motown)<br />
• Willow  (Roc Nation/Columbia Records)</p>
<p>Outstanding Male Artist<br />
• Cee Lo Green (Elektra Records)<br />
• Jay-Z (Roc  Nation/Def Jam)<br />
• <a id="KonaLink10" href="#"><span style="color: #ff00ff;">Kanye West</span></a> (Island Def Jam Music Group)<br />
• Ne-Yo  (Island Def Jam Music Group)<br />
• Usher (Laface/Jive Records)</p>
<p>Outstanding Female Artist<br />
• Chrisette Michele (Island Def Jam Music  Group)<br />
• Corinne Bailey Rae (Capitol Records)<br />
• Mary J. Blige (Geffen  Records/Matriarch)<br />
• Rihanna (Island Def Jam Music Group)<br />
• Sade (Epic  Records)</p>
<p>Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration<br />
• Diddy-Dirty Money (Bad  Boy/Interscope)<br />
• Eminem &amp; Rihanna (Shady/Aftermath/Interscope)<br />
•  Herbie Hancock (feat. India.Arie, Chaka Khan and others) (Hancock <a id="KonaLink11" href="#"><span style="color: #ff00ff;">Music</span></a>)<br />
• John Legend and The Roots (Columbia  Records)<br />
• The Black Eyed Peas (Interscope)</p>
<p>Outstanding <a id="KonaLink12" href="#"><span style="color: #ff00ff;">Song</span></a><br />
• &#8220;Bittersweet&#8221; &#8211; Fantasia (J  Records)<br />
• &#8220;Fistful of Tears&#8221; &#8211; Maxwell (Columbia Records)<br />
• &#8220;Forget You&#8221;  &#8211; Cee-Lo Green (Elektra Records)<br />
• &#8220;Soldier of Love&#8221; &#8211; Sade (Epic  Records)<br />
• &#8220;Un-thinkable (I&#8217;m Ready)&#8221; &#8211; Alicia Keys (J Records)</p>
<p>Outstanding <a id="KonaLink13" href="#"><span style="color: #ff00ff;">Album</span></a><br />
• &#8220;My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy&#8221; &#8211;  Kanye West (Island Def Jam Music Group)<br />
• &#8220;Now and Then&#8221; &#8211; Smokey Robinson  (Saguaro Road/Cracker Barrel/Robso Records)<br />
• &#8220;Raymond vs. Raymond&#8221; &#8211; Usher  (Laface/Jive Records)<br />
• &#8220;Soldier of Love&#8221; &#8211; Sade (Epic Records)<br />
• &#8220;Wake  Up!&#8221; &#8211; John Legend and The Roots (Columbia Records)</p>
<p><strong>MOTION PICTURE<br />
</strong>Outstanding Motion Picture<br />
• &#8220;For  Colored Girls&#8221; (Lionsgate/34th Street <a id="KonaLink14" href="#"><span style="color: #ff00ff;">Films</span></a>)<br />
• &#8220;Just Wright&#8221; (Fox Searchlight  Pictures)<br />
• &#8220;The Book of Eli&#8221; (Warner Bros. Pictures)<br />
• &#8220;The Kids Are All  Right&#8221; (Focus Features)<br />
• &#8220;Tyler Perry&#8217;s Why Did I Get Married Too?&#8221;  (Lionsgate)</p>
<p>Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture<br />
• Anthony Mackie &#8211; &#8220;Night Catches  Us&#8221; (Magnolia Pictures)<br />
• Common &#8211; &#8220;Just Wright&#8221; (Fox Searchlight  Pictures)<br />
• Denzel Washington &#8211; &#8220;The Book of Eli&#8221; (Warner Bros.  Pictures)<br />
• Jaden Smith &#8211; &#8220;The Karate Kid&#8221; (Columbia Pictures)<br />
• Morgan  Freeman &#8211; &#8220;Red&#8221; (Summit Entertainment)</p>
<p>Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture<br />
• Halle Berry &#8211; &#8220;Frankie &amp;  Alice&#8221; (Freestyle Releasing)<br />
• Janet Jackson &#8211; &#8220;Tyler Perry&#8217;s Why Did I Get  Married Too?&#8221; (Lionsgate)<br />
• Kerry Washington &#8211; &#8220;Night Catches Us&#8221; (Magnolia  Pictures)<br />
• Queen Latifah &#8211; &#8220;Just Wright&#8221; (Fox Searchlight Pictures)<br />
• Zoë  Saldana &#8211; &#8220;The Losers&#8221; (Warner Bros. Pictures)</p>
<p>Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture<br />
• Don Cheadle &#8211;  &#8220;Brooklyn&#8217;s Finest&#8221; (Overture <a id="KonaLink15" href="#"><span style="color: #ff00ff;">Films</span></a>)<br />
• Idris Elba &#8211; &#8220;Takers&#8221; (Screen  Gems)<br />
• Justin Timberlake &#8211; &#8220;The Social Network&#8221; (Columbia Pictures)<br />
