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Sean 'Diddy' Combs attends the FiFi Awards at The Armory on May 27, 2009 in New York City.

A leading Catholic activist group is upset with Nicki Minaj for her exorcism-themed performance at the Grammy Awards, condemning the rapper for the "vulgar" sexual undertones during her set.

The Grammy Awards' warm embrace of Chris Brown three years after his assault of Rihanna has drawn the ire of viewers who claim the controversial R&B star shouldn't have been rewarded with such attention.

Musicians, giddy after their big wins, take posing to a new level in the press room of the 54th Grammy Awards.

Singer Justin Vernon of Bon Iver bites one of his two Grammy Awards, for Best New Artist and Best Alternative Music Album, at the 54th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California February 12, 2012.

Adele cleaned up at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards Sunday night, winning in every category she was nominated in: Record of the Year, Best Pop Solo Performance, Best Pop Vocal Album, Song of the Year and Album of the Year, and Short Form Music Video.

FILE-- In a June 1995 file photo Country music legend Waylon Jennings performs in Nashville.

British star Adele marked her long-awaited comeback with a record six gongs at The Grammy Awards on a night overshadowed by the death of fabled singer Whitney Houston.

The 54th Annual Grammy Awards Sunday night were full of show-stopping performances, the oddest of which came from Best New Artist nominee Nicki Minaj .

Investigators worked Sunday to piece together what killed Whitney Houston as the music industry's biggest names gathered for a Grammy Awards show that at times felt as much like a memorial as a celebration.

The Grammys got under way, with the Recording Academy trying to focus on music's biggest night after of the death of one of music's biggest names - Whitney Houston.

Whitney Houston's film career was short _ just three big-screen releases in her lifetime.

If you're going by the Las Vegas odds on the four main Grammy races, only a fool would wager against Adele in the categories in which she is nominated.

Whitney Houston was arguably one of the greatest female vocalists to share her voice with the world.

This year's Grammy Awards only have 78 categories, compared with the previous 100+ categories of previous years.

Ken Ehrlich, executive producer of the Grammy Awards, tells CNN that the ceremony will pay tribute to Whitney Houston, with Barb Dehgan, the vice president for The Recording Academy, confirming that Jennifer Hudson will take part in the tribute.

A day after being feted as the MusiCares Person of the Year, Paul McCartney received a boisterous standing ovation - for practising.

Second, I would like to say, I love you Whitney. The hardest thing for me to do is to come on this stage." - Houston's ex-husband Bobby Brown, performing a show in Southaven, Miss., hours after her death.

Singer Whitney Houston , who reigned as one of the world's top pop stars in the 1980s and '90s but suffered from recurring bouts with drugs and alcohol, was found dead in a Beverly Hills hotel room Saturday.

Conflicting accounts emerged Saturday about how Whitney Houston was found dead. Rapper Ray J, through his publicist, denied an earlier report from a close friend who said he found her dead.