Striking Hollywood union weighs Grammys show plea
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After yanking the red carpet out  from under the Golden Globes and threatening the Oscars, the  union for striking Hollywood writers is deciding whether to  picket the U.S. music industry's highest honors.
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Hollywoodâs glamour machine has gotten stuck between a promise that the stars will still show up at next monthâs Golden Globes and a threat that 3,000 picketing writers will chase them away.
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The striking Hollywood writers guild said Tuesday it will refrain from picketing the upcoming Grammy Awards, possibly allowing the music ceremony to escape the fate of the wrecked Golden Globes show.
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The biggest stars of the music world are gathering in Los Angeles for Sunday's Grammy Awards, while the business slides deeper into the abyss.
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Hollywood stars George Clooney, Robert De Niro, Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep are urging the Screen Actors Guild to start talks for a new labor contract as soon as possible in order to avert a strike.
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The inclusion of a prize for Hawaiian music in this year's Grammys has prompted a debate over what qualifies for the category.
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The power to put the entertainment industry back to work was in the hands of writers Tuesday as guild members voted on whether to end their 3-month strike by accepting the terms of a tentative contract.
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Hollywood edged closer to possible  labor unrest on Friday after film and TV writers overwhelmingly  authorized their union to call a strike if no contract deal is  reached with the studios by month's end.
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Although the writers strike has created a swirl of uncertainty, Hollywood's awards season will be business as usual Wednesday, when the academy mails Oscar nomination ballots to its 5,829 voting members.
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The union representing U.S. screenwriters called for a strike against film and TV studios starting on Monday in a move giving negotiators one last weekend to reach a contract deal or shatter 20 years of Hollywood labor peace.
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Daughtry has four Grammy nominations, but viewers may not see the band on Sunday's broadcast, even if they win each award.
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Producers of the Grammy Awards have requested an interim agreement that would allow striking Hollywood writers to work on next month's telecast, The Recording Academy said Tuesday.
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No one can say that Grammy Award organizers aren't quick learners when it comes to scheduling. This year they were rewarded for it. An estimated 20.1 million people watched the Dixie Chicks' defiant night on the Grammy Awards Sunday, up 18 percent from last year for what used to be considered the music industry's biggest night on television, according to Nielsen Media Research.
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The 47th Annual Grammy Awards show will open with music acts that could give Live Aid a run for its money.
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Striking film and television writers agreed on Monday to allow next monthâs Grammy Awards program to be written by members of the writers guild.
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Striking Hollywood writers have decided against picketing the upcoming Grammy Awards, but the Writers Guild of America's board of directors has yet to grant the music industry show a waiver that would allow its members to work on the ceremony, the guild said Tuesday.
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Hollywood writers meet in New York and Los Angeles to consider a tentative agreement with studios that could put the strike-crippled entertainment industry back to work. Compensation for projects delivered via digital media is the central issue in the 3-month-old walkout.