•  Michael Ealy &#8211; &#8220;For Colored Girls&#8221; (Lionsgate/34th Street Films)<br />
• Samuel L.  Jackson &#8211; &#8220;Mother and Child&#8221; (Sony Pictures Classics)</p>
<p>Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture<br />
• Anika Noni Rose &#8211;  &#8220;For Colored Girls&#8221; (Lionsgate/34th Street Films)<br />
• Kimberly Elise &#8211; &#8220;For  Colored Girls&#8221; (Lionsgate/34th Street Films)<br />
• Phylicia Rashad &#8211; &#8220;For Colored  Girls&#8221; (Lionsgate/34th Street Films)<br />
• Jill Scott &#8211; &#8220;Tyler Perry&#8217;s Why Did I  Get Married Too?&#8221; (Lionsgate)<br />
• Whoopi Goldberg &#8211; &#8220;For Colored Girls&#8221;  (Lionsgate/34th Street Films)</p>
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		<title>Beyonce, Oprah Winfrey, Land Top Spots on Forbes List of Hollywood’s Highest Earners of 2010</title>
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Beyonce earned an  estimated $87 million dollars in 2010 despite the fact that she was on a  “hiatus.” Without releasing any albums or starring in any hit movies, Beyonce earned close to $100  million dollars last year, beating out folks like Dr.  Phil (#10 – $80 million), Simon Cowell (#11 – [...]]]></description>
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<p><strong>Beyonce</strong> earned an  estimated $87 million dollars in 2010 despite the fact that she was on a  “hiatus.” Without releasing any albums or starring in any hit <a href="http://gossiponthis.com/2011/01/03/beyonce-oprah-winfrey-tiger-woods-and-others-land-top-spots-on-forbes-list-of-hollywoods-highest-earners-of-2010/#" target="_blank">movies</a>, Beyonce earned close to $100  million dollars last year, beating out folks like <strong>Dr.  Phil</strong> (#10 – $80 million), <strong>Simon Cowell</strong> (#11 – $80 million), <strong>Jerry Seinfeld</strong> (#12 – $75  million), <strong>Ellen DeGeneres</strong> (#17 – $55 million)  and more. Other Hollywood celebs below <a href="http://gossiponthis.com/2011/01/03/beyonce-oprah-winfrey-tiger-woods-and-others-land-top-spots-on-forbes-list-of-hollywoods-highest-earners-of-2010/#" target="_blank">Beyonce</a> on the list included <strong>Lady Gaga</strong>, <strong>Madonna</strong>,  <strong>Sandra Bullock</strong> and <strong>Miley Cyrus</strong>.</p>
<p>The highest earning celebrity, of course, was <strong>Oprah  Winfrey</strong>, who pulled in over $300 million in 2010. Below her, in  sequential order, were filmmakers <strong>James Cameron</strong> ($210 million), <strong>Tyler Perry</strong> ($125) &amp;  Michael <strong>Bay ($</strong>120), along with the richest  athlete alive <strong>Tiger Woods</strong>, who brought in $105 million last  year.</p>
<p>The full list of Hollywood’s 20 highest-earning men and women  of 2010, according to Forbes, is below!</p>
<p>1. <a href="http://gossiponthis.com/2011/01/03/beyonce-oprah-winfrey-tiger-woods-and-others-land-top-spots-on-forbes-list-of-hollywoods-highest-earners-of-2010/#" target="_blank">Oprah Winfrey</a>, $315 million<br />
2. James Cameron, $210 million<br />
3. Tyler  Perry, $125 million<br />
4. Michael Bay, $120 million<br />
5. Tiger Woods, $105 million</p>
<p>6. Jerry Bruckheimer, $100 million<br />
7.  Steven Spielberg, $100 million<br />
8. George Lucas, $95  million<br />
9. Beyonce, $87 million<br />
10. Dr.  Phil, $80 million</p>
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		<title>&#039;30 Rock&#039; Star Tracy Morgan Undergoes Kidney Transplant</title>
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&#8220;30 Rock&#8221; star Tracy Morgan is recovering from a kidney transplant. A statement  released Monday by Morgan&#8217;s publicist says Morgan is doing well and taking  &#8220;much-needed time&#8221; to recover from the surgery earlier this month.
