Celeb News Aggregate
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Rapper Kanye West was the big winner at the BET Awards in Los Angeles on Tuesday night--scooping two major honors.
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Nominations for the 46th annual Grammy Awards were announced by the Recording Academy today at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. OutKast, Jay-Z, Beyoncé, and the Neptunes' Pharrell Williams are tied for the lead with six nominations apiece. Missy Elliott, 50 Cent, Eminem, the Neptunes' Chad Hugo, Justin Timberlake, Ricky Skaggs, Evanescence, Luther Vandross and the late Warren Zevon are close behind with five noms each.
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Justin Timberlake, 50 Cent, Eminem, Sean Paul, Missy Elliott, Kid Rock, Ashanti, Beyoncé, R. Kelly, Luther Vandross, Celine Dion, Norah Jones, Toby Keith, Tim McGraw, and Shania Twain each received two nominations Tuesday for the 31st annual American Music Awards. But with two nominations going to a multitude of artists, no clear favorites emerged.
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The annual MTV Video Music Awards, hyped as being crazy and unpredictable, took place last night at New York's Radio City Music Hall, but if anything was lacking, it was controversy.
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Beyoncé and Metallica are the latest additions to the star-studded roster of the 20th annual MTV Video Music Awards, to be held Aug. 28 at New York City's Radio City Music Hall. The two acts will join previously announced performers 50 Cent, Christina Aguilera, Coldplay, Good Charlotte and Mary J. Blige.
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The music community's top video picks have been announced for the MTV Video Music Awards, and the musicians nominated repeat on the list almost as much as The Real World reruns. Missy Elliott received eight nods; Justin Timberlake received seven; Johnny Cash got six; and Jennifer Lopez, Radiohead, Queens of the Stone age, White Stripes, Christina Aguilera, and Beyonce each got four.
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Rapper 50 Cent and B2K were the big winners Tuesday night at the third annual BET Awards at the Kodak Theater in Los Angeles, walking away from the three-hour event with two honors apiece.