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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.

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

Whitney Houston's last days were spent surrounded by family, catching up with old friends and doing a bit of what she was best known for: singing.

The NATO-backed war in Libya has turned the ramshackle Egyptian border town of Salloum into a multimillion-dollar smuggling hub, with at least two huge shipments of weapons seized in recent weeks and many more loads passing into Egypt undetected, smugglers and military officials say.

In this Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012 photo, singer Jennifer Hudson poses at The Pan African Film & Arts Festival's opening night premiere of Screen Gems' "Think Like a Man" in Los Angeles.

Producer RedOne says his goal in music was to "find the next Madonna or Britney ." Then he met an unsigned artist named Lady Gaga.

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Would Jesus invite Tupac Shakur and Queen Latifah into his house to save "those who hunger and thirst for right-eousness?" The Framingham resident who is chairman of the African-American Studies Department at Northeastern University and serves as founding pastor of the just-opened Community of Love Christian Fellowship church in Allston believes ... (more)

The Grammys take place this Sunday night, and though Kanye West is the ceremony's top nominee, all eyes have been on Nicki Minaj , who's up for three awards including Best New Artist.

B.o.B tweeted some "Good News and 'Not-so-good' news...." Thursday night. The good news is that his new single "So Good," will be available on February 14.

The loose-cannon antics of Kanye West, the unstoppable accolade juggernaut that is Adele, and the Beach Boys - you can't accuse the 54th annual Grammy Awards of being too narrowly focused.

Singer Kanye West and Saints quarterback Drew Brees have joined the list of celebrities that will attend a gala March 10 in New Orleans to benefit Brad Pitt's Make It Right home rebuilding effort.

Will.i.am said he hoped to raise $1 million for his charity that benefits needy students at a concert Thursday night.

This year's Grammy Awards promises plenty of intrigue and drama - much of it having little to do with the competition for awards.

In this Jan. 15, 2012 photo, Mary J. Blige arrives at the 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards in Los Angeles.

Kelly Rowland brought out surprise guest Eve during a special performance at Essence magazine's third annual Black Women in Music event Wednesday night in Hollywood.

More than a decade after the release of their smash hit single "The Boy is Mine," Brandy and Monica have reunited for another sure-to-be classic number, "It All Belongs to Me." "The Boy is Mine" became one of the hottest songs of the 90s, topping the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 for 13 weeks, but Monica revealed that two singers spend time reminiscing.

Michael Rapaport clearly loves music. It's evident in every moment of his documentary, "Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest," the actor's directing debut about the influential hip-hop group.

Kanye West is determined to win over critics by returning to the runway to show off his new women's wear collection during Paris Fashion Week next month.

Chris Brown has been getting attention for all the right reasons lately, but a judge said Thursday that he should continue to remain under the watchful eye of a probation officer as he works to complete the terms of his sentence for beating then-girlfriend Rihanna in 2009.