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<p>&#8220;30 Rock&#8221; star Tracy Morgan is recovering from a kidney transplant. A statement  released Monday by Morgan&#8217;s publicist says Morgan is doing well and taking  &#8220;much-needed time&#8221; to recover from the surgery earlier this month.</p>
<p>The statement says the actor-comedian looks forward to returning to work on  the New York-based NBC sitcom after the holidays.</p>
<p>The 42-year-old Morgan plays the goofy star of a TV show on &#8220;30 Rock.&#8221;  Another &#8220;30 Rock&#8221; cast member, Grizz Chapman, also received a new kidney earlier  this year.</p>
<p>NBC didn&#8217;t immediately respond to a query about how Morgan&#8217;s surgery would  affect production of the  sitcom.</p>
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		<title>&#039;TRON: Legacy&#039; Dominates Box Office Sales With $43.6 million</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2010 22:13:37 +0000</pubDate>
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If you wait long enough, it&#8217;s not a sequel, it&#8217;s the beginning of a whole new  franchise. So it is with &#8216;TRON: Legacy,&#8217; which proved so huge in its first three days that it rendered the original movie  28 years ago a mere footnote in the reboot&#8217;s success.
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<p>If you wait long enough, it&#8217;s not a sequel, it&#8217;s the beginning of a whole new  franchise. So it is with <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/tron-legacy/38736/main">&#8216;TRON: Legacy,&#8217;</a> which proved so huge in its first three days that it rendered the original movie  28 years ago a mere footnote in the reboot&#8217;s success.</p>
<p>&#8216;TRON: Legacy&#8217;  dominated the box office with an estimated $43.6 million, about $17 million more  than the 1982 <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/tron/6093/main">&#8216;TRON&#8217;</a> earned during its entire run. You&#8217;d think a sequel to a movie made nearly 30  years ago and beloved only by a cult of fanboys would face an uphill climb at  the box office, but Disney deserves a lot of credit for expertly marketing the  sequel, making sure it had state-of-the-art special effects, getting <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/jeff-bridges/1044686/main">Jeff  Bridges</a> to return as the star (and to play opposite a CGI version of his  younger self), and getting it into as many 3-D and IMAX theaters as  possible.</p>
<p>The Disney release reboots the story line started in Jeff Bridges&#8217; 1982 tale  &#8220;Tron,&#8221; in which his character is hurtled into a deadly virtual reality known as  the Grid. The movie co-stars Garrett Hedlund and Olivia Wilde.</p>
<p>Though quaint by today&#8217;s standards, the computer-graphic effects in the  original &#8220;Tron&#8221; were cutting-edge at the time. Yet the movie was a box-office  underachiever whose following somehow swelled in the intervening decades in a  way that perplexed even the studio&#8217;s executives.</p>
<p>&#8220;I sure wish I knew, because there is a very, very committed core group of  people who just love that movie, and they have fanned the opening-weekend  grosses,&#8221; said Chuck Viane, head of distribution for Disney.</p>
<p>IMAX screens made up more than 25 percent of the  movie&#8217;s midnight opening take of $3.6 million early Friday, a record ratio for  IMAX. Those spectacle surcharges, plus enthusiastic word-of-mouth, should keep  the new &#8216;TRON&#8217; a top moneymaker throughout the holiday season. Not to mention  ensuring that Disney doesn&#8217;t wait another 28 years before making &#8216;TRON: Legacy:  Legacy.&#8217;</p>
<p><strong>The full top 10:</strong><br />
1. <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/tron-legacy/38736/main">&#8216;TRON: Legacy,&#8217;</a> $43.6 million (3,451 screens), <em>new release</em><br />
2. <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/yogi-bear/39218/main">&#8216;Yogi Bear,&#8217;</a> $16.7 million (3,515), <em>new release</em><br />
3. <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/the-chronicles-of-narnia-the-voyage-of/30385/main">&#8216;The  Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader,&#8217;</a> $12.4 million  (3,555), $42.8 million total<br />
4. <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/the-fighter/29135/main">&#8216;The Fighter,&#8217;</a> $12.2 million (2,503), $12.6 million<br />
5. <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/the-tourist/30768/main">&#8216;The Tourist,&#8217;</a> $8.70 million (2,756), $30.8 million<br />
6. <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/tangled/33552/main">&#8216;Tangled,&#8217;</a> $8.68  million (3,201), $127.8 million total<br />
7. <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/black-swan/1441150/main">&#8216;Black Swan,&#8217;</a> $8.3 million (959), $15.7 million<br />
8. <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/how-do-you-know/1423751/main">&#8216;How Do You  Know,&#8217;</a> $7.6 million (2,483), <em>new release</em><br />
9. <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows/30102/main">&#8216;Harry  Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I,&#8217;</a> $4.8 million (2,860), $265.5  million<br />
10. <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/unstoppable/38922/main">&#8216;Unstoppable,&#8217;</a> $1.8 million (1,874), $77.3 million</p>
<p>In the original <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/tron/6093/main">&#8216;TRON&#8217;</a> (1982),  video game designer Kevin Flynn (Bridges) got trapped in his own game and had to  fight his way out. Years later, he gets stuck there again, this time for  decades. By the time his grown son, Sam (Hedlund), finds his way into the  system, the network has become a police state run by Clu, a program whose avatar  looks like the younger Flynn, who keeps the populace docile with gladiatorial  games involving illuminated motorcycles and deadly frisbees</p>
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		<title>Actor Wesley Snipes Begins Prison Sentence For Failure To File Income Tax Returns.</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2010 19:05:38 +0000</pubDate>
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For the next three years, the Federal Correctional Institution McKean in  the tiny northwestern  Pennsylvania town of Lewis Run, will  be the new home for actor Wesley Snipes, who began serving a three-year sentence on Thursday for failure to file income tax returns. Snipes, 48. He had been ordered to surrender by noon.
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<p>For the next three years, the Federal Correctional Institution McKean in  the tiny northwestern  Pennsylvania town of Lewis Run, will  be the new home for actor Wesley Snipes, who began serving a three-year sentence on Thursday for failure to file income tax returns. Snipes, 48. He had been ordered to surrender by noon.</p>
<p>The minimum security prison camp is worlds away from the harsh prison  fortresses depicted in the Snipes&#8217; films &#8220;Undisputed&#8221; and &#8220;Brooklyn&#8217;s Finest.&#8221;  The minimum-security camp doesn&#8217;t have fences around its perimeter.</p>
<p>The 300 nonviolent inmates live in barracks that feature two-man rooms, daily  showers and double-feature movie showings Friday through Sunday. Alas, no NC-17,  R or X ratings allowed, which knocks out much of Snipes&#8217; action-heavy  repertoire.</p>
<p>The most jarring aspect of the celebrity&#8217;s stay might be the five daily head  counts, three during the overnight hours. And Snipes, who earned a reported $13  million for the &#8220;Blade: Trinity&#8221; sequel, will have to adjust to earning just  pennies an hour handling kitchen, laundry or other campus chores. He can spend  just $290 a month at the prison commissary.</p>
<p>Snipes has appeared in dozens of studio films, from &#8220;White Men Can&#8217;t Jump&#8221;  and &#8220;Demolition Man&#8221; in the early 1990s to the blockbuster Blade trilogy.</p>
<p>None of which will score him any points at McKean, officials insist.</p>
<p>&#8220;We recognize that he is high profile, but we treat all our inmates the  same,&#8221; spokeswoman Shirley White told The Associated Press last week.</p>
<p>According to U.S. prosecutors, the actor failed to file any tax returns for  at least a decade, and owed $2.7 million in taxes on $13.8 million in income  from 1999 to 2001 alone.</p>
<p>Snipes, a dues-paying member of a tax-protest group that challenges the  government&#8217;s right to collect taxes, described himself at his 2008 sentencing as  a naive truth-seeker.</p>
<p>&#8220;I am an idealistic, naive, passionate, truth-seeking, spiritually motivated  artist, unschooled in the science of law and finance,&#8221; said Snipes, who had  pursued theater and dance from an early age, attending the vaunted High School  for the Performing Arts in New York City.</p>
<p>Tuesday night, he told CNN&#8217;s &#8220;Larry King Live&#8221; that he was not nervous about  reporting to prison.</p>
<p>Star of the &#8220;Blade&#8221; trilogy, Snipes was convicted in 2008 on three  misdemeanor counts of willful failure to file income tax returns.</p>
<p>On Wednesday, he made a last-minute request for a new trial, but on Thursday  a judge in Florida rejected the emergency motion. Snipes had argued said that a  judge erred by not allowing defense attorneys to interview jurors about  misconduct allegations, but U.S. District Judge William Terrell Hodges said the  motion merely re-argues issues that have already been decided.</p>
<p>At McKean, he can pursue his spirituality at weekly meetings of nearly any  religious group imaginable, from Wiccans to Jehovah&#8217;s Witnesses to  Spanish-speaking Evangelical Catholics.</p>
<p>The martial-arts enthusiast can get his exercise playing sand volleyball or  indoor basketball, or work out on an elliptical machine or stair climber. And he  can tap into his fun side through badminton, bocci or bridge.</p>
<p>Should he pull a muscle in a pickup game, the infirmary copay is just $2.</p>
<p>But it&#8217;s not all fun and games.</p>
<p>The daily wake-up call is at 6:35 a.m. The mundane jobs run seven hours a  day. There&#8217;s little fashion flair to the prison-issued khakis. And contact in  the visitors room is limited to &#8220;a kiss,&#8221; according to the prison handbook.</p>
<p>Snipes has tried to delay his arrival while he takes his appeal to the U.S.  Supreme Court. But the trial judge said he had gotten a fair trial.</p>
<p>Hodges saw in Snipes &#8220;a history of contempt&#8221; for U.S. tax laws, the judge  said at sentencing.</p>
<p>Never mind that the actor, changing course, had delivered $5 million in  checks to the IRS that day. Hodges imposed consecutive one-year terms for the  three misdemeanor convictions.</p>
<p>&#8220;Someday, every fighter loses,&#8221; says the prison boxer Monroe Hutchens, played  by Snipes, in 2002&#8242;s &#8220;Undisputed.&#8221;"In the end, everybody gets beaten. The most  you can hope for is that you stay on top a while.&#8221;</p>
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		<title>Halle Berry Stars In New Movie &#039;Frankie and Alice&#039;.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Dec 2010 11:36:21 +0000</pubDate>
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In the new psychological drama, she&#8217;s a woman suffering with  multiple personality disorder.
The movie is based on a true story of a black woman who struggles to retain her  true self and not give in to her &#8216;white racist&#8217; alter personality.
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<p>In the new psychological drama, she&#8217;s a woman suffering with  multiple personality disorder.</p>
<p>The <a id="KonaLink1" href="#" target="undefined"><span style="color: #ed008c;">movie</span></a> is based on a true <a id="KonaLink2" href="#" target="undefined"><span style="color: #ed008c;">story</span></a> of a black woman who struggles to retain her  true self and not give in to her &#8216;white racist&#8217; alter personality.</p>
<p>&#8220;A  black woman who splits off into a white racist, right there that&#8217;s got to be a  <a id="KonaLink3" href="#" target="undefined"><span style="color: #ed008c;">story</span></a> worth telling,&#8221; Fox News quoted Berry as  telling Pop Tarts at the <a id="KonaLink4" href="#" target="undefined"><span style="color: #ed008c;">film&#8217;s</span></a> Hollywood premiere.</p>
<p>&#8220;I really wanted  to understand how that could happen, why that would happen and I wanted to see  her journey of how she healed herself because our character actually triumphs,&#8221;  she said.</p>
<p>Most importantly, the 44-year-old actress wants &#8216;Frankie and  Alice&#8217; to draw attention to mental illness.</p>
<p>&#8220;We should talk about it, I  hope this movie incites people to talk about the issue. I see homeless people on  <a id="KonaLink5" href="#" target="undefined"><span style="color: #ed008c;">the street</span></a> and I think people think they&#8217;re just  derelicts or drug addicts, but many of them really suffer with real mental  issues,&#8221; added the former Bond girl.</p>
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		<title>Rihanna And Usher Take Home American Music Awards</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Nov 2010 11:44:36 +0000</pubDate>
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Rihanna and Usher won big last night at the 2010 American Music  Awards.
Rihanna opened the show with a performance of her hit singles  “What’s My Name” and “Only Girl” before taking home the award for ‘Favorite Soul/R&#38;B Female Artist’ presented to her  by Nicki Minaj, who she slapped on the behind while [...]]]></description>
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<p><strong>Rihanna</strong> and <strong>Usher</strong> won big last night at the 2010 American Music  Awards.</p>
<p>Rihanna opened the show with a performance of her hit singles  “What’s My Name” and “Only Girl” before taking home the award for <strong>‘Favorite Soul/R&amp;B Female Artist’ </strong>presented to her  by Nicki Minaj, who she slapped on the behind while walking off stage.</p>
<p>Usher also took to the stage to perform his dance/pop hit  “OMG” and took home two AMAs for ‘<strong>Favorite Soul/R&amp;B  Album’ </strong>and <strong>‘Favorite Soul/R&amp;B Male  Artist</strong><strong>.’</strong></p>
<p>Eminem, who did not attend last night’s ceremony, won<strong> <strong>Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop  Album</strong></strong> for “Recovery.”</p>
<p>Will.i.am and his Black Eyed Peas took home the award for  <strong>Favorite Pop Rock Band/Duo/Group</strong> before  performing their new single “This Time (The Dirty Bit).”</p>
<p>Last night’s American  Music Awards.</p>
<p>Favorite Male Artist – Soul/R&amp;B<br />
<strong>Usher</strong></p>
<p>Favorite Female Artist – Soul/R&amp;B<br />
<strong>Rihanna</strong></p>
<p>Favorite Album, Soul/R&amp;B<br />
<strong>Usher </strong>- <em>Raymond v. Raymond</em></p>
<p>Artist of the Year<br />
<strong>Justin Bieber</strong></p>
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		<title>&quot;For Colored Girls&quot;, No. 3 at Box Office With $20,000,000</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Oct 2010 23:01:08 +0000</pubDate>
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Lionsgate&#8217;s For Colored Girls, the Tyler Perry-directed film as No. 3 this weekend and grossed $20 million.  But the weekend  grosses met expectations  and,  &#8220;between Tyler&#8217;s loyal  female following and the cross cultural and multi  generational appeal  of the work, the opening weekend went beyond the core African-American  [...]]]></description>
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<p>Lionsgate&#8217;s <em><strong>For Colored Girls</strong></em>, the Tyler Perry-directed film as No. 3 this weekend and grossed $20 million.  But the weekend  grosses met expectations  and,  &#8220;between Tyler&#8217;s loyal  female following and the cross cultural and multi  generational appeal  of the work, the opening weekend went beyond the core African-American  audience. With actresses including Thandie Newton, Whoopi Goldberg,  Kimberly  Elise, Phylicia Rashad, Janet Jackson, Loretta Devine, Anika  Noni Rose, and  Kerry Washington, Perry gave each the poetic monologues  dealing with love,  abandonment, rape, abortion, and such from original   playwright Ntozake Shange. Lionsgate plans to push the women for Best  Actress  and Best Supporting Actress categories, and for the Screen  Actors Guild&#8217;s Best  Ensemble Cast. This is the 10th Lionsgate/Tyler  Perry collaboration, but the  first production to be released by Tyler  Perry Studio&#8217;s art house label 34th  Street Films. Tolerate his racial  stereotyping or not, Perry&#8217;s normal fare is a  money machine for  Lionsgate especially when his films star his female alter ego  Madea. <em> </em><em> </em><em></em></p>
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